Hepatic Control of Energy Metabolism via the Autonomic Nervous System.

abstract：AIM:Asymmetric dimethylarginine(ADMA) has recently been investigated as a risk marker for cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases. However, it is not currently known whether the ADMA levels are related to the risk of stroke in Japanese women. METHODS:We examined 192 Japanese women(mean age, 55±9 years, range, 40-80 years...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Muraga K,Nishiyama Y,Otsuka T,Ueda M,Abe A,Katayama Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Angiotensin (Ang) II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in apoE-deficient mice has been used as a model of human AAA, but it has been unclear why the progression of AAA continues after stopping the Ang II infusion. The involvement of vascular Ang II-forming enzymes in the progression of AAA was studied. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Inoue N,Muramatsu M,Jin D,Takai S,Hayashi T,Katayama H,Kitaura Y,Tamai H,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Normal and alloxan diabetic rats were kept on a 0.25% cholesterol diet for 12 months and the changes in serum cholesterol levels, and fecal excretion of sterols and bile acids were examined to elucidate the influence of changes in bile acid metabolism on manifestations of hypercholesterolemia and development of athero...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Uchida K,Satoh T,Takase H,Nomura Y,Takasu N,Kurihara H,Takeuchi N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tried to investigate whether accumulation of visceral fat assessed by a simple but widely used ultrasonography was associated with common carotid atherosclerosis in women. The subjects were consecutively admitted in-patients whose body mass index was more than 22 kg/m2. Those with cardiorenal or nutritional disorde...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kawamoto R,Kajiwara T,Oka Y,Takagi Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The risk index for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in the Japanese metabolic syndrome-focused health checkup program was changed from total cholesterol (TC) to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We discuss the validity of this change with respect to standardization. METHODS:The beta-quantificatio...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nakamura M,Koyama I,Iso H,Sato S,Okazaki M,Kayamori Y,Kiyama M,Kitamura A,Shimamoto T,Ishikawa Y

更新日期：2010-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the recent serum lipid levels and other serum variables in the general Japanese population and trends in their changes over the past 40 years, a nationwide survey of serum lipid levels was conducted in 36 institutes from various districts around Japan in 2000. The total number of subjects was 12,839, aged...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Arai H,Yamamoto A,Matsuzawa Y,Saito Y,Yamada N,Oikawa S,Mabuchi H,Teramoto T,Sasaki J,Nakaya N,Itakura H,Ishikawa Y,Ouchi Y,Horibe H,Kita T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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:The Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS) was the first prospective randomized clinical trial to demonstrate prevention of coronary events by pure eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between various plasma fatty acid concentrations and the risk of coronary events...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Itakura H,Yokoyama M,Matsuzaki M,Saito Y,Origasa H,Ishikawa Y,Oikawa S,Sasaki J,Hishida H,Kita T,Kitabatake A,Nakaya N,Sakata T,Shimada K,Shirato K,Matsuzawa Y,JELIS Investigators.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Recent evidence suggests that small dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) particles are more atherogenic than large-LDL in spite of their lower cholesterol content. This study aimed to determine whether sd-LDL-cholesterol (sd-LDL-C) is superior to LDL-C as a biomarker of coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS:LDL ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Koba S,Yokota Y,Hirano T,Ito Y,Ban Y,Tsunoda F,Sato T,Shoji M,Suzuki H,Geshi E,Kobayashi Y,Katagiri T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Existing evidence suggests that endothelial lipase (EL) plays an important role in high-densitylipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Because rabbits are a useful animal model for the study of human lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, we characterized rabbit EL (rEL) expression and investigated its relationship with plasm...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zhang J,Yu Y,Nakamura K,Koike T,Waqar AB,Zhang X,Liu E,Nishijima K,Kitajima S,Shiomi M,Qi Z,Yu J,Graham MJ,Crooke RM,Ishida T,Hirata K,Hurt-Camejo E,Chen YE,Fan J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The ankle-brachial index(ABI) is an easy-to-use, non-invasive and reliable diagnostic tool for assessing peripheral arterial occlusive disease(PAOD). The CHADS2(congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≧75 years, diabetes, prior stroke) score is a simple and popular clinical parameter that is used to assess the ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hsu PC,Lin TH,Lee WH,Chu CY,Chiu CA,Lee HH,Su HM,Voon WC,Lai WT,Sheu SH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular calcification is a common feature of advanced atherosclerosis resulting in reduced elasticity of elastic arteries. However, the relationship between elastic fibers and vascular calcification at the molecular and cellular levels remains unknown. We investigated the expression of major elastic fiber components ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sugitani H,Wachi H,Mecham RP,Seyama Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the recent serum lipid levels in the general Japanese population and trends in their changes over the past 30 years, a nationwide survey of serum lipid levels was conducted in 39 institutes from various districts around Japan. The total number of subjects were 34,815, consisting of 20,279 men and 14,536 w...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

