Atherosclerosis Immunology

Reports from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Cardiology add new data to research in atherosclerosis immunology

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, December 21st, 2006

Researchers detail in "Changes in immune responses to oxidized LDL epitopes during aging in hypercholesterolemic apoE(-/-) mice," new data in atherosclerosis. According to a study from the United States, "Atherosclerosis is a disease associated with aging and is subject to modulation by both the innate and adaptive immune system. The time course of age-dependent changes in immune regulation in the context of atherosclerosis has not been characterized."

"This study aims to describe alteration of the immune responses to oxidized LDL (oxLDL) during aging that is associated with changes in plaque size and phenotype in apoE(-/-) mice. Mice fed a Western diet were euthanized...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2006-12-21)

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