LIBBY P et al. the procoagulant tissue factor (TF). 2–5 Examples of specific mediators
involved in initiation of atherosclerotic plaques include vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 …

LIBBY P et al. the procoagulant tissue factor (TF). 2–5 Examples of specific mediators
involved in initiation of atherosclerotic plaques include vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 …

Recent developments into antherothrombosis, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
in Western Society, may help to change our treatment strategy to a more casual approach …

The association between thrombosis and acute coronary syndromes is well established.
Inflammation and activation of innate and adaptive immunity are another important factor …

Until recently, most envisaged atherosclerosis as a bland arterial collection of cholesterol,
complicated by smooth muscle cell accumulation. According to that concept, endothelial …

The concept that inflammation governs atherosclerosis and its complications has provided a
new unifying hypothesis of the links between risk factors and the cellular and molecular …

Atherosclerosis, the cause of myocardial infarction, stroke and ischemic gangrene, is an
inflammatory disease. When LDL accumulates in the intima, it activates the endothelium to …

Recent findings regarding the roles of cytokines, inflammation and immunity during the
development of atherosclerosis were reviewed. Especially, the relationships among pro …

and by CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L and CD154) interactions. 18–22 Once adherent, the
monocytes transmigrate into the tunica intima, the innermost layer of the arterial wall …

Observations on human and experimental atherosclerosis, biomarker studies, and now a
large-scale clinical trial support the operation of immune and inflammatory pathways in this …