The effects of glycoprotein (GP) Ⅱb/Ⅲa inhibitors on the development of the atherosclerotic process has received scant attention. To investigate whether GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa blockade influences atherosclerosis lesion and HMGB-1/TLR4 signaling, we compared plaque formation in ApoE~(-/-) mice: control group (n=10); IgG group (n=10, 50 μg) and GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa mAb group (n=10, 50 μg). All mice were fed on a Western diet (10% fat and 1.25% cholesterol) for 10 weeks. GP Ⅱb/Ⅲa blockade significantly decreased the atherosclerotic lesion and platelet adhesion to...