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Oxidized LDL damages endothelial cell monolayer and promotes thrombocyte adhesion

✍ Scribed by Liu, B.; Sidiropoulos, A.; Zhao, B.; Dierichs, R.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 143 KB
Volume: 57
Category: Article
ISSN: 0361-8609
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199804)57:4<341::aid-ajh13>3.0.co;2-b

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✦ Synopsis

The influence of oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) on a human endothelial cell monolayer was examined. The resulting contraction of the oxidized LDL-damaged endothelial cells lets intercellular spaces become enlarged and therefore visible via light microscopy. Electron microscopy reveals that the structural damage facilitates thrombocyte adhesion and formation of microthrombi. Oxidized LDL appears to play a pivotal role in initiating and deteriorating thromboembolic complications.