Atherosclerosis, the major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a chronic inflammatory
condition with immune competent cells in lesions producing mainly pro-inflammatory …

According to the traditional view, atherosclerosis results from a passive buildup of
cholesterol in the artery wall. Yet, burgeoning evidence implicates inflammation and immune …

The view of atherosclerosis as an inflammatory disease has emerged from observations of
immune activation and inflammatory signalling in human atherosclerotic lesions, from the …

Recently, it has been recognized that oral infection, especially periodontitis, may affect the
course and pathogenesis of a number of systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease of the arterial wall where both innate and adaptive
immunoinflammatory mechanisms are involved. Inflammation is central at all stages of …

Atherosclerosis, the cause of myocardial infarction, stroke, and ischemic gangrene, is an
inflammatory disease. The atherosclerotic process is initiated when cholesterol-containing …

This review considers critically the evidence for the involvement of mediators of innate and
acquired immunity in various stages of atherosclerosis. Rapidly mobilized arms of innate …

Insights into the important contribution of inflammation and immune functions in the
development and progression of atherosclerosis have greatly improved our understanding …

The prognosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has improved due to better treatment
and care, but cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains an important clinical problem, since …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Its lesions are filled with immune cells that can
orchestrate and effect inflammatory responses. In fact, the first lesions of atherosclerosis …