The role of lipolysis in mediating the proinflammatory effects of very low density lipoproteins in mouse peritoneal macrophages

Hypertriglyceridemia is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, especially in obesity. Macrophages are one of the primary cell types involved in atherogenesis and are thought to contribute to lesion formation through both lipid accumulation and proinflammatory gene expression. In this study, w...

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Main Authors: Viswanathan Saraswathi, Alyssa H. Hasty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520331849