Role of heat shock proteins in atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1547-1559

  Xu, Qingbo ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Autoimmunity; Heat shock proteins; Proinflammatory response; Soluble heat shock proteins

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CD14 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHAPERONE; CYTOKINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANTIBODY TITER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036790571     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000029720.59649.50     Document Type: Short Survey

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