Inhibition of nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) suppresses accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetic mice.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Diabetic patients have a much more widespread and aggressive form of atherosclerosis and therefore, higher risk for myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease and stroke, but the molecular mechanisms leading to accelerated damage are still unclear. Recently, we showed...

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Main Authors: Anna V Zetterqvist, Lisa M Berglund, Fabiana Blanco, Eliana Garcia-Vaz, Maria Wigren, Pontus Dunér, Anna-Maria Dutius Andersson, Fong To, Peter Spegel, Jan Nilsson, Eva Bengtsson, Maria F Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3670844?pdf=render