Reduction of serum lipoprotein(a) levels in hyperlipidaemic patients with alpha-tocopheryl nicotinate.

abstract：:Berberine, an alkaloid isolated from Chinese medicinal herbs, long been known for its anti-microbial activity and used to treat various infectious disorders in traditional Chinese medicine. In the present study, we have tested the hypothesis that berberine could inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lee S,Lim HJ,Park HY,Lee KS,Park JH,Jang Y

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Diet and smoking expose the general population to cadmium (Cd), which is a toxic metal that accumulates in the arterial wall. In experimental studies, Cd causes reductions in proliferation of smooth muscle cells and cellular synthesis of procollagen. The aim of this study was to examine whether bloo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Fagerberg B,Borné Y,Sallsten G,Smith JG,Acosta S,Persson M,Melander O,Forsgard N,Gottsäter A,Hedblad B,Barregard L,Engström G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporation of 125I-labeled cholesterol ester rich lipoproteins from cholesterol fed rabbits into normal rabbit aorta in vitro was inhibited by heparin, lecithin, and collagenase and by succinylation of the lipoprotein. Aortic uptake of lipoprotein was increased by neuraminidase, proteases, lipase, and beta-glucuron...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Day CE

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Vasa vasorum (VV) and lymphatic vasa vasorum (LVV) form their own networks in the adventitia. VV supply the aorta with nutrition and oxygen; however, the distribution and role of LVV remains to be determined. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the distribution of VV and LVV ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sano M,Unno N,Sasaki T,Baba S,Sugisawa R,Tanaka H,Inuzuka K,Yamamoto N,Sato K,Konno H

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 signalling has been shown to accelerate atherosclerosis. As oxidised phospholipids are present in atherosclerotic plaque and have been shown to modulate TLR4 signalling, we investigated the role of oxidised 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (OxPAPC) in the reg...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Erridge C,Webb DJ,Spickett CM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Direct quantification of atherosclerotic plaque volume by three-dimensional vascular ultrasound (3DVUS) is more reproducible than 2DUS-based three-dimensional (2D/3D) techniques that generate pseudo-3D volumes from summed 2D plaque areas; however, its accuracy has not been reported. We aimed to determine 3...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： López-Melgar B,Fernández-Friera L,Sánchez-González J,Vilchez JP,Cecconi A,Mateo J,Peñalvo JL,Oliva B,García-Ruiz JM,Kauffman S,Jiménez-Borreguero LJ,Ruiz-Cabello J,Fernández-Ortiz A,Ibáñez B,Fuster V

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In chronic kidney disease (CKD), high FGF23 concentrations are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), cardiovascular events, and death. The associations of FGF23 with left ventricular mass (LVM) and LVH in the general population and the influence of CKD remains uncertain. METHODS:C-terminal pla...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Jovanovich A,Ix JH,Gottdiener J,McFann K,Katz R,Kestenbaum B,de Boer IH,Sarnak M,Shlipak MG,Mukamal KJ,Siscovick D,Chonchol M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractional esterification rate of cholesterol in high density lipoprotein (HDL) (FER[HDL]) can predict the size distribution and physicochemical characteristics of HDL in plasma. In the present study, we investigated the correlation of FER(HDL) with the particle size of low density lipoprotein (LDL) (LDL-size) in 111 ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ohta T,Saku K,Takata K,Nagata N,Maung KK,Matsuda I

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have reported that elevated plasma levels of total homocysteine (tHcy) are related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Only a few studies have looked at the effect of cysteine, another amino thiol, on cardiovascular disease risk. Therefore, in the present case-control study we compared plas...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： van den Brandhof WE,Haks K,Schouten EG,Verhoef P

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported linkage for plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) on 15q21 in Caucasian families from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study (NHLBI FHS). Hepatic lipase gene (LIPC), which has a major role in lipoprotein metabolism, resides within the linkage reg...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Feitosa MF,Myers RH,Pankow JS,Province MA,Borecki IB

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between office and ambulatory heart rate, and its variability, and arterial stiffness in patients with primary arterial hypertension. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in a primary care setting, with the inclusion of 356 hypertensive patients aged 30-80 years. Office ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： García-Ortiz L,García-García A,Ramos-Delgado E,Patino-Alonso MC,Recio-Rodríguez JI,Rodríguez-Sánchez E,Gómez-Marcos MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a fish lipid concentrate rich in eicosapentaenoic acid was studied in 107 subjects for periods up to 2 years. Ninety-two had heart disease or hyper-lipidaemia and 15 had no history of heart disease. Serum triglyceride levels were rapidly reduced, cholesterol fell more slowly but high density lipoprotein ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Saynor R,Verel D,Gillott T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a powerful risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events. High levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) since birth are linked to the early onset of atherosclerotic disease. A genetic mutation determining FH is present in about one subject out of 250;...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gulizia MM,Maggioni AP,Abrignani MG,Bilato C,Mangiacapra F,Sanchez FA,Piovaccari G,Montagna L,Marini M,De Biasio M,Averna M,Casula M,Colivicchi F,Fabbri G,Lucci D,Zampoleri V,Catapano AL,POSTER Investigators.

