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- adjective That protects against the formation of
atherosclerosis
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Examples
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The present experimental study demonstrates that PPARγ agonists, which are already being employed in clinical practice and have shown an atheroprotective effect
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jamila Khallou-Laschet et al. 2010
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These observations indicate that interventional tools able to favor the M2 MØ phenotype may exert an atheroprotective action.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jamila Khallou-Laschet et al. 2010
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Our study suggests that interventional tools able to revert the MØ infiltrate towards the M2 phenotype may exert an atheroprotective action.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jamila Khallou-Laschet et al. 2010
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The vegan diet was found to be atheroprotective and anti-inflammatory.
foodconsumer.org 2010
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Our data suggest that the atheroprotective effect of laminar flow is partially attributed to Nrf2 activation which results in ARE-mediated gene transcriptions, such as HO-1 expression, that are beneficial to the cardiovascular system.
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Laminar flow is known to produce atheroprotective effects on ECs.
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Boucher P, Li WP, Matz RL, Takayama Y, Auwerx J, et al. (2007) LRP1 functions as an atheroprotective integrator of TGFbeta and PDFG signals in the vascular wall: implications for Marfan syndrome.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Li Zhou et al. 2009
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That ABCA1 does indeed have a significant atheroprotective role in vivo is further supported by a recent study from the Hayden laboratory
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Li Zhou et al. 2009
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