Published in Am Heart J on November 01, 1999
Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2012) 7.59
9p21 DNA variants associated with coronary artery disease impair interferon-γ signalling response. Nature (2011) 6.25
Pleiotropic effects of statins. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol (2005) 5.30
ER chaperones in mammalian development and human diseases. FEBS Lett (2007) 4.40
Biomarkers of microbial translocation and macrophage activation: association with progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-1 infection. J Infect Dis (2012) 2.64
Major histocompatibility complex class I-recognizing receptors are disease risk genes in rheumatoid arthritis. J Exp Med (2001) 2.41
Traditional risk factors are not major contributors to the variance in carotid intima-media thickness. Stroke (2013) 2.34
The chemokine KC, but not monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, triggers monocyte arrest on early atherosclerotic endothelium. J Clin Invest (2001) 2.26
Angiotensin II-accelerated atherosclerosis and aneurysm formation is attenuated in osteopontin-deficient mice. J Clin Invest (2003) 2.23
Roles of thromboxane A(2) and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice. J Clin Invest (2004) 2.12
PPARdelta is a very low-density lipoprotein sensor in macrophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.10
eNOS, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Trends Endocrinol Metab (2009) 2.04
The effect of hypohydration on endothelial function in young healthy adults. Eur J Nutr (2016) 1.93
Lysophosphatidic acid induces neointima formation through PPARgamma activation. J Exp Med (2004) 1.86
Association of optimism and pessimism with inflammation and hemostasis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Psychosom Med (2010) 1.58
Cardiovascular effects of pulmonary exposure to single-wall carbon nanotubes. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 1.57
Inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase attenuate vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.51
Can bipolar disorder be viewed as a multi-system inflammatory disease? J Affect Disord (2012) 1.46
Brain inflammation is induced by co-morbidities and risk factors for stroke. Brain Behav Immun (2011) 1.44
Correlation between detection rates of periodontopathic bacterial DNA in coronary stenotic artery plaque [corrected] and in dental plaque samples. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.42
Rationale and methods of the integrated biomarker and imaging study (IBIS): combining invasive and non-invasive imaging with biomarkers to detect subclinical atherosclerosis and assess coronary lesion biology. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2005) 1.42
Monocyte recruitment to endothelial cells in response to oscillatory shear stress. FASEB J (2003) 1.41
Delivery of negatively charged liposomes into the atherosclerotic plaque of apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse aortic tissue. J Liposome Res (2014) 1.40
Slug Is Increased in Vascular Remodeling and Induces a Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferative Phenotype. PLoS One (2016) 1.38
Diabetes adversely affects macrophages during atherosclerotic plaque regression in mice. Diabetes (2011) 1.35
Vascular smooth muscle cell motility: From migration to invasion. Exp Clin Cardiol (2010) 1.33
HIV envelope gp120 activates human arterial smooth muscle cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2001) 1.33
Decreased vascular lesion formation in mice with inducible endothelial-specific expression of protein kinase Akt. J Clin Invest (2006) 1.31
Endothelial activation markers are linked to HIV status and are independent of antiretroviral therapy and lipoatrophy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2008) 1.25
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase transgenic models of endothelial dysfunction. Pflugers Arch (2010) 1.22
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9: a proximal biomarker for cardiac remodeling and a distal biomarker for inflammation. Pharmacol Ther (2013) 1.21
Role for periodontitis in the progression of lipid deposition in an animal model. Infect Immun (2003) 1.16
Toll-like receptor-2 mediates diet and/or pathogen associated atherosclerosis: proteomic findings. PLoS One (2008) 1.15
Sinusoidal endothelial dysfunction precedes inflammation and fibrosis in a model of NAFLD. PLoS One (2012) 1.13
MicroRNAs: control and loss of control in human physiology and disease. World J Surg (2009) 1.12
