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Conversion of human M-CSF macrophages into foam cells reduces their proinflammatory responses to classical M1-polarizing activation.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2016
da Silva Rafaela F, Lappalainen Jani, Lee-Rueckert Miriam, Kovanen Petri T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In atherosclerotic lesions, cholesterol-laden macrophage foam cells are formed and exposed to M1- and M2-polarizing factors. However, the effects of the polarizing factors on the proinflammatory and the anti-inflammatory potential of foam cells are not known. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of M1- and M2-polarizing factors on the expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory genes in cultured human...
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