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Sterol-resistant SCAP Overexpression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Accelerates Atherosclerosis by Increasing Local Vascular Inflammation through Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Mice
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“Previous studies have demonstrated that SCAP is involved in the molecular mechanisms linking cholesterol metabolism directly to NLRP3 inflammasome activation19 and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling20.”
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“SCAP plays a key role in metabolic diseases by regulating inflammatory signaling pathways linked to cholesterol disorders19,20, such as SCAP-mediated Golgi trafficking in NF-κB activation.”
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“SCAP, a cholesterol sensitizer, bridges metabolism and inflammation and amplifies inflammatory mediator production in metabolic diseases, particularly in cholesterol homeostasis disorders19,20.”
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- Li, D., Liu, M., Li, Z., Zheng, G., Chen, A., Zhao, L., Yang, P., Wei, L., Chen, Y., & Ruan, X. Z.
- Venue
- Aging and disease
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- Aging and Disease
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- 2021
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- 12
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- PMC8139202
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