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Insulin and glucose play a role in foam cell formation and function
BACKGROUND: Foam cell formation in diabetic patients often occurs in the presence of high insulin and glucose levels. To test whether hyperinsulinemic hyperglycemic conditions affect foam cell differentiation, we examined gene expression, cytokine production, and Akt phosphorylation in human monocyt...
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787541 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-5-13 |