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Macrophage Accumulation in Atherosclerosis

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: A recent study upends the notion that atherosclerotic plaque is made up of foamy macrophages differentiated from monocytes that enter the arterial intima from the circulation. Most such macrophages seem to be generated by the proliferation of macrophages within the plaque.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmcibr1312709

Authors: Brian W. Parks, Aldons J. Lusis

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Subfield: Immunology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development