A novel CCR2 antagonist inhibits atherogenesis in apoE deficient mice by achieving high receptor occupancy

Abstract CC Chemokine Receptor 2 (CCR2) and its endogenous ligand CCL2 are involved in a number of diseases, including atherosclerosis. Several CCR2 antagonists have been developed as potential therapeutic agents, however their in vivo clinical efficacy was limited. In this report, we aimed to deter...

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Main Authors: Ilze Bot, Natalia V. Ortiz Zacarías, Wilhelmus E. A. de Witte, Henk de Vries, Peter J. van Santbrink, Daniël van der Velden, Mara J. Kröner, Dirk-Jan van der Berg, Dean Stamos, Elizabeth C. M. de Lange, Johan Kuiper, Adriaan P. IJzerman, Laura H. Heitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00104-z