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Although the study primarily focused on adipocyte inflammation, the findings indirectly suggest that EC may facilitate macrophage phenotype switching toward an anti-inflammatory profile, further supporting its role in attenuating chronic inflammation

However, it does provide a bit more evidence as to how a diet high in animal products may promote CAD and suggests a plausible mechanism to help explain why a low-fat, near vegetarian diet appears more effective than statin drugs for reversing atherosclerosis, even though the drugs are more effective in high doses at lowering LDL-C levels

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Among the VEGF subfamily members, VEGF-A is particularly crucial, and its receptors, VEGFR-1 (Flt-1) and VEGFR-2 (KDR/Flk-1) play vital roles in processes like angiogenesis, vascular permeability activity, and cell migration (317, 324)