A specific protein called lipoprotein(a) — not the more common 'bad' or 'good' cholesterol — can trick immune cells in your blood into staying on high alert for inflammation, and scientists found...

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Oxidized Phospholipids on Lipoprotein(a) Elicit Arterial Wall Inflammation and an Inflammatory Monocyte Response in Humans

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2016 Aug 23

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Oxidized Phospholipids on Lipoprotein(a) Elicit Arterial Wall Inflammation and an Inflammatory Monocyte Response in Humans

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DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.020838

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When a specific type of fatty molecule called OxPL sticks to a protein in your blood called Lp(a), it tricks your immune cells into staying on high alert for a long time, causing inflammation—but if you block that sticky part or change the protein so it can’t hold onto OxPL, the inflammation stops.

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