title: [The role of infection in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis].
abstract: Experimental models and human studies have supported a role of infection in the initiation of atherosclerosis. There are many known microorganisms who can play an important role in atherosclerosis, but especially two of them--Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cytomegalovirus are suspected to stimulate the process of atheromatosis. Until antibiotics or vaccines are useful in artery diseases prevention, therapies with proven vascular anti-inflammatory effects (diet, exercise, smoking cessation, aspirin, statins) should be optimized.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiochirurgii oraz Oddział Kliniczny Kardiologii Interwencyjnej i Kardiodiabetologii I Katedry Kardiologii i Kardiochirurgii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi. maciej.banach@kardiolog.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Markuszewski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zasłonka
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grzegorczyk
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Okoński
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jegier
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors