The lysosomal transfer of LDL/cholesterol from macrophages into vascular smooth muscle cells induces their phenotypic alteration.

Weinert, Sönke

The lysosomal transfer of LDL/cholesterol from macrophages into vascular smooth muscle cells induces their phenotypic alteration. [electronic resource] - Cardiovascular research Mar 2013 - 544-52 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1755-3245

10.1093/cvr/cvs367 doi


Animals
Aorta, Abdominal--cytology
Cell Communication--physiology
Cells, Cultured
Cholesterol--metabolism
Cholesterol, LDL--metabolism
Coculture Techniques
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases--metabolism
Lipoproteins, LDL--metabolism
Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1--metabolism
Lysosomes--metabolism
Macrophages--cytology
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular--cytology
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Wistar