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Iron Accumulation in Macrophages Promotes the Formation of Foam Cells and Development of Atherosclerosis
2020-11-14
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold> Macrophages that accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques contribute to progression of the lesions to more advanced and complex plaques. Although iron deposition was found in human atherosclerotic plaques, clinical and pre-clinical studies showed controversial results. Several epidemiological studies did not show the positive correlation between a systemic iron stat...
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- dea3b2ee-8a8a-52d9-8342-3d4b75b6e5e4
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-69230/v2