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Oxidized low density lipoprotein, stem cells, and atherosclerosis

Hui Yang et al. Lipids Health Dis. 2012.

Abstract

Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), a risk factor of atherosclerosis, facilitates the formation and vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque, thus contributing to several clinical complications. Stem cells participate in vascular repair after damage and atherosclerosis is a process of inflammation accompanied with vascular injury. Researchers have proposed that stem cells participate in the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. Also, because ox-LDL is capable of inducing toxic effects on stem cells, it is reasonable to postulate that ox-LDL promotes the progress of atherosclerosis via acting on stem cells. In the present article, we review the relationship between ox-LDL, stem cells, and atherosclerosis and a portion of the associated mechanisms.

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The molecular events included in the direct toxic effects of ox-LDL on stem cells. ?: whether receptors mediate phagocytosis of ox-LDL in MSCs is not clear; →: positive effects; ⊥: negative effects.

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