Statins as Pleiotropic Modifiers of Vascular Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Statins as Pleiotropic Modifiers of Vascular Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized world and in the future is expected to be the number one killer worldwide. The main cause underlying CVD is atherosclerosis. A key event in atherosclerosis initiation and progression is oxidative stres...

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Main Authors: Psarros Costas, Economou Evangelos K., Koutsilieris Michael, Antoniades Charalambos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-04-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
adhesion molecules
cardiovascular disease
interleukins
inflammation
oxidative stress
statins
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0007

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0007

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