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Cytokines and Immune Responses in Murine Atherosclerosis.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2015
Kusters Pascal J H, Lutgens Esther
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Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the vessel wall characterized by activation of the innate immune system, with macrophages as the main players, as well as the adaptive immune system, characterized by a Th1-dominant immune response. Cytokines play a major role in the initiation and regulation of inflammation. In recent years, many studies have investigated the role of these molecules in experimental...
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