Early restenosis following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an inflammatory process leading to myointimal hyperplasia of smooth muscle cells...
Keywords: Complement C3, mannose binding lectin, restenosis, carotid arteries, endarterectomy
10/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), its inhibitor PAI-1 and its cellular receptor (uPAR), play a pivotal role in pericellular proteolysis...
Keywords: Urokinase / receptor, plasminogen activator inhibitors, Angiogenesis and inhibitors, atherosclerosis, restenosis
03/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe aim of this work was to study the association between plasma thiol levels and percentage carotid narrowing in a group of 68 patients who underwent a carotid endarterectomy, pertained as a risk factor for vascular and cardiovascular disease...
Keywords: carotid endarterectomy, cysteine, homocysteine, restenosis
10/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: ?2B-adrenergic receptor, coronary heart disease, polymorphisms, restenosis
07/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Keywords: ELISA, enzymatic assay, matrix metalloproteases (MMP), MMP serum levels, restenosis
10/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter