Leukotrienes in Atherosclerosis: New Target Insights and Future Therapy Perspectives

Atherosclerosis represents an important chronic inflammatory process associated with several pathophysiological reactions in the vascular wall. The arachidonic acid, released by phospholipase A2, is an important substrate for the production of a group of lipid mediators known as leukotrienes, which...

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Main Authors: Graziano Riccioni, Alessandra Zanasi, Nicola Vitulano, Barbara Mancini, Nicolantonio D'Orazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/737282
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