Aldose Reductase Protects Against Early Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in Apolipoprotein E-Null Mice
Author(s) -
Sanjay Srivastava,
Elena Vladykovskaya,
Oleg A. Barski,
Matthew Spite,
Karin Kaiserová,
J. Mark Petrash,
Stephen S.M. Chung,
Greg Hunt,
Buddhadeb Dawn,
Aruni Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/circresaha.109.200568
Subject(s) - lesion , aldose reductase , apolipoprotein e , sorbinil , apolipoprotein b , endocrinology , medicine , biology , chemistry , pathology , cholesterol , diabetes mellitus , aldose reductase inhibitor , disease
Atherosclerotic lesion formation is associated with the accumulation of oxidized lipids. Products of lipid oxidation, particularly aldehydes, stimulate cytokine production and enhance monocyte adhesion; however, their contribution to atherosclerotic lesion formation remains unclear.
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