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Abstract
An increasing body of evidence has demonstrated that NADPH oxidase plays a critical role in several early steps leading toward the development of atherosclerosis. These effects appear to be carried out by both the ability of O2- to act as a small second messenger molecule, and potentially the oxidation of low density lipoprotein by O2-. We describe a model for the initiation and development of atherosclerosis that suggests targeted inhibition of NADPH oxidase as a powerful site for prevention and treatment of this disease.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10781793 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01397-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124