Serum selenium and coronary heart disease risk factors in southern Italian men.

abstract：:Oxidative stress is associated with atherosclerosis. Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH) is considered as a human model of primary dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis frequently associated with insulin resistance (IR), but there are few data on its possible relation to oxidative stress. The objective of this study was...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Martinez-Hervas S,Fandos M,Real JT,Espinosa O,Chaves FJ,Saez GT,Salvador A,Cerdá C,Carmena R,Ascaso JF

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial cell (EC) plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of inflammation, transplant rejection and tumour metastasis. Most research on vascular ECs uses human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). However, HUVECs are derived from immune-naive foetal tissue, and show significant functional di...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tan PH,Chan C,Xue SA,Dong R,Ananthesayanan B,Manunta M,Kerouedan C,Cheshire NJ,Wolfe JH,Haskard DO,Taylor KM,George AJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations of a oxidative balance score (OBS) with blood levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein- (LDL)-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein- (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides, and biomarkers of inflammation (serum C-reactive protein [CRP], albumin and venous total white blood...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lakkur S,Judd S,Bostick RM,McClellan W,Flanders WD,Stevens VL,Goodman M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the efficacy of rosuvastatin for reducing plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol after 18 weeks of open-label, forced titration in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (hoFH) and compared the efficacy of rosuvastatin 80 mg and atorvastatin 80 mg. Forty-four patients age...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Marais AD,Raal FJ,Stein EA,Rader DJ,Blasetto J,Palmer M,Wilpshaar W

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neopterin is released from human monocyte-derived macrophages upon stimulation with interferon-gamma and is a sensitive indicator for cellular immune activation. Furthermore, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in case of immune activation and inflammation. In a cross-sectional approach, plasma concentrations o...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Murr C,Winklhofer-Roob BM,Schroecksnadel K,Maritschnegg M,Mangge H,Böhm BO,Winkelmann BR,März W,Fuchs D

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of plasma fibrinogen increases with age and is particularly elevated in subjects with vascular changes due to atherosclerosis. Fibrinogen, which is the meeting point of the "cascade" of the coagulation factors and an important regulating factor of plasma viscosity, occupies a key position in atherosc...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pola P,Savi L

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes with the metabolic syndrome according to the new harmonised definition and its components using a national longitudinal data set from an Asian population. METHODS:Data of 9791 men and women aged 20+ from 1998 and 20...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Khang YH,Cho SI,Kim HR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Given the role of estrogen in the regulation of lipid metabolism, we screened for functional polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER*), and examined for their influence on serum cholesterol. METHODS AND RESULTS:We identified a novel C>T polymorphism (ERNE-145), with a minor allele frequency of 41%. ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Figtree GA,Grieve SM,Speller B,Geiger MJ,Robinson BG,Channon KM,Ragoussis J,Collins P,Watkins H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the rabbit, dietary cholesterol downregulates the hepatic LDL receptor and concomitant treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors partly restores its expression. The aim of this study was to determine whether the LDL receptor activity of circulating mononuclear cells would r...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Roach PD,Kerry NL,Whiting MJ,Nestel PJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the risk for homocyst(e)ine-associated vascular disease, overt hyperhomocyst(e)inemia should be demonstrated. In nonhomocystinuric subjects, clinical vascular disease must have developed after 40 or more years of persistent hyperhomocyst(e)inemia which may not be present without a genetic defect(s). Nongenet...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kang SS,Wong PW

更新日期：1996-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only a few previous studies have investigated endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the metabolic syndrome (MetS). In the Prospective Study of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) study, different techniques to assess vasodilation in conduit and resistance arteries were evaluated in relation to the Met...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lind L

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with cerebral palsy (CP) have mobility limitations and may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). AIMS:To determine the feasibility of assessing novel CVD risk indicators and to identify predictors of CVD risk in a clinic-based group of adults with CP. METHODS:In an observational st...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： McPhee PG,Gorter JW,Cotie LM,Timmons BW,Bentley T,MacDonald MJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experiment involved examination of the effects of gender and social status ('competitive dominance') on the coronary artery atherosclerosis of cynomolgus monkeys. Thirty-two adult Macaca fascicularis (16 males, 16 females) were fed a diet containing a moderate amount of cholesterol (0.56 mg/cal) for 16 months. Th...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hamm TE Jr,Kaplan JR,Clarkson TB,Bullock BC

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation has been demonstrated to be an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular events. Patients with elevated white blood cell counts have been shown to be in a higher risk of developing acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary and vascular events. We review the clinical data of high whi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hoffman M,Blum A,Baruch R,Kaplan E,Benjamin M

