abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor drugs or 'statins' have been shown to effectively reduce plasma total cholesterol (CHOL), CHOL associated with low-density-lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides (TG). In addition, slight elevations in HDL-CHOL are also typically observed. Poloxamer 407 (P-407), a nonionic surfactant, effecti...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Johnston TP,Baker JC,Hall D,Jamal S,Palmer WK,Emeson EE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary events have a close association with a low HDL/hypertriglyceridemia (LHDL/HTG) phenotype. As enzymes that hydrolyze triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are associated with a modulation of both HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, we have tested the hypothesis that mutations in the genes encoding lipoprotein lipase (...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Moennig G,Wiebusch H,Enbergs A,Dorszewski A,Kerber S,Schulte H,Vielhauer C,Haverkamp W,Assmann G,Breithardt G,Funke H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium plays a pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis. Endothelial dysfunction participates in the course of acute coronary event. Using high-resolution ultrasound technique, endothelial dysfunction has been demonstrated in patients with atherosclerosis and risk factors for coronary disease, such as h...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Zhang X,Zhao SP,Li XP,Gao M,Zhou QC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease characterised by increased expression of adhesion molecules for leukocytes on both the surface of dysfunctional endothelium and on smooth muscle cells (SMC) within the lesion. It is also characterised by altered SMC phenotypic expression, indicated by a decreased volume fract...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Rolfe BE,Muddiman JD,Smith NJ,Campbell GR,Campbell JH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1200 patients with angina were cardiac catheterized establishing that 63% had 70-100% stenosis, 12% had 10-69% stenosis of one or more of their coronary arteries and 25% had microvascular angina listed as 0% stenosis. Prior to catheterization 10 ml of blood was drawn and the plasma subjected to analysis for...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kummerow FA,Olinescu RM,Fleischer L,Handler B,Shinkareva SV

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven sections of human vessels, collected in the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth study from individuals aged 25-34, were stained with two monoclonal antibodies to oxidatively-modified lysine. Intensity and extent of immunoreactivity were graded by three pathologists. Aorta from a Watana...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Sloop GD,Fallon KB,Lipscomb G,Takei H,Zieske A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is a lipid transfer protein that is required for the assembly and secretion of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) by the liver and chylomicrons by the intestine. The common G-493T polymorphism of the MTP promoter has been shown to be associated with decreased plasma LDL...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Couture P,Otvos JD,Cupples LA,Wilson PW,Schaefer EJ,Ordovas JM

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:The present study aimed to examine the association between low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size and glucose and insulin variables and with other risk factors that have been related to insulin resistance syndrome. LDL particle size was determined in two groups of subjects who participated in the first examinatio...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Friedlander Y,Kidron M,Caslake M,Lamb T,McConnell M,Bar-On H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent study has suggested that symptoms of chronic bronchitis predict the risk of coronary disease independently of the known major cardiovascular risk factors. High serum levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) have also been considered as an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Therefore, the aim of the p...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Basili S,Ferroni P,Vieri M,Cardelli P,Ceci F,Paradiso M,Labbadia G,Gazzaniga PP,Cordova C,Alessandri C

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage scavenger receptors class A (MSR) are thought to play an important role in atherogenesis by mediating the unrestricted uptake of modified lipoproteins by macrophages in the vessel wall leading to foam cell formation. To investigate the in vivo role of the MSR in this process, a transgenic mouse model expres...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： de Winther MP,van Dijk KW,van Vlijmen BJ,Gijbels MJ,Heus JJ,Wijers ER,van den Bos AC,Breuer M,Frants RR,Havekes LM,Hofker MH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies indicate that the inter-individual variation in plasma concentrations of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is mainly under genetic control. To define the effect of three DNA polymorphisms on apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) expression, we have determined plasma Lp(a) concentrations, apo(a) isoform size, KpnI allele siz...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Valenti K,Aveynier E,Leauté S,Laporte F,Hadjian AJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the cytotoxic effect of copper-oxidized LDL in human primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and the immortalized EA.hy 926 cell line. Copper oxidized LDL (50-200 microg apoB/ml) induced concentration-dependent apoptotic cell death in HUVEC but did not induce apoptosis in EA.hy 926 cells. Onl...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Claise C,Edeas M,Chaouchi N,Chalas J,Capel L,Kalimouttou S,Vazquez A,Lindenbaum A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of ten healthy elderly subjects ingested one capsule of 600 mg (corresponding to 150 mg docosahexaenoic acid and 30 mg eicosapentaenoic acid) RO-PUFA triglycerides per day and ten others ingested one capsule of 600 mg sunflower oil as a placebo for 42 days. In the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) group, ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Véricel E,Calzada C,Chapuy P,Lagarde M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is emerging that the contribution of atherosclerosis to the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm may differ from that of other manifestations of arterial disease. B-mode ultrasound may be helpful in understanding the characteristics and factors that contribute to the development of different manifestation...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Simons PC,Algra A,Bots ML,Banga JD,Grobbee DE,van der Graaf Y

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-8 is a cytokine produced by mononuclear cells that is involved in polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocyte (PMN) recruitment and activation. Several studies have previously demonstrated a leukocyte activation during hypercholesterolemia and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Porreca E,Sergi R,Baccante G,Reale M,Orsini L,Febbo CD,Caselli G,Cuccurullo F,Bertini R

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitals, clinics and cardiologists have a significant impact on prescribing in general practice. Physicians in primary care rank hospital recommendations as one of the most important sources of information on new drugs. However, recent surveys of coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention paint a depressing picture abo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Feely J

更新日期：1999-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The fractional catabolic rate (FCR) for low density lipoprotein (LDL) apolipoprotein B (apo B) was studied to explore the variations in apo B as a possible cause of hypercholesterolemia. The FCR of radioiodine labelled autologous LDL and homologous LDL isolated from a normocholesterolemic subject were compared in fort...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Korhonen T,Savolainen MJ,Kesäniemi YA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender is a strong predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) susceptibility and reports indicate that males are more likely to develop CHD compared to age-matched premenopausal females. To test whether similar gender differences exist in hamsters, 16 male and 16 female F1B Golden Syrian hamsters, aged 10 weeks, were f...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wilson TA,Nicolosi RJ,Lawton CW,Babiak J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of atorvastatin (Lipitor) were evaluated in 40 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Following a 6 week drug-free baseline period 20 male and 20 female patients were treated with atorvastatin 40 mg once daily (QD) for the initial 6 weeks increasing to 80 mg QD during the following 6 weeks. Ator...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hoogerbrugge N,Jansen H

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialic acid is a negatively charged sugar associated with the protein and lipid portions of lipoproteins. Sialic acid has been hypothesised to play an anti-atherogenic role in lipoprotein metabolism through the electrostatic inhibition of lipoprotein interactions with chondroitin-6-sulphate-rich arterial proteoglycans...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Millar JS,Anber V,Shepherd J,Packard CJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors have been shown to be effective in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Their mechanism of action is attributed to their cholesterol lowering activity but recent results seem to indicate additional effects related to the modulation of other processes that regulate th...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Alfon J,Guasch JF,Berrozpe M,Badimon L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term effects of pravastatin and probucol on serum cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and xanthoma/xanthelasma size were compared. Twenty-three patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and xanthoma/xanthelasma, including 11 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, were treated with pravas...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Inazu A,Koizumi J,Kajinami K,Kiyohar T,Chichibu K,Mabuchi H

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:The goal of the present study was to compare the allele frequency of four polymorphisms at the apo A-I C-III A-IV cluster gene locus-ApoA-I: XmnI and PstI; ApoC-III: SstI; ApoA-IV: XbaI-between male patients who had had a myocardial infarction (n= 614) and matched controls (n = 764). The association with a number of l...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Kee F,Amouyel P,Fumeron F,Arveiler D,Cambou JP,Evans A,Cambien F,Fruchart JC,Ducimetière P,Dallongeville J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review was to bring together results obtained from studies on different aspects of HDL as related to CHD and atherosclerosis. As atherosclerosis is a multistep process, the various components of HDL can intervene at different stages, such as induction of monocyte adhesion molecules, prevention of LDL m...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Stein O,Stein Y

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major gene hypothesis for heparin releasable plasma lipoprotein lipase (PH-LPL) activity was assessed using segregation analyses of data on 495 members in 98 normolipidemic sedentary families of Caucasian descent who participated in the HERITAGE Family Study. Segregation analyses were performed on PH-LPL adjusted fo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hong Y,Rice T,Després JP,Gagnon J,Nadeau A,Bergeron J,Pérusse L,Bouchard C,Leon AS,Skinner JS,Wilmore JH,Rao DC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory non-pancreatic (group II) phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) releases precursors of important mediators of inflammation from phospholipids. Based on the inflammatory character of atherosclerosis we previously described the identification of sPLA2 in human atherosclerotic plaques. In vitro studies on lipoproteins have ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Schiering A,Menschikowski M,Mueller E,Jaross W

