Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein acts as a suppressor of autophagy contributing to foam cell formation
Background and objectives: Growing bodies of evidence demonstrate that adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) mediates the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis through its direct impacts on macrophages. Loss-of-function study was conducted by utilizing peritoneal macrophages derived from A-FABP k...
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| Language: | English |
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The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206502 |