Atherosclerosis leads to blockage of arteries, culminating in myocardial infarction, and
stroke. The involvement of matrix-degrading metalloproteinases (MMPs) in atherosclerosis …

The issue that genetic polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family is in
association with coronary disease is controversial. So we did a meta-analysis to clarify it …

Objectives Inflammatory processes play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Genes coding for cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) are candidates for predisposing to …

A polymorphism within tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene promoter and contribution of
TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE) have been reported to be associated with TNF-α …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the many molecular factors involved in pathogenesis of
coronary artery disease which its plasma levels are associated with increased risk of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) genetic
polymorphism (PM) with plaques vulnerability and clinical outcome of acute vascular events …

Objectives In this study, we investigated the association between matrix metalloproteinase-1
(MMP-1) G-1607GG, MMP-12 A-82G and MMP-12 A1082G genotypes and haplotypes and …

Circulating or tissue-related biomarkers are of clinical value for risk stratification in patients
with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Relaxin-2 (RL2) has been linked to the presence and size …

Aims Both anxiety and depression are common and independent outcome predictors in
patients after myocardial infarction (MI). However, it is unclear whether and how anti …

Aims To determine the associations among periostin gene polymorphisms, clinical
parameters and heart failure in a Chinese population. Methods In total, 464 patients with …