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Tollip Deficiency Alters Atherosclerosis and Steatosis by Disrupting Lipophagy.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 10 Apr 2017
Chen Keqiang, Yuan Ruoxi, Zhang Yao, Geng Shuo, Li Liwu
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BACKGROUND: Compromised lipophagy with unknown mechanisms may be critically involved in the intracellular accumulation of lipids, contributing to elevated atherosclerosis and liver steatosis. We hypothesize that toll-interacting protein (Tollip), a key innate immune molecule involved in the fusion of autolysosome, may play a significant role in lipophagy and modulate lipid accumulation during the pathogenesis of...
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