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SUBMITTER: Wang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2724834 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Huan H Zhang Weiyu W Zhu Chuhong C Bucher Christoph C Blazar Bruce R BR Zhang Chunxiang C Chen Jiang-Fan JF Linden Joel J Wu Chaodong C Huo Yuqing Y
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20090430 7
<h4>Background</h4>Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial vessel wall. The A(2A) receptor (A(2A)R) plays a central role in many antiinflammatory effects of adenosine. However, the role of A(2A)R in atherosclerosis is not clear.<h4>Methods and results</h4>The knockout of A(2A)R in apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe(-/-)/A(2A)R(-/-)) mice led to an increase in body weight and levels of blood cholesterol and proinflammatory cytokines, as well as the inflammation status of a ...[more]