Increase in plasma levels of oxidized low-density lipoproteins in patients with coronary spastic angina.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis and the genesis of acute coronary syndromes, i.e., atheromatous plaque disruption. Neutrophil count and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are markers of ongoing inflammation and predictors of cardiovascular risk. We sought to assess whether these inflamma...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Avanzas P,Arroyo-Espliguero R,Cosín-Sales J,Quiles J,Zouridakis E,Kaski JC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Toll-like receptors play an important role in the innate immune system and are found to be crucial in severe diseases like sepsis, atherosclerosis, and arthritis. TLR2 and TLR4 expression is upregulated in the inflammatory diseases. Angiotensin II in addition to stimulating vasoconstriction also induces an...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Dasu MR,Riosvelasco AC,Jialal I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll like receptors (TLR) have been recognized for their role in atherosclerotic lesion development and progression. Endogenous TLR ligands that are also expressed in atherosclerotic tissues have been shown to promote atherosclerosis in mice. Since repetitive stimulation of TLR induces an attenuated inflamma...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schoneveld AH,Hoefer I,Sluijter JP,Laman JD,de Kleijn DP,Pasterkamp G

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygotes (TT genotype) for the C677T mutation in the gene of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T/MTHFR mutation) constitute about 12% of the Caucasian population. They have mild hyperhomocysteinemia which is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If the mutation is associated with premature d...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Brattström L,Zhang Y,Hurtig M,Refsum H,Ostensson S,Fransson L,Jonés K,Landgren F,Brudin L,Ueland PM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the kinetic parameters of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesteryl esters in the cebus monkey, an animal species with high plasma cholesteryl ester transfer activity. HDL were radiolabeled with cholesteryl [1-14C]oleate and intravenously administered to 4 cebus monkeys. The calculated fractional catabolic...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Terpstra AH,Stucchi AF,Nicolosi RJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of inflamed atherosclerotic plaques is of crucial importance. The carotid artery cuff-model in ApoE(-/-) mice results in shear-stress induced atherosclerosis with inflamed plaques upstream (US) and 'stable' plaques downstream (DS) of the cuff. We evaluated the potential of F-18-FDG PET/CT to differ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wenning C,Kloth C,Kuhlmann MT,Jacobs AH,Schober O,Hermann S,Schäfers MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of polyvascular atherothrombotic disease on stroke patient prognosis, its relation with inflammatory markers, and to analyze the progression of atherothrombotic disease. METHODS:MITICO is a multi-centered prospective observational study recruiting non-anticoagulated ischemic stroke pat...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Blanco M,Sobrino T,Montaner J,Medrano V,Jiménez C,Masjuán J,Gómez-Escalonilla C,de Luis P,Arboix A,Castillo J,MITICO Study.

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This double blind randomized placebo controlled study assessed the effects of atorvastatin, estradiol and norethisterone, isolated and in combination, on the lipid profile and on vascular reactivity, in post-menopausal women with hypercholesterolemia and arterial hypertension. Ninety-four women aged 50-65 we...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Faludi AA,Aldrighi JM,Bertolami MC,Saleh MH,Silva RA,Nakamura Y,Pereira IR,Abdalla DS,Ramires JA,Sousa JE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk factors of cardiovascular disease such as lipid aberrations, hypertension, abdominal adiposity and elevations in systemic inflammation, are prominent aetiologies in hyperlipidemia. Supplementation with n-3 PUFA is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular events through its hypotriglyceridemic, anti...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Micallef MA,Garg ML

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Recent studies have unveiled an association between ADAMTS7 gene variation and coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by atherosclerosis. We investigated if the ADAMTS7 Serine214-to-Proline substitution arising from a CAD-associated variant affected angiogenesis, since neovascularization plays an impo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pu X,Chan K,Yang W,Xiao Q,Zhang L,Moore AD,Liu C,Webb TR,Caulfield MJ,Samani NJ,Zhu J,Ye S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) is one of the most common inherited lipid disorders. Resistance of adipocytes to the effects of acylation stimulating protein (ASP) may contribute to ineffective triglyceride synthesis and thereby prolonged postprandial lipemia and increased fatty acid flux to the liver seen in ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ylitalo K,Porkka KV,Meri S,Nuotio I,Suurinkeroinen L,Vakkilainen J,Pajukanta P,Viikari JS,Peltonen L,Ehnholm C,Taskinen MR

更新日期：1997-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality, several studies have reported that patients with obesity who have suffered acute myocardial infarction or have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have better clinical outcomes than their normal weight counterparts. We ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sohn GH,Kim EK,Hahn JY,Song YB,Yang JH,Chang SA,Lee SC,Choe YH,Choi SH,Choi JH,Lee SH,Oh JK,Gwon HC

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Dysregulation of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been proven to be involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, it remains to be extensively explored. Thus, the present study aims to study expression patterns, biological functions, and diagnostic value of lncRNAs in CAD...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Li L,Wang L,Li H,Han X,Chen S,Yang B,Hu Z,Zhu H,Cai C,Chen J,Li X,Huang J,Gu D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning is a reliable, noninvasive technique for estimating overall coronary plaque burden and for identifying risk for future cardiac events. Arthur Agatston and Warren Janowitz published the first technique for scoring CAC scans in 1990. Given the lack of available data correlating CAC...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Alluri K,Joshi PH,Henry TS,Blumenthal RS,Nasir K,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is represented by the co-occurrence of multiple metabolic and physiologic risk factors for both type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. In spite of its high frequency and association with morbidity and mortality in the adult population, very little is known a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Maggi S,Noale M,Zambon A,Limongi F,Romanato G,Crepaldi G,ILSA Working Group.

