Chronic Over-Expression of Heat Shock Protein 27 Attenuates Atherogenesis and Enhances Plaque Remodeling: A Combined Histological and Mechanical Assessment of Aortic Lesions

• Charles M. Cuerrier ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Charles M. Cuerrier, Yong-Xiang Chen

  Affiliations University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada, Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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• Yong-Xiang Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Charles M. Cuerrier, Yong-Xiang Chen

  Affiliation University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada

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• Dominique Tremblay,

  Affiliation Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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• Katey Rayner,

  Affiliation University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada

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• Melissa McNulty,

  Affiliation University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada

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• XiaoLing Zhao,

  Affiliation University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada

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• Christopher R. J. Kennedy,

  Affiliation Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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• Jacqueline de BelleRoche,

  Affiliation Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

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• Andrew E. Pelling,

  Affiliations Centre for Interdisciplinary NanoPhysics, Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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• Edward R. O'Brien

  * E-mail: ed.obrien@albertahealthservices.ca

  Affiliations University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Canada

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