Non-Fas(CD95/APO1)-mediated apoptosis of activated T cells inhibits the development of atherosclerosis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-343

  Esparza, Leticia ^a   De Haro, Joaquin ^a   Bleda, Silvia ^a   Acin, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Immunosuppressive therapy; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHOTREXATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTIC LUMEN TOTAL AREA RATIO; APOPTOSIS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; AORTA, THORACIC; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84869411386     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs123     Document Type: Article

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