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Involvement of the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 in Human Atherosclerosis

DOI

141

Citations

43

References

2006

Year

Kristina Edfeldt, Birgitta Agerberth, Martı́n E. Rottenberg, Guðmundur H. Guðmundsson, Xiong-Biao Wang, Kausik Mandal, Qingbo Xu, Zhong‐qun Yan
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Abstract

LL-37 is produced in atherosclerotic lesions, where it may function as an immune modulator by activating adhesion molecule and chemokine expression, thus enhancing innate immunity in atherosclerosis.

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