Is vasculitis a significant component of atherosclerosis?
Although atherosclerosis was linked to infections many decades ago, only recently there has been a renewed interest to study this association further. These research endeavors have provided a substantial amount of knowledge concerning the mechanisms that may link inflammation, immunity, and infections to the molecular and cellular events in the arterial wall leading to atherosclerotic lesions.
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Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Finland.
Juvonen
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Savolainen
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D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*