to ascertain the role of endogenously synthesized eicosanoids produced by arterial smooth muscle cells in the regulation of ce metabolism , we examined the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibition on ce hydrolytic enzyme activities , cholesterol efflux , and cholesterol content in normal smc and smc-derived foam cells following exposure to hdl and another cholesterol acceptor protein , serum albumin .
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