The importance of GLUT3 for de novo lipogenesis in hypoxia-induced lipid loading of human macrophages.

Atherosclerotic lesions are characterized by lipid-loaded macrophages (foam cells) and hypoxic regions. Although it is well established that foam cells are produced by uptake of cholesterol from oxidized LDL, we previously showed that hypoxia also promotes foam cell formation even in the absence of...

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Main Authors: Lu Li, Bo Liu, Liliana Håversen, Emma Lu, Lisa U Magnusson, Marcus Ståhlman, Jan Borén, Göran Bergström, Malin C Levin, Lillemor Mattsson Hultén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3410913?pdf=render