Comparison between the hypercholesterolaemia in rabbits induced by semipurified diets containing either cholesterol or casein.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may play a major role in the actively regulated fibrocalcific process in aortic valve stenosis (AS), but the gene expression or function of (pro)renin receptor ((P)RR), prorenin and renin or angiotensin converting enzyme 2(ACE2)/angiotensin-(1-...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Peltonen T,Näpänkangas J,Ohtonen P,Aro J,Peltonen J,Soini Y,Juvonen T,Satta J,Ruskoaho H,Taskinen P

更新日期：2011-05-01 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 prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD), cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors was studied in 413 men aged 70-89, the survivors of the Finnish cohorts of the Seven Countries Study. Men were divided into five categories according to manifestations of prevalent CVD: I, history or ECG evidence o...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Tervahauta M,Pekkanen J,Kivinen P,Stengård J,Jauhiainen M,Ehnholm C,Nissinen A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the relation between alcohol consumption and specific vascular events and mortality in a high risk population of patients with clinical manifestations of vascular disease and diabetes. METHODS:Patients with clinically manifest vascular disease or diabetes (n=5447) from the SMART study...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Beulens JW,Algra A,Soedamah-Muthu SS,Visseren FL,Grobbee DE,van der Graaf Y,SMART Study Group.

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia is characterized by hyperlipidemia, increases in beta-migrating, very low density lipoproteins (beta-VLDL), and homozygosity for apolipoprotein E2 (apo E2). In this study, 3 patients with familial dysbetalipoproteinemia were treated with lovastatin, and kinetics for apolipoprotein B (ap...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Vega GL,East C,Grundy SM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have suggested an association between lipid peroxidation and human carotid atherosclerosis, but few reports have demonstrated a link between lipid peroxidation and carotid plaques in humans. In this study, we investigated the relationship between clinical features, histopathological characteristics and...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nishi K,Uno M,Fukuzawa K,Horiguchi H,Shinno K,Nagahiro S

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ontogenic development of lipoprotein lipase and liver triglyceride hydrolase was studied in the rat. The enzyme activity measured in extrahepatic tissues fulfilled the criteria of lipoprotein lipase from the onset of measurable activity, i.e. it was inhibited by protamine and 1 M NaCl and showed requirement for se...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chajek T,Stein O,Stein Y

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Associations of glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels to incident coronary and cardiovascular events among non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease are unclear. We investigated relations of HbA1c to long-term prognosis in such patients. METHODS:A prospective cohort of 2519 patients undergoing elec...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rebnord EW,Pedersen ER,Strand E,Svingen GF,Meyer K,Schartum-Hansen H,Løland KH,Seifert R,Ueland PM,Nilsen DW,Nordrehaug JE,Nygård O

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interleukin (IL)-6 is a key modulator of the acute phase response (APR), and while both are implicated in atherosclerosis, the pathological role of specific IL-6 signalling cascades is ill-defined. Since IL-6 employs the cytokine receptor gp130 to primarily activate the STAT3 pathway, here we evaluate whether...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Jones GW,McLeod L,Kennedy CL,Bozinovski S,Najdovska M,Jenkins BJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HDL-C plasma levels are modulated by dietary fatty acid (FA), but studies investigating dietary supplementation in FA gave contrasting results. Saturated FA increased HDL-C levels only in some studies. Mono-unsaturated FA exerted a slight effect while poly-unsaturated FA mostly increased plasma HDL-C. AIMS:...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Noto D,Fayer F,Cefalù AB,Altieri I,Palesano O,Spina R,Valenti V,Pitrone M,Pizzolanti G,Barbagallo CM,Giordano C,Averna MR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Dysregulation of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been proven to be involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, it remains to be extensively explored. Thus, the present study aims to study expression patterns, biological functions, and diagnostic value of lncRNAs in CAD...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Li L,Wang L,Li H,Han X,Chen S,Yang B,Hu Z,Zhu H,Cai C,Chen J,Li X,Huang J,Gu D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High circulating levels of carotenoids have been thought to exhibit a protective function in the development of atherosclerosis. We investigated whether aortic atherosclerosis was associated with lower levels of the major serum carotenoids in alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein, lycopene, and zea...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Klipstein-Grobusch K,Launer LJ,Geleijnse JM,Boeing H,Hofman A,Witteman JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:The proteolytic activity of proinflammatory matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is elevated in lipid-rich atherosclerotic plaques, thereby contributing to plaque fragility and rupture. We hypothesized that changes in circulating levels of MMPs and their specific inhibitors (TIMPs) could reflect the atherosclerotic proces...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Beaudeux JL,Giral P,Bruckert E,Bernard M,Foglietti MJ,Chapman MJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haptoglobin genotype has been demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for CVD in multiple epidemiological studies. The primary function of haptoglobin is to mitigate the deleterious effects of extracorpuscular hemoglobin. We sought to determine if the protein products of the two haptoglobin alleles differed ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Guetta J,Strauss M,Levy NS,Fahoum L,Levy AP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia has been shown to be a risk factor for coronary artery disease and mortality. The involvement of body iron stores in the development of CAD remains controversial. So far, studies that examined hemoglobin and parameters of iron metabolism simultaneously do not exist. METHODS AND RESULTS:Hemoglobin and...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Grammer TB,Kleber ME,Silbernagel G,Pilz S,Scharnagl H,Tomaschitz A,König W,März W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is associated with poor mobility and fatigue, but the relationship between preclinical ankle-brachial index (ABI) and early markers of fatigue and functional decline has not been defined. METHODS:570 adults, 50 and older, from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Agin...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Martinez-Amezcua P,Matsushita K,Simonsick EM,Ferrucci L,Schrack JA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efflux of cholesterol from cells and its incorporation into HDL is believed to be the initial step in reverse cholesterol transport. This report addresses the question of whether there is a relationship between the ability of serum to promote efflux of cholesterol from cells in culture and the severity of coronary...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Mikkola TS,Anthony MS,Clarkson TB,St Clair RW

