Overexpression of TGF-ß1 in Macrophages Reduces and Stabilizes Atherosclerotic Plaques in ApoE-Deficient Mice

• Kurt Reifenberg ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kurt Reifenberg, Fei Cheng

  Affiliation Central Laboratory Animal Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Fei Cheng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Kurt Reifenberg, Fei Cheng

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Carolin Orning,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Jeanine Crain,

  Affiliation Central Laboratory Animal Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Ines Küpper,

  Affiliation Central Laboratory Animal Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Elena Wiese,

  Affiliation Central Laboratory Animal Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Martina Protschka,

  Affiliation Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Veterinary Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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• Manfred Blessing,

  Affiliation Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Veterinary Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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• Karl J. Lackner,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

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• Michael Torzewski

  * E-mail: michael.torzewski@rbk.de

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany

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