Atherosclerosis in Mouse Aorta (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Atherosclerosis in Mouse Aorta

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Low levels of vitamin D in people with diabetes appear to encourage cholesterol to build up in arteries, eventually blocking the flow of blood. In mice, immune cells adhering to the wall of a major blood vessel near the heart are loaded with cholesterol (shown in red).

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Bernal-Mizrachi lab/Washington University

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