In vivo imaging of macrophages during the early-stages of abdominal aortic aneurysm using high resolution MRI in ApoE mice.

Angiotensin II (ANG II) promotes vascular inflammation and induces abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in hyperlipidemic apolipoprotein E knock-out (apoE(-/-)) mice. The aim of the present study was to detect macrophage activities in an ANG II-induced early-stage AAA model using superparamagnetic iron o...

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Main Authors: Yuyu Yao, Yuanyuan Wang, Yi Zhang, Yefei Li, Zulong Sheng, Song Wen, Genshan Ma, Naifeng Liu, Fang Fang, Gao-Jun Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3308989?pdf=render