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Review: Hypercholesterolemia-associated endothelial progenitor cell dysfunctionMedicina Interna, Angiologia e Malattie da Arteriosclerosi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, 06132 Perugia, Italy, mpirro{at}unipg.it
Medicina Interna, Angiologia e Malattie da Arteriosclerosi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Medicina Interna, Angiologia e Malattie da Arteriosclerosi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Medicina Interna, Angiologia e Malattie da Arteriosclerosi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Medicina Interna, Angiologia e Malattie da Arteriosclerosi, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale Menghini, 06132 Perugia, Italy Hypercholesterolemia has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk by contributing to mechanical endothelial injury and dysfunction. There is evidence that chronic exposure to increased plasma cholesterol levels might also impair the repair of lipoprotein-mediated endothelial injury, possibly by reducing the availability and function of circulating endothelial progenitors. This review summarizes current knowledge about the mechanisms of lipoprotein-mediated endothelial injury and endothelial progenitor cell assisted vascular repair; the influence of hypercholesterolemia on endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction will be also addressed.
Key Words: endothelial progenitor cells cholesterol endothelial dysfunction
This version was published on October
1, 2008 Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, Vol. 2, No. 5,
329-339 (2008) |
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