Role of Macrophages and RhoA Pathway in Atherosclerosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Aggregation of Lipids in the Arterial Wall
3. The Foam Cells
Foam Cell Activities
4. RhoA Pathway Involvement in Atherosclerosis
5. Summary and Future Perspectives
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kloc, M.; Uosef, A.; Kubiak, J.Z.; Ghobrial, R.M. Role of Macrophages and RhoA Pathway in Atherosclerosis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22010216
Kloc M, Uosef A, Kubiak JZ, Ghobrial RM. Role of Macrophages and RhoA Pathway in Atherosclerosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(1):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22010216
Chicago/Turabian StyleKloc, Malgorzata, Ahmed Uosef, Jacek Z. Kubiak, and Rafik Mark Ghobrial. 2021. "Role of Macrophages and RhoA Pathway in Atherosclerosis" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 1: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22010216