Pericytes, which are also known as Rouget cells or perivascular cells, are considered to
represent a likely distinct pool of vascular cells that are extremely branched and located …

The subendothelial intima of human aorta is populated by cells of various shapes. Round
and ovoid cells which are lymphocyte-and monocyte-like hematogenous cells account for …

Atherosclerosis is undoubtedly a disease of many facets and in this review we have merely
touched one angle of this issue. The best‐established cause of the disease is hyper …

Net cholesterol efflux from cholesterol-loaded macrophages, ie, foam cells, was induced by
incubating the foam cells with high density lipoprotein3 (HDL3). However, when the …

We report semi-quantitative histological data on coronary arteries, collected at autopsy from
Japanese of both sexes (Group I) who had had unstable anginal attacks and transient ST …

Two types of lipid-containing cells were found in diet-induced atheromata of rabbits. The
cells of the first type contained little acid esterase activity, were situated mainly in the deep …

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are present in arterial intima before atherosclerotic
plaques develop and are likely to be exposed to unmodified serum lipids as they enter the …

Degranulation of isolated, rat peritoneal mast cells in the presence of low density lipoprotein
(LDL) induces cholesteryl ester accumulation in cocultured macrophages with ensuing foam …

The ultrastructural localization of apolipoprotein B (apo B), the major protein in human
plasma low (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), was determined in advanced …

The tissues of human subjects assayed for a higher level of vitamin D than the tissues of 6-
month-old swine which had been fed a commercial ration containing 14 times more vitamin …