Immune-modulation by polyclonal IgM treatment reduces atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic apoE-/- mice.

abstract：:A major gene hypothesis for heparin releasable plasma lipoprotein lipase (PH-LPL) activity was assessed using segregation analyses of data on 495 members in 98 normolipidemic sedentary families of Caucasian descent who participated in the HERITAGE Family Study. Segregation analyses were performed on PH-LPL adjusted fo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hong Y,Rice T,Després JP,Gagnon J,Nadeau A,Bergeron J,Pérusse L,Bouchard C,Leon AS,Skinner JS,Wilmore JH,Rao DC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It has not been fully determined whether non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDLC) levels are involved in vascular events, especially stroke, in general Asian populations. We evaluated the association between non-HDLC levels and the risk of type-specific cardiovascular disease in a pros...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Imamura T,Doi Y,Ninomiya T,Hata J,Nagata M,Ikeda F,Mukai N,Hirakawa Y,Yoshida D,Fukuhara M,Kitazono T,Kiyohara Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low levels of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) are highly prevalent in subjects presenting premature atherosclerosis. It is indeterminate as to whether high cardiovascular risk in low HDL-C subjects occurs concomitantly with elevated oxidative stress and/or with biologically dysfunctional HDL part...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kontush A,de Faria EC,Chantepie S,Chapman MJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent data suggest the involvement of dectin-1 in atherosclerosis through regulation of local reactive oxygen species production. The aim of the current study was to assess the effect of dectin-1 deficiency on atherosclerotic plaque development. METHODS:Using immunohistochemistry dectin-1 expression was obs...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Szilagyi K,Gijbels MJ,van der Velden S,Heinsbroek SE,Kraal G,de Winther MP,van den Berg TK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of atherosclerotic lesions requires the migration of vascular smooth muscle cells from the media into the intima of the artery and their proliferation. These events, which are preceded and accompanied by inflammation, are modulated by integrin receptors linking vascular smooth muscle cells to extracellul...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Barillari G,Albonici L,Incerpi S,Bogetto L,Pistritto G,Volpi A,Ensoli B,Manzari V

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：: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 analyze the possible role of arachidonic acid (AA) in macrophage cholesterol biosynthesis and in PON2 expression. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used peritoneal macrophages (MPM) from the 6-DS KO mice that were fed a diet without or with AA. Macrophage cholesterol biosynthesis rate and HMGCoA-reductase mRNA level...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rosenblat M,Volkova N,Roqueta-Rivera M,Nakamura MT,Aviram M

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Rabbits were fed a semipurified diet containing soy protein for 4 weeks and subsequently transferred to a semipurified diet containing soy protein plus cholesterol (2 g/kg), or a semipurified diet containing casein as protein source. One group of rabbits was fed the soy protein diet throughout the entire experimental ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Scholz KE,Beynen AC,West CE

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Plaque with dense inflammatory cells, including macrophages, thin fibrous cap and superficial necrotic/lipid core is thought to be prone-to-rupture. We report a time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TR-LIFS) technique for detection of such markers of plaque vulnerability in human plaques. ME...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Marcu L,Jo JA,Fang Q,Papaioannou T,Reil T,Qiao JH,Baker JD,Freischlag JA,Fishbein MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that sterol 27-hydroxylase may play a role in cholesterol homeostasis and affect atherogenesis. The major objective of the study was to map and characterize the sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27) promoter region. Here we show that CYP27 gene has a TATA-less promoter and transcription initiates at a...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Segev H,Honigman A,Rosen H,Leitersdorf E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Thrombocytopenia in scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) knockout mice is suggested to result from augmented platelet clearance induced by elevated intracellular unesterified cholesterol (UC) levels. We hypothesize that SR-BI deficiency may also influence platelet production at the level of its precursor c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ouweneel AB,Hoekstra M,van der Wel EJ,Schaftenaar FH,Snip OSC,Hassan J,Korporaal SJA,Van Eck M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological stress (PS) has been associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases and adverse long-term outcomes after ischemic events. However, the precise mechanisms involved are not completely understood. Here we investigated the effect of PS on ischemia-induced neovascularization, and the pot...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Maingrette F,Dussault S,Dhahri W,Desjarlais M,Mathieu R,Turgeon J,Haddad P,Groleau J,Perez G,Rivard A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common gain-of-function LPL variant, LPLS447X, has favorable clinical features and involves a C→G base change at nucleotide 1595 of the LPL cDNA, along with a haplotype, which includes other non-coding SNPs. The mechanism for the LPL gain-in-function is not clear. LPL translation is regulated by epinephrine...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ranganathan G,Unal R,Pokrovskaya ID,Tripathi P,Rotter JI,Goodarzi MO,Kern PA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructural effects of a single brief intra-arterial infusion of palmitic, linoleic and acetoacetic acid on the arterial endothelium of the rat were investigated, and the following results obtained: (1) Palmitic acid, infused at a concentration of 4 mM/l, damaged the arterial lining by producing large cytoplas...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Constantinides P,Kiser M

