Absence of Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 Protects Against Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

Meng Du, Xiaojing Wang, Xiaoxiang Mao, Liu Yang, Kun Huang, Fengxiao Zhang, Yan Wang, Cheng Wang, Jiangtong Peng, Minglu Liang,

Theranostics · 2019 · 43 citations · 28 references

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: Our findings demonstrate an unanticipated role of IRF1 in the regulation of gene expression implicated in foam cell formation and identify IRF1 activation as a new risk factor in the development, progression and instability of atherosclerotic lesions.

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