Effects of methyl prednisolone and colchicine on the development of aortic atherosclerosis in swine.

abstract：:Low density lipoproteins (LDL) isolated by ultracentrifugation induce cytotoxic changes in cultured human endothelial cells (EC) and fibroblasts if the ratio between LDL cholesterol and the final protein concentration of the culture medium exceeds 0.10-0.12 mmol/g protein. In order to investigate if reactive oxygen sp...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Evensen SA,Galdal KS,Nilsen E

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When rabbits are fed a cholesterol-rich diet they accumulate beta-migrating very low density lipoprotein (beta-VLDL) in their plasma. beta-VLDL are cholesteryl ester-rich lipoproteins which contain apolipoproteins B and E. There are 2 forms of apolipoprotein B in beta-VLDL. About 90% of apolipoprotein B is present as ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kroon PA,Thompson GM,Chao YS

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraoxanase (PON 1), a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme, exerts an antiatherogenic effect by protecting low-density lipoproteins (LDL) against oxidation. A common polymorphism at codon 192(Q/R) of the PON 1 gene has been shown to be associated with an adverse lipoprotein profile and increased coronary artery...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Srinivasan SR,Li S,Chen W,Tang R,Bond MG,Boerwinkle E,Berenson GS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated fibrinogen levels after coronary balloon angioplasty have been reported to be useful in predicting restenosis. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the relationship between preprocedural fibrinogen levels and the 6-12-month outcomes of patients undergoing coronary stenting. Plasma levels of fibrinogen were measur...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Otsuka M,Hayashi Y,Ueda H,Imazu M,Kohno N

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in 38 low density lipoprotein (LDL) samples from 21 healthy male non-smokers and 17 smokers (greater than 20 cigarettes per day) were measured before and after oxidation. TBARS in the freshly isolated LDL from non-smokers and smokers were similar, however, oxidized LDL s...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Scheffler E,Huber L,Frühbis J,Schulz I,Ziegler R,Dresel HA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limited evidence suggests NT-proBNP improves prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD) events but further data are needed, especially in people without pre-existing CHD and in women. METHODS:We measured NT-proBNP in serum from 162 women with incident CHD events and 1226 controls (60-79 years) in a case-cont...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sattar N,Welsh P,Sarwar N,Danesh J,Di Angelantonio E,Gudnason V,Davey Smith G,Ebrahim S,Lawlor DA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). A recent study reported that glimepiride, a new third-generation sulfonylurea, inhibited the formation of atheromatous plaques in high-cholesterol fed rabbits. However, the mechanism by which glimepiride induces atheroprotection rema...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ueba H,Kuroki M,Hashimoto S,Umemoto T,Yasu T,Ishikawa SE,Saito M,Kawakami M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endostatin is implicated in the atherosclerosis process and serves as a promising cardiovascular biomarker, while its clinical significance in ischemic stroke patients remains unclear. We aimed to examine the association between endostatin and mortality and disability after ischemic stroke. METHODS...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Zhang C,Qian S,Zhang R,Guo D,Wang A,Peng Y,Peng H,Li Q,Ju Z,Geng D,Chen J,Zhang Y,He J,Zhong C,Xu T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipoprotein Lp(a) has been shown to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, its association with CAD burden in patients with ACS is largely unknown, as well as the association of Lp(a) with lipid rich plaques prone to rupture. AIM:We aim at assessing CAD burden by coronary ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Niccoli G,Cin D,Scalone G,Panebianco M,Abbolito S,Cosentino N,Jacoangeli F,Refaat H,Gallo G,Salerno G,Volpe M,Crea F,De Biase L

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate SCM-198 (also known as "leonurine"), a compound in Herba leonuri, as well as its effect on the progression of atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits and underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Thirty New Zealand male White rabbits (5 groups, n = 6) were fed either a normal diet or a high-chole...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Zhang Y,Guo W,Wen Y,Xiong Q,Liu H,Wu J,Zou Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coating a silica surface with the isolated lipoprotein receptor proteoheparan sulfate (HS-PG) from arterial endothelium and vascular matrices and adding both the atherogenic VLDL/IDL/LDL lipid fraction in its native composition and Ca(2+) ions, we could observe in vitro the earliest stages of atherosclerotic plaque de...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rodríguez M,Ringstad L,Schäfer P,Just S,Hofer HW,Malmsten M,Siegel G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were fed for 24 days a liquid diet with ethanol as 36% of calories to produce hyperlipemia and hepatic steatosis. The catabolism of chylomicrons doubly-labeled in the triacylglycerol and cholesteryl ester moieties was studied in conscious rats after ingestion of their usual liquid diets with or without ethanol. A...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Redgrave TG,Martin G

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the prevalence of clinically significant atherosclerosis in 78 patients with type III hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) and homozygosity for apolipoprotein (apo) E2. Forty-six of these individuals (59%) had no atherosclerosis, 32 patients (41%) had atherosclerosis, i.e., atherosclerosis of the extracranial c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Dobmeyer J,Lohrmann J,Feussner G

更新日期：1996-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and the incidence of which is rising rapidly due to the increasing epidemic of obesity in both adults and children. The initial accumulation of fat followed by subsequent inflammation is central to the development of liver...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Than NN,Newsome PN

