Transfer of CD4+ T cells aggravates atherosclerosis in immunodeficient apolipoprotein E knockout mice

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 2919-2922

  Zhou, Xinghua ^a   Nicoletti, Antonino ^b   Elhage, Rima ^a   Hansson, Göran K ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Immune system; Lymphocytes; Mice, knockout

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CD4 ANTIGEN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 3; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034642328     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.24.2919     Document Type: Article

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