Atherosclerosis and Oxidant Stress: A New Perspective

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Holtzman, Jordan L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72347-1
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.