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Circulating Tryptase as a Marker for Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Obese Subjects
INTRODUCTION: Mast cells participate in atherogenesis by releasing cytokines to induce vascular cell protease expression. Tryptase is expressed highly in human atherosclerotic lesions and the inhibition of tryptase activity hampers its capacity to maintain cholesterol inside macrophague foam cells....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022630/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24830464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097014 |