Reduction of visceral adiposity after operation in a subject with insulinoma.

abstract：AIM:Although current guidelines recommend surgical revascularization as the first-line therapy for chronic total occlusion of the abdominal aorta (Leriche syndrome), endovascular therapy (EVT) has been increasingly utilized because of the development of new technologies and techniques. EVT has demonstrated durable midt...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nanto K,Iida O,Fujihara M,Yokoi Y,Tomoi Y,Soga Y,Fujita M,Masuda M,Okamoto S,Ishihara T,Kanda T,Tsujimura T,Matsuda Y,Okuno S,Mano T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A new antibody reacted with an epitope in Lp(a) that has undergone oxidation treatment, but is not present in native Lp(a), was developed. Thus, we determined serum oxidized Lp(a) concentration in healthy volunteers, and coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertensive patients. METHODS:We m...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Morishita R,Ishii J,Kusumi Y,Yamada S,Komai N,Ohishi M,Nomura M,Hishida H,Niihashi M,Mitsumata M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the human liver comprises approximately 2.8% of the body weight, it plays a central role in the control of energy metabolism. While the biochemistry of energy substrates such as glucose, fatty acids, and ketone bodies in the liver is well understood, many aspects of the overall control system for hepatic meta...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yahagi N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Atherosclerosis (AS) characterized as a chronic inflammatory disease. Multiple immune cells and inflammatory cytokines, such as high mobility group protein (HMGB1), regulatory T (Treg) cells, T helper (Th17) cells, and inflammation-related cytokines, play a key role in its pathophysiology. A large number of studies...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ding JW,Zheng XX,Zhou T,Tong XH,Luo CY,Wang XA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an antioxidant enzyme located in high density lipoprotein (HDL). PON1 was defined as a protective factor against atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between serum paraoxonase (PONase), homocysteine thiolactonase (HTase) activities and PON1 Q192...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Bayrak A,Bayrak T,Tokgözoglu SL,Volkan-Salanci B,Deniz A,Yavuz B,Alikasifoglu M,Demirpençe E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Vietnamese develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic syndrome (MS) at a lower BMI than other ethnicities. Thus, biomarkers that identify subjects at an increased risk of T2D independently of obesity are being sought. Recent studies show that circulating NO metabolites (NOx) are increased in T2D. We investigat...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Binh PN,Abe Y,Tien PG,Son le NT,Hanh TT,Diep do TN,Qui le TK,Kawano M,Maruyama C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to examine whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with arterial stiffening, evaluated using the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), independent of visceral fat (VF) in middle-aged and elderly Japanese men. We also examined whether the relationship between CRF and the CAVI is modified...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tanisawa K,Ito T,Sun X,Kawakami R,Oshima S,Gando Y,Cao ZB,Sakamoto S,Higuchi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LIVALO tablets (pitavastatin) in Japanese male children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). METHODS:A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel study was conducted in 14 male children 10-15 years of age with heterozygous F...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Harada-Shiba M,Arisaka O,Ohtake A,Okada T,Suganami H,NK-104-PH 01 study registration group.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although metformin treatment has been reported to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated fully. Here we assessed atherosclerotic lesion formation in newly established 2 mouse lines with different blood glucose levels (Oikawa-Naga...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Asai A,Shuto Y,Nagao M,Kawahara M,Miyazawa T,Sugihara H,Oikawa S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The identification and appropriate management of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers with unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major public health concern and priority; OSA among drivers has not been fully investigated in Japan, and a better understanding of this undiagnosed disease is warranted. The...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ueyama M,Kokuto H,Sugihara H,Oikawa S,Suzuki F,Goto H,Kudoh S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in elderly women. Increases in body fat and decreases in muscle mass are closely associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). The aim of this study was to examine the influence of a 24-week aerobic and resistance tra...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Park J,Kwon Y,Park H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma levels of blood coagulation and fibrinolytic factors and the serum levels of lipids were measured in 62 subjects (22 normolipidemia and 40 hyperlipidemia) to investigate whether hyperlipidemia may affect the hemostatic system. Prothrombin, factors VII, IX and X were elevated in hyperlipidemic patients. The ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Morishita E,Jokaji H,Matsuda T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hypercholesterolemic patients with inflammation are at high risk for cardiovascular events. Statins exert anti-inflammatory action independent of their cholesterol-lowering action. This study sought to clarify whether statin therapy reduces inflammatory markers in hypercholesterolemic patients and to determine fact...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Horiuchi Y,Hirayama S,Soda S,Seino U,Kon M,Ueno T,Idei M,Hanyu O,Tsuda T,Ohmura H,Miida T

更新日期：2010-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Myriad biological effects of leptin may lead to broad therapeutic applications for various metabolic diseases, including diabetes and its complications; however, in contrast to its anorexic effect, the molecular mechanisms underlying adipopenic and glucose-lowering effects of leptin have not been fully understood. ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takanashi M,Taira Y,Okazaki S,Takase S,Kimura T,Li CC,Xu PF,Noda A,Sakata I,Kumagai H,Ikeda Y,Iizuka Y,Yahagi N,Shimano H,Osuga JI,Ishibashi S,Kadowaki T,Okazaki H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sitosterolemia is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited sterol storage disease associated with high tissue and serum plant sterol concentrations, caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-bind-ing cassette (ABC) transporter ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. Markedly increased serum concentration of plant sterols. such as ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tsubakio-Yamamoto K,Nishida M,Nakagawa-Toyama Y,Masuda D,Ohama T,Yamashita S

