Lipocalin-2 exerts pro-atherosclerotic effects as evidenced by in vitro and in vivo experiments

YKL-40 promotes the progress of atherosclerosis independent of lipid metabolism in apolipoprotein E−/− mice fed a high-fat diet

(2019) Lei Chen et al.   HEART AND VESSELS

Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) for Identification of Unstable Plaques in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

(2019) Wolf Eilenberg et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Chemerin-9, a potent agonist of chemerin receptor (ChemR23), prevents atherogenesis

(2019) Kengo Sato et al.   CLINICAL SCIENCE

Lipocalin-2 contributes to experimental atherosclerosis in a stage-dependent manner

(2018) J. Amersfoort et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor accelerates cholesterol efflux by up-regulating ABCA1 expression via the NF-κB/miR-33a pathway in THP-1 macropahge-derived foam cells

(2018) Jia-Hui Gao et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Adropin Contributes to Anti-Atherosclerosis by Suppressing Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Adhesion and Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

(2018) Kengo Sato et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Anti-Atherogenic Effects of Vaspin on Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell/Macrophage Responses and Hyperlipidemic Mouse Plaque Phenotype

(2018) Kengo Sato et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Novel phytopeptide osmotin mimics preventive effects of adiponectin on vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis

(2018) Yui Takahashi et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Cinnamaldehyde protects VSMCs against ox-LDL-induced proliferation and migration through S arrest and inhibition of p38, JNK/MAPKs and NF-κB

(2018) Weifeng Li et al.   VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Neopterin Counters Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

(2018) Remina Shirai et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Inhibitory effects of vasostatin-1 against atherogenesis

(2018) Yuki Sato et al.   CLINICAL SCIENCE

NF-κB inhibitors that prevent foam cell formation and atherosclerotic plaque accumulation

(2017) Jesse D. Plotkin et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Experimental and Human Evidence for Lipocalin‐2 (Neutrophil Gelatinase‐Associated Lipocalin [NGAL]) in the Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy and heart failure

(2017) Francine Z. Marques et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Bo-Gan-Whan regulates proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells

(2016) Kang Pa Lee et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Counteractive effects of omentin-1 against atherogenesis

(2016) Kaho Watanabe et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Lipocalin-2 deficiency or blockade protects against aortic abdominal aneurysm development in mice

(2016) Carlos Tarín et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Intermittent hypoxia induces murine macrophage foam cell formation by IKK-β-dependent NF-κB pathway activation

(2016) Toshihiro Imamura et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Salusin-β induces foam cell formation and monocyte adhesion in human vascular smooth muscle cells via miR155/NOX2/NFκB pathway

(2016) Hai-Jian Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin concentration reflects severity of coronary artery disease in patients without heart failure and chronic kidney disease

(2015) Mikako Katagiri et al.   HEART AND VESSELS

Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway is involved in lipocalin-2-promoted human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation

(2015) Guoliang Wang et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Lipocalin (LCN) 2 Mediates Pro-Atherosclerotic Processes and Is Elevated in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

(2015) Raghav Oberoi et al.   PLoS One

Lipocalin 2 is a Regulator Of Macrophage Polarization and NF-κB/STAT3 Pathway Activation

(2014) Hong Guo et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Lipocalin 2 Expression and Secretion Is Highly Regulated by Metabolic Stress, Cytokines, and Nutrients in Adipocytes

(2014) Yuanyuan Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Deamidated Lipocalin‐2 Induces Endothelial Dysfunction and Hypertension in Dietary Obese Mice

(2014) Erfei Song et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Foam cells in atherosclerosis

(2013) Xiao-Hua Yu et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

Stimulatory Effects of Cardiotrophin 1 on Atherosclerosis

(2013) Hanae Konii et al.   HYPERTENSION

Monocytes in Coronary Artery Disease and Atherosclerosis

(2013) Angie Ghattas et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Salusin-β accelerates inflammatory responses in vascular endothelial cells via NF-κB signaling in LDL receptor-deficient mice in vivo and HUVECs in vitro

(2012) Takayuki Koya et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Secreted protein lipocalin-2 promotes microglial M1 polarization

(2012) Eunha Jang et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

NF-kB activity-dependent P-selectin involved in ox-LDL-induced foam cell formation in U937 cell

(2011) Yi Wang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Lipocalin-2 deficiency prevents endothelial dysfunction associated with dietary obesity: role of cytochrome P450 2C inhibition

(2011) Jacky TC Liu et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Effect of endothelial cell proliferation on atherogenesis: A role of p21Sdi/Cip/Waf1 in monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells

(2010) Hiyo Obikane et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Molecular MRI of murine atherosclerotic plaque targeting NGAL: a protein associated with unstable human plaque characteristics

(2010) Bernard C. te Boekhorst et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Lipocalin-2 Deficiency Attenuates Insulin Resistance Associated With Aging and Obesity

(2010) I. K.M. Law et al.   DIABETES