BLTR1 and CD36 Expressing Microvesicles in Atherosclerotic Patients and Healthy Individuals

Aims: Monocytes/macrophages play a crucial role in the development, progression, and complication of atherosclerosis. In particular, foam cell formation driven by CD36 mediated internalization of oxLDL leads to activation of monocytes and subsequent release of microvesicles (MVs) derived from monocy...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Sanden, Jaco Botha, Michael René Skjelbo Nielsen, Morten Hjuler Nielsen, Erik Berg Schmidt, Aase Handberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00156/full