Perilipin 2 (PLIN2)-deficiency does not increase cholesterol-induced toxicity in macrophages.

Interventions on macrophages/foam cells to redirect intracellular cholesterol towards efflux pathways could become a very valuable addition to our therapeutic arsenal against atherosclerosis. However, certain manipulations of the cholesteryl ester cycle, such as the inhibition of ACAT1, an ER-reside...

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Main Authors: Se-Hee Son, Young-Hwa Goo, Benny H Chang, Antoni Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0033063&type=printable
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