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Lipoteichoic acid isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum suppresses LPS-mediated atherosclerotic plaque inflammation
Chronic inflammation plays an important role in atherogenesis. Experimental studies have demonstrated the accumulation of monocytes/macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques caused by inflammation. Here, we repor...
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Open AccessInvolvement of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) members in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases
Current therapies for autoimmune diseases are not cures but merely palliatives, aimed at reducing symptoms. For the most part, these treatments provide nonspecific suppression of the immune system and thus do ...
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Open AccessActivation of monocytes, T-lymphocytes and plasma inflammatory markers in angina patients
Inflammation and activation of immune cells have important roles in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We analyzed the plasma levels of inflammatory markers and the degree of activation of peripheral blood m...
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Mutations in the cardiac troponin I gene associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common cause of sudden death in the young, is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by ventricular hypertrophy accompanied by myofibrillar disarrays1. Linkage stu...
