[The role of infection in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis].
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.
Banach
Maciej
M
Klinika Kardiochirurgii oraz Oddział Kliniczny Kardiologii Interwencyjnej i Kardiodiabetologii I Katedry Kardiologii i Kardiochirurgii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi. maciej.banach@kardiolog.pl
Markuszewski
Leszek
L
Zasłonka
Janusz
J
Grzegorczyk
Janina
J
Okoński
Piotr
P
Jegier
Bogdan
B
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