Uncategorized - March 25, 2019
IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis
A Karolinska Institutet study on mice shows that the antibodies stabilise the plaque that accumulates on the artery walls, which reduces the risk of it rupturing and causing a blood clot. Atherosclerosis is characterised by the narrowing of the arterial walls resulting from the accumulation of lipids and cells – the so-called atherosclerotic plaque. When […]
