TGFβ,

Prashanth Thevkar Nagesh1, Shruti Rawal2, Hitoo Nishi2

  • 1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Research Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Microbiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

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概括

高胆固醇导致血管光滑肌细胞 (VSMCs) 采取有害的巨类特征. 通过高密度脂蛋白 (HDL) 的胆固醇外流可以逆转这种过渡,这表明HDL是动脉样硬化的潜在治疗方法.

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