Effects of nitric oxide and superoxide on relaxation in human artery and vein.

abstract：:The concentrations of cholesterol (C) and phospholipid (PL) levels in the high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction and the HDL2 and HDL3 subfractions were determined in 74 men with incapacitating angina pectoris and coronary artery disease (CAD) verified by angiography. An equal number of randomly sampled healthy men m...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wallentin L,Sundin B

更新日期：1986-02-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cholesterol-lowering and antiatherosclerotic effect of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin sodium at a dosage comparable to human therapy. Twelve heterozygous WHHL rabbits (13 months old) were fed 100 g per day of a low cholesterol (0.03%) enriched diet for 12 months. ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Harsch M,Braesen JH,Niendorf A

更新日期：1997-02-10 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：:Proton NMR spectroscopy as a means to quantify lipoprotein subclasses has received wide clinical interest. The experimental part is a fast routine procedure that contrasts favourably to other lipoprotein measurement protocols. The difficulties in using (1)H NMR, however, are in uncovering the subclass specific informa...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ala-Korpela M,Lankinen N,Salminen A,Suna T,Soininen P,Laatikainen R,Ingman P,Jauhiainen M,Taskinen MR,Héberger K,Kaski K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Statins inhibit cholesterol synthesis but can upregulate cholesterol absorption, with higher doses producing larger effects. Ezetimibe inhibits cholesterol absorption but also upregulates synthesis. We tested whether ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy would be most effective in lowering LDL-cholestero...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Thongtang N,Lin J,Schaefer EJ,Lowe RS,Tomassini JE,Shah AK,Tershakovec AM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated fibrinogen levels after coronary balloon angioplasty have been reported to be useful in predicting restenosis. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the relationship between preprocedural fibrinogen levels and the 6-12-month outcomes of patients undergoing coronary stenting. Plasma levels of fibrinogen were measur...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Otsuka M,Hayashi Y,Ueda H,Imazu M,Kohno N

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remnant lipoproteins are known to promote atherosclerosis especially in patients with type III hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP). In the current study, the effects of atorvastatin were investigated with special reference to the exogenous and endogenous apolipoprotein (apo) B-containing lipoprotein metabolism in type III HLP....

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ishigami M,Yamashita S,Sakai N,Hirano K,Hiraoka H,Nakamura T,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between a low ankle-brachial index (ABI) and several grades of cognitive disorders: cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), in the general population. METHODS:We performed a systematic review of the literature, including all prospective, longitudinal or cro...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Guerchet M,Aboyans V,Nubukpo P,Lacroix P,Clément JP,Preux PM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to obtain information about the developmental mechanisms of restenosis after angioplasty, we investigated an association between the expression of platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and neointimal cell accumulation in rabbit femoral arteries subjected to balloon angioplasty. Northern analysis demonstrate...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Uchida K,Sasahara M,Morigami N,Hazama F,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Periostin is dramatically upregulated in rat carotid arteries after balloon injury. The objective of the present study was to understand mechanisms underlying periostin upregulation in balloon-injured rat carotid arteries and in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). METHODS AND RESULTS:Periostin pro...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Li G,Oparil S,Sanders JM,Zhang L,Dai M,Chen LB,Conway SJ,McNamara CA,Sarembock IJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the growth-regulating action of estrogen on vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC), effects of beta-17-estradiol (beta-E2) on phenotypic modulation and proliferation of rabbit aortic SMC were observed in vitro. At 10(-8)M, beta-E2 significantly slowed the decrease in volume fraction of myofilaments (Vv myo)...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Song J,Wan Y,Rolfe BE,Campbell JH,Campbell GR

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Recent studies demonstrate important roles for inflammation in development of atherosclerosis with current attention focusing on interactions of inflammation with traditional lipoprotein risk factors. Since the nature of such relationships is largely unknown, we sought to investigate interactions of inflammation with ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Corsetti JP,Zareba W,Moss AJ,Rainwater DL,Sparks CE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMO 1618 (2-isopropyl-4-dimethylamino-5-methylphenyl-1-piperidine carboxylate methyl chloride) was added to corn-soy based diets and fed to 9-week-old female chickens for 3 weeks to measure the inhibition of hepatic beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase. Do...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Qureshi AA,Abuirmeileh N,Burger WC,Din ZZ,Elson CE