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifibrol (4-(4'-tert-butylphenyl)-1-(4'carboxyphenoxy)-2-butanol), a new hypocholesterolemic drug, effectively reduces total cholesterol (CH), low density lipoprotein (LDL)-CH, and apolipoprotein (apo) B in experimental animals and in humans. The impact of Lifibrol on the metabolism of apoB-100 containing lipoproteins...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Winkler K,Schäfer JR,Klima B,Nuber C,Sattler A,Friedrich I,Köster W,Steinmetz A,Wieland H,März W

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, benazepril, and an angiotensin receptor antagonist, valsartan, would decrease atherosclerotic severity in cholesterol-fed rabbits. Male rabbits were fed either: (a) normal rabbit chow; (b) 2% cholesterol diet; (c) 2% c...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Li J,Hirose N,Kawamura M,Arai Y

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is believed to be an important process in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. In this study, human subjects were supplemented daily with one of: 6 g raw garlic; 2.4 g aged garlic extract (AGE); or 0.8 g DL-alpha-tocopherol acetate for 7 days to determine t...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Munday JS,James KA,Fray LM,Kirkwood SW,Thompson KG

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively low serum lipid levels are thought to be an important factor contributing to the low incidence of ischemic heart diseases (IHD) in Japanese. It has been proven that obesity or overweight constitutes a basal condition for several risk factors in atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study is to obtain data on...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Yamamoto A,Horibe H,Mabuchi H,Kita T,Matsuzawa Y,Saito Y,Nakaya N,Fujioka T,Tenba H,Kawaguchi A,Nakamura H,Goto Y

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated plasma LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a monogenic trait due to mutations in the LDL-receptor (R) gene is characterized by raised plasma LDL-C levels and premature CAD. The aim of the present investigati...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Gaudet D,Vohl MC,Couture P,Moorjani S,Tremblay G,Perron P,Gagné C,Després JP

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor XIII is a transglutaminase that crosslinks fibrin in the last steps of the coagulation process. A few polymorphic sites have been identified in this gene, one of them being a point mutation (FXIII Val34Leu), leading to an amino acid change of valine to leucine. Recently, in British patients, FXIII 34Leu allele ...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Wartiovaara U,Perola M,Mikkola H,Tötterman K,Savolainen V,Penttilä A,Grant PJ,Tikkanen MJ,Vartiainen E,Karhunen PJ,Peltonen L,Palotie A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction is associated with profound alterations in the plasma lipoprotein profile. The mechanism of these alterations is not clear, and both cholesterol biosynthesis up- and downregulation could possibly be a consequence of acute myocardial infarction. We determined plasma lipids, lipoproteins, apo...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Pfohl M,Schreiber I,Liebich HM,Häring HU,Hoffmeister HM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium contributes to the regulation of vascular tone by producing nitric oxide (NO) and the endothelium-derived hyperpolarising factor (EDHF). In hypercholesterolemia, endothelium-dependent relaxation is impaired but can be restored by treatment with lovastatin (LOVAS). We investigated the effects of LOVAS o...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Brandes RP,Behra A,Lebherz C,Böger RH,Bode-Böger SM,Mügge A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of various polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA, P)/saturated fatty acid (SFA, S) ratio versus PUFA + monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA, M)/SFA ratio on lipid metabolism. The P/S ratio of dietary fat was fixed at a certain level (0.5, 1, 2, or 4, respectively) for each of four pairs of rat g...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chang NW,Huang PC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a model for the formation of beta-very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and small, dense LDL by the intraplasma metabolic activities in vivo, lipoproteins in fresh plasma were interacted in vitro with endogenous lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and cholesterylester transfer proteins (CETP) and subsequentl...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Chung BH,Segrest JP,Franklin F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygotes (TT genotype) for the C677T mutation in the gene of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T/MTHFR mutation) constitute about 12% of the Caucasian population. They have mild hyperhomocysteinemia which is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If the mutation is associated with premature d...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Brattström L,Zhang Y,Hurtig M,Refsum H,Ostensson S,Fransson L,Jonés K,Landgren F,Brudin L,Ueland PM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein dynamics are complex during the postprandial state. A significant rise in chylomicron concentration is associated with increased competition for LPL with VLDL particles. This results in an increased concentration of large VLDL. The concentration of small VLDL is reduced as a result of diminished conversion...

journal_title：Atherosclerosis

authors： Hugh P,Barrett R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00