Hyperlipidemia, particularly high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol serum levels,
represent an important risk factor for future cardiovascular events, showing both causal and …

Morphometric studies were carried out on 14 hypercholesterolemic rabbits (the animals had
been fed 2 g of cholesterol per day over a period of three months) and 15 control animals …

Two cell types, macrophages and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), play important roles in the
development of atherosclerotic lesions. Both contribute to the formation of the lesions not …

We studied proliferative activity of cardiomyocytes (using proliferation marker Ki-67) and
compared it with their total number in the heart under conditions of experimental chronic …

NB OF the prominent features of athero-O sclerosis in mammals including man is deposition
of lipids in the lesion tissues. The studies on the lipids accumulating in arteriosclerotic …

Something is happening in the field of atherosclerosis. Those who are invoh'ed have sensed
it for three or four years; to others, the turning of the page may not be so obvious. It might be …

Lipid-laden foam cells are characteristic features of small human and experimental arterial
lesions (fatty streaks) and are also found in most advanced lesions, especially at the …

The evolution of coronary atherosclerotic lesions induced by a hyperlipidemic diet was
examined in male hamsters subjected for up to 40 weeks to a standard chow supplemented …

The size, elasticity, and integrityof the large arteries is determined by the smoothmuscle cells
(SMCs) of the tunica media and by the connective tissue matrix including collagen, elastin …