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. 2016 Jun 20;17(6):969. doi: 10.3390/ijms17060969
AS Atherosclerosis
C6 Coumarin-6
C6-mNLCs PS-containing C6-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers
CLSM Confocal laser scanning microscope
CO Cholesteryl oleate
CT Computed tomography
Cur-mNLCs PS-containing curcumin-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers
DAPI 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DL Drug loading capacity
DLS Dynamic light scattering
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified Eagles’s medium
EE Entrapment efficiency
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FCM Flow cytometry
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HR Hemolysis rate
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-10 Interleukin 10
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NLCs Nanostructured lipid carriers
oxLDL Oxidized low density lipoprotein
PBS Phosphate buffer saline
PDI Polydispersity index
PS Phosphatidylserine
RT-qPCR Real-time quantitative PCR
SDS Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SPC Soybean phosphatidylcholine
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TG Trioleate glycerol
TGF-β Transforming growth factor β
TNF Tumor necrosis factor