A cyclic azapeptide ligand of the scavenger receptor CD36/SR-B2 reduces the atherosclerotic lesion progression and enhances plaque stability in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

• Main Authors: Jade Gauvin (Author), Geneviève Frégeau (Author), Hanan Elimam (Author), Liliane Ménard (Author), David Huynh (Author), Catherine Lê (Author), Ahsanullah Ahsanullah (Author), William D. Lubell (Author), Huy Ong (Author), Sylvie Marleau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial walls that develops at predisposed sites. As a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular pathology, atherosclerosis can progress to myocardial infarction and stroke, due to the rupture of unstable atherosclerotic lesions. Macrophag...