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Lysosomal acid lipase: at the crossroads of normal and atherogenic cholesterol metabolism

Unregulated cellular uptake of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in the arterial intima leads to the formation of foam cells in atherosclerosis. Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) plays a crucial role in both lipoprotein lipid catabolism and excess lipid accumulation as it is the primary enzyme that...

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Autores principales: Dubland, Joshua A., Francis, Gordon A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25699256
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2015.00003