Toll-Like Receptors, Their Ligands, and Atherosclerosis
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Toll-Like Receptors, Their Ligands, and Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by inflammation in the arterial wall. Atherogenesis is dependent on the innate immune response involving activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the expression of inflammatory proteins. TLRs, which recognize various pathogen-associated molecular patterns, are expressed in various cell types within the atherosclerotic plaque. Microbial agents are a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific World JOURNAL
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1537-744X
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2011.36