Fish oil supplementation reverses the effect of cholesterol on apoptotic gene expression in smooth muscle cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nutritional control of gene regulation guides the transformation of smooth muscle cells (SMC) into foam cells in atherosclerosis. Oxidative stress has been reported in areas of lipid accumulation, activating proliferation genes. Supp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/9/1/70 |