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:It has been shown that triglyceride levels are one of the determinants of factor VII levels. In this study we have simultaneously evaluated, in a group of 102 healthy individuals, the different forms of factor VII, namely factor VII mass, factor VII coagulant activity, activated factor VII double-chain form and factor...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Negri M,Arigliano PL,Talamini G,Carlini S,Manzato F,Bonadonna G

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In Switzerland, the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) due to pathogenic apolipoprotein B-100 gene (APOB) variants was known, but not the prevalence of FH due to pathogenic low-density lipoprotein-receptor gene (LDLR) variants. Phenotypic differences (LDLR versus APOB) might affect the...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Miserez AR,Martin FJ,Spirk D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently no data exists regarding the outcomes after the novel endothelial progenitor cell capturing stent (EPCcS) placement in bifurcation lesions using a provisional T-stenting. This study evaluates the 1-year clinical outcome in patients treated with the EPCcS for a bifurcation lesion using a provisional ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Beijk MA,Klomp M,Koch KT,Henriques JP,Vis MM,Baan J Jr,Tijssen JG,Piek JJ,de Winter RJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells (MCs) contribute to atherogenesis by releasing pro-inflammatory mediators to activate vascular cells and other inflammatory cells. This study examined whether MC activation or stabilization affects diet-induced atherosclerosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (Ldlr(-/-)) mice. When Ldlr(-/-) mi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wang J,Sjöberg S,Tia V,Secco B,Chen H,Yang M,Sukhova GK,Shi GP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) is a transmembrane protein involved in the migration and adhesion of leukocytes to the vascular endothelium. While some studies indicate that elevated baseline sICAM-1 levels predict cardiovascular events, most of these studies were done in men; moreover, u...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Albert MA,Glynn RJ,Buring JE,Ridker PM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, lipid peroxides in plasma and the low density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction and plasma concentrations of vitamin E, lipids and lipoproteins were measured in 22 smokers (mean age 35 years), 26 non-smoking patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD), mean age 66 years), and 23 younger (ages < or = 55 yea...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sanderson KJ,van Rij AM,Wade CR,Sutherland WH

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The optimal approaches to management of patients treated with moderate statin doses on lipid parameters are unknown. The ACCENTUATE study aimed to compare the effects of adding the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor (CETP) evacetrapib, ezetimibe or increasing statin dose in atorvastatin-tr...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nicholls SJ,Ray KK,Ballantyne CM,Beacham LA,Miller DL,Ruotolo G,Nissen SE,Riesmeyer JS,ACCENTUATE Investigators.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relative hypocholesterolemic activity of linoleic acid (LA), conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), alpha-linolenic acid (LN) and conjugated linolenic acid (CLN) in hamsters. Five groups of hamsters (n=10 each) were fed either the control diet or one of the four fatty acids-supplemented diets for 6 weeks....

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lam CK,Chen J,Cao Y,Yang L,Wong YM,Yeung SY,Yao X,Huang Y,Chen ZY

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the lipotropic action of betaine on plasma lipoproteins and tissue lipids. METHODS AND RESULTS:Adult mice, wild type (+/+) or heterozygous (+/-) for a disruption of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (Mthfr) gene, were supplemented with betaine for 1 year and compared with mice on control...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schwahn BC,Wang XL,Mikael LG,Wu Q,Cohn J,Jiang H,Maclean KN,Rozen R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study aimed to verify the existence of a rebound inflammatory effect after statin withdrawal in the acute phase of myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:In a prospective observational cohort, changes in C-reactive protein (CRP) between the first and the fifth day after MI were evaluated in 249 cons...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sposito AC,Carvalho LS,Cintra RM,Araújo AL,Ono AH,Andrade JM,Coelho OR,Quinaglia e Silva JC,Brasilia Heart Study Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unstable carotid plaques are associated with an increased incidence of embolic complications after carotid artery stenting (CAS) or carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between the tissue components of carotid plaques and the incidence of new ipsilateral silen...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Yamada K,Yoshimura S,Kawasaki M,Enomoto Y,Asano T,Hara A,Minatoguchi S,Iwama T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00