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Resistin is a modulator of inflammation and autoimmunity
(2009-11-18)
Resistin is a protein with proinflammatory properties in man and a regulator of glucose
metabolism in mice. Human resistin activates the nuclear factor kappa-B dependent
cytokine cascade; however, its full role in ...
Studies on the atherogenicity of apoB-containing lipoproteins in type 2 diabetes
(2009-01-15)
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS), two conditions that are rapidly increasing in prevalence, as well as the dyslipoproteinemia and subclinical inflammation characteristic for these conditions, are ...
Immunomodulation by estrogen and estren
(2007-03-02)
Estrogen affects the development and regulation of the immune system. Treatment of gonadectomized mice with estrogen results in suppression of T and B lymphopoiesis, as well as decreased delayed type hypersensitivity ...
Impairment of Endothelial Thromboprotective Function by Haemodynamic and Inflammatory Stress - Implications for hypertensive disease
(2007-06-29)
The physiologically most important activator of intravascular fibrinolysis is tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). The endothelium synthesizes and stores t-PA and regulated release of the enzyme is an important local ...