Review of the increased risk of coronary artery disease with HIV-1 infection, association with
traditional risk factors, monocyte activation, and impaired cholesterol metabolism. HIV …

As the complications of atherosclerosis such as myocardial infarction and stroke are still one
of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, the development of new diagnostic tools for the …

Background Macrophage burden is a major factor in the risk of atherosclerotic plaque
rupture, and its evaluation remains challenging with molecular noninvasive imaging …

Objective—Epidemiological and recent clinical studies implicate periodontitis as an
independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Previously, we demonstrated that rabbits …

Currently there are no established therapies to treat high-risk patients with unstable
atherosclerotic lesions that are prone to rupture and can result in thrombosis, abrupt arterial …

OBJECTIVE: Studies in humans support a role for the oral pathogen Porphyromonas
gingivalis in the development of inflammatory atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to discuss the existing evidence on the link
between atherosclerosis and periodontitis by particularly presenting new findings that link …

Objective—Recent findings on the role of fibulin-5 (Fbln5) have provided substantial
progress in understanding the molecular mechanism of elastic fiber assembly in vitro …

Quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis is an important tool to monitor changes in
gene expression in animal models. The rabbit is a widely accepted and commonly used …

Colchicine demonstrated clinical benefits in the treatment of stable coronary artery disease.
Our aim was to evaluate the effects of colchicine on atherosclerotic plaque stabilization …