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Adam17 Deficiency Promotes Atherosclerosis by Enhanced TNFR2 Signaling in Mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2017
Nicolaou Alexandros, Zhao Zhen, Northoff Bernd H, Sass Kristina, Herbst Andreas, Kohlmaier Alexander, Chalaris Athena, Wolfrum Christian, Weber Christian, Steffens Sabine, Rose-John Stefan, Teupser Daniel, Holdt Lesca M
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OBJECTIVE: ADAM17 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17) is a sheddase releasing different types of membrane-bound proteins, including adhesion molecules, cytokines, and their receptors as well as inflammatory mediators. Because these substrates modulate important mechanisms of atherosclerosis, we hypothesized that ADAM17 might be involved in the pathogenesis of this frequent disease. APPROACH AND RESULTS:...
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