Cholesterol crystals use complement to increase NLRP3 signaling pathways in coronary and carotid atherosclerosis
Background: During atherogenesis, cholesterol precipitates into cholesterol crystals (CC) in the vessel wall, which trigger plaque inflammation by activating the NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. We investigated the relationship between CC, complement and NLRP3 in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396420303613 |