Retrovirus-Mediated, Stable Scavenger-Receptor Gene Transfer Leads to Functional Endocytotic Receptor Expression, Foam Cell Formation, and Increased Susceptibility to Apoptosis in Rabbit Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 20 (1) , 52-60
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.20.1.52
Abstract
—The type II, class A macrophage scavenger receptor (SR-A) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and foam cell formation. However, its role in nonmacrophage cell li...Keywords
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