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Contribution of homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 and their receptor CCR7 to coronary artery disease.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2014
Cai Wenzhi, Tao Jie, Zhang Xiaolin, Tian Xiaoxiang, Liu Tengfei, Feng Xueyao, Bai Jing, Yan Chenghui, Han Yaling
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to identify the role of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 and their common receptor CCR7 in atherogenesis and to study the relationships between CCL19, CCL21, and CCR7 gene variants and coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis of samples with atherosclerosis of various stages showed increased CCL19, CCL21, and CCR7...
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