Lovastatin compromises C-reactive protein induced endothelial dysfunction including altered expression of cell adhesion molecules and increased monocyte recruitment [1]

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 399-401

  Wei, Heming ^a,b   Fang, Lu ^a   Song, Jie ^a   Chatterjee, Subroto ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins Singapore   (Singapore)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; MEVINOLIN;

DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION INHIBITION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL MOVEMENT; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LOVASTATIN; MONOCYTES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 13244267150     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.08.019     Document Type: Letter

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