Overexpression of IL-18 Decreases Intimal Collagen Content and Promotes a Vulnerable Plaque Phenotype in Apolipoprotein-E–Deficient Mice - Concepedia

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Overexpression of IL-18 Decreases Intimal Collagen Content and Promotes a Vulnerable Plaque Phenotype in Apolipoprotein-E–Deficient Mice

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2004

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Ramon de Nooijer, Jan H. von der Thüsen, C.J.N. Verkleij, Johan Kuiper, J. Wouter Jukema, Ernst E. van der Wall, Th.J.C. van Berkel, Erik A.L. Biessen

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Abstract

Systemic IL-18 overexpression markedly decreases intimal collagen content and cap thickness, leading to a vulnerable plaque morphology.

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