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Lipopolysaccharide Lowers Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein by Activating F4/80+Clec4f+Vsig4+Ly6C- Kupffer Cell Subsets.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 10 Mar 2018
van der Tuin Sam J L, Li Zhuang, Berbée Jimmy F P, Verkouter Inge, Ringnalda Linda E, Neele Annette E, van Klinken Jan B, Rensen Sander S, Fu Jingyuan, de Winther Menno P J, Groen Albert K, Rensen Patrick C N, Willems van Dijk Ko, Wang Yanan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) decreases hepatic CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) expression albeit that the underlying mechanism is disputed. We recently showed that plasma CETP is mainly derived from Kupffer cells (KCs). In this study, we investigated the role of KC subsets in the mechanism by which LPS reduces CETP expression. METHODS AND RESULTS: In CETP-transgenic mice, LPS markedly decreased...
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