| Nanomedicine for the prevention, treatment and imaging of atherosclerosis. | |
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PMID: 22261366 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries, with an increasing prevalence due to an aging population. The pathology underpinning CVD is atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory state involving the arterial wall. Accumulation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) laden macrophages in the arterial wall and their subsequent transformation into foam cells lead to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Progression of atherosclerotic lesions may gradually lead to plaque related complications and clinically manifest as acute vascular syndromes including acute myocardial or cerebral ischemia. Nanotechnology offers emerging therapeutic strategies, which may have advantage overclassical treatments for atherosclerosis. In this review, we present the potential applications of nanotechnology toward prevention, identification and treatment of atherosclerosis. |
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Costas Psarros; Regent Lee; Marios Margaritis; Charalambos Antoniades |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-17 |
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Title: Maturitas Volume: - ISSN: 1873-4111 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807333 Medline TA: Maturitas Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, United Kingdom. |
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