Alternative Complement Pathway in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Low Plasma Properdin Levels Associate With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Mortality

Alternative Complement Pathway in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Low Plasma Properdin Levels Associate With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Mortality

Background Complement activation may promote atherosclerosis. Yet, data on the to which extent complement, and more specifically the alternative complement pathway, is activated in patients with carotid atherosclerosis and related to adverse outcome in these patients, are scarce. Methods and Results...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mieke C. Louwe, Chrysostomi Gialeli, Annika E. Michelsen, Sverre Holm, Andreas Edsfeldt, Karolina Skagen, Tove Lekva, Maria Belland Olsen, Vigdis Bjerkeli, Therese Schjørlien, Kristine Stø, Xiang Yi Kong, Tuva B. Dahl, Per H. Nilsson, Peter Libby, Pål Aukrust, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Thor Ueland, Mona Skjelland, Isabel Gonçalves, Bente Halvorsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
alternative complement pathway
carotid atherosclerosis
complement
plaque vulnerability
properdin
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038316
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items

Similar Items