Inflammation, oxidative stress and platelet activation in aspirin-treated critical limb ischaemia: Beneficial effects of iloprost

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-328

  Lessiani, Gianfranco ^a   Vazzana, Natale ^a   Cuccurullo, Chiara ^a   Di Michele, Dario ^b   Laurora, Giuseppe ^c   Sgrò, Giuseppe ^d   Di Ruscio, Paolo ^c   Simeone, Emilio ^e   Di Iorio, Pierangelo ^f   Lattanzio, Stefano ^a   Liani, Rossella ^a   Ferrante, Elisabetta ^a   Davì, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile Teramo   (Italy)

^c Pierangeli Clinic   (Italy)

^d Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^e Geriatrics Unit   (Italy)

^f Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischaemia; Endothelial dysfunction; Iloprost; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Platelet

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTHROMBOXANE B2; 8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CD40 LIGAND; CREATININE; ILOPROST; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; URINARY EXCRETION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CD40 LIGAND; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DINOPROST; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILOPROST; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISCHEMIA; ITALY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOXANE B2; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951473534     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-07-0499     Document Type: Article

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