FTL and atherosclerosis: The treatment with DFO was demonstrated to attenuate atherosclerosis (Figure 1D) with a significant reduction in ferritin in the serum (Figure 1A), iron (Figure 1G), FTL and FTH mRNAs (Figures 1H,I) and proteins (Figures 1C,J–L) in the aortic tissues in ApoE–/– mice.