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Oxysterols induce transition of monocytic cells to phenotypically mature dendritic cell-like cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 16 Aug 2013
Son Yonghae, Kim Sun-Mi, Lee Sae-A, Eo Seong-Kug, Kim Koanhoi
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) activate adaptive immune responses in atherosclerotic plaques; however, the origin of DCs is in question. We attempted to determine whether cholesterol or its oxide forms, which are detected in abundance in atheromatous lesions, could induce differentiation or transition of monocytic cells to DCs. Treatment of THP-1 cells with 27-hydroxycholesterol (27OH-Chol) and 7α-hydroxycholesterol...
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