Progression of atherosclerotic lesions in the arteries and related gene expression: Protective effect of phytonutrients

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 242-245

  Marotta, Francesco ^a,b,c   Harada, Masatoshi ^b   Minelli, Emilio ^c   Yadav, Hariom ^d   Polimeni, Ascanio ^a   Lorenzetti, Alao ^a   Locorotondo, Nicola ^e  

^a ReGenera Research Group   (Italy)

^b HMC Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^e Gruppo Locorotondo Laboratories   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; DENSHICI TO CHIUSEI; LIPID PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY LESION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHYTONUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EUCOMMIACEAE; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PANAX; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RECEPTORS, LDL;

MUS;

EID: 77952364937     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0949     Document Type: Article

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