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更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Both vascular function and structure are independent predictors of cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study was to evaluate vascular function and structure of a leg artery in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). METHODS:We measured flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD) and nitroglycerine-induced vas...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Iwamoto A,Kajikawa M,Maruhashi T,Iwamoto Y,Oda N,Kishimoto S,Matsui S,Kihara Y,Chayama K,Goto C,Noma K,Aibara Y,Nakashima A,Higashi Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Resveratrol has been shown to mimic the beneficial effects of dietary restriction (DR). We previously reported that DR delays stroke onset and extends the lifespan in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive rats (SHRSP). Therefore, we examined whether resveratrol mimics DR and delays stroke onset in SHRSP. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Chiba T,Yokotani K,Suzuki S,Itoh T,Umegaki K

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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: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：AIM:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is known as a pro-inflammatory cytokine that regulates a broad spectrum of inflammatory reactions. MIF is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and inhibition of the progression of atherosclerosis was observed in MIF-deficient atherosclerotic mice. However, ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okamoto T,Atsumi T,Shimizu C,Yoshioka N,Koike T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have suggested that HDL has anti-oxidative actions. We investigated the relationship between HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and malondialdehyde-modified LDL (MDA-LDL) concentrations using enzyme linked immunosolvent assay. We divided our study subjects into four groups on the basis of concentrations of trigly...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kondo A,Li J,Manabe M,Saito K,Kanno T,Maekawa M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Inter-arm blood pressure difference (IAD) is known to be associated with a composite of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and with CVD risk factors. However, only limited information is available regarding the contribution of diabetes mellitus to IAD and the association of IAD with individual CVDs, such as coronary arte...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Miyashima M,Shoji T,Kakutani Y,Yamazaki Y,Ochi A,Morioka T,Shinohara-Mitsuki K,Fukumoto S,Shioi A,Inaba M,Emoto M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between renal vasculature changes and generalized atherosclerosis using autopsy cases. METHODS:We histologically examined 107 autopsy patients(mean age, 68.4 years; 64% men; 81% non-CVD) to investigate the association between renal vasculature changes and generalized atherosclerosis. We ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Iwakiri T,Sato Y,Matsuura Y,Hatakeyama K,Marutsuka K,Yamashita A,Fujimoto S,Kitamura K,Asada Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Aim of this study was to directly detect increased permeability of vascular lesions by magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS:A novel contrast medium with a mean hydrodynamic diameter of 100 nm was prepared from monodispersed iron colloids incorporated into micelles of block copolymers composed of polyethylene glycol...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Imai Y,Kaneko E,Asano T,Kumagai M,Ai M,Kawakami A,Kataoka K,Shimokado K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the long-term effects of intracoronary stem cell (SC) infusion following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on the local atherosclerotic process at the site of infusion after four years of follow-up. METHODS:We evaluated 18 post-AMI patients. Group 1 consisted of nine patients given an intracoronary injec...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Benedek I,Bucur O,Benedek T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of statin therapy on the decrease of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) compared to placebo or usual care. METHODS:A systematic search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Center Register) up to December 2011 was performed. Two reviewers independently de...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Huang Y,Li W,Dong L,Li R,Wu Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether plaque scoring measurements are able to track changes in atherosclerotic plaque burden over time and to study whether this is affected by lipid-lowering therapy. METHODS:Data used were from METEOR (Measuring Effects on Intima-Media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin), a randomized control...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Peters SA,Dogan S,Meijer R,Palmer MK,Grobbee DE,Crouse JR 3rd,O'Leary DH,Evans GW,Raichlen JS,Bots ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia (NIH), a primary marker of obstructive sleep apnea, has increasingly been linked with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between NIH and arterial stiffness as measured according to the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI)...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Alberto EC,Tanigawa T,Maruyama K,Kawasaki Y,Eguchi E,Mori H,Yoshimura K,Tanno S,Sakurai S,Hitsumoto S,Saito I

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Cardiovascular disease constitutes the major cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Arterial stiffness is an important contributor to the occurrence and progression of cardiovascular disease. Various risk factors, including altered hormone levels, have been suggested to be associated with arterial...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Gungor O,Kircelli F,Voroneanu L,Covic A,Ok E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00