OBJECTIVE— We sought to determine whether adipose tissue is inflamed in individuals with
increased liver fat (LFAT) independently of obesity. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS…

Background— Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease in which inflammatory processes
play an important role. Inflammation underlies lesion evolution at all stages, from …

Objective— Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Several chemokines are important
for monocyte/macrophage and T-cell recruitment to the lesion. CXCL16 is a recently …

The aims of this study were 1) to characterize changes in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP),
endostatin, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A expression in skeletal muscle in …

Matrix-degrading proteases capable of degrading components of the extracellular matrix
may play an important role in development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. In the …

… Author links open overlay panel Dick Wågsäter a 1 , Hanna Björk a 1 , Chaoyong Zhu a , …
Dick Wågsäter was supported by a research fellowship from the Swedish Research Council…

In the present study, the effect of exercise training on the expression and activity of matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the human skeletal muscle was investigated. Ten subjects …

Efflux pumps are considered being mechanisms behind drug resistance in acute myeloid
leukaemia (AML). A recently described efflux pump, breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), …

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a common complication in patients with a bicuspid aortic
valve (BAV), the most frequent congenital heart disorder. For unknown reasons TAA occurs …

Members of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family are well known to be involved
in different pathological conditions. The cellular and molecular mechanisms induced by the …