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BMP-2 and -4 produced by vascular smooth muscle cells from atherosclerotic lesions induce monocyte chemotaxis through direct BMPRII activation.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2014
Simões Sato Alex Yuri, Bub Guilherme Linhares, Campos Alexandre Holthausen
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OBJECTIVE: Monocytes and macrophages, together with vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), play key roles at all stages of atherogenesis. There is also growing evidence that BMP signaling is involved in vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis. Here we evaluate the role played by the BMP agonist/antagonist axis in monocyte recruitment during atherogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using ApoE-/- mice and BMPs,...
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