Since porphyrins are taken up by blood vessels, some researchers reckon that they might be useful in treating atherosclerosis an inflammatory process that thickens and damages the vessel wall.

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Sure enough they were able to prove that stopping oxidation also halted the production of VCAM-1, a vascular cell adhesion molecule, that helped set off the inflammatory process.

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By blocking the oxidation process, the two doctors reasoned, they might be able to curtail the inflammatory response.

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