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Recently it has been shown that protease therapy ameliorates certain immune-mediated diseases. Thus we studied the effect of administration of a protease mixture on aortic transplant arteriosclerosis in rats. Segments of abdominal aorta from SHR strain were transplanted orthotopically into WKY
A lot of researches have verified that produced excessive reactive oxygen is one of the hazard factors causing atherosclerosis. NADPH oxidase is the main protease of vascular cell's producing reactive oxygen, the expression of its relevant subunits is closely correlated with the occurring and
BACKGROUND
The role of antiretroviral therapy in acceleration of atherosclerosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is controversial. We hypothesized that aortic stiffness, an early marker of arteriosclerosis, may be increased in HIV patients treated with protease
Elastin in the most resistant fibrous protein of the organisms. Its degradation is catalysed by proteases designated as elastases. Elastic fibers appeared during phylogenesis at the level of the first Vertebrates and rendered possible the emergence of efficient circulatory and respiratory systems
An elastolytic protease was isolated recently from human and animal aortic wall. We report here the positive correlation between the activity of human aortic elastase, the degree of atherosclerosis and age. These two parameters appear to influence independently and in an additive fashion the level
It is known that replicative senescence of endothelium in vivo contributes at least partially to age-related vascular disorders such as arteriosclerosis. However, the genes involved in this process remain to be identified. In this study, we employed a proteomics-based approach to identify candidate
Elastase-type proteases were shown to be produced by arterial smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in culture and are probably involved in the development of the arterio-atherosclerotic process (1-4). The present investigation was aimed at the quantitative determination of the elastase-type enzyme
OBJECTIVE
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral treatment might increase large artery (aortic) stiffness compared with healthy untreated controls. To clarify the role of PI therapy in the progression of subclinical arteriosclerosis in patients
Factor VII (FVII)-activating protease (FSAP) is a serine protease in plasma, which was initially described to play a role in coagulation by activation of FVII, independent of tissue factor, and in fibrinolysis by cleavage of single-chain urokinase. Recent studies, however, suggest that FSAP-mediated
Legumain (AEP) is a lysosomal cysteine protease that was first characterized in leguminous seeds and later discovered in higher eukaryotes. AEP upregulation is linked to a number of diseases including inflammation, arteriosclerosis, and tumorigenesis. Thus this protease is an excellent molecular
Data from clinical research and our previous study have suggested the potential involvement of SENP1, the major protease of post-translational SUMOylation, in cardiovascular disorders. Here, we investigate the role of SENP1-mediated SUMOylation in graft arteriosclerosis (GA), the major cause of
To investigate the influence of micro ribonucleic acid (miR)-126 on the rats with lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO).Male Sprague- Dawley rats aged 3 months old were randomly divided into Sham operation group (Control group, n=10) and Model group BACKGROUND
The prevalence of atherosclerosis is higher in HIV-positive people, who also experience it earlier than the general population.
OBJECTIVE
To assess and compare the prevalence of atherosclerosis evaluated by the intima-media thickness of carotid and femoral arteries, and by the
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) has been directly implicated in developmental and physiological processes, as well as in human cancer, fibrotic diseases and arteriosclerosis. The PDGF family currently consists of at least three gene products, PDGF-A, PDGF-B and PDGF-C, which selectively signal