Article
Combined B, T and NK Cell Deficiency Accelerates Atherosclerosis in BALB/c Mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Cheng Fei, Twardowski Laura, Reifenberg Kurt, Winter Kerstin, Canisius Antje, Pross Eva, Fan Jianglin, Schmitt Edgar, Shultz Leonard D, Lackner Karl J, Torzewski Michael
Abstract excerpt
This study focused on the unique properties of both the Ldlr knockout defect (closely mimicking the human situation) and the BALB/c (C) inbred mouse strain (Th-2 slanted immune response). We generated two immunodeficient strains with severe combined B- and T-cell immunodeficiency with or without a complete lack of natural killer cells to revisit the role of adaptive immune responses on atherogenesis. C-Ldlr-/-...
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