title: Complement activation products C5a and sC5b-9 are associated with low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, but not with atherosclerosis in a cross-sectional analysis: the CODAM study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: e.hertle@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hertle
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M M J
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: van Greevenbroek
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI) and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: I C W
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Arts
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C J H
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van der Kallen
authors.affiliation: Division of Human Nutrition, Section Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E J M
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Feskens
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Schalkwijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C D A
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Stehouwer
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood*; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology*; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex; C047610:SC5b-9 protein complex; D015936:Complement C5a
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Complement activation; Endothelial dysfunction; Inflammation