Oxidized low density lipoprotein, stem cells, and atherosclerosis

Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), a risk factor of atherosclerosis, facilitates the formation and vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque, thus contributing to several clinical complications. Stem cells participate in vascular repair after damage and atherosclerosis is a process of inflamma...

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Main Authors: Yang, Hui, Mohamed, Ahmed Salah Salem, Zhou, Sheng-hua
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3475066/