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Targeting foam cell formation and macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis: The Therapeutic potential of rhubarb.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Sept 2020
Liu Xianfeng, Wu Jiasi, Tian Ruimin, Su Siyu, Deng Siang, Meng Xianli
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Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, is characterized by the accumulation of foam cells in the arterial wall. It has long been acknowledged that the formation of foam cells is caused by excess lipid uptake and abnormal cholesterol metabolism function. And increasing evidence shows that inhibiting foam cell formation is a promising way to suppress the...
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