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CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.

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Changes in Gene Expression Associated with Macrophage Foam Cell Formation in Mice and Humans.

A Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Suppresses Macrophage Foam Cell Formation in Diabetic db/db Mice and Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Our results demonstrating that inhibition of CD36 markedly reduced LD formation imply the involvement of this scavenger receptor in foam cell formation induced by MT-III in macrophages.

A Snake Venom-Secreted Phospholipase [A.sub.2] Induces Foam Cell Formation Depending on the Activation of Factors Involved in Lipid Homeostasis

Tsurushima et al., "Triterpenoids isolated from Zizyphus jujuba inhibit foam cell formation in macrophages," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol.

Ziziphus nummularia Inhibits Inflammation-Induced Atherogenic Phenotype of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

Caption: FIGURE 4: Infiltration of inflammatory cells including foam cells, plasma cells, and lymphocytes ((a) x40).

Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis with Incomplete Double Ureter

Chen, "Effects of Alisma Decoction on lipid metabolism and inflammatory response are mediated through the activation of the LXRa pathway in macrophage-derived foam cells," International Journal of Molecular Medicine, vol.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis

The levels of [sup.3]H-cholesterol in the liver and feces showed that [sup.3]H-cholesterol derived from macrophage foam cells can be absorbed by the liver and eliminated from the body along with feces, thus completing the process of RCT.

Effects of Astaxanthin on Reverse Cholesterol Transport and Atherosclerosis in Mice

Darapladib has the ability to inhibit the enzyme Lp-[pLA.sub.2], which can reduce Ox-LDL levels and number of foam cells. It can also exhibit decreasing pattern of PVAT thickness in Sprague-Dawley rats that received HFD.

Atherogenesis inhibition by darapladib administration in dyslipidemia model Sprague-Dawley rats

Cytokines, macrophage lipid metabolism and foam cells: implications for cardiovascular disease therapy.

The value of testing beyond cholesterol and LDL for the prevention of heart disease

According to American Heart Association, foam cell formation is a widely recognized phenomenon for the early lesion detection of atherosclerosis23.

EFFECT OF TOCOTRIENOL ON AORTIC ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN DIABETIC MICE

Then they migrate into the subendothelial space, swallow the oxidized cholesterol, and transform it into foam cells [13].

The relationship between atherosclerosis and pulmonary emphysema/Povezanost ateroskleroze i emfizema pluca

Focally, vacuolization of tubular epithelial cells and interstitial CD68-positive foam cells also could be observed.

Renal Lipidosis in Patients Enrolled in a Methadone Substitution Program

Histologic examination of CG shows cholesterol clefts surrounded by foreign body giant cells, foam cells, macrophages and lymphocytes.