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Inhibition of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) reduces atherogenic lipoproteins and could lead to reduction of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, it is unclear whether blood PCSK9 levels predict future CV events. We performed a meta-analysis of all longitudinal studies to dete...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Vlachopoulos C,Terentes-Printzios D,Georgiopoulos G,Skoumas I,Koutagiar I,Ioakeimidis N,Stefanadis C,Tousoulis D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors for cerebral infarction (CI) and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) compared with normal controls. METHOD:A cross-sectional analysis was performed in 857 subjects (PAD: 543, controls: 314). C...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Araki Y,Kumakura H,Kanai H,Kasama S,Sumino H,Ichikawa A,Ito T,Iwasaki T,Takayama Y,Ichikawa S,Fujita K,Nakashima K,Minami K,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) catalyzed formation of leukotriene (LT) lipid mediators is a pathway contributing to inflammatory events in asthma and more recently has been associated with cardiovascular disease. However, the relative impact of this pathway in atherogenesis has been controversial and a variety of mixed res...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cao RY,St Amand T,Gräbner R,Habenicht AJ,Funk CD

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acrolein is a dietary aldehyde that is present in high concentrations in alcoholic beverages and foods including cheese, donuts and coffee. It is also abundant in tobacco smoke, automobile exhaust and industrial waste and is generated in vivo during inflammation and oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES:The goal of ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Srivastava S,Sithu SD,Vladykovskaya E,Haberzettl P,Hoetker DJ,Siddiqui MA,Conklin DJ,D'Souza SE,Bhatnagar A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Clinical interventions targeting nonlipid risk factors are needed given the high residual risk of atherothrombotic events despite effective control of dyslipidemia. Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) plays a lipid-independent role in vascular pathophysiology but its involvement in atherosclerosis development and its...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rakipovski G,Rolin B,Barascuk N,Lund HE,Bjørn Bonde MF,Djordjevic D,Wulff-Larsen PG,Petersen M,Kirk RK,Hultman K,Manfe V,Blume N,Zahn S,Lengquist M,Maegdefessel L,Hovingh GK,Conde-Knape K,Hedin U,Matic L,Nyberg M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous works, it has been evidenced that lipoperoxidative injury to macrophages caused by oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (O-LDL) plays an important role in foam cell formation, and that PSK, a protein bound polysaccharide extracted from the class Basidiomycetes Coriolus Versicolor, can protect macro...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Yuan C,Mei Z,Liu S,Yi L

更新日期：1996-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To test if the prevalence of genetic risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) is low in individuals who have reached an extremely old age, the allele frequencies of apolipoprotein E (apo E) and B (apo B) polymorphisms and plasma lipoprotein(a) levels were investigated in nonagenarians and in younger control group...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kervinen K,Savolainen MJ,Salokannel J,Hynninen A,Heikkinen J,Ehnholm C,Koistinen MJ,Kesäniemi YA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), as a result of the increased levels and prolonged residence time of low density lipoprotein (LDL) in plasma, have a strong tendency toward accumulation of LDL-cholesterol in the arterial wall, causing premature atherosclerosis. This phenomenon may enhance pe...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Napoli C,Postiglione A,Triggiani M,Corso G,Palumbo G,Carbone V,Ruocco A,Ambrosio G,Montefusco S,Malorni A,Condorelli M,Chiariello M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is one of the most common retinal vascular disorders. During the last years, high levels of homocysteine (Hcy) have been demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for RVO. Aim of this study was to investigate the association among circulating B-group vitamins, Hcy and RVO. Thus, we stu...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sofi F,Marcucci R,Bolli P,Giambene B,Sodi A,Fedi S,Menchini U,Gensini GF,Abbate R,Prisco D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMO 1618 (2-isopropyl-4-dimethylamino-5-methylphenyl-1-piperidine carboxylate methyl chloride) was added to corn-soy based diets and fed to 9-week-old female chickens for 3 weeks to measure the inhibition of hepatic beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase. Do...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Qureshi AA,Abuirmeileh N,Burger WC,Din ZZ,Elson CE

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The local anesthetic lidocaine was studied for its effects on lipid metabolism in aortas from normal rats, rabbits, and cholesterol-fed (atherosclerotic) rabbits in vitro. Incubation of aortas in the presence of 3--5 mM lidocaine resulted in a statistically significant reduction in the incorporation of [14C]oleate int...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bell FP,Hubert EV

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the immune system in modulating atherosclerosis has recently been the subject of intensive research. Several previous authors have put forward a paradigm of the autoimmune process occurring in the vicinity of the plaque. Two recent studies have shown that immunization of rabbits with homologous modified lo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： George J,Afek A,Gilburd B,Levkovitz H,Shaish A,Goldberg I,Kopolovic Y,Wick G,Shoenfeld Y,Harats D

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor drugs or 'statins' have been shown to effectively reduce plasma total cholesterol (CHOL), CHOL associated with low-density-lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides (TG). In addition, slight elevations in HDL-CHOL are also typically observed. Poloxamer 407 (P-407), a nonionic surfactant, effecti...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Johnston TP,Baker JC,Hall D,Jamal S,Palmer WK,Emeson EE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fatty acid patterns of serum triglycerides and FFA in SHR and in normotensive controls aged 4, 8 and 26 weeks were estimated by gas-liquid chromatography. In serum triglycerides of SHR, the percentage of linoleic acid (C18:2) was lower and the content of arachidonic acid (C20:4) higher than in age-matched control ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Singer P,Voigt S,Moritz V,Baumann R

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00