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The dental plaque biofilm matrix

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, 2021
The extracellular matrix is a critical component of microbial biofilms, such as dental plaque, maintaining the spatial arrangement of cells and coordinating cellular functions throughout the structure. The extracellular polymeric substances that comprise
Fabian Cieplik   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Calcification in Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability: Friend or Foe?

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
Calcification is a clinical marker of atherosclerosis. This review focuses on recent findings on the association between calcification and plaque vulnerability.
Xuan Shi, Haodi Cai, Ruidong Ye
exaly   +2 more sources

Coronary artery cavitation as a trigger for atherosclerotic plaque progression: a simplified numerical and computational fluid dynamic demonstration [PDF]

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Backgrounds: Coronary cavitation is supposed to be generated by both concentric and eccentric coronary artery stenosis which propagates downstream the vessel, creating microbubbles which exploded when the fluid pressure was lower than the vapor ...
Gianluca Rigatelli   +3 more
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Inflammation during the life cycle of the atherosclerotic plaque.

open access: yesCardiovascular Research, 2021
Inflammation orchestrates each stage of the life cycle of atherosclerotic plaques. Indeed, inflammatory mediators likely link many traditional and emerging risk factors with atherogenesis.
P. Libby
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiological, ecological and clinico-laboratory characteristics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Saint-Petersburg and suburb

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2021
The goal is to identify the epidemiological, territorial-epidemiological, environmental, clinical and features of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in order to improve epidemiological surveillance in a large metropolis of the Northwestern Federal ...
V. V. Nechaev   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

An itching plaque [PDF]

open access: yesDermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015
A 30-year-old woman presented to our hospital in Manacor, Mallorca, with a new lesion on the thorax that had appeared three to four months earlier, had gradually enlarged and was slightly itchy. The patient was otherwise healthy. Physical examination revealed a tender, brownish papule or plaque contacting the elastic band of the underwear under the ...
Juan Garcias-Ladaria   +3 more
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Is There a Vulnerable Plaque? [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 2003
The identification of potential triggers of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) represented by unstable angina (UA), myocardial infarction (MI) (preceded or not by UA), and sudden coronary death (SCD) is a rapidly growing area of research. Coronary plaque disruption and subsequent thrombosis is the major recognized pathogenetic component of “unstable ...
Valentin Fuster, Attilio Maseri
openaire   +3 more sources

Study of biofilms by V. cholerae strains on the surfaces of biotic and abiotic substrates using mass spectrometry

open access: yesМедицинский вестник Юга России, 2020
Objective: identification and comparative study of protein spectra of Vibrio cholerae biofilms by MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry.Materials and methods: V. cholerae O1 strains isolated from different sources were studied.
M. V. Poleeva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biologics May Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Coronary Plaque Formation and Stabilizing High-Risk Lesions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether biologic DMARDs might have a beneficial effect on coronary plaque formation or ...
Budoff, Matthew J   +3 more
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