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Apolipoprotein E induces antiinflammatory phenotype in macrophages.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2011
Baitsch Daniel, Bock Hans H, Engel Thomas, Telgmann Ralph, Müller-Tidow Carsten, Varga Georg, Bot Martine, Herz Joachim, Robenek Horst, von Eckardstein Arnold, Nofer Jerzy-Roch
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OBJECTIVE: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) exerts potent antiinflammatory effects. Here, we investigated the effect of apoE on the functional phenotype of macrophages. METHODS AND RESULTS: Human apoE receptors very-low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDL-R) and apoE receptor-2 (apoER2) were stably expressed in RAW264.7 mouse macrophages. In these cells, apoE downregulated markers of the proinflammatory M1 phenotype...
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