Answer to Question #225075 in Biology for sadaf

Question

explain me how does white blood cells instead of trapping cholesterol in coronary artery disease forms foamy cells and causes more inflammation and what foamy cells basically is?

Answer 1

      Inflammation greatly contributes to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. the disease is accompanied by the excess fibrosis of the intima, fatty plague formation, the proliferation of the smooth muscle cells and the migration of the monocytes, low oxidation of lipoproteins is the first step of cardiovascular disease.