Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the arteries, is responsible for most
deaths in westernized societies with numbers increasing at a marked rate in developing …

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 is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall driven by innate and
adaptive immune responses. Inflammation controls the development and the destabilization …

Atherosclerosis, the primary cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a chronic
inflammatory disorder in the walls of medium and large arteries. CVD is currently …

The notion of atherosclerosis as a chronic inflammatory disease has intensified research on
the role of cytokines and the way these molecules act and interact to initiate and sustain …

The cytokines are multipotent mediators of inflammation and immunity that can affect key
functions of vascular wall cells. Growing evidence suggests that cytokines participate as …

Atherosclerosis contributes to the development of many cardiovascular diseases, which
remain the leading cause of death in developed countries. Atherosclerosis is a chronic …

In the past few years, inflammation has emerged as a major driving force of atherosclerotic
lesion development. It is now well-established that from early lesion to vulnerable plaque …

Despite major advances in prevention and treatment, cardiac and cerebral atherothrombotic
complications still account for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this context …

Research during the last two decades established atheromatous lesions as active sites of
inflammation and immune responses, contrasting to the traditional view of atherosclerosis as …