Downregulation of the Hemoglobin Scavenger Receptor in Individuals With Diabetes and the Hp 2-2 Genotype: Implications for the Response to Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Plaque Vulnerability

In individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM), the haptoglobin (Hp) genotype is a major determinant of susceptibility to myocardial infarction. We have proposed that this is because of DM and Hp genotype-dependent differences in the response to intraplaque hemorrhage. The macrophage hemoglobin scavengi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation research 2007-07, Vol.101 (1), p.106-110
Hauptverfasser: Levy, Andrew P, Purushothaman, K Raman, Levy, Nina S, Purushothaman, Meerarani, Strauss, Merav, Asleh, Rabea, Marsh, Stuart, Cohen, Osher, Moestrup, Soren K, Moller, Holger J, Zias, Elias A, Benhayon, Daniel, Fuster, Valentin, Moreno, Pedro R
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