The vascular smooth muscle cells apoptosis in asymptomatic diabetic carotid plaques: role of glycemic control

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 May 16;47(10):2118-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.025. Epub 2006 Apr 24.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Actins / analysis
  • Aged
  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / analysis
  • Apoptosis / physiology*
  • Blood Glucose / immunology
  • Carotid Stenosis / complications
  • Carotid Stenosis / physiopathology*
  • Carotid Stenosis / surgery
  • Caspase 3
  • Caspases / analysis
  • Collagen / analysis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology*
  • Endarterectomy, Carotid
  • Female
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / immunology
  • In Situ Nick-End Labeling
  • Interleukin-1 / analysis
  • Interleukin-1 / immunology*
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Male
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiopathology*
  • Oxidative Stress / immunology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / analysis
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology*
  • Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives
  • Tyrosine / analysis

Substances

  • Actins
  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
  • Blood Glucose
  • CD68 antigen, human
  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Interleukin-1
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • 3-nitrotyrosine
  • Tyrosine
  • Collagen
  • CASP3 protein, human
  • Caspase 3
  • Caspases