A search for mutagens in human aortal lipid extracts.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The enzyme histidine decarboxylase (Hdc), which generates histamine, is highly expressed in CD11b+Gr-1+ myeloid cells that play a critical role in infection, inflammation and tumorigenesis. The aim of this study was to explore the role of Hdc-expressing CD11b+ myeloid cells or histamine in atherogen...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Xu L,Cheng D,Huang Z,Ding S,Zhang W,Tan H,Shi H,Chen R,Zou Y,Wang TC,Yang X,Ge J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial of 5-week treatment period with placebo or rosuvastatin (10 or 40 mg/day) with 2-week placebo wash-outs between treatments, the dose-dependent effect of rosuvastatin on apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 kinetics in metabolic syndrome subjects were studied. Compared with placebo,...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ooi EM,Barrett PH,Chan DC,Nestel PJ,Watts GF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chronic schizophrenic patients treated with phenothiazines (Chlorpromazine, Levomepromazine, Perphenazine) for long periods (average = 8 years), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly lower (P less than 0.001) compared with normal controls. The HDL subfractions showed that HDL3-C was...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sasaki J,Kumagae G,Sata T,Kuramitsu M,Arakawa K

更新日期：1984-05-01 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：:The fatty acid patterns of serum triglycerides and FFA in SHR and in normotensive controls aged 4, 8 and 26 weeks were estimated by gas-liquid chromatography. In serum triglycerides of SHR, the percentage of linoleic acid (C18:2) was lower and the content of arachidonic acid (C20:4) higher than in age-matched control ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Singer P,Voigt S,Moritz V,Baumann R

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis and TNF-alpha, a major inflammatory cytokine, induces inflammatory responses by enhancing the expression of adhesion molecules and the secretion of inflammatory mediators. Indirubin is an active compound of Polygonum tinctorium Lour (P. tinctoriu...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kim EJ,Park WH,Ahn SG,Yoon JH,Kim SW,Kim SA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leukocyte count is recognized as an inflammatory marker and a predictor of cardiovascular events. However, it is uncertain whether the contribution of leukocyte count to the risk of cardiovascular disease is independent of smoking. METHODS:The subjects were 4492 male employees aged 40-59 years who worked fo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Imano H,Sato S,Kitamura A,Kiyama M,Ohira T,Shimamoto T,Iso H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combined gross and histologic study carried out on 270 selected male subjects with the common type of distribution of the coronary arteries revealed a natural resistance to intimal thickening and plaque development exhibited by the left main coronary artery and by the first centimeter of the right coronary artery. T...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Velican C,Velican D

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the abdominal aortas of young mash-fed swine, intimal cell masses (pads, cushions) are located predominantly away from blood vessel orifices. They are found scattered throughout the aorta but nevertheless have a definite pattern of distribution. In the distal one half of the abdominal aorta, they are more frequent ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Scott RF,Thomas WA,Lee WM,Reiner JM,Florentin RA

更新日期：1979-11-01 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：:The elevated carbon monoxide level found in tobacco smokers has been suggested as one etiologic factor linking it with atherosclerosis. Unquestionably carbon monoxide does induce some arterial wall hypoxia, which has been established as an atherogenic factor, but without knowing the extent and location of this hypoxia...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schneiderman G,Goldstick TK

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and females with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were found to have low total serum lipid concentrations similar to results previously obtained in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In AS men total serum TG was about 50% of control values and in AS men and SLE women total ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rössner S

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cysteine protease cathepsin L is one of the most potent mammalian elastases and collagenases, widely expressed at basal levels in most tested tissues and cell types, and regulated by pro-inflammatory stimuli. The inflammatory arterial diseases abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and atherosclerosis involve extensive v...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Liu J,Sukhova GK,Yang JT,Sun J,Ma L,Ren A,Xu WH,Fu H,Dolganov GM,Hu C,Libby P,Shi GP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygotes (TT genotype) for the C677T mutation in the gene of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T/MTHFR mutation) constitute about 12% of the Caucasian population. They have mild hyperhomocysteinemia which is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If the mutation is associated with premature d...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Brattström L,Zhang Y,Hurtig M,Refsum H,Ostensson S,Fransson L,Jonés K,Landgren F,Brudin L,Ueland PM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured 381 genomewide markers and performed genetic linkage analyses in search of loci influencing coronary artery calcification (CAC), a measure of atherosclerosis determined by electron beam computed tomography, in 948 non-Hispanic white siblings (mean age [+/-standard deviation] = 59.6 +/- 9.9 years; 73.7% hyp...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Turner ST,Peyser PA,Kardia SL,Bielak LF,Sheedy PF 3rd,Boerwinkle E,de Andrade M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detailed distribution of atherosclerotic lesions in the branching region of the left main coronary artery in man was studied. Tissue cubes of the hearts, containing the left coronary arteries, were removed, and 1.5-mm-thick parallel and consecutive slices were cut perpendicular to the main coronary artery. Histolo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Grøttum P,Svindland A,Walløe L

