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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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Autores principales: Moreno, María, Puig, Josep, Serrano, Marta, Moreno-Navarrete, José María, Ortega, Francisco, Ricart, Wifredo, Fernandez-Real, Jose Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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