Atherosclerosis induced by endogenous and exogenous toll-like receptor (TLR)1 or TLR6 agonists
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are major initiators of inflammation. TLR2 promotes atherosclerosis in LDL receptor (LDLr)-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). TLR2 forms heterodimers with TLR1 or TLR6 to enable inflammatory responses in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752043189X |