Erschienen in:
01.02.2014
Targeting Inflammation: Impact on Atherothrombosis
verfasst von:
Maria Giulia Marini, Chiara Sonnino, Marco Previtero, Luigi M. Biasucci
Erschienen in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Abstract
Atherothrombosis is a worldwide epidemic accounting for an unacceptable toll of deaths and disabilities. Its pathophysiology is complex and hardly referable to a specific mechanism; however, in the last 20 years, a growing amount of evidence has demonstrated that inflammatory processes play a major role from the very beginning to the ultimate complication of atherothrombosis. These evidences are addressing a growing interest toward anti-inflammatory agents as preventive or curative treatments of atherothrombosis. At present, accumulated data are not conclusive, but strong evidence exists in favor of an anti-inflammatory positive effect for several drugs as statins or renin–angiotensin inhibitors. More conclusive data are expected from ongoing trials directly exploring the role of specific cytokines antagonists.