Role of homeostatic iron regulator protein in hepatic cholesterol metabolism: interaction between Kupffer cells and hepatocytes?

Abstract
This editorial refers to ‘The haemochromatosis gene Hfe and Kupffer cells control LDL-cholesterol homeostasis and impact on atherosclerosis development’, by E. Demetz et al., on page 3949.
Funding Information
  • Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Initiative
  • Dutch Heart Foundation
  • CVON-GENIUS-2