| Literature DB >> 18289060 |
Genovefa Kolovou1, Katherine Anagnostopoulou, Dimitri P Mikhailidis, Dennis V Cokkinos.
Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial and long-lasting process in humans. Therefore, animal models where more rapid changes occur can be useful for the study of this process. Among such models are the apolipoprotein (apo) E knock out mice. Apo E deficient mice show impaired clearing of plasma lipoproteins and they develop atherosclerosis in a short time. The current review considers lipid metabolism and inflammation as well as nutritional and pharmacological agents affecting atherosclerosis, using the apo E knock out mouse model.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18289060 DOI: 10.2174/138161208783497769
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Pharm Des ISSN: 1381-6128 Impact factor: 3.116