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Pioglitazone-Incorporated Nanoparticles Prevent Plaque Destabilization and Rupture by Regulating Monocyte/Macrophage Differentiation in ApoE-/- Mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2016
Nakashiro Soichi, Matoba Tetsuya, Umezu Ryuta, Koga Jun-Ichiro, Tokutome Masaki, Katsuki Shunsuke, Nakano Kaku, Sunagawa Kenji, Egashira Kensuke
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OBJECTIVE: Inflammatory monocytes/macrophages produce various proteinases, including matrix metalloproteinases, and degradation of the extracellular matrix by these activated proteinases weakens the mechanical strength of atherosclerotic plaques, which results in a rupture of the plaque. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ induces a polarity shift of monocytes/macrophages toward less inflammatory...
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