Acidification of the intimal fluid: the perfect storm for atherogenesis

Atherosclerotic lesions are often hypoxic and exhibit elevated lactate concentrations and local acidification of the extracellular fluids. The acidification may be a consequence of the abundant accumulation of lipid-scavenging macrophages in the lesions. Activated macrophages have a very high energy...

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Main Authors: Katariina Öörni, Kristiina Rajamäki, Su Duy Nguyen, Katariina Lähdesmäki, Riia Plihtari, Miriam Lee-Rueckert, Petri T. Kovanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356078