By Arnold Eckardstein
This publication supplies an outline on very important mechanisms fascinated by atherosclerosis and thereby offers pursuits a few of that are used and others that may be invaluable for treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis. due to the fact that atherosclerosis is a multifactorial illness the scientifc technique has to be multidisciplinary. for that reason, the authors of this publication characterize various parts of technique starting from uncomplicated, scientific and inhabitants study in addition to various fields of workmanship starting from metabolism to immunology and irritation biology and to vascular biology.
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1985), which could slow thrombus formation at the sites of plaque rupture. Moreover, serosal mast cells have been shown to block oxidation of LDL in vitro (Lindstedt 1993). Thus, mast cells are also anti-thrombotic and anti-oxidative cells. 4 T Lymphocytes Atherosclerosis bears many similarities to autoimmune inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis (Hansson 2001; Ross 1999). As noted above, the notion that atherosclerosis has an inflammatory component was already proposed in the nineteenth century by Rudolf Virchow on the basis of light microscopic analysis of human atherosclerotic plaques.
2000). 26 P. Cullen et al. Fig. 3 The Janus-like nature of the macrophage within the atherosclerotic plaque. The macrophage of the arterial wall plays a central role in the development of the atherosclerotic plaque. The macrophage accumulates cholesterol and other lipids by uptake of modified lipoproteins and it is likely that the subsequent formation of foam cells lies at the heart of macrophage death and generation of a lipid core-containing lesion. In addition, macrophages are part of a complex network of interactions between different cell types that contribute to the pathology of the atherosclerotic artery such as smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and T cells.
1999). Synthesis of type VIII collagen was found in human blood-derived macrophages at different stages of differentiation, and its expression was demonstrated by in situ hybridization in macrophages in the cap and shoulder regions of atherosclerotic plaques. The Janus-like nature of monocytes/macrophages in the atherosclerotic plaque can be understood if we bear in mind the main biologic function of this cell type as a wound healer. Beyond its main task of removing debris, the macrophage should have the ability to form a provisional matrix that allows and supports immigration of new tissue-forming cells.
