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Effects of Long-Term Type I Interferon on the Arterial Wall and Smooth Muscle Progenitor Cells Differentiation.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2016
Diao Yanpeng, Mohandas Rajesh, Lee Pui, Liu Zhiyu, Sautina Larysa, Mu Wei, Li Shiyu, Wen Xuerong, Croker Byron, Segal Mark S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosis are at risk for premature atherosclerosis and half of the patients with systemic lupus erythematosis have elevated type I interferon (IFN-I) levels. We hypothesized that IFN-I would induce premature atherosclerosis by increasing the number of smooth muscle progenitor cells (SMPC) in the bloodstream and promoting atherosclerotic lesions within the vasculature....
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