IL‐23R Deficiency Does Not Impact Atherosclerotic Plaque Development in Mice

BackgroundInterleukin‐23 (IL‐23) has been implicated in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases by skewing CD4+ T helper cells towards a pathogenic Th17 phenotype. In this study we investigated the presence of IL‐23 receptor (IL‐23R)‐expressing cells in the atherosclerotic aorta and evaluated the effec...

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Main Authors: Daniel Engelbertsen, Marie A. C. Depuydt, Robin A. F. Verwilligen, Sara Rattik, Erik Levinsohn, Andreas Edsfeldt, Felicia Kuperwaser, Petr Jarolim, Andrew H. Lichtman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008257