Adherence to preferable behavior for lipid control by high-risk dyslipidemic Japanese patients under pravastatin treatment: the APPROACH-J study.

abstract：AIM:Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have been shown to block matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 activity, which plays a role in atherogenesis. MMP-9 activity of macrophages is increased during foam cell formation. To investigate the contribution of ACEIs to foam cell formation, we studied the effects of ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kojima C,Ino J,Ishii H,Nitta K,Yoshida M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Changes in indexes of obesity, such as waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI), may influence some glucose metabolism-related parameters in both obese and non-obese subjects. We have investigated the impact of changes in WC and in BMI on data related to glucose metabolism over a one-year period. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sakamoto A,Ishizaka Y,Toda E,Nagai R,Koike K,Yamakado M,Ishizaka N

更新日期：2010-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Associations between long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) and increased cardiovascular mortality have been reported, but few studies have investigated the associated incidence of cardiovascular disease, and none involved men. METHODS:We used data on 78,057 participants (37,121 men, 40,936 women) to examin...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Michikawa T,Takebayashi T,Nitta H,Iso H,Inoue M,Tsugane S,Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Group.

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Hypertriglyceridemia is often associated with small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL), elevated remnants, and decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (C), which comprise the dyslipidemic triad. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of fenofibrate on the lipoprotein subfraction profil...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ikewaki K,Tohyama J,Nakata Y,Wakikawa T,Kido T,Mochizuki S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to determine whether lipid peroxides are elevated in the plasma of patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes with multiple lacunar infarcts as detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to confirm whether peroxide levels correlate with glycemic controls and blood lipid levels. The level of li...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Fujiwara Y,Nishihara H,Nakakoshi T,Hasegawa T,Tagami S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is associated with an increased rate of cardiovascular events. The YKL-40 level is associated with atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction and proteinuria in renal and non-renal populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between the YKL-40 level and both vascula...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kocyigit I,Gungor O,Dogan E,Karadavut S,Karakukcu C,Eroglu E,Orscelik O,Unal A,Dogan A,Sipahioglu MH,Tokgoz B,Oymak O

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：AIM:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver disorders associated with metabolic syndrome, and its prevalence has been on the rise. The pathogenesis of NAFLD has not yet been sufficiently elucidated due to the multifactorial nature of the disease, although the activation of macr...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yoshii D,Nakagawa T,Komohara Y,Kawaguchi H,Yamada S,Tanimoto A

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated whether the oral administration of vitamin C could prevent smoking-induced acceleration of arterial stiffness in healthy volunteers. Subjects were pretreated with 2 g vitamin C and their heart rate (HR), mean blood pressure (MBP), and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) were measured before...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Katayama Y,Shige H,Yamamoto A,Hirata F,Yasuda H

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:To study exogenous sterol metabolism during the suppression or stimulation of cholesterol biosynthesis induced by treatments for hyperlipidemia, we determined plasma plant sterol concentrations before and after administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, pravastatin, and compared these with changes in these plas...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hidaka H,Kojima H,Kawabata T,Nakamura T,Konaka K,Kashiwagi A,Kikkawa R,Shigeta Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance, sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in regard to the serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles of 82 Japanese postmenopausal women. A multiple regression analysis for lipids, lipoproteins, and apoproteins as de...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kumagai S,Kai Y,Sasaki H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We now have discovered and characterized a novel multi-domain protein and classified it as a member of the LDL receptor gene family. The approximately 250 kDa membrane protein, termed LR11, highly conserved in man, rabbit and chicken, contains a cluster of 11 LDL receptor ligand binding repeats, a group of 5 LDL recep...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yamazaki H,Bujo H,Saito Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deteriorates cardiac function, whether distal protection (DP) can improve prognosis is still controversial. We investigated whether a filter-type DP device, Filtrap®, could improve long-term outcomes a...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Teramoto R,Sakata K,Miwa K,Matsubara T,Yasuda T,Inoue M,Okada H,Kanaya H,Kawashiri MA,Yamagishi M,Hayashi K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:CCL22, mainly synthesized by monocyte-derived alternative (M2) macrophages, belongs to the CC family of chemokines and is involved in monocyte migration and recruitment. We have previously investigated CCL22 and histamine in atherosclerosis. Here, we investigated the hypothesis that CCL22 is involved in atheroscler...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kimura S,Noguchi H,Nanbu U,Wang KY,Sasaguri Y,Nakayama T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The clinical relevance of the suggested pleiotropic effects of hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) is controversial. Aggressive statins effectively reduce lipid levels, but whether their other effects are more powerful than those of regular statins is unknown. METHODS:We enrolled 32 pat...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hoshiga M,Arishiro K,Nakakoji T,Miyazaki N,Negoro N,Okabe T,Kohbayashi E,Ishihara T,Hanafusa T

