The connection between C‐reactive protein and atherosclerosis

SK Singh, MV Suresh, B Voleti, A Agrawal - Annals of medicine, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The connection between C‐reactive protein (CRP) and atherosclerosis lies on three
grounds. First, the concentration of CRP in the serum, which is measured by using highly …

Effects of ACE-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on inflammation

D Di Raimondo, A Tuttolomondo… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The role of inflammation in cardiovascular disease and in hypertensive disease above all, is
complex. Several studies confirm that activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosteron system …

HMGB1 expression by activated vascular smooth muscle cells in advanced human atherosclerosis plaques

K Inoue, K Kawahara, KK Biswas, K Ando… - Cardiovascular …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammation plays a key role in atherogenesis, which is followed
by atheromatous plaque instability. High-mobility group box 1 is released by activated …

[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein, body mass index, and diabetic retinopathy

LS Lim, ES Tai, P Mitchell, JJ Wang… - … & visual science, 2010 - arvojournals.org
Purpose.: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory biomarker that may be associated
with diabetic retinopathy (DR), but body mass index (BMI) is an important confounder of this …

Cerebral small vessel disease: neuroimaging features, biochemical markers, influencing factors, pathological mechanism and treatment

B Ren, L Tan, Y Song, D Li, B Xue, X Lai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is the most common chronic vascular disease
involving the whole brain. Great progress has been made in clinical imaging, pathological …

Mechanisms of ET-1-induced endothelial dysfunction

M Iglarz, M Clozel - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
There is now increasing evidence that endothelial dysfunction is an early event in the
pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and can be corrected with certain therapies …

C-reactive protein alters antioxidant defenses and promotes apoptosis in endothelial progenitor cells

H Fujii, SH Li, PE Szmitko, PWM Fedak… - … , and vascular biology, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—C-reactive protein (CRP) has been suggested to participate in the development
of atherosclerosis, in part, by promoting endothelial dysfunction and impairing endothelial …

C-reactive protein and atherothrombosis—beyond a biomarker: an actual partaker of lesion formation

S Verma, ETH Yeh - American Journal of Physiology …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS represent the most common cause of
death in Western societies. Over the past few years we have witnessed a paradigm shift in …

C 反应蛋白与动脉粥样硬化

谢良麒, 王宪 - 生理科学进展, 2004 - cqvip.com
人类C 反应蛋白(C-reactive protein, CRP) 是在感染和组织损伤时血浆浓度快速,
急剧升高的主要的急性期蛋白. CRP 可以激活补体和加强吞噬细胞的吞噬而起调理作用 …

Endothelial progenitor cells, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress in hypertension

T Watson, PKY Goon, GYH Lip - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2008 - liebertpub.com
With a prevalence in excess of 20%, hypertension is a common finding among Western
adult populations. Hypertension is directly implicated in the pathophysiology of various …