The cardiovascular system is subject to hyperlipidaemic, inflammatory, and pro-oxidant
stressors. Over time, these factors drive prevalent chronic diseases, of which atherosclerosis …

Atherosclerosis, the major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a chronic inflammatory
condition with immune competent cells in lesions producing mainly pro-inflammatory …

Cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of mortality worldwide, is caused mainly by
atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of blood vessels. Lesions of atherosclerosis …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. Pathophysiological similarities between
chronic infections and atherosclerosis triggered interest in a clinical association between …

At least 468 individual genes have been manipulated by molecular methods to study their
effects on the initiation, promotion, and progression of atherosclerosis. Most clinicians and …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is initiated by the retention and
accumulation of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins, particularly low-density lipoprotein, in …

Oxidation reactions are vital parts of metabolism and signal transduction. However, they also
produce reactive oxygen species, which damage lipids, proteins and DNA, generating …

The prognosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has improved due to better treatment
and care, but cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains an important clinical problem, since …

Glycerophospholipids represent a common class of lipids critically important for integrity of
cellular membranes. Oxidation of esterified unsaturated fatty acids dramatically changes …

Immune mechanisms are critically involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its
clinical manifestations. Associations of specific antibody levels and defined B-cell subsets …