The Crataegus extract WS 1442 inhibits balloon catheter-induced intimal hyperplasia in the rat carotid artery by directly influencing PDGFR-beta.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) describes several features of coronary plaques, i.e. location, severity, and composition. Integrated CTA scores are able to identify individual patterns of higher risk. We sought to test whether circulating biomarkers related with metabolism and inflammation cou...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Caselli C,De Graaf MA,Lorenzoni V,Rovai D,Marinelli M,Del Ry S,Giannessi D,Bax JJ,Neglia D,Scholte AJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:South Asians are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aortic valve calcium (AVC) is associated with CVD risk and aortic stenosis. Elevated Lp(a) is a heritable risk factor for CVD and AVC. AVC prevalence and its association with Lp(a) have not been studied in South Asians. METHODS:Am...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Makshood M,Joshi PH,Kanaya AM,Ayers C,Budoff M,Tsai MY,Blaha M,Michos ED,Post WS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new millennium has brought intense focus of interest on the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women characterised by hyperandrogenism and oligomenorrhoea. Most women with PCOS also exhibit features of the metabolic syndrome, including in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cussons AJ,Stuckey BG,Watts GF

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is a strong risk predictor of cardiovascular events, and tissue factor (TF) plays a central role in thrombus formation of advanced atherosclerotic plaques. Aim of the present study was to quantify in situ CRP and TF in coronary atherectomy specimens associated with acute corona...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Andrié RP,Bauriedel G,Braun P,Höpp HW,Nickenig G,Skowasch D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The change of acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity in mononuclear leukocyte following treatment of diabetes mellitus was studied in 21 patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Enzyme activity before treatment in the patients was significantly lower than that in 14 age-matched healthy subject...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Onuma T,Tsutsui M,Boku A,Yanada A,Ochiai S,Takebe K

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：:Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentration in plasma is an important predictor for atherosclerosis, and desialylated LDL has been proposed to be particularly atherogenic. Atherosclerosis is also associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction. We therefore wished to test the hypothesis that removal of sialic acid re...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Stratton PD,Lumb PJ,Paganga G,Crook MA,Ferro A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylomicron catabolism in the bloodstream consists of lipolysis by lipoprotein lipase and uptake of remnants by the liver. In rats, triglyceride-rich emulsions can mimic chylomicron metabolism. To further validate this model in man, the emulsion was injected intravenously into fasting and into subjects previously fed ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Maranhão RC,Feres MC,Martins MT,Mesquita CH,Toffoletto O,Vinagre CG,Gianinni SD,Pileggi F

更新日期：1996-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have clarified the significance of chemokines in cardiovascular diseases, such as development of atherosclerosis, atheromatous plaque rupture and restenosis after coronary angioplasty. We investigated changes in chemokine expression in the coronary circulation induced by percutaneous transluminal corona...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hojo Y,Ikeda U,Katsuki T,Mizuno O,Fukazawa H,Fujikawa H,Shimada K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of lovastatin supplementation (25 mg/kg per day) in conjunction with an atherogenic diet (10% coconut oil (w/w), 0.05% cholesterol) on regression of pre-existing foam cells and on hepatic and intestinal LDL receptor and HMG CoA reductase mRNA levels. F1B hamsters fed the atherogenic die...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pitman WA,Osgood DP,Smith D,Schaefer EJ,Ordovas JM

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Only a few studies have investigated the changes in carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) over time, and uncertainties remain on the underlying mechanisms linking depression and subclinical atherosclerosis. We carried out a prospective cohort study to evaluate whether depression is associated with changes in c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pizzi C,Costa GM,Santarella L,Flacco ME,Capasso L,Bert F,Manzoli L

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：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：:We investigated the influence of fish oil on cholesterol induced atherosclerosis in rabbits. Group I, a control group was fed a cholesterol-free diet, group II was fed a diet supplemented with 1.5% cholesterol, group III received in addition to cholesterol supplementation a purified fish oil concentrate (Maxepa, 2 ml/...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Thiery J,Seidel D

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoproteins (HDL) have several antiatherogenic actions, including the ability to sequester cellular cholesterol, to protect low-density lipoproteins from oxidation and to inhibit platelet aggregation. An early event in atherogenesis is the adhesion and recruitment of blood monocytes, a process mediated b...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Stannard AK,Khan S,Graham A,Owen JS,Allen SP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible mechanisms of action of probucol on the metabolism of low density lipoprotein and of high density lipoprotein were studied in 5 hyperlipidaemic subjects. The kinetics of LDL-B protein and of HDL-AI protein were determined by 2-pool analysis of specific radioactivity-time curves after reinjection of 131I-l...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nestel PJ,Billington T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Genetic and environmental factors are important components of the development of atherosclerosis. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) have emerged as regulators of multiple pathophysiological pathways in the cardiovascular system. Here, we investigated potential associations between lncRNAs and atheroscle...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Arslan S,Berkan Ö,Lalem T,Özbilüm N,Göksel S,Korkmaz Ö,Çetin N,Devaux Y,Cardiolinc™ network.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the association of alcohol consumption and lipid-based cardiovascular risk factors among middle-age women, cross-sectional analysis among 274 middle-aged healthy women with different drinking habits and a follow-up analysis of alcoholic women during abstinence was performed. Serum total cholesterol, low and h...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sillanaukee P,Koivula T,Jokela H,Pitkäjärvi T,Seppä K

