Cells and gene products potentially involved in the pathogenesis of RA and SLE are, therefore, also operative in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Considerable evidence suggests that the ...

Atherosclerosis is the most common cause ... For a long time, macrophages and foam cells were considered the principal agents ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronic ... attracted by signals from the foam cells. LDL-C particles and macrophages progressively accumulate into a lipid core, while SMCs produce extracellular matrix ...

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the buildup of lipids and immune cells in arterial ...