The Immune Response Is Involved in Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification: Could the RANKL/RANK/OPG System Be a Marker of Plaque Instability?

Atherogenesis is characterized by an intense inflammatory process, involving immune and vascular cells. These cells play a crucial role in all phases of atherosclerotic plaque formation and complication through cytokine, protease, and prothrombotic factor secretion. The accumulation of inflammatory...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Montecucco, Sabine Steffens, François Mach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/75805
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