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological and clinical data demonstrate differences in atherosclerotic coronary heart disease prevalence between age-matched men and premenopausal women. Mechanisms underlying relative athero-susceptibility in men and athero-resistance in premenopausal women remain to be elucidated. Lack of informative animal mo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Herrera VL,Tsikoudakis A,Didishvili T,Ponce LR,Bagamasbad P,Gantz D,Herscovitz H,Van Tol A,Ruiz-Opazo N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The EPA/AA ratio has emerged as a predictor of mortality endpoints in cardiac disease; however, its prognostic value in peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients is unclear. We assessed the serum eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to arachidonic acid (AA) ratio in patients with PAD caused by femoropopliteal artery l...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hishikari K,Kimura S,Yamakami Y,Kojima K,Sagawa Y,Otani H,Sugiyama T,Kuwahara T,Hikita H,Takahashi A,Isobe M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pyrophosphate (PPi) is a potent inhibitor of ectopic mineralization but its role during aortic valve calcification is not known. METHODS:Anti-calcific effect of PPi was investigated by using an in vitro model of serum-driven calcification of collagen sponges and decellularized porcine aortic valve leaflets....

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rattazzi M,Bertacco E,Iop L,D'Andrea S,Puato M,Buso G,Causin V,Gerosa G,Faggin E,Pauletto P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia is an autosomal co-dominant disorder, which in a minority of cases is due to a truncation producing mutation in the apoB gene. We have identified an apoB mutation in a 40-year old hypobetalipoproteinemic man with Type II diabetes mellitus. Immunoblotting of plasma revealed a major band...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pulai JI,Latour MA,Kwok PY,Schonfeld G

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Microvascular mechanisms are increasingly recognized as being involved in a significant proportion of coronary artery disease (CAD) cases, but their exact contribution or role is unclear. We aimed to define the association between retinal microvascular signs and both CAD extent and severity. METHODS:1120 par...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gopinath B,Chiha J,Plant AJ,Thiagalingam A,Burlutsky G,Kovoor P,Liew G,Mitchell P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We looked for antibodies against endothelial cells, monocytes, fibroblasts, lymphocytes and Epstein-Barr virus transformed lymphocytes in the sera of 28 elderly and 18 middle-aged patients with atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease and 13 controls. Inclusion criteria were symptomatic peripheral arterial disease ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： D'Anastasio C,Impallomeni M,McPherson GA,Clements WG,Howells GL,Brooks PA,Batchelor JR

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Overt atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) warrants aggressive lipid lowering. Imaging for ambiguous symptoms suggesting ischemia or for clarification of CV risk in asymptomatic individuals often uncovers previously unknown ASCVD. Guidelines do not provide clear recommendations for aggress...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mancini GBJ,Gupta M,Tsigoulis M,Cannon CP,Genest J,Ray KK,Santos RD,Watts GF,Raggi P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 (ABCG1) plays an important role in reverse cholesterol transport by exporting cholesterol to high density lipoproteins (HDL). Two major ABCG1 isoforms exist in humans, which differ by the presence or absence of twelve amino acids between the ATP cassette and the transmembrane do...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Burns V,Sharpe LJ,Gelissen IC,Brown AJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of cholesteryl esters in human plasma and plays a critical role in high density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Genetic LCAT deficiency is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by low HDL cholesterol levels. This paper reviews the ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Calabresi L,Simonelli S,Gomaraschi M,Franceschini G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon3/epsilon2/epsilon4, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) TaqIB, and apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) -482 C>T have been associated with an atherogenic lipid profile and, in some studies, with increased cardiovascular risk. However, no data exist ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Muendlein A,Saely CH,Marte T,Schmid F,Koch L,Rein P,Langer P,Aczel S,Drexel H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recruitment of peripheral monocytes to the sub-endothelial space, their development into macrophages and subsequent proliferation are critical events during atherosclerosis. Receptors for epidermal growth factor (EGF) have been identified on cells of the myeloid lineage, but a role for them in atherogenesis has ye...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lamb DJ,Modjtahedi H,Plant NJ,Ferns GA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild hyperhomocysteinemia is considered an important risk factor for vascular disease. A common polymorphism (677C-->T) in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is associated with a decreased enzyme activity and consequent higher circulating levels of homocysteine. We hypothesized that the serum levels ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pisciotta L,Cortese C,Gnasso A,Liberatoscioli L,Pastore A,Mannucci L,Irace C,Federici G,Bertolini S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid and apoprotein composition of four very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) subfractions decreasing in Sf value were evaluated in the fasting state in 12 normolipidemic Pima Indians (6 M, 6 F, age 39 +/- 1.7 yrs) (mean +/- SEM) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in poor glycemic control (HbA1 9.8 +/...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Patti L,Swinburn B,Riccardi G,Rivellese AA,Howard BV

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We aimed at developing a novel risk prediction model for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) for Chinese individuals, based upon a large cohort from Taiwan. METHODS:This Chinese cohort came from Taiwan, with 381,963 individuals free from CVD, recruited from a private health surveillance program...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hu WS,Lee JH,Tsai MK,Wen CP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00