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Serum amyloid A (SAA): influence on HDL-mediated cellular cholesterol efflux by Banka, C L, Yuan, T, de Beer, M C, Kindy, M, Curtiss, L K, de Beer, F C

“…Normal high density lipoprotein (N-HDL) is remodeled during acute phase (AP) reactions by the association of serum amyloid A (SAA) and the depletion of…”
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Oxidized LDL enhances lipopolysaccharide-induced tissue factor expression in human adherent monocytes by BRAND, K, BANKA, C. L, MACKMAN, N, TERKELTAUB, R. A, SAO-TAH FAN, CURTISS, L. K

“…Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) has been characterized as an atherogenic molecule responsible for the induction of a variety of gene products. One…”
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Localization of an apolipoprotein A-I epitope critical for lipoprotein-mediated cholesterol efflux from monocytic cells by Banka, C.L, Black, A.S, Curtiss, L.K

“…The inverse correlation between plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and the risk for cardiovascular disease has been attributed in part to the role of…”
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Modified LDL-Mediated Increases in Endothelial Layer Permeability Are Attenuated With 17 beta-Estradiol by Gardner, Gerrie, Banka, Carole L, Roberts, Kim A, Mullick, Adam E, Rutledge, John C

“…Current research suggests that estrogen may have primary effects on the artery wall. To investigate the mechanisms of female sex hormone actions in the artery…”
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Adenoviral vector-mediated overexpression of serum amyloid A in apoA-I-deficient mice by Webb, N R, de Beer, M C, van der Westhuyzen, D R, Kindy, M S, Banka, C L, Tsukamoto, K, Rader, D L, de Beer, F C

“…Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase reactant that can become the predominant apolipoprotein of high density lipoprotein (HDL) during severe inflammatory…”
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Localization of an apolipoprotein A-I epitope critical for activation of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase by BANKA, C. L, BONNET, D. J, BLACK, A. S, SMITH, R. S, CURTISS, L. K

“…Apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, the major apoprotein of human high density lipoprotein, is a vital cofactor for lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), the…”
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THP-1 cells form foam cells in response to coculture with lipoproteins but not platelets by Banka, CL, Black, AS, Dyer, CA, Curtiss, LK

“…The human monocytic leukemia cell line, THP-1, shares many properties with human monocyte-derived macrophages and might be a useful model for studying foam…”
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High-density lipoprotein enhancement of anticoagulant activities of plasma protein S and activated protein C by Griffin, J H, Kojima, K, Banka, C L, Curtiss, L K, Fernández, J A

“…Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are associated, respectively, with either increased risk or apparent…”
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Selection of monoclonal antibodies for linear epitopes of an apolipoprotein yields antibodies with comparable affinity for lipid-free and lipid-associated apolipoprotein by Curtiss, L K, Banka, C L

“…A direct approach is described for generating human apolipoprotein (apo) A-I-specific monoclonal antibodies with defined linear epitopes. The antibodies have…”
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Cardiolipin Is a Normal Component of Human Plasma Lipoproteins by Deguchi, Hiroshi, Fernández, José A., Hackeng, Tilman M., Banka, Carole L., Griffin, John H.

“…Anticardiolipin (anti-CL) antibodies, diagnostic for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, are associated with increased risks of venous and arterial thrombosis…”
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High density lipoprotein and lipoprotein oxidation by Banka, C L

“…HDL protects LDL from oxidative damage known to contribute to the onset and progression of atherosclerosis. This antioxidant protection by HDL is mediated by…”
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Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in a Novel Ovary-Intact Mouse Model of Perimenopause by Mayer, Loretta P, Dyer, Cheryl A, Eastgard, Rebecca L, Hoyer, Patricia B, Banka, Carole L

“…OBJECTIVE—Since the unexpected results from the Women’s Health Initiative, the possible protective role of estrogen in preventing heart disease in…”
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Protection against atherosclerosis by estrogen is independent of plasma cholesterol levels in LDL receptor-deficient mice by Marsh, M M, Walker, V R, Curtiss, L K, Banka, C L

“…Low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (LDLR-/-) mice consuming a high fat diet were used to assess the effect of endogenous and exogenous estradiol…”
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Oxidized LDL induces monocytic cell expression of interleukin-8, a chemokine with T-lymphocyte chemotactic activity by TERKELTAUB, R, BANKA, C. L, SOLAN, J, SANTORO, D, BRAND, K, CURTISS, L. K

“…T lymphocytes, macrophages, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) are collocalized in early atherosclerotic lesions. Using a low-endotoxin in vitro…”
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Platelet-mediated foam cell formation in atherosclerosis by Curtiss, L K, Dyer, C A, Banka, C L, Black, A S

“…The early fatty streak lesions of atherosclerosis are characterized by the presence of cholesteryl ester-loaded macrophages or "foam cells." Platelets are also…”
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Progressive and Transient Expression of Tissue Plasminogen Activator During Fetal Development by Levin, Eugene G, Banka, Carole L, Parry, Graham C. N

“…In previous studies of the role of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the lung inflammatory response, we observed that tPA expression was present…”
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Human Oxidation-Specific Antibodies Reduce Foam Cell Formation and Atherosclerosis Progression by Tsimikas, Sotirios, MD, Miyanohara, Atsushi, PhD, Hartvigsen, Karsten, PhD, Merki, Esther, PhD, Shaw, Peter X., PhD, Chou, Meng-Yun, PhD, Pattison, Jennifer, BA, Torzewski, Michael, MD, Sollors, Janina, Friedmann, Theodore, MD, Lai, N. Chin, PhD, Hammond, H. Kirk, MD, Getz, Godfrey S., MD, PhD, Reardon, Catherine A., PhD, Li, Andrew C., MD, Banka, Carole L., PhD, Witztum, Joseph L., MD

“…Objectives We sought to assess the in vivo importance of scavenger receptor (SR)–mediated uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) in atherogenesis…”
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone induces classical meiotic maturation in subpopulations of atretic preantral follicles by Banka, C L, Erickson, G F

“…GnRH has been shown to induce premature meiotic maturation in preantral follicles of the immature estrogen-primed hypophysectomized rat. As these animals are…”
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Cell Surface Antigens of Preimplantation Mouse Embryos Detected by an Antiserum to an Embryonal Carcinoma Cell Line by Calarco, P G, Banka, C L

“…Studies of surface antigens expressed by preimplantation mouse embryos have been carried out using a rabbit antiserum (A-N 1 ) to a clonal mouse embryonal…”
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Estrogen induces lung metastasis through a host compartment-specific response by BANKA, Carole L, LUND, Caren V, NGUYEN, Mai T. N, PAKCHOIAN, Andrew J, MUELLER, Barbara M, ELICEIRI, Brian P

“…Direct proliferative effects of estrogen (E(2)) on estrogen receptor-positive tumors are well documented; however, the potential for E(2) to mediate effects…”
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