Toll-like receptors in atherosclerosis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 14008-14023

  Falck Hansen, Mika ^a   Kassiteridi, Christina ^a   Monaco, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Dendritic cells; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Macrophages; Pattern recognition; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

ALOGLIPTIN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; OPN 305; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR ADAPTOR MOLECULE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTERY WALL; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 84880179160     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140714008     Document Type: Review

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