Search for dissertations about: "Wolfgang Dichtl"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Wolfgang Dichtl.

2. 1. Inflammatory transcription factors in atherosclerosis

   Author : Wolfgang Dichtl; Lund Medicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular system; Kardiovaskulära systemet;

   Abstract : Transcription factors such as nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB), activator protein-1 (AP-1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) may play important roles in atherogenesis, by regulating chronic subclinical vascular inflammation. In the first study, we showed that VLDL activates the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-kB in endothelial cells both in vitro and in vivo. READ MORE