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. 2018;2(3):69-76.
doi: 10.29245/2578-3009/2018/3.1144. Epub 2018 Jun 27.

T Cells in Atherosclerosis in Ldlr-/- and Apoe-/- Mice

Godfrey S Getz  1 , Catherine A Reardon  2
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T Cells in Atherosclerosis in Ldlr-/- and Apoe-/- Mice

Godfrey S Getz et al. J Immunol Sci. 2018.

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the underlying basis for most cardiovascular diseases. It is a chronic inflammation affecting the arterial intima and is promoted by hypercholesterolemia. Cells of both the innate and adaptive immune systems contribute to this inflammation with macrophages and T cells being the most abundant immune cells in the atherosclerotic plaques. In this review, we discuss the studies that examined the role of T cells and T cell subsets in Apoe-/- and Ldlr-/- murine models of atherosclerosis. While there is a general consensus that Th1 cells are pro-atherogenic and regulatory T cells are atheroprotective, the role of other subsets is more ambiguous. In addition, the results in the two models of atherosclerosis do not always yield similar results. Additional studies in the two murine models using cell specific gene manipulations are needed.

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