Sex hormone levels and subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

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：:Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and the small dense LDL (SdLDL) phenotype are both predictors for ischemic heart disease. We examined whether cholesterol of SdLDL (SdLDL-C) is more closely associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT), a surrogate measure of atherosclerosis, than LDL-C and...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Shoji T,Hatsuda S,Tsuchikura S,Shinohara K,Kimoto E,Koyama H,Emoto M,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of psoriasis (Pso) on coronary microvascular function and whether there is a relationship between disease activity scores and coronary blood flow abnormalities. METHODS:56 young patients (pts) with Pso (42 M, aged 37±3 years) without clinical evidence of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Osto E,Piaserico S,Maddalozzo A,Forchetti G,Montisci R,Famoso G,Giovagnoni A,Peserico A,Iliceto S,Tona F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consecutive patients (n=964) undergoing coronary angiography were studied and compared with a random population sample regarding serum lipids and lipoproteins with focus on lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels and apo(a) isoforms. The patients were also followed for 5 years after the angiography, and the prognostic value of ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lindén T,Taddei-Peters W,Wilhelmsen L,Herlitz J,Karlsson T,Ullström C,Wiklund O

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether endogenous sex hormones (estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)) are longitudinally associated with progression of atherosclerosis among women at midlife. METHODS:249 Pre- or early peri-menopausal women (42-57 years) ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： El Khoudary SR,Wildman RP,Matthews K,Thurston RC,Bromberger JT,Sutton-Tyrrell K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a model for the formation of beta-very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and small, dense LDL by the intraplasma metabolic activities in vivo, lipoproteins in fresh plasma were interacted in vitro with endogenous lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and cholesterylester transfer proteins (CETP) and subsequentl...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chung BH,Segrest JP,Franklin F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) response to a graded maximal exercise stress test (GEST) may be a predictor of endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. We examined relationships among the GEST peak SBP response and indicators of endothelial function. METHODS:Men (n=48, 43.7±1.4 yr) with high BP (145...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Olson KM,Augeri AL,Seip RL,Tsongalis GJ,Thompson PD,Pescatello LS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accelerated coronary atherosclerosis is a major risk limiting long-term survival after heart transplantation and is commonly associated with dyslipoproteinemia even in subjects who were not dyslipoproteinemic before intervention. The purpose of this study was to analyse the abnormalities in the lipid profiles of 2 dif...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Atger V,Cambillau M,Guillemain R,Farge D,Dreyfus G,Hamon S,Girard A,Carpentier A,Moatti N

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) mass correlates with metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, little is known about the expression of genes involved in triglyceride (TG) storage and mobilization in EAT. We therefore analyzed the expression of genes involved in fat mobilization in EAT in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Jaffer I,Riederer M,Shah P,Peters P,Quehenberger F,Wood A,Scharnagl H,März W,Kostner KM,Kostner GM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 50 mg/kg body weight Xantinol-nicotinate (XN) on serum lipids and on non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) was tested in 94 out-patients with hyperlipoproteinemia Types IIa, IIb, IV and V. The lipids were measured before treatment, during a 3-week period of drug administration and 10 days after rejection. In...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Haacke H,Parwaresch MR,Mäder C

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt was made to explore the reasons why men develop coronary heart disease (CHD) despite being at low risk on the basis of established risk factors. A case control study was designed to take place after the end of a longitudinal study in which both low- and high-risk men who had developed CHD over the course of...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Heller RF,Miller NE,Wheeler MJ,Kind PR

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on migration, proliferation and tube-forming activity of endothelial cells were investigated, by using bovine carotid artery endothelial cells. Migration was assayed by a filter membrane technique and tube formation was assayed by a quantitative angiogene...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nakao-Hayashi J,Ito H,Kanayasu T,Morita I,Murota S

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mevinolin (MK-803) is a potent inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase. After a placebo run-in period, mevinolin 5,15 or 50 mg, or placebo was given twice daily for 7-11 days under double -blind conditions ot 4 groups of 6 normocholesterolemic male volunteers. After 7 days, mean serum cholesterol fell 14%, 25% and 24% on 5, 15...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tobert JA,Hitzenberger G,Kukovetz WR,Holmes IB,Jones KH

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified lipoproteins induce autoimmune responses including the synthesis of autoantibodies with pro-inflammatory characteristics. Circulating modified lipoprotein autoantibodies combine with circulating antigens and form immune complexes (IC). We now report the results of a study investigating the role of circulating...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lopes-Virella MF,McHenry MB,Lipsitz S,Yim E,Wilson PF,Lackland DT,Lyons T,Jenkins AJ,Virella G,DCCT\/EDIC Research Group.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chlorthalidone treatment on serum lipids and lipoproteins was investigated in 21 hypertensive patients. Chlorthalidone caused an increase in total serum and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, but not in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Serum and lipoprotein triglycerides also increased...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenthal T,Holtzman E,Segal P

