Cholesterol and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: An Immune-Metabolic Hypothesis

Nutrients. 2020 Aug 14;12(8):2444. doi: 10.3390/nu12082444.

Authors

Didac Mauricio^{1

2

3}, Esmeralda Castelblanco^{1

2}, Nuria Alonso^{2

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau & Institut d'Investigació Biomédica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
² Centre for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
³ Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic/UCC), 08500 Vic, Spain.
⁴ Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, University Hospital & Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), 08916 Badalona, Spain.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis / etiology*
Atherosclerosis / immunology
Atherosclerosis / metabolism
Atherosclerosis / prevention & control
Cholesterol / metabolism*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diet, Mediterranean
Humans
Inflammation
Life Style
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology
Obesity

Substances

Cholesterol