γ-Glutamyltransferase activity in human atherosclerotic plaques-Biochemical similarities with the circulating enzyme

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Franzini, Maria ^a   Corti, Alessandro ^a   Martinelli, Barbara ^a   Del Corso, Antonella ^a   Emdin, Michele ^b   Parenti, Giuliano F ^a   Glauber, Mattia ^c   Pompella, Alfonso ^a   Paolicchi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c G PASQUINUCCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipoprotein; Glutamyltransferase; Atherosclerosis; Protein S thiolation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THIOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOLECULAR EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDANTS; PROGNOSIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 57649176638     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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