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Dyslipidemia-associated alterations in B cell subpopulation frequency and phenotype during experimental atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2016
Rincón-Arévalo Héctor, Castaño Diana, Villa-Pulgarín Janny, Rojas Mauricio, Vásquez Gloria, Correa Luis A, Ramírez-Pineda José R, Yassin Lina M
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Lymphocytes, the cellular effectors of adaptive immunity, are involved in the chronic inflammatory process known as atherosclerosis. Proatherogenic and atheroprotective properties have been ascribed to B cells. However, information regarding the role of B cells during atherosclerosis is scarce. Both the frequency and the phenotype of B cell subpopulations were studied by flow cytometry in wild type and...
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