Fatty acids and atherosclerotic risk

MA Thijssen, RP Mensink - Atherosclerosis: Diet and drugs, 2005 - Springer
Most research concerning the effects of dietary fatty acids on atherosclerotic risk has focused
on their effects on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. However, it is known that fatty acids also …

Platelet-derived MIF: a novel platelet chemokine with distinct recruitment properties

TH Wirtz, S Tillmann, T Strüßmann, S Kraemer… - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine with
chemokine-like functions that plays a role in several inflammatory diseases including …

Low levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients

ED McNair, CR Wells, AM Qureshi… - … Journal of Angiology, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
BACKGROUND: Interaction of the receptors for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs)
with advanced glycation end products (AGEs) results in expression of inflammatory …

Pro-atherogenic effect of interleukin-4 in endothelial cells: modulation of oxidative stress, nitric oxide and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression

L Walch, L Massade, M Dufilho, A Brunet, F Rendu - Atherosclerosis, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although considered as an anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-4 (IL-4)
has been shown to be pro-atherogenic in mice models of atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVES: In …

Protective effect of Astragalus polysaccharides on ATP binding cassette transporter A1 in THP‐1 derived foam cells exposed to tumor necrosis factor‐alpha

YF Wang, XF Yang, B Cheng, CL Mei… - … Journal Devoted to …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Astragalus polysaccharide (APS), the main extract from the traditional Chinese medicinal
herb Astragalus membranaceus, has been reported to benefit the treatment of immune …

Accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: role of proinflammatory cytokines and therapeutic approaches

C Lopez-Pedrera, MA Aguirre… - BioMed Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease with a
broad range of clinical manifestations, is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis (AT) …

The F11 receptor (F11R/JAM-A) in atherothrombosis: overexpression of F11R in atherosclerotic plaques

A Babinska, BM Azari, MO Salifu, R Liu… - Thrombosis and …, 2007 - thieme-connect.com
F11R is the gene name for an adhesion protein, called the F11-receptor, aka JAM-A, which
under normal physiological conditions is expressed constitutively on the surface of platelets …

Plasma concentrations of cytokines in patients with combined hyperlipidemia and atherosclerotic plaque before treatment initiation—a pilot study

M Basiak, M Kosowski, M Hachula, B Okopien - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The formation and destabilization of atherosclerotic plaques is
a complex process involving several proteins and cytokines. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin …

Impact of alirocumab on release markers of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia and vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

M Kosowski, M Basiak, M Hachuła, B Okopień - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Atherosclerosis is a disease in the pathogenesis of which
plasma factors apart from elevated cholesterol levels play a keyrole. Such factors include …

Differences in pathological composition among large artery occlusion cerebral thrombi, valvular heart disease atrial thrombi and carotid endarterectomy plaques

Y Liao, M Guan, D Liang, Y Shi, J Liu, X Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with large artery occlusion (LAO) may
lead to severe disability or death if not promptly treated. To determine the source of cerebral …