Toll-Like Receptors, Their Ligands, and Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by inflammation in the arterial wall. Atherogenesis is dependent on the innate immune response involving activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the expression of inflammatory proteins. TLRs, which recognize various pathogen-associated molecular patter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Conrad P. Hodgkinson, Shu Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.36