Arterial Mesenchyme and Arteriosclerosis

ISBN-13: 9781468432459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 432 str.

William Wagner

Opis

Because of their experience in the field of arteriosclerosis and their interest in stimulating new directions for research on the lesion, the Committee on Coronary Artery Lesions and Myocardial Infarctions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association, planned an International Workshop on Arterial Mesenchyme and Arteriosclerosis.

Spis treści

Section I The Problem in Perspective.- Mesenchymal Involvement in Arteriosclerosis.- Morphology of Mesenchymal Elements of Normal Artery, Fatty Streaks, and Plaques.- Reaction Patterns of Intimal Mesenchyme to Injury, and Repair in Atherosclerosis.- Proliferation of Arterial Cells in Atherosclerosis.- Section II Lipid-Connective Tissue Interactions.- The Macromolecules of the Intercellular Matrix of the Arterial Wall: Collagen, Elastin, Proteoglycans, and Glycoproteins.- Acid Glycosaminoglycan, Collagen and Elastin Content of Normal Artery, Fatty Streaks and Plaques.- Mucopolysaccharide-Lipoprotein Complexes in Atherosclerotic Aorta.- Some Aspects of the Organization and Interaction of Connective Tissue Proteoglycans.- Age Related and Atherosclerotic Changes in Aortic Elastin.- Components of the Protein-Lipid Complex of Arterial Elastin: Their Role in the Retention of Lipid in Atherosclerotic Lesions.- Studies on the Conformation and Interactions of Elastin.- Section III Tissue Culture Application in Connective Tissue Research.- Tissue Culture Technology Applicable to Arterial Mesenchyme.- Studies of Primate Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells in Relation to Atherosclerosis.- Production of Mucopolysaccharides, Collagen and Elastin Tissue by Aortic Medial Explants.- Effects of Serum Lipoproteins on the Morphology, Growth, and Metabolism of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells.- Section IV Pathologic Processes and Connective Tissue Interactions.- Thrombosis and Connective Tissue Interrelationships in Arteriosclerosis.- Immunological Properties of Connective Tissue and Smooth Muscle Cells.- Immunologic Injury and Atherosclerosis.- Enzymic vs Non-Enzymic Factors in the Deterioration of Connective Tissue.- Calcification Processes in Atherosclerosis.