C-Reactive Protein Binds to Cholesterol Crystals and Co-Localizes with the Terminal Complement Complex in Human Atherosclerotic Plaques
Inflammation is a part of the initial process leading to atherosclerosis and cholesterol crystals (CC), found in atherosclerotic plaques, which are known to induce complement activation. The pentraxins C-reactive protein (CRP), long pentraxin 3 (PTX3), and serum amyloid P component (SAP) are serum p...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-08-01
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মালা: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01040/full |