Linoleic acid and TNF-alpha cross-amplify oxidative injury and dysfunction of endothelial cells.

Factors implicated in the development of atherosclerosis include metabolic alterations of the endothelium induced by certain lipids and inflammatory cytokines. To study the hypothesis that the combined presence of unsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory cytokines may cross-amplify their individual...

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Main Authors: M Toborek, S W Barger, M P Mattson, S Barve, C J McClain, B Hennig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520376410