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:To examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome and endothelial dysfunction, we investigated cross-sectionally the correlation between metabolic risk factors and urinary excretion of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP), a second messenger of nitric oxide (NO), in 1541 Japanese men and women aged 40-79 y...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cui R,Iso H,Pi J,Kumagai Y,Yamagishi K,Tanigawa T,Shimamoto T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine frequency of familial defective apo-B-100 (FDB, R3500Q mutation) in probands with the phenotype of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and in the general population of 40-year-old subjects in Slovakia and to characterize their lipid and clinical criteria and to compare the fre...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gasparovic J,Basistová Z,Fábryová L,Wsólová L,Vohnout B,Raslová K,Slovak MED PED FH group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to determine whether non-invasive measurement of endothelial function in conduit arteries reflects that of subcutaneous resistance arteries measured in vitro and to examine whether there is an endothelial dysfunction also in resistance arteries in patients with a previous myocardial infarct...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Agewall S,Henareh L,Kublickiene K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Inflammation may directly impair HDL functions, in particular reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), but limited data support this concept in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:We employed low-dose human endotoxemia to assess the effects of inflammation on HDL and RCT-related parameters in vivo. Endotoxemia induced ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： de la Llera Moya M,McGillicuddy FC,Hinkle CC,Byrne M,Joshi MR,Nguyen V,Tabita-Martinez J,Wolfe ML,Badellino K,Pruscino L,Mehta NN,Asztalos BF,Reilly MP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Previous epidemiological studies have shown positive associations between serum calcium concentration and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but results differ by definition of CVD. We examined the association of circulating calcium with incident and fatal CVD, myocardial infarction (MI), and str...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rohrmann S,Garmo H,Malmström H,Hammar N,Jungner I,Walldius G,Van Hemelrijck M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is associated with poor mobility and fatigue, but the relationship between preclinical ankle-brachial index (ABI) and early markers of fatigue and functional decline has not been defined. METHODS:570 adults, 50 and older, from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Agin...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Martinez-Amezcua P,Matsushita K,Simonsick EM,Ferrucci L,Schrack JA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein F (ApoF) is a sialoglycoprotein that is a component of the HDL and LDL fractions of human serum. We sought to test the hypothesis that ApoF plays an important role in atherosclerosis in mice by modulating lipoprotein function. Atherosclerosis was assessed in male low density lipoprotein receptor knockou...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lagor WR,Fields DW,Bauer RC,Crawford A,Abt MC,Artis D,Wherry EJ,Rader DJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of administration of pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, on hepatic cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activities and bile lipid secretion were investigated in Syrian golden hamsters. Continuous administrat...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hayashi K,Noshiro M,Kurushima H,Kuga Y,Nomura S,Ohkura Y,Ohtani H,Kurokawa J,Tanaka K,Yasunobu Y

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated clinical implications of the white-coat effect (WCE) in cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification in the primary prevention setting of a Lipid Clinic. We compared home self blood pressure measurement (SBPM) with office blood pressure (BP) readings and BP measured by a nurse before and after the visit on con...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bo M,Comba M,Canade' A,Brescianini A,Corsinovi L,Astengo MA,Sona A,Fonte G

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cathepsin L (CatL), cathepsin K (CatK), and cathepsin V (CatV) are potent elastases implicated in human arterial wall remodeling. Whether plasma levels of these cathepsins are altered in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Plasma samples were collected from 4...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lv BJ,Lindholt JS,Wang J,Cheng X,Shi GP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 200 risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) have now been identified. Among these, the three most important are (1) abnormal lipids, including the fact that there are more than 15 types of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins and four different types of triglyceride-rich particles, some of which are very ath...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Castelli WP

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of estrogen and simvastatin, administered both alone and in combination, on the plasma lipid levels and lipoprotein-related enzymes in 45 postmenopausal women with type IIa hypercholesterolemia. They received 0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogen (n=15), 5 mg simvastatin (n=15), or the combin...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wakatsuki A,Okatani Y,Ikenoue N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two preparations active in reducing hepatic cholesterolgenesis in vitro were demonstrated in human milk. These appear to affect the cholesterol synthetic pathway at different loci. One inhibits the synthesis before the formation of mevalonic acid and has been isolated and subsequently identified as uric acid. The othe...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ward PC,McCarthy RD,Kilara A

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein B-100 (apo B-100) is the protein component of low density lipoprotein (LDL) responsible for its binding and clearance by LDL receptors (LDL-R). In familial defective apo B-100 (FDB), a mutation in apo B-100 at residue 3500 markedly reduces its affinity for LDL-R, often causing accumulation of defective ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Maher VM,Gallagher JJ,Thompson GR,Myant NB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine whether mitral annular calcification (MAC) predicts mortality and cardiac disease in a group of renal transplant candidates. METHODS:Hundred and forty patients were prospectively studied. All had echocardiography and coronary angiography. Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) was ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sharma R,Pellerin D,Gaze DC,Mehta RL,Gregson H,Streather CP,Collinson PO,Brecker SJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00