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Prevention of oxLDL uptake leads to decreased atherosclerosis in hematopoietic NPC1-deficient Ldlr-/- mice.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2016
Jeurissen Mike L J, Walenbergh Sofie M A, Houben Tom, Gijbels Marion J J, Li Jieyi, Hendrikx Tim, Oligschlaeger Yvonne, van Gorp Patrick J, Binder Christoph J, Donners Marjo M P C, Shiri-Sverdlov Ronit
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of medium and large vessels and is typically characterized by the predominant accumulation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol inside macrophages that reside in the vessel walls. Previous studies clearly demonstrated an association specifically between the oxidized type of LDL (oxLDL) and atherosclerotic lesion formation. Further...
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