Thematic review series: The Immune System and Atherogenesis. Cytokine regulation of macrophage functions in atherogenesis
This review will focus on the role of cytokines in the behavior of macrophages, a prominent cell type of atherosclerotic lesions. Once these macrophages have immigrated into the vessel wall, they propagate the development of atherosclerosis by modifying lipoproteins, accumulating intracellular lipid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520329278 |