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Oxidation-specific epitopes (OSE) are present on oxidized LDL, apoptotic cells, and modified proteins in the vessel wall and accumulate in response to hypercholesterolemia and other cardiovascular risk factors.OSE generate potent pro-inflammatory, disease-specific antigens termed "danger associated molecular patterns" (DAMPs), against which a concerted innate immune response is directed.