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Presse Med
; 35(3 Pt 2): 475-86, 2006 Mar.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16550147
RESUMO
The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis remains incompletely understood. Accumulation of oxidized lipoproteins (oxLDL) within the vascular wall drives a related immune response very early during the disease course. Such an immune response is self-amplified and eventually escapes from physiologic control mechanisms. Certain lymphocytes may become pathogenic. B cells play a protective role by producing antibodies able to neutralize oxLDL. Elucidation of the immune control mechanisms in atherosclerosis will open the way to new therapeutic perspectives.