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Lysosomes, cholesterol and atherosclerosis

Cholesterol-engorged macrophage foam cells are a critical component of the atherosclerotic lesion. Reducing the sterol deposits in lesions reduces clinical events. Sterol accumulations within lysosomes have proven to be particularly hard to mobilize out of foam cells. Moreover, excess sterol accumul...

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Main Author: Jerome, W Gray
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3105626/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21643524
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