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been proposed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion modify the N-terminus of serum albumin resulting in ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) formation. Likewise, several recent publications provide evidence that melatonin, a circadian endogenously produced in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Dominguez-Rodriguez A,Abreu-Gonzalez P,Garcia-Gonzalez MJ,Samimi-Fard S,Reiter RJ,Kaski JC

更新日期：2008-07-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Atherosclerosis is a chronic lipid-driven inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is an important immunomodulatory cytokine and a known pro-atherosclerotic mediator. However, cell-specific targeting of IFNγ or its signaling in atherosclerosis development has not been studi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Boshuizen MC,Neele AE,Gijbels MJ,van der Velden S,Hoeksema MA,Forman RA,Muller W,Van den Bossche J,de Winther MP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proband is a 50 year-old woman born from a consanguineous marriage. She has been suffering from angina pectoris since the age of 38 and underwent coronary bypass surgery for three-vessel disease at 48. The presence of low plasma levels of total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (2.4 and 0....

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bertolini S,Pisciotta L,Seri M,Cusano R,Cantafora A,Calabresi L,Franceschini G,Ravazzolo R,Calandra S

更新日期：2001-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We aimed to evaluate the associations and prognostic value of interleukin-6 (IL6) for the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, heart failure (HF), and other chronic diseases in a large, multi-ethnic, contemporary population. METHODS:We included 6617 participants from...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cainzos-Achirica M,Enjuanes C,Greenland P,McEvoy JW,Cushman M,Dardari Z,Nasir K,Budoff MJ,Al-Mallah MH,Yeboah J,Miedema MD,Blumenthal RS,Comin-Colet J,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:HIV+ patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Inflammation plays a role in adults, but has not yet been assessed in HIV+ children. We compared proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules in HIV+ children versus healthy controls, and assessed their relationship to carotid intima-me...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ross AC,O'Riordan MA,Storer N,Dogra V,McComsey GA

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:SR-12813 inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in Hep G2 cells via an enhanced degradation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. Here we also show that SR-12813 inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in vivo. A sterol balance study was performed in normolipemic beagle dogs. The dogs were given SR-12813 ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Berkhout TA,Simon HM,Jackson B,Yates J,Pearce N,Groot PH,Bentzen C,Niesor E,Kerns WD,Suckling KE

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the extent of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness or the presence of descending thoracic aortic calcification on multi-detector CT (MDCT) can predict the presence of significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with negative coronary artery calcium (...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lee HY,Song IS,Yoo SM,Rho JY,Moon JY,White CS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial lipase (EL), a new member of the triacylglycerol lipase gene family, is a key enzyme in HDL metabolism. The EL expression pattern in humans was reported to be unique and complementary to that documented for lipoprotein lipase. The regulatory elements responsible for the tissue-specific EL expression are no...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Broedl UC,Jin W,Marchadier D,Secreto A,Rader DJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Experimental evidence indicates that circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) counteracts vascular aging and atherosclerosis, for which increased carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a marker. Yet, IGF-1 concentrations have been inconsistently associated with carotid IMT in epidemiological s...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ameri P,Canepa M,Fabbi P,Leoncini G,Milaneschi Y,Mussap M,AlGhatrif M,Balbi M,Viazzi F,Murialdo G,Pontremoli R,Brunelli C,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the modulating effect of serum total triglycerides on the lipid composition of various lipoproteins, and on the response to gemfibrozil treatment. This placebo controlled study was conducted blind in 60 participants of the Helsinki Heart Study. An inverse relationship was observed between cholesterol c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mänttäri M,Koskinen P,Manninen V,Huttunen JK,Frick MH,Nikkilä EA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, plasma concentrations of high density lipoproteins (HDL) are inversely related to the incidence of coronary artery disease. One exception to this trend is individuals with apolipoprotein A-I(Milano) (apo A-IM), a molecular variant of apo A-I, which results in very low plasma apo A-I and HDL-cholesterol lev...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chiesa G,Stoltzfus LJ,Michelagnoli S,Bielicki JK,Santi M,Forte TM,Sirtori CR,Franceschini G,Rubin EM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There is some evidence of a cross-sectional, and possibly causal, relationship of lipid levels with leukocyte counts in mice and humans. This study investigates the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationship of blood lipid and lipoprotein levels with leukocyte counts in the UK Biobank cohort. ME...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tucker B,Sawant S,McDonald H,Rye KA,Patel S,Ong KL,Cochran BJ

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00