“…In this study, following co-culture of monocytes with platelets, we investigated the mRNA expression of CD36 , scavenger receptor class A (SRA) , and acyl-coenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) in monocytes, which are among the key genes in lipid accumulation [22,23]. We also evaluated the gene expression changes that are expected to enhance the cholesterol efflux from foam cells, including ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) , ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 (ABCG1) , peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR γ) , liver X receptor-α (LXR- α ) , and scavenger receptor class B (SRB) [24,25,26]. Our results showed that platelets elevated the expression of mRNA of CD36, ACAT, ABCA1, SRB, and LXR- α.…”