The roles of different pathways in the release of cholesterol from macrophages

Cholesterol efflux occurs by different pathways, including transport mediated by specific proteins. We determined the effect of enriching cells with free cholesterol (FC) on the release of FC to human serum. Loading Fu5AH cells with FC had no effect on fractional efflux, whereas enriching mouse peri...

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Main Authors: Maria Pia Adorni, Francesca Zimetti, Jeffrey T. Billheimer, Nan Wang, Daniel J. Rader, Michael C. Phillips, George H. Rothblat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520424447