Elastin breakdown in vascular aneurysms is mediated by cytokines such as tumor necrosis
factor α (TNF-α, which induces vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) activation and regulates …

Background. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the concentration of serum
thrombomodulin (sTM) in the AAA patients and to examine its correlation with various factors …

OBJECTIVES: While extrinsic mechanisms of apoptosis in abdominal aortic aneurysms
(AAAs) are recognized, this project hypothesizes that an intrinsic, mitochondrial-dependent …

Secretory non-pancreatic (group II) phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) releases precursors of
important mediators of inflammation from phospholipids. Based on the inflammatory …

Objectives to delineate the natural history of the residual infrarenal aortic segment after
conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Design open prospective study …

OBJECTIVE: Development and rupture of aortic aneurysms (AA) is a complex process
involving inflammation, cell death, tissue and matrix remodelling. The thiazolidinediones …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is accompanied by the impairment of collagen metabolism in
arterial wall. Metalloproteinases and collagen‐stimulating factors play an important role in …

Purpose To evaluate the potential of a bioactive coating based on chondroitin sulfate (CS)
and tethered epidermal growth factor (EGF) for improvement of healing around stent grafts …

Background—Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 have been shown to play a
role in the progression of hemorrhagic stroke. We hypothesized that donor intracerebral …

BACKGROUND: To study the levels of the aminoterminal propeptide of type III (PIIINP) and
carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP) in plasma and in the wall of …