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the responsiveness to clopidogrel in patients who were prescribed two different types of statins, atorvastatin vs. rosuvastatin, following percutaneous coronary intervention. METHODS:A total of 915 patients were randomized according to the antiplatelet therapy strategy in the CILON-T trial. In this subg...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Suh JW,Cha MJ,Lee SP,Chae IH,Bae JH,Kwon TG,Bae JW,Cho MC,Rha SW,Kim HS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium deposits account for most of the dry weight of atherosclerotic lesions. Previously considered uncommon, vascular calcification is now known to be present in 80% of significant lesions and in at least 90% of patients with coronary artery disease. Previously considered a passive process, it is increasingly recog...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Parhami F,Boström K,Watson K,Demer LL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the current study was to investigate circulating adiponectin levels and their associated factors in young lean healthy Japanese women. METHODS:We recruited 82 healthy Japanese women in their twenties and thirties with their body mass index <25 kg/m(2), and performed anthropometric, sphygmomanometric, an...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takahara M,Katakami N,Kishida K,Kaneto H,Funahashi T,Shimomura I,Matsunaga S,Kubo S,Fukamizu H,Otsuka A,Ichihara K,Nakamura T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated whether any seasonal variation is observed in the incidence, severity and prognosis of critical limb ischemia (CLI) requiring endovascular therapy. METHODS:We analyzed a multicenter database of 1,568 consecutive CLI cases undergoing primary endovascular therapy for infrainguinal lesions between Jul...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takahara M,Iida O,Soga Y,Hirano K,Yamaoka T,Kawasaki D,Suzuki K,Suematsu N,Shintani Y,Miyashita Y,Kaneto H,Shimomura I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of effective drugs have been developed through animal experiments, contributing to the health of many patients. In particular, the WHHL rabbit family (WHHL rabbits and its advanced strains (coronary atherosclerosis-prone WHHL-CA rabbits and myocardial infarction-prone WHHLMI rabbits) developed at Kobe Univers...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Shiomi M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is no longer regarded as a coronary risk equivalent, and heterogeneity of cardiovascular risk exists, suggesting that further risk stratification should be mandatory. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical predictors of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, and eva...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Lei MH,Wu YL,Chung SL,Chen CC,Chen WC,Hsu YC

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Adiponectin, an adipocyte-specific secretory protein, abundantly exists in the blood stream while its concentration paradoxically decreases in obesity. Hypoadiponectinemia is one of risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, impact of serum adiponectin concentration on acute ischemic myocardial damages has not bee...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Natsukawa T,Maeda N,Fukuda S,Yamaoka M,Fujishima Y,Nagao H,Sato F,Nishizawa H,Sawano H,Hayashi Y,Funahashi T,Kai T,Shimomura I

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated the effects of a calorie-restricted low-carbohydrate diet on glucose and lipid metabolism, and body fat distribution, especially on the secretion of leptin and lipoprotein lipase from adipose tissue in Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. METHODS:Forty-three week-old male OLETF rats were...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Koide N,Oyama T,Miyashita Y,Shirai K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many clinical studies have shown that a low testosterone level is associated with cardiovascular diseases, the role of androgens in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology remains controversial. Androgens exert various actions in their target organs, and the androgen receptor (AR) is widely distributed ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yoshida S,Ikeda Y,Aihara K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Malnutrition has been identified to be an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this pathway remain unclear. METHODS:Nutritional screening was performed using the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) sc...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nakagomi A,Kohashi K,Morisawa T,Kosugi M,Endoh I,Kusama Y,Atarashi H,Shimizu W

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism affect the cardiovascular system. Hypothyroidism is known to be associated with enhanced atherosclerosis and ischemic heart diseases. The accelerated atherosclerosis in the hypothyroid state has been traditionally ascribed to atherogenic lipid profile, diastolic hypertension, an...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ichiki T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that the oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and an increase in triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles including chylomicron remnants contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis, as does the inflammatory response. We therefore examined whether and how these lipoprotei...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okumura T,Fujioka Y,Morimoto S,Masai M,Sakoda T,Tsujino T,Kashiwamura S,Okamura H,Ohyanagi M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been suggested as a contributing factor for coronary atherosclerosis based on the previous cross-sectional studies and pathophysiologic background. However, a causal relationship between EAT and the development of non-calcified coronary plaque (NCP) has not been investigated. ME...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hwang IC,Park HE,Choi SY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Was to evaluate the role of seven matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) polymorphisms in the genetic susceptibility to develop myocardial infarction in Mexican individuals. METHODS:Seven polymorphisms in the MMP genes were genotyped by 5' exonuclease TaqMan genotyping assays in 300 patients with myocardial infarction and...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Pérez-Hernández N,Vargas-Alarcón G,Martínez-Rodríguez N,Martínez-Ríos MA,Peña-Duque MA,Peña-Díaz Ade L,Valente-Acosta B,Posadas-Romero C,Medina A,Rodríguez-Pérez JM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In atherosclerotic lesions, matrix metalloproteinases produced by foam cells (macrophages) are thought to increase plaque instability, promote plaque rupture, by degradating extracellular matrix. To investigate the relationship between the expression of these proteinases and the histologic appearance of atheromas, imm...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okamoto Y,Satomura K,Ohsuzu F,Nakamura H,Takeuchi K,Yoshioka M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00