更新日期：2010-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Zetia (ezetimibe) is a selective cholesterol absorption inhibitor, which potently inhibits the absorption of biliary and dietary cholesterol from the small intestine without affecting the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, triglycerides or bile acids. Ezetimibe reduces the small intestinal enterocyte uptake and absor...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Davis HR,Veltri EP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Patients with acute infectious diseases are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Clinicians should be aware of the VTE risk in patients with COVID-19, many of whom present with severe coagulation disorders. METHOD:We used an online platform to conduct a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among d...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zhang Z,Xi L,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Pang W,Wang Y,Li C,Zhai Z,Wang C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Because the prevalence of hyperuricemia is lower in females than in males, the association between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease has been frequently reported in females. Increased serum uric acid levels are associated with the presence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, renal dysfunctio...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ando K,Takahashi H,Watanabe T,Daidoji H,Otaki Y,Nishiyama S,Arimoto T,Shishido T,Miyashita T,Miyamoto T,Kubota I

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adipose tissue inflammation induced by macrophage infiltration through the MCP-1/CCR2 pathway is considered to play a pivotal role in the development of visceral obesity and insulin resistance. In the present study, therefore, we examined whether pharmacological inhibition of CCR2 is effective against the developme...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tamura Y,Sugimoto M,Murayama T,Minami M,Nishikaze Y,Ariyasu H,Akamizu T,Kita T,Yokode M,Arai H

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although insulin resistance (IR) is present in non-diabetic subjects, it is unknown whether IR affects statin treatment. We assessed the relationship between IR and the changes of lipid profile in patients with hyperlipidemia treated by atorvastatin. METHODS:Forty-four non-diabetic patients were included. H...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yoshitomi Y,Ishii T,Kaneki M,Tsujibayashi T,Sakurai S,Nagakura C,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old woman with type II diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital in August/ 1995 with severe hyperlipidemia. She had taken feedings through a nasogastric tube with 1000 ml (1000 kcal) of Ensureliquid daily since 1993 because of the muscle weakness after rhabdomyolysis. Her serum total cholesterol was 51...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tanaka S,Miki T,Hsieh ST,Kim JI,Yasumoto T,Taniguchi T,Ishikawa Y,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) frequently coexist and are both important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, the pathophysiological role of obesity without MetS, also referred to as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), remains unclear. In this study, we aim to clarify the effect of MHO on the d...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Itoh H,Kaneko H,Kiriyama H,Yoshida Y,Nakanishi K,Mizuno Y,Daimon M,Morita H,Yatomi Y,Yamamichi N,Komuro I

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Studies have suggested that genetic and environmental factors do not account for all risks and mechanisms of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). DNA methylation may play a role in the progression of ICAS. METHODS:DNA methylation profiles of peripheral blood leucocytes from 7 patients with early-onset ICA...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： He XW,Zhao Y,Shi YH,Zhao R,Liu YS,Hu Y,Zhuang MT,Wu YL,Li GF,Yin JW,Cui GH,Liu JR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cardiovascular events associated with hypertension often involve thrombosis. Increased platelet activity is one of the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. Antithrombotic properties of antihypertensive agents are not fully characterized. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) are widely used for the tre...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sato Y,Fujii S,Imagawa S,Ohmura K,Ohmura Y,Andoh Y,Dong J,Ishimori N,Furumoto T,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Speckle-tracking imaging has been introduced for the precise assessment of vessel mechanics. However, there are no data on the role of this imaging tool in assessing the changes in vasculature with statin therapy, which is known to enhance vascular elasticity. METHODS:This study was a prospective study including 4...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hae Kim C,Wang S,Park JB,Jung KH,E Yoon Y,Lee SP,Kim HK,Kim YJ,Cho GY,Sohn DW

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In animals, dietary energy restriction is reported to increase longevity, whereas in humans, all cohort studies from Western countries have not shown an association between the low energy intake and longevity. We examined the association between total energy intake and longevity in Japan where dietary pattern is di...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nagai M,Ohkubo T,Miura K,Fujiyoshi A,Okuda N,Hayakawa T,Yoshita K,Arai Y,Nakagawa H,Nakamura K,Miyagawa N,Takashima N,Kadota A,Murakami Y,Nakamura Y,Abbott RD,Okamura T,Okayama A,Ueshima H,NIPPON DATA80 Research Gro

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Moderate alcohol consumption appears to confer some protection against coronary heart disease, which is related to an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The genotype of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is closely related to alcohol metabolism but a relationship between ALDH2 genotypes and HDL...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wada M,Daimon M,Emi M,Iijima H,Sato H,Koyano S,Tajima K,Kawanami T,Kurita K,Hunt SC,Hopkins PN,Kubota I,Kawata S,Kato T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Smoking induces vascular inflammation and increases the risk of cardiovascular events. Lectinlike oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a scavenger receptor that is induced by oxidative stress and is associated with atherosclerotic plaque formation and destabilization. LOX-1 interacts with C-reacti...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takanabe-Mori R,Ono K,Wada H,Takaya T,Ura S,Yamakage H,Satoh-Asahara N,Shimatsu A,Takahashi Y,Fujita M,Fujita Y,Sawamura T,Hasegawa K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00