Items for "vascular pathogenesis"

Molecular targeting by homocysteine: a mechanism for vascular pathogenesis

Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although there is a growing body of evidence that homocysteine plays a causal role in atherogenesis, specific mechanisms to explain the underlying pathology have remained elusive...

Keywords: Albumin, atherogenesis, disulfide bond, glutathione peroxidase, homocysteine, hyperhomocysteinemia, molecular targeting, pKa, sulfhydryl group, vascular pathogenesis