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SUBMITTER: Ackermann K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6660620 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Data in brief 20190306
Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a member of the TGF-β superfamily, identical to MΦ-inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1). GDF-15 is associated with e.g. cardiovascular disease, inflammation and development of atherosclerosis and is highly expressed in macrophages (MΦ) of atherosclerotic lesions. Moreover, there exists an indication for the involvement of oxidized-low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) uptake and autophagic processes by MΦ regarding arteriosclerotic progression. Thus, we were inter ...[more]