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is associated with many chronic diseases. In this review, we look at the role that oxidative stress may play in diabetes and related cardiovascular disease (CVD) and how oxidative damage may be measured in the plasma. Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the ini...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Stephens JW,Khanolkar MP,Bain SC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While statin treatment may transiently mobilize endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), the dose-dependent effects of a continuous statin therapy on EPCs in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) have not been analyzed. In 209 patients with angiographically documented CAD, 144 of which received 10-40 mg/day ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hristov M,Fach C,Becker C,Heussen N,Liehn EA,Blindt R,Hanrath P,Weber C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative assessment of atherosclerosis during its natural history and following therapeutic interventions is important, as cardiovascular disease remains the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in industrial societies. While coronary angiography delineates the vessel lumen, permitting only the indire...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： von Birgelen C,Slager CJ,Di Mario C,de Feyter PJ,Serruys PW

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperapobetalipoproteinemia (hyperapo B), a common disorder associated with coronary artery disease, is characterized by an increased number of small, dense, low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. The cellular mechanisms responsible for early atherosclerosis in hyperapo B are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that h...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kafonek SD,Raikhel I,Bachorik PS,Kwiterovich PO Jr

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier we have shown a significant positive association between muscle fiber distribution, i.e. percentage of slow-twitch (ST) fibers in the vastus lateralis muscle, and serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level. This association may be due to the fact that ST fibers have a high capacity for oxidative ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tikkanen HO,Näveri H,Härkönen M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze paraoxonase 1 (PON1) effect on monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation. METHODS AND RESULTS:THP-1 monocytic cell-line and mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPM) were studied. Markers for monocytes differentiation included: morphological changes, CD11b and CD36 expression, and cellular oxidative stress....

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenblat M,Volkova N,Ward J,Aviram M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Transition metal ions have been implicated in atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to investigate whether metal ion levels were higher in people with diabetes, in view of their increased risk of aggravated atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Absolute concentrations of iron, copper, zinc and calcium, and p...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Stadler N,Heeneman S,Vöö S,Stanley N,Giles GI,Gang BP,Croft KD,Mori TA,Vacata V,Daemen MJ,Waltenberger J,Davies MJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Oxidation of long-chain fatty acids increases many-fold in atherosclerotic aortas; this may be due to an increase in the activity of the mitochondrial enzyme hexadecanoyl-CoA: carnitine O-hexadecanoyltransferase EC 2.3.1.23 (trivial name: carnitine palmitoyltransferase, CPT). To investigate this possibility, an a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gillies PJ,Bell FP

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent studies have shown, that chronic flavonoids treatment improves vascular function and cardiovascular remodeling by decreasing superoxide anion production as well as by increasing NO realize from endothelial cells. A progressive decrease in systolic blood pressure and reduction of low-density lipoprotei...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Naruszewicz M,Laniewska I,Millo B,Dłuzniewski M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PERTINENT study measured biomarkers of atherosclerosis and thrombosis in a stable coronary artery disease population from EUROPA receiving ACE inhibition with perindopril 8 mg/day or placebo. Biomarkers of inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and a biomar...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ceconi C,Fox KM,Remme WJ,Simoons ML,Deckers JW,Bertrand M,Parrinello G,Kluft C,Blann A,Cokkinos D,Ferrari R

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although triglycerides (TG) are a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), their exact role is still controversial. Recently, a T/C polymorphism in the promoter region of the apoA5 gene at position 1131 has been found that is associated with an increased plasma TG concentration. We investigated the role of...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Szalai C,Keszei M,Duba J,Prohászka Z,Kozma GT,Császár A,Balogh S,Almássy Z,Fust G,Czinner A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study was made of 36 aortic enzyme activities (E.A.) and 6 macromelecular substances at different stages of ontogenesis in 49 male rats. In the foetal aorta (19th day) the E.Z. were moderate or weak and restricted to a few metabolic pathways: glycolysis, diaphorases, esterolysis of some nucleotides and g...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hadjiisky P,Renais J,Scebat L

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is associated with an increased incidence of generalized vascular disease. Antihypertensive drug therapy, while decreasing overall mortality due to cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial hypertrophy or renal failure, paradoxically does not appear to reduce the incidence of coronary atherosclerosis. This study in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bailey JM,Randazzo R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine a long-term effect of community-based education program for hypercholesterolemia and an effect modification by apolipoprotein E polymorphism, we conducted a 1-year randomized clinical trial with 8 year-follow-up. One hundred four persons aged 40-64 years who had serum total cholesterol levels between 6.21 a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Iso H,Imano H,Nakagawa Y,Kiyama M,Kitamura A,Sato S,Naito Y,Shimamoto T,Iida M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is implicated in the vascular remodeling of hypertension. We examined whether increased MMP-2 expression/activity plays a role in the vascular remodeling and dysfunction found in the two-kidney, one-clip (2K-1C) hypertension. Sham operated or 2K-1C hypertension rats...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Castro MM,Rizzi E,Figueiredo-Lopes L,Fernandes K,Bendhack LM,Pitol DL,Gerlach RF,Tanus-Santos JE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00