Pathways
Atherosclerosis-Disease Progression
Description:
Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease, the prevalence of which has increased steadily as the population ages. Vascular injury is believed to be critical initiating event in pathogenesis of spontaneous atherosclerosis. Economic development and urbanization have promoted habits of diet rich in saturated fat and diminished physical activity, which favors atherosclerosis. Traditionally two types of atherosclerosis are described, spontaneous and accelerated. Accelerated atherosclerosis mainly occurs in patients after heart transpla...
References:
-
Rapid Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Review.
Thrombosis. 2015; 2015:634983. doi: 10.1155/2015/634983. Epub 2015 Dec 28. -
Progress and challenges in translating the biology of atherosclerosis.
Nature. 2011 May 19; 473(7347):317-25. doi: 10.1038/nature10146. -
Recent advances on the role of cytokines in atherosclerosis.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011 May; 31(5):969-79. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.207415. -
The influence of dysfunctional signaling and lipid homeostasis in mediating the inflammatory responses during atherosclerosis.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Jul; 1852(7):1498-510. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.04.011. Epub 2015 Apr 15.
You can view details of this pathway by subscribing:
9853 Pacific Heights Blvd.
Suite D., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Tel: 858-224-2869
Fax: 858-205-1192
info@proteinlounge.com
Databases
Tools
Institutional License
Need our databases and tools to be availed by your whole university or institute? We recommend signing up for our Site License.
To set up a license, please contact: info@proteinlounge.com
Copyright © Protein Lounge Inc.
Terms & Conditions