Hypercholesterolemia Induces a Mast Cell-CD4 + T Cell Interaction in Atherosclerosis

Mast cells (MCs) are potent innate immune cells that aggravate atherosclerosis through the release of proinflammatory mediators inside atherosclerotic plaques. Similarly, CD4 T cells are constituents of the adaptive immune response and accumulate within the plaques following lipid-specific activatio...

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Published in:	The Journal of immunology (1950) Vol. 202; no. 5; p. 1531
Main Authors:	Kritikou, Eva, van der Heijden, Thomas, Swart, Maarten, van Duijn, Janine, Slütter, Bram, Wezel, Anouk, Smeets, Harm J, Maffia, Pasquale, Kuiper, Johan, Bot, Ilze
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.03.2019
Subjects:	Animals Atherosclerosis - immunology CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology Cells, Cultured Humans Hypercholesterolemia - immunology Male Mast Cells - immunology Mice Mice, Knockout
ISSN:	1550-6606, 1550-6606
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