Is decreased expression of the macrophage scavenger receptor MARCO associated with tumour progression and poor prognosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma?
Our study is the first to demonstrate an association between MARCO expression and the progression and prognosis of HCC.
These findings plus other evidence support the proposal that retention of lipid most often happens, in aging arteries, at sites where the architecture was previously altered by diluting of constant SMC numbers by expanding collagenous matrix, thereby lowering SMC densities.