Arterial tissue and plasma concentration of enzymatic-driven oxysterols are associated with severe peripheral atherosclerotic disease and systemic inflammatory activity
Virginio V, Nunes V, Moura F, Menezes F, Andreollo N, Rogerio F, Scherrer D, Quintão E, Nakandakare E, Petrucci O, Nadruz-Junior W, de Faria E, Sposito A. Arterial tissue and plasma concentration of enzymatic-driven oxysterols are associated with severe peripheral atherosclerotic disease and systemic inflammatory activity. Free Radical Research 2014, 49: 199-203. PMID: 25465091, DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.992894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSevere peripheral arterial diseaseAtherosclerotic diseasePlasma C-reactive proteinFree of atherosclerotic plaquesSystemic inflammatory activityC-reactive proteinPeripheral atherosclerotic diseaseFree radical-mediated mechanismAtherosclerotic plaquesAdvanced atherosclerotic diseaseArterial tissueArtery diseaseInflammatory activityPlasma concentrationsEnzymatic stressDiseaseArteryRadical-mediated mechanismPlasmaPlaqueOxysterolsTissue