The green tea extract, EGCG, prevents foam cell formation through down-regulation of scavenger receptor A and up-regulation of ATP-binding cassette proteins
碩士 === 國立陽明大學 === 生理學研究所 === 96 === Macrophage-derived foam cells play a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis. The foam cell formation is due to excessive intracellular accumulation of cholesterol derived from modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL). In macrophages, scavenger receptors...
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64956934448275846176 |