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Ironing out macrophages in atherosclerosis.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 25 Jan 2023
Wang Lei, Cai Jing, Qiao Tong, Li Kuanyu
Abstract excerpt
The most common cause of death worldwide is atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular disorders. Macrophages are important players in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and perform critical functions in iron homeostasis due to recycling iron by phagocytosis of senescent red blood cells and regulating iron availability in the tissue microenvironment. With the growth of research on the "iron hypothesis" of...
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