Inflammatory cells, apoptosis and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in atherosclerosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-33

  Matturri, Luigi ^a,b   Cazzullo, Alessandra ^a,b   Turconi, Paola ^a,b   Roncoroni, Lucia ^a,b   Grana, Daniel ^c   Milei, José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL SALVADOR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chromosome 7; Macrophage; Smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHROMOSOME 7; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MACROPHAGE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MACROPHAGES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033775291     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00306-5     Document Type: Article

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