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Dendritic cells in atherosclerosis
Siân P Cartland1, Wendy Jessup
1Atherosclerosis Laboratory, Anzac Research Institute, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia. wendy.jessup@gmail.com.
Abstract:
It is recognized that the development of atherosclerosis involves many elements of an inflammatory process, involving components of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. The presence and roles of macrophages and T-cells in atherogenesis are well-established. More recently dendritic cells have been identified in the vasculature and in atherosclerotic lesions. This review summarises our current understanding of the roles of dendritic cells in the development and regression of atherosclerosis.
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