studies of the interaction of pigeon lipoproteins with pigeon peritoneal macrophages and aortic smooth muscle cells have shown that macrophages may be particularly important in the pathogenesis of cholesterol-aggravated atherosclerosis , especially when abnormal lipo-proteins such as cholesteryl ester-rich beta-very low density lipoproteins are present in the plasma .
C0008377
cholesterol
C0008387
cholesteryl ester