The role of monocytes in angiogenesis and atherosclerosis

New vessel formation inside the arterial wall and atherosclerotic plaques plays a critical role in pathogenesis of heart attacks and strokes. The 2 known mechanisms resulting in the formation of new vessels within the plaque are local ischemia and inflammation. Blood monocytes play an important role...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 63; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors:	Jaipersad, Anthony S, Lip, Gregory Y H, Silverman, Stanley, Shantsila, Eduard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 07.01.2014
Subjects:	Atherosclerosis - immunology Endothelium, Vascular - immunology Humans Immunity, Cellular Monocytes - physiology Neovascularization, Pathologic - immunology basic fibroblast growth factor hypoxia inducible factor tyrosine kinase beta adrenergic system TNF βA endothelial progenitor cells interleukin monocyte chemoattractant protein monocytes IL HIF ICAM Tie2 VEGF angiogenesis angiopoietin bFGF Tie VCAM vascular adhesion molecule tumor necrosis factor vascular endothelial growth factor EPC monocyte subsets Ang MCP intracellular adhesion molecule
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!