Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Transition From Theory to Practice

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

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Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Artery Disease

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Inflammation in atherosclerosis

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Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

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Chronic inflammation in fat plays a crucial role in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance

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Acute-Phase Proteins and Other Systemic Responses to Inflammation

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Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein

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Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999-2002.

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Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases: Structure, Function, and Biochemistry

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Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women With Elevated C-Reactive Protein

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Blood Monocytes Consist of Two Principal Subsets with Distinct Migratory Properties

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A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes

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C-Reactive Protein and Other Circulating Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease

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Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases and matrix degrading activity in vulnerable regions of human atherosclerotic plaques.

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The many roles of chemokines and chemokine receptors in inflammation

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C-Reactive Protein Levels and Outcomes after Statin Therapy

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AdipoQ Is a Novel Adipose-specific Gene Dysregulated in Obesity

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CD8+ effector T cells contribute to macrophage recruitment and adipose tissue inflammation in obesity

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The immune response in atherosclerosis: a double-edged sword

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Lean, but not obese, fat is enriched for a unique population of regulatory T cells that affect metabolic parameters

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cDNA Cloning and Expression of a Novel Adipose Specific Collagen-like Factor, apM1 (AdiposeMost Abundant Gene Transcript 1)

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The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

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Decreased lesion formation in CCR2−/− mice reveals a role for chemokines in the initiation of atherosclerosis

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Shedding light onto live molecular targets

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Development and Validation of Improved Algorithms for the Assessment of Global Cardiovascular Risk in Women: The Reynolds Risk Score

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Inflammation, obesity, stress and coronary heart disease: is interleukin-6 the link?

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Endothelial Expression of a Mononuclear Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule During Atherogenesis

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In vivo imaging of tumors with protease-activated near-infrared fluorescent probes

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Absence of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Reduces Atherosclerosis in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

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Looking and listening to light: the evolution of whole-body photonic imaging

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Measurement of C-reactive protein for the targeting of statin therapy in the primary prevention of acute coronary events

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Mrp8 and Mrp14 are endogenous activators of Toll-like receptor 4, promoting lethal, endotoxin-induced shock

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The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression and Vulnerability to Rupture

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Monocyte subsets differentially employ CCR2, CCR5, and CX3CR1 to accumulate within atherosclerotic plaques

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Coronary Plaque Erosion Without Rupture Into a Lipid Core

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Ly-6Chi monocytes dominate hypercholesterolemia-associated monocytosis and give rise to macrophages in atheromata

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Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease: Molecular Basis and Practical Considerations

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Natural regulatory T cells control the development of atherosclerosis in mice

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Matrix metalloproteinases: a tail of a frog that became a prince

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Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

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Reduction in C-reactive protein and LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular event rates after initiation of rosuvastatin: a prospective study of the JUPITER trial

Ridker, P. M., Danielson, E., Fonseca, F. A., Genest, J., Gotto, A. M., Kastelein, J. J., Koenig, W., Libby, P., Lorenzatti, A. J., MacFadyen, J. G., et al. (2009) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60447-5 · Cited by 1,010 · see citing works

Pravastatin Treatment Increases Collagen Content and Decreases Lipid Content, Inflammation, Metalloproteinases, and Cell Death in Human Carotid Plaques

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Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Is an Interstitial Collagenase

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C-Reactive Protein and Parental History Improve Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction: The Reynolds Risk Score for Men

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Fluorescence molecular tomography resolves protease activity in vivo

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Measurement of C-reactive protein for the targeting of statin therapy in the primary prevention of acute coronary events

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Plasma Concentrations and Genetic Variation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Prognosis of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

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A Randomized Trial of Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

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Pneumococcal vaccination decreases atherosclerotic lesion formation: molecular mimicry between Streptococcus pneumoniae and oxidized LDL

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Functional CD40 ligand is expressed on human vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages: Implications for CD40–CD40 ligand signaling in atherosclerosis

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In vivo molecular target assessment of matrix metalloproteinase inhibition

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Human monocyte-derived macrophages induce collagen breakdown in fibrous caps of atherosclerotic plaques. Potential role of matrix-degrading metalloproteinases and implications for plaque rupture.

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T-lymphocyte Infiltration in Visceral Adipose Tissue: A Primary Event in Adipose Tissue Inflammation and the Development of Obesity-Mediated Insulin Resistance

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Inflammation and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Enlarging Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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T-Cell Accumulation and Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted Upregulation in Adipose Tissue in Obesity

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Generation of biologically active IL-1 beta by matrix metalloproteinases: a novel caspase-1-independent pathway of IL-1 beta processing.

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Involvement of the immune system in human atherogenesis: current knowledge and unanswered questions.

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C-Reactive Protein and the Prediction of Cardiovascular Events Among Those at Intermediate Risk

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Activated Interstitial Myofibroblasts Express Catabolic Enzymes and Mediate Matrix Remodeling in Myxomatous Heart Valves

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Cytokines and growth factors positively and negatively regulate interstitial collagen gene expression in human vascular smooth muscle cells.

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Elevated C-Reactive Protein

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Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteases-2 and -9 are elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes

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Localization of stromelysin gene expression in atherosclerotic plaques by in situ hybridization.

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An HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Cerivastatin, Suppresses Growth of Macrophages Expressing Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Factor In Vivo and In Vitro

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Chemokines and Their Receptors: Drug Targets in Immunity and Inflammation

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Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques: New mechanisms and clinical targets

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Lipid Lowering by Diet Reduces Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity and Increases Collagen Content of Rabbit Atheroma

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Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Interactions in the Development of Atherosclerosis

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Mechanisms of plaque vulnerability and rupture

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Protective immunity against atherosclerosis carried by B cells of hypercholesterolemic mice

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Interferon-γ, a Th1 Cytokine, Regulates Fat Inflammation

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Translating molecular discoveries into new therapies for atherosclerosis

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Effects of the Direct Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A 2 Inhibitor Darapladib on Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque

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Activation of Monocyte/Macrophage Functions Related to Acute Atheroma Complication by Ligation of CD40

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Identification of 92-kD Gelatinase in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions

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Differential expression of three T lymphocyte-activating CXC chemokines by human atheroma-associated cells

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Macrophage expression of active MMP-9 induces acute plaque disruption in apoE-deficient mice

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IL-5 links adaptive and natural immunity specific for epitopes of oxidized LDL and protects from atherosclerosis

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The Role of Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-12 in the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

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Atherosclerosis Inflammation Imaging with 18F-FDG PET: Carotid, Iliac, and Femoral Uptake Reproducibility, Quantification Methods, and Recommendations

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Disruption of TGF-β signaling in T cells accelerates atherosclerosis

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Adiponectin: a key adipocytokine in metabolic syndrome

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Matrix metalloproteinase 2 from human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts

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Mast cells promote atherosclerosis by releasing proinflammatory cytokines

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Targeted Disruption of the Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Gene Impairs Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Geometrical Arterial Remodeling

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