Decreased Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in CX3CR1/Apolipoprotein E Double Knockout Mice
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- 25 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 107 (7), 1009-1016
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000057548.68243.42
Abstract
Background— Fractalkine (CX3CL1), a CX3C chemokine, is expressed in the vessel wall and mediates the firm adhesion and chemotaxis of leukocytes expressing its receptor, CX3CR1. A polymorphism in th...Keywords
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