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced and prolonged postprandial lipaemia is implicated in coronary and carotid artery disease. This study assessed the effects of atorvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor, on postprandial plasma concentrations of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs). Sixteen middle-aged men with combined...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Boquist S,Karpe F,Danell-Toverud K,Hamsten A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Jewish population of Israel consumes a diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids with a relatively low proportion of saturated fat, has a small alcohol intake and a lipid profile characterized by low HDL-cholesterol and high lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)). It is therefore of interest to compare occurrence rates o...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kark JD,Goldberger N,Fink R,Adler B,Kuulasmaa K,Goldman S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-very low-density lipoprotein (beta-VLDL), a collective term for VLDL and chylomicron remnants, has recently shown to potently promote the development of atherosclerosis. However, the effects of beta-VLDL on the accumulation of nitric oxide (NO) and the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in vascular smooth...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Takahashi M,Takahashi S,Shimpo M,Naito A,Ogata Y,Kobayashi E,Ikeda U,Shimada K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure elevation is frequently associated with elevated cholesterol, triglyceride or low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) or low high density lipoprotein (HDL-C). The relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in these associations is unclear. We examined the relative contribution of genetic and envir...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Williams PD,Puddey IB,Martin NG,Beilin LJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ontogenic development of lipoprotein lipase and liver triglyceride hydrolase was studied in the rat. The enzyme activity measured in extrahepatic tissues fulfilled the criteria of lipoprotein lipase from the onset of measurable activity, i.e. it was inhibited by protamine and 1 M NaCl and showed requirement for se...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chajek T,Stein O,Stein Y

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the cytotoxic effect of copper-oxidized LDL in human primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and the immortalized EA.hy 926 cell line. Copper oxidized LDL (50-200 microg apoB/ml) induced concentration-dependent apoptotic cell death in HUVEC but did not induce apoptosis in EA.hy 926 cells. Onl...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Claise C,Edeas M,Chaouchi N,Chalas J,Capel L,Kalimouttou S,Vazquez A,Lindenbaum A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:γ-butyrobetaine (γBB) is a metabolite from dietary Carnitine, involved in the gut microbiota-dependent conversion from Carnitine to the pro-atherogenic metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). Orally ingested γBB has a pro-atherogenic effect in experimental studies, but γBB has not been studied ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Skagen K,Trøseid M,Ueland T,Holm S,Abbas A,Gregersen I,Kummen M,Bjerkeli V,Reier-Nilsen F,Russell D,Svardal A,Karlsen TH,Aukrust P,Berge RK,Hov JE,Halvorsen B,Skjelland M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the responses of basilar arteries taken from Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a type 2 diabetes model. Both the nitric oxide (NO)-mediated relaxation and the cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) production elicited by acetylcholine (ACh) were much weaker in OLETF rats than in age-matc...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Matsumoto T,Kobayashi T,Wachi H,Seyama Y,Kamata K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) promotes low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor degradation, thereby providing a key pathway for LDL metabolism. PCSK9 mRNA expression may be upregulated by insulin in murine models. Here we examined effects of exogenous hyperinsulinemia on plasma PCSK9 leve...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kappelle PJ,Lambert G,Dullaart RP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic renal failure (CRF) and corticosteroid treatment on the aortic uptake of labelled free and esterified cholesterol (FC and EC) were investigated in normocholesterolemic rabbits. Methylprednisolone, 0.4 mg/day, or placebo was administered for 14 weeks to rabbits with normal renal function and with...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tvedegaard E,Szpirt W,Nielsen M

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new method for the rapid fractionation of plasma lipoproteins, which makes use of a new non-ionic, iodinated, density gradient medium, iodixanol, commercially available as Optiprep(TM). The method is simple: plasma or serum is mixed with iodixanol followed by centrifugation in a vertical or near vertical...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Graham JM,Higgins JA,Gillott T,Taylor T,Wilkinson J,Ford T,Billington D

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cholesterol-lowering and antiatherosclerotic effect of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin sodium at a dosage comparable to human therapy. Twelve heterozygous WHHL rabbits (13 months old) were fed 100 g per day of a low cholesterol (0.03%) enriched diet for 12 months. ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Harsch M,Braesen JH,Niendorf A

更新日期：1997-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Non-invasive surrogates of cardiovascular (CV) disease such as endothelial dysfunction (ED) and peripheral arterial stiffness (AS) have been evaluated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. The aim of this study was to systematically review and meta-analyze reports of cardiovascular disease...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mendoza-Pinto C,Rojas-Villarraga A,Molano-González N,García-Carrasco M,Munguía-Realpozo P,Etchegaray-Morales I,Morales-Sánchez H,Berra-Romani R,Cervera R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of colestipol on plasma lipids and lipoproteins was studied in children, adolescents and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia. O.125 g or 0.25 g/kg body weight were given in randomized sequence for period of 4 weeks. Total cholesterol was lowered by 13 and 18% with the smaller and larger dose , r...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schlierf G,Mrozik K,Heuck CC,Middelhoff G,Oster P,Riesen W,Schellenberg B

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although many studies have reported that elevated serum triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG-HDL) ratios constitute a risk for insulin resistance and increased arterial stiffness, no study has clarified as yet the association, in terms of the TG-HDL ratio, between diabetes and increased a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Shimizu Y,Nakazato M,Sekita T,Kadota K,Yamasaki H,Takamura N,Aoyagi K,Maeda T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observations in the past have hypothesized an association between body iron status and coronary heart disease (CHD). Epidemiological studies to date have however been inconclusive without the existence of strongly positive or strongly negative associations between iron status and coronary heart disease. OBJ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Das De S,Krishna S,Jethwa A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00