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Macrophages in the artery wall ‘smell’ their surroundings
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Macrophages in the artery wall ‘smell’ their surroundings

by La Jolla Institute for Immunology Credit: CC0 Public Domain An artery is not like a nose. Or is it? Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that immune cells in arteries can “sniff” out their surroundings and cause inflammation. “Smelly molecules can be pro-inflammatory,” says study leader LJI Professor Klaus Ley,...