Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is present in atherosclerotic plaques and induces death of vascular smooth muscle cells: A laboratory study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ciornei, Cristina D ^a   Tapper, Hans ^a   Bjartell, Anders ^a   Sternby, Nils H ^a   Bodelsson, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; DNA FRAGMENT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; AORTA; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUTROPHILS; PROPIDIUM; RATS;

EID: 33846709225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-49     Document Type: Article

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