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

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and inflammation are common and usually concurrent in
maintenance dialysis patients. Many factors that appear to lead to these 2 conditions …

Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), and psoriasis and infections, such as periodontal disease and HIV …

Scientific rationale for study: Bacteremia occurs with various frequency after oral procedures.
Periodontal disease may affect the incidence, magnitude, duration and bacterial spectrum of …

The related traits of hostility, anger, and aggressiveness have long been suggested as risk
factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Our prior review of this literature (Smith, 1992) …

Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in
Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans ofnearly a metre …

Psychosocial characteristics predict the development and course of coronary heart disease
(CHD). In this review, the authors discussed human and animal research on …

Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) are characterized by systemic inflammation, as
evident by raised circulating levels of several inflammatory cytokines with increasing levels …

Background—CD4 T lymphocytes accumulate in unstable plaque. The direct and indirect
involvement of these T cells in tissue injury and plaque instability is not understood. Methods …

During inflammation multiple changes in HDL structure occur leading to alterations in HDL
function. In the short term, these changes may be beneficial resulting in an increase in …