Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common cause of death in humans and its major underlying pathology is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that predisposes to coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke and peripheral arterial disease, responsible for most of the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This inflammatory process, triggered by the presence of lipids in the vascular wall, and encompasses a complex interaction among inflammatory cells, vascular elements, and lipoproteins through the expression of several adhesion molecules and cytokines. Obesity is a risk factor for CVD but this association is not fully understood. Altered levels of obesity related peptides such as ghrelin may play an important role in this pathophysiology. Recent evidence indicates that ghrelin features several cardiovascular activities, including increased myocardial contractility, vasodilatation and protection from myocardial infarction. Recent data demonstrate that ghrelin can i...nfluence important key events in atherogenesis and thus they may play a role in atherosclerosis. In this review we present the latest data from recent animal and clinical studies which focus on a novel approach to ghrelin as a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of a complex disease like atherosclerosis. Thus, ghrelin may become a new therapeutic target for the treatment of CVD. Further studies are necessary to investigate the potential mechanisms involved in the effects of ghrelin on the cardiovascular system.
TY - CHAP
AU - Sudar, Emina
AU - Soskić, Sanja
AU - Zarić, Božidarka
AU - Rašić-Milutinović, Zorica
AU - Smiljanić, Katarina
AU - Radak, Đorđe
AU - Mikhailidis, Dimitri
AU - Rizzo, Manfredi
AU - Isenović, Esma
PY - 2012
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4379
AB - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common cause of death in humans and its major underlying pathology is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that predisposes to coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke and peripheral arterial disease, responsible for most of the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This inflammatory process, triggered by the presence of lipids in the vascular wall, and encompasses a complex interaction among inflammatory cells, vascular elements, and lipoproteins through the expression of several adhesion molecules and cytokines. Obesity is a risk factor for CVD but this association is not fully understood. Altered levels of obesity related peptides such as ghrelin may play an important role in this pathophysiology. Recent evidence indicates that ghrelin features several cardiovascular activities, including increased myocardial contractility, vasodilatation and protection from myocardial infarction. Recent data demonstrate that ghrelin can influence important key events in atherogenesis and thus they may play a role in atherosclerosis. In this review we present the latest data from recent animal and clinical studies which focus on a novel approach to ghrelin as a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of a complex disease like atherosclerosis. Thus, ghrelin may become a new therapeutic target for the treatment of CVD. Further studies are necessary to investigate the potential mechanisms involved in the effects of ghrelin on the cardiovascular system.
PB - New York : Nova Science Publishers Inc.
T2 - Ghrelin: Production, Action Mechanisms and Physiological Effects
T1 - Ghrelin, obesity and atherosclerosis
SP - 111
EP - 126
ER -
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author = "Sudar, Emina and Soskić, Sanja and Zarić, Božidarka and Rašić-Milutinović, Zorica and Smiljanić, Katarina and Radak, Đorđe and Mikhailidis, Dimitri and Rizzo, Manfredi and Isenović, Esma",
year = "2012",
abstract = "Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common cause of death in humans and its major underlying pathology is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that predisposes to coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke and peripheral arterial disease, responsible for most of the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This inflammatory process, triggered by the presence of lipids in the vascular wall, and encompasses a complex interaction among inflammatory cells, vascular elements, and lipoproteins through the expression of several adhesion molecules and cytokines. Obesity is a risk factor for CVD but this association is not fully understood. Altered levels of obesity related peptides such as ghrelin may play an important role in this pathophysiology. Recent evidence indicates that ghrelin features several cardiovascular activities, including increased myocardial contractility, vasodilatation and protection from myocardial infarction. Recent data demonstrate that ghrelin can influence important key events in atherogenesis and thus they may play a role in atherosclerosis. In this review we present the latest data from recent animal and clinical studies which focus on a novel approach to ghrelin as a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of a complex disease like atherosclerosis. Thus, ghrelin may become a new therapeutic target for the treatment of CVD. Further studies are necessary to investigate the potential mechanisms involved in the effects of ghrelin on the cardiovascular system.",
publisher = "New York : Nova Science Publishers Inc.",
journal = "Ghrelin: Production, Action Mechanisms and Physiological Effects",
booktitle = "Ghrelin, obesity and atherosclerosis",
pages = "111-126"
}
Sudar, E., Soskić, S., Zarić, B., Rašić-Milutinović, Z., Smiljanić, K., Radak, Đ., Mikhailidis, D., Rizzo, M.,& Isenović, E.. (2012). Ghrelin, obesity and atherosclerosis. in Ghrelin: Production, Action Mechanisms and Physiological Effects
New York : Nova Science Publishers Inc.., 111-126.
Sudar E, Soskić S, Zarić B, Rašić-Milutinović Z, Smiljanić K, Radak Đ, Mikhailidis D, Rizzo M, Isenović E. Ghrelin, obesity and atherosclerosis. in Ghrelin: Production, Action Mechanisms and Physiological Effects. 2012;:111-126..
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