Role of angiotensin II receptor blockers in atherosclerotic plaque stability.

Cipollone, Francesco; Fazia, Maria Luigia; Mezzetti, Andrea

Role of angiotensin II receptor blockers in atherosclerotic plaque stability.

Cipollone, Francesco; Fazia, Maria Luigia; Mezzetti, Andrea.

Affiliation

Cipollone F; Atherosclerosis Prevention Center, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti, Via Colle dell'Ara, 66013 Chieti, Italy.

Expert Opin Pharmacother ; 7(3): 277-85, 2006 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16448322

Subject(s)

Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/therapeutic use; Atherosclerosis/drug therapy; Carotid Arteries/drug effects; Hypertension/drug therapy; Angiotensin II/antagonists & inhibitors; Angiotensin II/metabolism; Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology; Atherosclerosis/metabolism; Atherosclerosis/pathology; Biphenyl Compounds/pharmacology; Biphenyl Compounds/therapeutic use; Carotid Arteries/metabolism; Carotid Arteries/pathology; Collagen/metabolism; Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism; Humans; Hypertension/metabolism; Hypertension/pathology; Irbesartan; Macrophages/drug effects; Macrophages/enzymology; Macrophages/pathology; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Tetrazoles/pharmacology; Tetrazoles/therapeutic use

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carotid Arteries / Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Atherosclerosis / Hypertension Type of study: Clinical_trials Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Expert Opin Pharmacother Journal subject: FARMACOLOGIA Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: United kingdom

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