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CD40 is a costimulatory molecule that acts as a central mediator of various immune responses, including those involved in the progression of atherosclerosis. Correspondent to its function, CD40 is present not only on many immune cells, such as antigen-presenting cells and T cells, but also on nonimmune cells, such as endothelial cells.
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University Hospital Heidelberg, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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