Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are a major cell type present at all stages of an
atherosclerotic plaque. According to the 'response to injury'and 'vulnerable …

Atherosclerosis, formerly considered a bland lipid storage disease, actually involves an
ongoing inflammatory response. Recent advances in basic science have established a …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Because high plasma concentrations of
cholesterol, in particular those of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, are one of the …

Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis Christopher K. Glass*†‡ and Joseph L. Witztum*
Specialized Center of Research on Molecular Serum cholesterol is carried by several …

Recruitment of blood monocytes into the arterial subendothelium is one of the earliest steps
in atherogenesis. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a CC chemokine, is one …

Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is present in all cells and membranes and in addition to be a member of
the mitochondrial respiratory chain it has also several other functions of great importance for …

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 …

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

During atherosclerosis, the gradual accumulation of lipids into the subendothelial space of
damaged arteries results in several lipid modification processes followed by macrophage …

The mechanisms responsible for recruiting monocytes from the bloodstream into solid
tumors are now well characterized. However, recent evidence has shown that these cells …