A model of cardiovascular disease giving a plausible mechanism for the effect of fractionated low-dose ionizing radiation exposure. PLoS Comput Biol (2009) 1.12
IL-17 stimulates migration of carotid artery vascular smooth muscle cells in an MMP-9 dependent manner via p38 MAPK and ERK1/2-dependent NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation. Cell Mol Neurobiol (2009) 1.12
Irradiation induces regionally specific alterations in pro-inflammatory environments in rat brain. Int J Radiat Biol (2010) 1.12
Women and coronary artery disease. Part I: basic considerations. J Tehran Heart Cent (2011) 1.11
Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase is required for berberine-induced reduction of atherosclerosis in mice: the role of uncoupling protein 2. PLoS One (2011) 1.10
Gene expression profile in interleukin-4-stimulated human vascular endothelial cells. Mol Med (2004) 1.09
Endothelial progenitor cells in atherosclerosis. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) (2012) 1.09
NLRP3 inflammasome: from a danger signal sensor to a regulatory node of oxidative stress and inflammatory diseases. Redox Biol (2015) 1.08
Vascular wall-produced prostaglandin E2 exacerbates arterial thrombosis and atherothrombosis through platelet EP3 receptors. J Exp Med (2007) 1.07
Decorin is produced by capillary endothelial cells in inflammation-associated angiogenesis. Am J Pathol (2001) 1.06
E-selectin S128R polymorphism and severe coronary artery disease in Arabs. BMC Med Genet (2006) 1.05
Low vagal tone is associated with impaired post stress recovery of cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune markers. Eur J Appl Physiol (2010) 1.05
Hypoxia induces netrin-1 and Unc5b in atherosclerotic plaques: mechanism for macrophage retention and survival. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2013) 1.05
Abscisic acid released by human monocytes activates monocytes and vascular smooth muscle cell responses involved in atherogenesis. J Biol Chem (2009) 1.04
Cyclophilin A: promising new target in cardiovascular therapy. Circ J (2010) 1.04
Biochemical characterization of atherosclerotic plaques by endogenous multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Atherosclerosis (2011) 1.04
Dynamic flow alterations dictate leukocyte adhesion and response to endovascular interventions. J Clin Invest (2004) 1.02
Clinical associations of the metabolic syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from an international inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis (2012) 1.02
Cigarette smoking blocks the protective expression of Nrf2/ARE pathway in peripheral mononuclear cells of young heavy smokers favouring inflammation. PLoS One (2009) 1.02
Management of cardiovascular disease risk in chronic inflammatory disorders. Nat Rev Rheumatol (2009) 0.98
A randomized cross-over study of inhalation of diesel exhaust, hematological indices, and endothelial markers in humans. Part Fibre Toxicol (2013) 0.96
Early childhood poverty, immune-mediated disease processes, and adult productivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 0.95
Endothelial Dysfunction: An Early Cardiovascular Risk Marker in Asymptomatic Obese Individuals with Prediabetes. Br J Med Med Res (2012) 0.95
Risk loci for coronary artery calcification replicated at 9p21 and 6q24 in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study. BMC Med Genet (2013) 0.95
Monitoring plaque inflammation in atherosclerotic rabbits with an iron oxide (P904) and (18)F-FDG using a combined PET/MR scanner. Atherosclerosis (2013) 0.94
Survival of Chlamydia pneumoniae-infected Mono Mac 6 cells is dependent on NF-kappaB binding activity. Infect Immun (2001) 0.94
cDNA array analysis of altered gene expression in human endothelial cells in response to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. Infect Immun (2001) 0.94
Temporal PTEN inactivation causes proliferation of saphenous vein smooth muscle cells of human CABG conduits. J Cell Mol Med (2008) 0.94
Soluble epoxide hydrolase in atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep (2010) 0.93
Blood flow interplays with elastin: collagen and MMP: TIMP ratios to maintain healthy vascular structure and function. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2010) 0.93
Real-time intravascular shear stress in the rabbit abdominal aorta. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2009) 0.93
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein to detect metabolic syndrome in a centrally obese population: a cross-sectional analysis. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2012) 0.92
Myeloid IκBα deficiency promotes atherogenesis by enhancing leukocyte recruitment to the plaques. PLoS One (2011) 0.92
