Changes in Gene Expression Associated with Macrophage
Foam Cell Formation in Mice and Humans.
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.
Tsurushima et al., "Triterpenoids isolated from Zizyphus jujuba inhibit
foam cell formation in macrophages," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol.
Caption: FIGURE 4: Infiltration of inflammatory cells including
foam cells, plasma cells, and lymphocytes ((a) x40).
Chen, "Effects of Alisma Decoction on lipid metabolism and inflammatory response are mediated through the activation of the LXRa pathway in macrophage-derived
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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.
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.
Cytokines, macrophage lipid metabolism and
foam cells: implications for cardiovascular disease therapy.
According to American Heart Association,
foam cell formation is a widely recognized phenomenon for the early lesion detection of atherosclerosis23.
Then they migrate into the subendothelial space, swallow the oxidized cholesterol, and transform it into
foam cells [13].
Focally, vacuolization of tubular epithelial cells and interstitial CD68-positive
foam cells also could be observed.
Histologic examination of CG shows cholesterol clefts surrounded by foreign body giant cells,
foam cells, macrophages and lymphocytes.