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Results from prospective studies evaluating the relationship between elevated lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity and incident peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have been mixed. We investigated whether higher Lp-PLA2 levels are associated with increased risk of incident PAD an...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Garg PK,Norby FL,Polfus LM,Boerwinkle E,Gibbs RA,Grove ML,Folsom AR,Garimella PS,Matsushita K,Hoogeveen RC,Ballantyne CM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the results of a large autopsy study focusing upon the hypothesis that deletion of the Alu insert in the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with: (a) greater prevalence or extent of atherosclerosis in the aorta and coronary arteries; and (b) microscopic qualities of established atheros...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Scheer WD,Boudreau DA,Hixson JE,McGill HC,Newman WP 3rd,Tracy RE,Zieske AW,Strong JP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used DNA and protein polymorphisms for the third complement component (C3) to assess the potential of DNA markers in the diagnosis and study of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), and to confirm the reported linkage between FH and C3. The inheritance of FH and the C3 gene has been studied in 10 families by co...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Humphries SE,Donald JA,McFadden JJ,Shull S,Williamson R,Jowett NI,Galton DJ,Julsrud JO,Berg K,Heiberg A

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular event reduction in hypercholesterolemic subjects appropriately emphasizes the prominent role of statin therapy; however, niacin (nicotinic acid) is also an effective lipid-altering agent that prevents atherosclerosis and reduces cardiovascular events. Niacin has multifarious lipoprotein and anti-atherot...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenson RS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted high-density lipoprotein (rHDL) has been shown to produce a rapid regression of atherosclerosis in animal models and humans. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), which is a bioactive lipid in HDL, plays a role in mitogenesis, endothelial cell motility, and cell survival, as well as organization and differentia...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Matsuo Y,Miura S,Kawamura A,Uehara Y,Rye KA,Saku K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine synthetic (32 Dacron and 7 Teflon) arterial prostheses (from 38 patients with peripheral arterial disease) removed after periods between 2 months and 18 years, were examined by histology and immuno-histology. The grafts were initially permeated by thrombus containing platelet antigens and this became organ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Walton KW,Slaney G,Ashton F

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrasting observations have been made between serum urate and ischemic stroke outcomes in studies involving Caucasian populations. To assess the hypothesis that urate is associated with stroke outcomes, a prospective follow-up study was performed in a cohort of Asian patients with ischemic stroke. Patients diagnosed...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Seet RC,Kasiman K,Gruber J,Tang SY,Wong MC,Chang HM,Chan YH,Halliwell B,Chen CP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Increased activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 is observed in aortas of different models of hypertension, and its activation is directly mediated by oxidative stress. As quercetin is an important flavonoid with significant antioxidant effects, the hypothesis here is that quercetin will reduc...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pereira SC,Parente JM,Belo VA,Mendes AS,Gonzaga NA,do Vale GT,Ceron CS,Tanus-Santos JE,Tirapelli CR,Castro MM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of expression of the genes for the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) is of central importance in the control of cholesterol metabolism and thus in influencing the concentration of low density lipoprotein in the plasma. This can be studied by i...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Le Cras TD,Gherardi E,Bowyer DE

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:83 pairs of twins, aged 50-74 years, were studied with respect to their serum apoproteins (A-I, A-II, B, C-II, C-III and E) and cholesterol concentrations. Each of the variables showed a higher intraclass correlation in the MZ twins than in the DZ twins. HDL cholesterol showed the highest intraclass correlation among ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hayakawa K,Shimizu T,Ohba Y,Tomioka S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor, is produced by the oxyntic cells of the stomach and is involved in the regulation of energy balance. However, an increasing number of direct ghrelin cardiovascular effects, and, among them, high ghrelin binding in atherosclerotic coronary arteries, are b...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rossi F,Bertone C,Petricca S,Santiemma V

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study examined the impact of CD14++CD16+ monocytes on coronary plaque vulnerability, as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and investigated their association with daily glucose fluctuation. Although increased CD14++CD16+ monocyte levels have been reported to increase cardiovascular...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Yamamoto H,Yoshida N,Shinke T,Otake H,Kuroda M,Sakaguchi K,Hirota Y,Toba T,Takahashi H,Terashita D,Uzu K,Tahara N,Shinkura Y,Kuroda K,Nagasawa Y,Nagano Y,Tsukiyama Y,Yanaka KI,Emoto T,Sasaki N,Yamashita T,Ogawa

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00