Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of thoracic aortic aneurysm: protective role of statin and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker. [electronic resource]
- Cardiovascular research Oct 2003
- 988-96 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
0008-6363
10.1016/s0008-6363(03)00523-6 doi
Aged Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use Aorta, Thoracic--metabolism Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic--drug therapy Blotting, Western--methods Case-Control Studies Chymases Female Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--therapeutic use Immunohistochemistry--methods Inflammation Macrophages--enzymology Male Mast Cells--enzymology Matrix Metalloproteinases--metabolism Membrane Transport Proteins--analysis NADPH Dehydrogenase--analysis NADPH Oxidases Oxidative Stress Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A--analysis Phosphoproteins--analysis Regression Analysis Serine Endopeptidases--analysis