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Thomas C. Register
Medicine & Public Health
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Internal Medicine
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Open AccessRelationships between serum MCP-1 and subclinical kidney disease: African American-Diabetes Heart Study
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays important roles in kidney disease susceptibility and atherogenesis in experimental models. Relationships between serum MCP-1 concentration and early nephropathy...
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Open AccessAbdominal aortic calcification quantified by the Morphological Atherosclerotic Calcification Distribution (MACD) index is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome
Abdominal aortic calcifications (AAC) predict cardiovascular mortality. A new scoring model for AAC, the Morphological Atherosclerotic Calcification Distribution (MACD) index may contribute with additional inf...
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Open AccessHuman macrophage foam cells degrade atherosclerotic plaques through cathepsin K mediated processes
Proteolytic degradation of Type I Collagen by proteases may play an important role in remodeling of atherosclerotic plaques, contributing to increased risk of plaque rupture.