A critical role for chloride channel-3 (CIC-3) in smooth muscle cell activation and neointima formation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2010) 0.92
Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: potential role in health disparities. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2011) 0.92
Levels of serum IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in patients with unstable angina pectoris. Mediators Inflamm (2003) 0.92
Collagen XVII: a shared antigen in neurodermatological interactions? Clin Dev Immunol (2013) 0.92
Relationship between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and insulin resistance in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. BMC Endocr Disord (2015) 0.92
Frequency of TLR 2, 4, and 9 gene polymorphisms in Chinese population and their susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. J Biomed Biotechnol (2012) 0.91
The combination of abdominal obesity and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts new-onset hypertension in the general Japanese population: the Tanno-Sobetsu study. Hypertens Res (2015) 0.91
Vaspin inhibits cytokine-induced nuclear factor-kappa B activation and adhesion molecule expression via AMP-activated protein kinase activation in vascular endothelial cells. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2014) 0.91
Monocytes link atherosclerosis and cancer. Eur J Immunol (2011) 0.90
Decreased production of neuronal NOS-derived hydrogen peroxide contributes to endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis. Br J Pharmacol (2011) 0.90
Validation of reported physical activity for cholesterol control using two different physical activity instruments. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2009) 0.90
Neutrophil infiltration favors colitis-associated tumorigenesis by activating the interleukin-1 (IL-1)/IL-6 axis. Mucosal Immunol (2014) 0.89
Selenoprotein K is required for palmitoylation of CD36 in macrophages: implications in foam cell formation and atherogenesis. J Leukoc Biol (2013) 0.89
C-reactive protein is associated with aortic stiffness in a cohort of African American and white women transitioning through menopause. Menopause (2011) 0.89
Statins inhibit lymphocyte homing to peripheral lymph nodes. Immunology (2006) 0.88
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection induces differentiation of monocytes into macrophages. Infect Immun (2002) 0.88
Fine-tuning of the prediction of mortality in hemodialysis patients by use of cytokine proteomic determination. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 0.88
Importance of methodology in determination of Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity in healthy subjects and in patients with coronary atherosclerosis. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.88
The atherogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis evades circulating phagocytes by adhering to erythrocytes. Infect Immun (2011) 0.88
Periodontitis as a risk factor of atherosclerosis. J Immunol Res (2014) 0.88
Astaxanthin suppresses scavenger receptor expression and matrix metalloproteinase activity in macrophages. Eur J Nutr (2009) 0.87
NK cell compartment in patients with coronary heart disease. Immun Ageing (2007) 0.87
Combination effects of cigarette smoke extract and ambient ultrafine particles on endothelial cells. Toxicol In Vitro (2011) 0.87
Suppression of Tie-1 in endothelial cells in vitro induces a change in the genome-wide expression profile reflecting an inflammatory function. FEBS Lett (2009) 0.87
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to characterize inflammatory atherosclerotic plaques. Biosens Bioelectron (2011) 0.87
The Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Korean Males: A Cross-Sectional Study. Biomed Res Int (2017) 0.86
Lipoteichoic acid isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum suppresses LPS-mediated atherosclerotic plaque inflammation. Mol Cells (2013) 0.86
Carnosic acid reduces cytokine-induced adhesion molecules expression and monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells. Eur J Nutr (2009) 0.86
Wnt5a: a player in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and other inflammatory disorders. Atherosclerosis (2014) 0.86
TAP1-deficiency does not alter atherosclerosis development in Apoe-/- mice. PLoS One (2012) 0.85
Inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetic carotid endarterectomy patients. Diabetes Care (2013) 0.85
The Relationship between Vascular Function and the Autonomic Nervous System. Ann Vasc Dis (2014) 0.84