Macrophage cholesterol efflux and the active domains of serum amyloid A 2.1

Serum amyloid A 2.1 (SAA2.1) suppresses ACAT and stimulates cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH) activities in cholesterol-laden macrophages, and in the presence of a cholesterol transporter and an extracellular acceptor, there is a marked increase in the rate of cholesterol export in culture and in vi...

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Main Authors: Robert Kisilevsky, Shui Pang Tam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752031943X