…of lipid and inflammatory cells within the arterial intima. Monocytes enter the intima, differentiate into macrophages and participate in a sustained inflammatory response. Lipid accumulation…

…LDL (oxLDL) is highly immunogenic and acts as a potent chemoattractant. Circulating monocytes bind to the upregulated adhesion molecules, transmigrate into the intima via diapedesis…