Article
Lipoprotein apheresis influences monocyte subpopulations.
Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 1 Nov 2017
Jellinghaus S, Reich C, Schatz U, Tselmin S, Ibrahim K, Pfluecke C, Schauer A, Bornstein S R, Hohenstein B, Strasser R H, Julius U, Poitz D M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Monocytes can be differentiated into subpopulations depending on their expression profile of CD14 and CD16. CD16-positive monocytes are associated with coronary artery disease. Up to now, no data exist about the effect of lipoprotein apheresis (LA) on the distribution of monocyte subpopulations. METHODS: 80 patients who underwent LA at the University Hospital Dresden were included in the study. 8 out...
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