title: Cell adhesion molecules in cardiovascular disease: a clinical perspective.
abstract: In summary, there is increasing evidence that cell adhesion molecules play an important role in cardiovascular pathology. They are involved in the main processes that underlie cardiac disease including thrombosis, leucocyte infiltration, smooth muscle proliferation, and cell migration. Anti-integrin treatment is already widely used to treat thrombotic complications, and it seems likely that manipulation of other cell adhesion molecules will be used clinically in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hillis
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Flapan
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules