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Modulation of autoimmune arthritis severity in mice by apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and cholesterol.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Dec 2016
Alvarez P, Genre F, Iglesias M, Augustin J J, Tamayo E, Escolà-Gil J C, Lavín B, Blanco-Vaca F, Merino R, Merino J
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) deficiency promoted an exacerbation of autoimmune arthritis in mice by inducing proinflammatory immune responses. In this study we analysed the contribution of hypercholesterolaemia and/or the absence of ApoE anti-inflammatory properties, unrelated to its function in the control of cholesterol metabolism, towards the acceleration of arthritis in these mutant animals. The induction and...
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