Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is present in atherosclerotic plaques and induces death of vascular smooth muscle cells: a laboratory study

BACKGROUND: Death of smooth muscle cells in the atherosclerotic plaques makes the plaques more prone to rupture, which can initiate an acute ischemic event. The development of atherosclerosis includes the migration of immune cells e.g. monocytes/macrophages and T lymphocytes into the lesions. Immune...

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Autores principales: Ciornei, Cristina D, Tapper, Hans, Bjartell, Anders, Sternby, Nils H, Bodelsson, Mikael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17181861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-49

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17181861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-49

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