Factor H-related protein 1 (FHR-1) is associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Abstract Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) is a lipid-driven inflammatory disease and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Lipid deposits in the arterial wall lead to the formation of plaques that involve lipid oxidation, cellular necrosis, and complement activation, resulting i...

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Main Authors: Sarah Irmscher, Svante L. H. Zipfel, Luke D. Halder, Lia Ivanov, Andres Gonzalez-Delgado, Christoph Waldeyer, Moritz Seiffert, Fabian J. Brunner, Monika von der Heide, Ina Löschmann, Sonia Wulf, Darina Czamara, Nikolina Papac-Milicevic, Olaf Strauß, Stefan Lorkowski, Hermann Reichenspurner, Michael V. Holers, Nirmal K. Banda, Tania Zeller, Elisabeth B. Binder, Christoph J. Binder, Thorsten Wiech, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02011-w