Antigen-Induced Immunomodulation in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterised by the accumulation of monocytes/macrophages, smooth muscle cells, and lymphocytes within the arterial wall in response to the release of proinflammatory molecules. Such accumulation results in the formation of the atherosclerotic plaq...

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Main Authors: Natalia Milioti, Alexandra Bermudez-Fajardo, Manuel L. Penichet, Ernesto Oviedo-Orta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/723539
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