title: Increased expression of visfatin in monocytes and macrophages in male acute myocardial infarction patients.
abstract: We demonstrated that visfatin expressed in monocytes and neutrophils and increased their reactivity in male acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. Furthermore, visfatin was strongly appeared in lipid rich coronary rupture plaques and macrophages. These results suggest another explanation about leukocytes mediated visfatin that may play a pathogenesis role in coronary vulnerable plaques rupture.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, No. 1 Yi-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Village, Yan-Chao District, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-An
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Teng-Hung
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wei-Chin
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Li-Fen
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Fu-Mei
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: I-Ting
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chih-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chia-Chang
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Yung-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jer-Yiing
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Houng
authors.forename: Yau-Jiunn
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chao-Ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D054409:Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase