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UVB Exposure Prevents Atherosclerosis by Regulating Immunoinflammatory Responses.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2017
Sasaki Naoto, Yamashita Tomoya, Kasahara Kazuyuki, Fukunaga Atsushi, Yamaguchi Tomoyuki, Emoto Takuo, Yodoi Keiko, Matsumoto Takuya, Nakajima Kenji, Kita Tomoyuki, Takeda Masafumi, Mizoguchi Taiji, Hayashi Tomohiro, Sasaki Yoshihiro, Hatakeyama Mayumi, Taguchi Kumiko, Washio Ken, Sakaguchi Shimon, Malissen Bernard, Nishigori Chikako, Hirata Ken-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: UVB irradiation is an established treatment for immunoinflammatory cutaneous disorders and has been shown to suppress cutaneous and systemic inflammatory diseases through modulation of the adaptive immune response. However, it remains unknown whether UVB irradiation prevents an immunoinflammatory disease of arteries such as atherosclerosis. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Here, we show that UVB exposure inhibits...
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