Macrophage Death and the Role of Apoptosis in Human Atherosclerosis

Abstract excerpt

The arterial disease atherosclerosis is responsible for severe morbidity and is the most common cause of death in the Western population. The complete pathogenesis of the disease is unknown, but multiple risk factors have been identified that correlate with the development of its complications such as heart attack and stroke. Evidence suggests that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease and the major cell...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
• Share to Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
• Share to Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms