using rat peritoneal macrophages , the authors examined the influence of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia on several variables of macrophage function that may contribute to lesion formation , including adhesion to bovine aortic endothelial cells ( baecs ) and vascular smooth muscle cells ( vsmcs ) , the production of chemoattractants and mitogens for vsmcs , and the release of the reactive oxygen species , superoxide .
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adhesion
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vsmcs