Regression and stabilization of advanced murine atherosclerotic lesions: A comparison of LDL lowering and HDL raising gene transfer strategies

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 555-567

  Van Craeyveld, Eline ^a   Gordts, Stephanie C ^a   Nefyodova, Elena ^a   Jacobs, Frank ^a   De Geest, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adenoviral gene transfer; Advanced lesions; Atherosclerosis; Lipoproteins; Plaque stabilization; Regression

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; ADENOVIRUS LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; COCONUT OIL; COLLAGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; AORTA; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 79959982293     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: 14321440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-011-0722-x     Document Type: Article

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