A matrix of cholesterol crystals, but not cholesterol alone, primes human monocytes/macrophages for excessive endotoxin-induced production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Role in atherosclerotic inflammation?

Bendtzen, Klaus

A matrix of cholesterol crystals, but not cholesterol alone, primes human monocytes/macrophages for excessive endotoxin-induced production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Role in atherosclerotic inflammation? [electronic resource] - Discovery medicine Jun 2014 - 309-12 p. digital

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

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Atherosclerosis--pathology
Cholesterol--chemistry
Crystallization
Endotoxins--toxicity
Humans
Inflammation--pathology
Macrophages--pathology
Monocytes--pathology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--biosynthesis