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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus domesticus
SUBMITTER: Alexandre Stewart
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-14166 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Chen Hsiao-Huei HH Keyhanian Kianoosh K Zhou Xun X Vilmundarson Ragnar O RO Almontashiri Naif A M NA Cruz Shelly A SA Pandey Nihar R NR Lerma Yap Nida N Ho Tiffany T Stewart Chloe A CA Huang Hua H Hari Aswin A Geoffrion Michele M McPherson Ruth R Rayner Katey J KJ Stewart Alexandre F R AF
Circulation research 20150720 8
<h4>Rationale</h4>Inflammation impairs macrophage cholesterol clearance from vascular tissues and promotes atherosclerosis. Inflammatory macrophages suppress expression of the transcription cofactor interferon regulatory factor 2-binding protein 2 (IRF2BP2), and genetic variants near IRF2BP2 associate with ischemic heart disease progression in humans.<h4>Objectives</h4>To test whether IRF2BP2 in macrophages affects atherosclerosis in mice and humans.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We generated mice ...[more]