Bone marrow deficiency of MCPIP1 results in severe multi-organ inflammation but diminishes atherogenesis in hyperlipidemic mice.

MCPIP1 is a newly identified protein that profoundly impacts immunity and inflammation. We aim to test if MCPIP1 deficiency in hematopoietic cells results in systemic inflammation and accelerates atherogenesis in mice.After lethally irradiated, LDLR(-/-) mice were transplanted with bone marrow cells...

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Main Authors: Fang Yu, Fen Du, Yuzhen Wang, Shengping Huang, Ruidong Miao, Amy S Major, E Angela Murphy, Mingui Fu, Daping Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3819309?pdf=render