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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Main Authors: Alan Daugherty, Nancy R. Webb, Debra L. Rateri, Victoria L. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520329278