TGF-β increases cholesterol efflux and ABC-1 expression in macrophage-derived foam cells: opposing the effects of IFN-γ

The regulation of ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (ABC-1) expression by cytokines present within the microenvironment of the atheroma may play an important role in determining the impact of reverse cholesterol transport on the atherosclerotic lesion. We recently reported that the macrophage-activ...

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Main Authors: Constantinos G. Panousis, Glenn Evans, Steven H. Zuckerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316485