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Link found between immune system and high plasma lipid levels

atherosclerosis | biomedical | biotechnology | cardiovascular | immune system | inflammation | lymphocytes | t cells

Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an unsuspected link between the immune system and high plasma lipid levels (cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood) in mice. The finding could lead to new ways to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering elevated lipid levels.