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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Aug 13;30(2):151–155. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.179226

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Central role of inflammation in creating dysfunctional HDL and disrupting RCT. Cholesterol/sterol trafficking from the foam cell to their excretion is shown in black arrows. The effects of inflammation are shown in red. FC, free cholesterol; CE, cholesterol ester; TG, triglycerides.