Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection Exacerbates Atherosclerosis in ApoB100only/LDLR−/− Mouse Strain

Aims. Hyperlipidaemia model animals have been used to elucidate the role of Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) infection in atherosclerosis. The aims of this study were to investigate the proatherogenic effect of multiple Cpn infections in ApoB100only/LDLR−/− mice which based on lipid profile can be regarde...

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Main Authors: Ildikó Lantos, Valéria Endrész, Dezső Péter Virok, Andrea Szabó, Xinjie Lu, Tímea Mosolygó, Katalin Burián
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8325915