Abstract:This thesis thus includes the successful incorporation of therapeutic agents for cholesterol sequestration from an atherosclerotic marker, foam cells.Coupled with the internalization properties in macrophages and foam cells, this project emphasizes the potential of ferritin protein cages to be used as transport vehicles for cholesterol reduction in atherosclerosis management.
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