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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Inactivation Alleviated Atherosclerotic Progression and Inhibited Macrophage Polarized to M1 Phenotype in ApoE-/- Mice.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2015
Ma Chunmei, Ouyang Qiufang, Huang Ziyang, Chen Xiaoqing, Lin Ye, Hu Weiping, Lin Ling
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OBJECTIVE: Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is involved in many inflammatory diseases, but its role in atherosclerosis remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the role of TLR9 in atherosclerosis development and macrophage polarization. METHODS: ApoE(-/-) mice were treated with vehicle or IRS869 for 12 weeks. Plaque vulnerability was assessed with immunohistochemical analysis, picro-sirius red, and oil...
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