Background The migration of monocytes into the vessel wall is a critical event leading to the
development of atherosclerosis. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is the main …

We examined whether ANG II and TNF-α cooperatively induce vascular inflammation using
the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 as a marker of vascular …

Objective—Chronic inflammatory processes might be involved in the progression and
destabilization of atherosclerotic plaques. Therefore, identification of the mechanism …

Increasing evidence supports an association between inflammation and plaque rupture.
Macrophages and vascular smooth muscle cells are a source of cytokines and growth …

The recruitment of monocytes via the endothelial expression of vascular cell adhesion
molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is a key step in the formation of the initial lesion in atherosclerosis …

OBJECTIVE: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors significantly improve survival
in patients with atherosclerosis. Although ACE inhibitors reduce local angiotensin II (AngII) …

Monocyte infiltration into the vessel wall, a key initial step in the process of atherosclerosis,
is mediated in part by monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Hypertension …

We studied the effects of CAS1609, a nitric oxide donor, on leukocyte-endothelial
interactions during the early stages of hypercholesterolemia in rat mesenteric …

Background—Chronic inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by the
administration of N ω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to rats induces early vascular …

Background—C-reactive protein (CRP) induces adhesion molecule expression by
endothelial cells. However, the effects of CRP on chemokine expression by endothelial cells …