Viruses: causal factors in atherosclerosis.
Herpesvirus infections may lead to atherosclerosis by altering arterial cell lipid metabolism. In a pathogen-free animal model, the virus-induced arterial disease closely resembled human atherosclerosis. These and other experimental findings may eventually lead to the control of human cardiovascular disease.
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism