Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a lipid deposition and inflammatory disease that results in considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Advances in molecular imaging, particularly near-infrared fluorescence imaging, are now enabling the in vivo study of fundamental biological processes that govern atherogenesis and its complications. Here we describe applications of near-infrared fluorescence reporter technology and intravital fluorescence microscopy to elucidate important biological processes in atherosclerosis in vivo.
NIH R01 HL108229, American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant #0830352Â N, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Career Development Award.
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Jaffer, F.A. (2011). Intravital Fluorescence Microscopic Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis. In: Shah, K. (eds) Molecular Imaging. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 680. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-901-7_9
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