The CD40/CD40 ligand system: linking inflammation with atherothrombosis

C Antoniades, C Bakogiannis, D Tousoulis… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
… The role of CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) in atherothrombosis is now widely … linking the
CD40/CD40L system and the soluble form of CD40 ligand (sCD40L) with atherothrombosis are …

CD40CD40 ligand interactions in oxidative stress, inflammation and vascular disease

M Rizvi, D Pathak, JE Freedman… - Trends in molecular …, 2008 - cell.com
… vascular complications of diabetes and atherothrombosis, and in immunological diseases.
We also discuss a model of ROS-mediated amplification of inflammation in vascular cells. …

CD40 ligand: a neo-inflammatory molecule in vascular diseases

GS Hassan, Y Merhi, W Mourad - Immunobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
… CD40L axis to be a major player in immune and inflammatory events at large. In addition,
more recently, … If these advanced lesions are ruptured, an atherothrombotic event is triggered. …

Platelet expression of CD40/CD40 ligand and its relation to inflammatory markers and adhesion molecules in patients with atrial fibrillation

M Hammwöhner, A Ittenson, J Dierkes… - Experimental …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
… (MCP-1) and CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) interaction among platelets and endothelial cells,
where they trigger, modulate, or abate inflammatory mechanisms, especially in patients with …

The multi-functionality of CD40L and its receptor CD40 in atherosclerosis

D Lievens, WJ Eijgelaar, EAL Biessen… - Thrombosis and …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Disrupting the CD40-CD40L co-stimulatory pathway reduces atherosclerosis and induces a
stable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype that is low in inflammation and high in fibrosis. …

CD40L and its receptors in atherothrombosis—an update

NA Michel, A Zirlik, D Wolf - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
CD40-CD40 ligand interactions in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and multiple
sclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (1996) 93(6):2499–504. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.6.2499 …

From atherosclerosis to acute coronary syndromes: the role of soluble CD40 ligand

D Tousoulis, E Androulakis, N Papageorgiou… - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2010 - Elsevier
The binding of CD40 ligand (CD40L) to CD40 stimulates inflammatory processes including
the release of proinflammatory cytokines and the expression of adhesion molecules implying …

CD40 signaling and plaque instability

U Schönbeck, P Libby - Circulation research, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
… a chronic inflammatory disease in which both lipid and inflammatory pathways intertwine in
a complex network. Several decades ago, evidence surfaced associating inflammatory cells …

The CD40-CD40L system in cardiovascular disease

B Pamukcu, GYH Lip, V Snezhitskiy… - Annals of medicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… to the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis. Indeed, sCD40L has …
platelet-leucocyte conjugation that may lead to atherothrombosis. It has even been suggested that …

The CD40/CD40L system: a new therapeutic target for disease

B Zhang, T Wu, M Chen, Y Zhou, D Yi, R Guo - Immunology letters, 2013 - Elsevier
… The role of CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) interactions in atherothrombosis, in the response
of the immune system to pathogens and in thrombosis is now widely accepted. A role for CD40…