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Shear-Induced CCN1 Promotes Atheroprone Endothelial Phenotypes and Atherosclerosis
28 Mar 2019
Abstract excerpt
Background: Atherosclerosis occurs preferentially at the blood vessels encountering blood flow turbulence. The matricellular protein CCN1 is induced in endothelial cells by disturbed flow, and is expressed in advanced atherosclerotic lesions in patients and in the Apoe −/− mouse model. The role of CCN1 in atherosclerosis remains undefined. Methods: To assess the function of CCN1 in vivo, knock-in mice carrying...
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