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Inflammatory cell phenotypes in AAAs: their role and potential as targets for therapy.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2015
Dale Matthew A, Ruhlman Melissa K, Baxter B Timothy
Abstract excerpt
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are characterized by chronic inflammatory cell infiltration. AAA is typically an asymptomatic disease and caused ≈15 000 deaths annually in the United States. Previous studies have examined both human and murine aortic tissue for the presence of various inflammatory cell types. Studies show that in both human and experimental AAAs, prominent inflammatory cell infiltration, such...
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