Oxysterols are present in human atherosclerotic plaque and are suggested to play an active
role in plaque development. Moreover, the oxysterol: cholesterol ratio in plaque is much …

The growth plate is the final target organ for longitudinal growth and results from
chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. During the first year of life, longitudinal growth …

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium invades host macrophages and induces a unique
caspase‐1‐dependent pathway of cell death termed pyroptosis, which is activated during …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting millions of patients
worldwide. The consequences of initial exposure to SARS-CoV-2 go beyond pulmonary …

Since Kerr et al1 in 1972 coined the term “apoptosis” for a morphologically distinct mode of
cell death, this concept of cell suicide has gained increasing interest in cytology and …

Apoptotic death has now been recognized in a number of common and threatening vascular
diseases, including atherosclerosis. Interest in apoptosis research relates to the fact that …

The high turnover of endothelial cells (EC) in atherosclerosis suggests that an increase in
the frequency of both cell proliferation and cell death is important in the pathogenesis of this …

Cultured cells are able to oxidize low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and oxidized LDL (oxLDL),
which are present in atherosclerosis areas, exhibit a variety of biological properties …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are frequently associated with cytotoxicity, often being
described as damaging, harmful or toxic. It is generally assumed that, under pathological …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in developed countries where the
common pathological substrate underlying this process is atherosclerosis. Several new …