AGER and atherosclerosis: AGE and its cell receptors,sRAGE and esRAGE (endogenous secretory receptor for AGE) have been implicated invarious diseases including non-ST segment elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)[25], restenosis following PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) [26] andaccelerated atherosclerosis with streptozotocin-induced diabetes inapo-E-deficient mice [27].