Atherosclerosis and Oxidant Stress A New Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Holtzman, Jordan L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Vascular injury is initiated by oxidant injury to the vessel wall. This volume is organized around the role of oxidant damage in this disease process and provides a collection of the most recent studies, representing various disciplines, that can serve as the basis for further improvements in our un...

Table of Contents:

• The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Plaque Instability
• Epidemiological Studies on Atherosclerosis: The Role of the Mediterranean Diet in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Interventional Trials of Antioxidants
• Oxidative Stress in Arterial Hypertension: Oxidative Stress and Hypertension
• Lipids, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Disease
• Nuclear Receptors in the Control of Lipid Metabolism
• Diabetes and Oxidant Stress
• Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Atherogenesis
• The Role of Glutathione Pathways in the Prevention of Atherosclerosis.