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Arachidonic acid increases matrix metalloproteinase 9 secretion and expression in human monocytic MonoMac 6 cells

BACKGROUND: Dietary fatty acids may modulate inflammation in macrophages of the atherosclerotic plaque, affecting its stability. The n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) arachidonic acid (AA) generally promotes inflammation, while the PUFAs of the n-3 series eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapenta...

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Autores principales: Solakivi, Tiina, Kunnas, Tarja, Kärkkäinen, Satu, Jaakkola, Olli, Nikkari, Seppo T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-8-11