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M2 macrophages exhibit higher sensitivity to oxLDL-induced lipotoxicity than other monocyte/macrophage subtypes.
Lipids in health and disease - 6 Dec 2011
Isa Suleiman A, Ruffino José S, Ahluwalia Maninder, Thomas Andrew W, Morris Keith, Webb Richard
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BACKGROUND: In obesity, phenotypic switches occur in macrophage populations such that the predominantly M2-polarised anti-inflammatory state seen in lean individuals changes to a predominantly M1-polarised pro-inflammatory state in those who are obese. However, the mechanisms by which these phenotypic shifts occur have not yet been fully elucidated. RESULTS: The effects of oxLDL (1-40 μg/ml; 24 h) on several...
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