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study conducted in 1953 by one of the authors (H.S.M. Uhl) reported that orally administered ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) both prevented the accumulation of cholesterol in the liver of cholesterol-fed rabbits and caused the removal of accumulated cholesterol from the liver. These observations were made in...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Uhl HS,Dysko RC,St Clair RW

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) have been implicated in atherogenesis. However, the precise role of TNF-alpha in atherogenesis is still unclear. To examine the effect of TNF-alpha on atherogenesis, we generated compound-deficient mice in apolipoprotein E (apoE) and TNF-alpha (...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Ohta H,Wada H,Niwa T,Kirii H,Iwamoto N,Fujii H,Saito K,Sekikawa K,Seishima M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Japanese group comprising 53 hyperlipidemic and 54 normolipidemic subjects was genotyped for DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) at the apo B gene locus. The polymorphisms with XbaI and PvuII were present at allelic frequencies of 0.04 (X1 allele) and 0.96 (X2 allele), 0.94 (P1 allele) and 0.06 (P2...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Aburatani H,Matsumoto A,Itoh H,Yamada N,Murase T,Takaku F,Itakura H

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) has been implicated as conveying increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous studies suggest a role of apoE as a modulator of immune response and inflammatory properties. We hypothesized that the presence of apo E4 is associated with an increased inflammatory burden in s...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gungor Z,Anuurad E,Enkhmaa B,Zhang W,Kim K,Berglund L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL: d less than 1.019) of New Zealand male rabbits reciving cholesterol (2 g/day) and metformin (135 mg/kg/day) is investigated. These rabbits, while showing only a slight reduction of plasma cholesterol levels, as compared to cholesterol-fed (h.c.) animals, show a m...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sirtori CR,Catapano A,Ghiselli GC,Innocenti AL,Rodriguez J

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential interest of serum elastase activity (SEA) as a marker of vascular aging and atherosclerosis was studied as part of an epidemiological study on vascular and cognitive aging (EVA Study). SEA was measured in 555 men and 774 women aged 59-71 years with a synthetic substrate, suc(ala)3pNA, according to a modi...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Bizbiz L,Bonithon-Kopp C,Ducimetierè P,Berr C,Alperovitch A,Robert L

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are complex pathologies characterized by lipid accumulation, chronic inflammation and extensive tissue remodelling. Microparticles (MPs), small membrane vesicles produced by activated and apoptotic cells, might not only be biomarkers, but also fun...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Baron M,Leroyer AS,Majd Z,Lalloyer F,Vallez E,Bantubungi K,Chinetti-Gbaguidi G,Delerive P,Boulanger CM,Staels B,Tailleux A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trials of antibiotic treatment of vascular diseases, in attempts to eradicate possible microbial initiators, have had mixed results. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of antibiotics in treating patients with atherosclerotic vascular diseases, using a meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Illoh KO,Illoh OC,Feseha HB,Hallenbeck JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine whether mitral annular calcification (MAC) predicts mortality and cardiac disease in a group of renal transplant candidates. METHODS:Hundred and forty patients were prospectively studied. All had echocardiography and coronary angiography. Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) was ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sharma R,Pellerin D,Gaze DC,Mehta RL,Gregson H,Streather CP,Collinson PO,Brecker SJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The distribution of atherosclerotic lesions changes with age in human and rabbit aortas. We investigated if this can be explained by changes in patterns of blood flow and wall shear stress. METHODS:The luminal geometry of thoracic aortas from immature and mature rabbits was obtained by micro-CT of vascular c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Peiffer V,Rowland EM,Cremers SG,Weinberg PD,Sherwin SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atherogenic dyslipidemia (AD), characterized by high plasma triglycerides and low HDL particles, is considered one of the main effectors of vascular damage associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS) and type 2 diabetes. Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (FABP4) plasma concentrations have been linked ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Cabré A,Babio N,Lázaro I,Bulló M,Garcia-Arellano A,Masana L,Salas-Salvadó J

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：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：:Caucasian carriers of the T allele at R46L in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) locus have been reported to have 15% lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (C) levels and 47% lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Our objective was to examine two PCSK9 single nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Polisecki E,Peter I,Robertson M,McMahon AD,Ford I,Packard C,Shepherd J,Jukema JW,Blauw GJ,Westendorp RG,de Craen AJ,Trompet S,Buckley BM,Murphy MB,Ordovas JM,Schaefer EJ,PROSPER Study Group.

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00