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that degradation of heparan sulphate proteoglycan by both living macrophages and macrophage lysosomal heparanase induces phenotypic change of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) from a high volume fraction of myofilaments (V(v)myo) to a low V(v)myo [Campbell et al. Exp C...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Fitzgerald M,Hayward IP,Thomas AC,Campbell GR,Campbell JH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trained people exhibit low plasma concentrations of triacylglcyeride (TAG) in both fasted and postprandial states. This mainly reflects enhanced uptake of TAG into skeletal muscle, via enhanced activity of lipoprotein lipase, the rate-limiting step in TAG removal. Endurance athletes possess a large, well-vascularised ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hardman AE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This cross-sectional study tested the hypothesis that treatment with the combination of Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) leads to broader changes in the expression levels of immunomodulatory genes as compared to Simvastatin monotherapy. METHODS:Illumina's GenomeStudio gene expression module was used to compare gen...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sternberg Z,Chichelli T,Sternberg D,Hojnacki D,Drake A,Liu S,Hu Q,Munschauer F

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:We previously demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment inhibits diet-induced atherosclerosis in New Zealand White rabbits. In the present study we investigate the mechanisms that might be involved in the athero-protective effect of HBO treatment in a well-accepted model of atherosclerosis, the apoE knockout...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kudchodkar BJ,Pierce A,Dory L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:An inverse, dose-dependent relationship between retrograde shear rate and brachial artery endothelial function exists in young subjects. This relationship has not been investigated in older adults, who have been related to lower endothelial function, higher resting retrograde shear rate and higher risk of ca...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schreuder TH,Green DJ,Hopman MT,Thijssen DH

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:The effect of methyl prednisolone and colchicine on the development of both the early proliferative and advanced atherosclerotic lesion in swine aorta was studied. In order to accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, the abdominal aortic endothelium was partially denuded by a balloon before the animals were plac...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Lee WM,Morrison ES,Scott RF,Lee KT,Kroms M

更新日期：1976-11-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Markers of non-specific inflammation, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) or leukocyte count are increased in end-stage renal disease patients. Recent studies have shown positive associations between inflammatory markers and cardiovascular mortality in kidney transplant recipients, but these analyses had been l...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Krüger B,Walberer A,Debler J,Böger CA,Farkas S,Reinhold SW,Obed A,Schlitt HJ,Fischereder M,Banas B,Krämer BK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We conducted a meta-analysis of relevant randomized trials to assess whether folic acid supplementation reduces the progression of atherosclerosis as measured by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). METHODS:This analysis included 2052 subjects from ten folic acid randomized trials with the change in CIMT ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Qin X,Xu M,Zhang Y,Li J,Xu X,Wang X,Xu X,Huo Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that plasma levels of remnant-like lipoprotein particles (RLP) significantly increased in sudden cardiac death cases with and without coronary atherosclerosis. In this study we have elucidated the major subset of proatherogenic RLP, containing both apoB-48 and apoB-100-carrying remnants, in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Nakajima K,Nakajima Y,Takeichi S,Fujita MQ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00