Research during the last two decades established atheromatous lesions as active sites of
inflammation and immune responses, contrasting to the traditional view of atherosclerosis as …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease of the arterial wall where both innate and adaptive
immunoinflammatory mechanisms are involved. Inflammation is central at all stages of …

Interleukins are considered to be key players in the chronic vascular inflammatory response
that is typical of atherosclerosis. Thus, the expression of proinflammatory interleukins and …

Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the arteries, is responsible for most
deaths in westernized societies with numbers increasing at a marked rate in developing …

Atherosclerotic lesion-related thrombosis is the major cause of myocardial infarction and
stroke, which together constitute the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The inflammatory …

Atherosclerosis demonstrates an increased rate of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)
plasticity characterized by switching from the differentiated contractile phenotype to a de …

Atherosclerosis is considered to be a form of chronic inflammation governed by a complex
network of inter-and intra-cellular signaling pathways. The pleiotropic cytokine interferon-γ …

Atherosclerosis is characterized by lipid accumulation and chronic inflammation of the
arterial wall, and its main complications—myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory and multifaceted disorder resulting from the accumulation
of lipid droplets and several types of immune cells, including macrophages, T and B …

Atherosclerosis is considered to be a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall.
Atherogenesis is accompanied by local production and release of inflammatory mediators …