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Apolipoprotein A-I Modulates Atherosclerosis Through Lymphatic Vessel-Dependent Mechanisms in Mice.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 22 Sept 2017
Milasan Andreea, Jean Gabriel, Dallaire François, Tardif Jean-Claude, Merhi Yahye, Sorci-Thomas Mary, Martel Catherine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Subcutaneously injected lipid-free apoA-I (apolipoprotein A-I) reduces accumulation of lipid and immune cells within the aortic root of hypercholesterolemic mice without increasing high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations. Lymphatic vessels are now recognized as prerequisite players in the modulation of cholesterol removal from the artery wall in experimental conditions of plaque...
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