… Atherosclerosis is now regarded as a chronic inflammatory disease and evidence is growing
that infection … plays a role in perpetuating the inflammation. While associations of various …

… the chronic inflammation within atherosclerotic plaques. One … the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis either via direct infection … or acute phase proteins induced by infection at …

… in inflammatory markers in the peripheral blood, thus suggesting that systemic inflammation
… in the interest in infectious diseases in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Of all potential …

… are the fatty streak and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. One of these insights the …
pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its prevention and The fundamental lesion of atherosclerosis …

… of inflammation to atherosclerosis, biomarkers of inflammation … of chronic inflammation in
the development of atherosclerotic … -inflammatory agents directed at stemming atherosclerotic …

… altered our concepts of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. As histopathologists we are …
different lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of the disease. However, atherosclerosis is no longer …

… Understanding the association between inflammation and pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
depends on the understanding of the immune response (Fig. 1). Mammals have a basic, …

… During regression of atherosclerosis induced by cholesterol lowering in animals,
inflammatory cells (macrophages) disappear, but their fate remains elusive. Many macrophages …

Infection and inflammation induce the acute-phase response (APR), leading to multiple
alterations in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Plasma triglyceride levels increase from …

… Hodgson observed the inflammatory characteristics of atherosclerotic lesions. A causative
role of inflammation and infection in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis was first proposed in …