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Monocyte-chemoattractant protein-1 Levels in Human Atherosclerosis Associate with Plaque Vulnerability

2020-09-05 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) recruits monocytes to the atherosclerotic plaque. While experimental,1-6 genetic,7 and observational8,9 data support a key role of MCP-1 in atherosclerosis, the translational potential of targeting MCP-1 signaling for lowering vascular risk is limited by the lack of data on plaque MCP-1 activity in human atherosclerosis. Here, we measured MCP-1 levels in human plaque samples from 1,199 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and explored associations...

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