Potential role of Lu/BCAM in HIV-related atherosclerosis.
Afr J Lab Med
; 8(1): 792, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31616617
ABSTRACT
Atheromatous lesions are formed by macrophages and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol invading the vascular intima. Here we show that increasing cholesterol levels are associated with peripheral monocyte depletion and this imbalance is aggravated by carriage of Lu/BCAM leukocyte adhesion molecules. This is true only in HIV infection and probably explains the risk of atherosclerosis observed in HIV-positive patients.
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Afr J Lab Med
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2019
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