Characterization of immortalized human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) for the study of HDL functionality

Abstract Background Primary cultures endothelial cells have been used as models of endothelial related diseases such atherosclerosis. Biological behavior of primary cultures is donor-dependent and data could not be easily reproducible; endothelial cell lines are emerging options, particularly, human...

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Main Authors: Mónica Muñoz-Vega, Felipe Massó, Araceli Páez, Elizabeth Carreón-Torres, Hector A. Cabrera-Fuentes, José Manuel Fragoso, Nonanzit Pérez-Hernández, Laurent O. Martinez, Souad Najib, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Óscar Pérez-Méndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
HDL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-018-0695-7