Chondroitin sulfate-modified LDL induces increased cholesteryl ester synthesis and down-regulation of LDL receptors in smooth muscle cells and macrophages
Tircol M, Tirziu D, Simionescu M. Chondroitin sulfate-modified LDL induces increased cholesteryl ester synthesis and down-regulation of LDL receptors in smooth muscle cells and macrophages. Open Life Sciences 2006, 1: 150-166. DOI: 10.2478/s11535-006-0010-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsLipid accumulationMuscle cellsHuman aortic smooth muscle cellsCultured smooth muscle cellsAortic smooth muscle cellsGene expressionLysosomal degradationLDL receptorCellular degradationMatrix proteinsAcidic compartmentsCellular uptakeLysosomal compartmentCell typesFluorescence microscopyLDL inducesUndegraded formCholesterol ester synthesisRT-PCRCholesteryl ester synthesisNative LDLAccumulationRegulationRegulation of LDL