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Immune modulation of vascular resident cells by Axl orchestrates carotid intima-media thickening.
The American journal of pathology - 1 May 2012
Gerloff Janice, Korshunov Vyacheslav A
Abstract excerpt
Cellular mechanisms of carotid intima-media thickening (IMT) are largely unknown. The receptor tyrosine kinase Axl is essential for function of both bone marrow (BM) and non-BM cells. We studied the mechanisms by which Axl expression in BM-derived cells (compared with non-BM-derived cells) mediates carotid IMT. Partial ligation of the left carotid artery resulted in a similar carotid blood flow reduction in Axl...
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