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T P Mawhinney, J M Augustyn, K E Fritz.
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Glycosaminoglycan-lipoprotein complexes were isolated from rabbit aortas exhibiting nearly confluent cholesterol-induced foam cell lesions by extraction with 0.15 M NaCl. Purification and characterization was achieved by gel chromatography, non-ionic differential flotation and by cellulose polyacetate electrophoresis. Analysis showed that these complexes consisted of very low density lipoproteins, heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate-C and hyaluronic acid. The demonstration that rabbit intimal foam cell lesions contain extractable glycosaminoglycan-lipoprotein complexes makes this animal model an excellent tool for further studies on the role of these complexes in the atherogenic process.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 215171 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(78)90161-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Atherosclerosis ISSN: 0021-9150 Impact factor: 5.162