The complex P2X7receptor/inflammasome in perivascular fat tissue of heavy smokers

Perivascular Adipose Tissue Potentiates Contraction of Coronary Vascular Smooth Muscle

(2013) Meredith Kohr Owen et al.   CIRCULATION

P2X7 receptor-mediated Nlrp3-inflammasome activation is a genetic determinant of macrophage-dependent crescentic glomerulonephritis

(2012) Simona Deplano et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Regulation of inflammasome signaling

(2012) Vijay A K Rathinam et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Prevalence and Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome among Women in Chinese Rural Areas

(2012) Hui Cai et al.   PLoS One

A Common Missense Variant in the ATP Receptor P2X7 Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events

(2012) Olof Gidlöf et al.   PLoS One

Adipocyte P2X7 receptors expression: A role in modulating inflammatory response in subjects with metabolic syndrome?

(2011) Stephanie Madec et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Cigarette smoke induces the release of CXCL-8 from human bronchial epithelial cells via TLRs and induction of the inflammasome

(2011) E. Mortaz et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE

Relationship between Biomarkers of Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Platelet Activation in Adult Cigarette Smokers

(2011) J. Liu et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Cytokines present in smokers' serum interact with smoke components to enhance endothelial dysfunction

(2011) Silvia S. Barbieri et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Ectopic Fat Depots and Cardiovascular Disease

(2011) Kathryn A. Britton et al.   CIRCULATION

Adipokines in inflammation, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease

(2011) Zhi-Yong Li et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

P2X7 receptor antagonism attenuates the hypertension and renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats

(2011) Xu Ji et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

The Concept of Metabolic Syndrome: Contribution of Visceral Fat Accumulation and Its Molecular Mechanism

(2011) Yuji Matsuzawa et al.   Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

P2X7 Receptor and Caspase 1 Activation Are Central to Airway Inflammation Observed after Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

(2011) Suffwan Eltom et al.   PLoS One

Inflammasome is a central player in the induction of obesity and insulin resistance

(2011) R. Stienstra et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Recurrent Myocardial Infarction, and Heart Failure Hospitalization Associated With Smoking Status Following Myocardial Infarction With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

(2010) Amil M. Shah et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Adipose Stem Cell Treatment in Mice Attenuates Lung and Systemic Injury Induced by Cigarette Smoking

(2010) Kelly S. Schweitzer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

P2X7Receptor Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Smoke-Induced Lung Inflammation and Emphysema

(2010) Monica Lucattelli et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The role of interleukin-6 in pulmonary and systemic manifestations in a murine model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2010) Nele S. Pauwels et al.   EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH

Treating Viral Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from a Mouse Model of Cigarette Smoke and H1N1 Influenza Infection

(2010) Carla M. T. Bauer et al.   PLoS One

Cigarette smoking: An undertreated risk factor for cardiovascular disease

(2009) Leif Erhardt   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Association Between Plasma Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Concentration and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Middle-Aged Diabetic and Nondiabetic Individuals

(2009) L. Piemonti et al.   DIABETES CARE

Fenofibrate reduces serum retinol-binding protein-4 by suppressing its expression in adipose tissue

(2008) Haiya Wu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Smoking and low serum testosterone associates with high concentration of oxidized LDL

(2008) Meri S. Linna et al.   ANNALS OF MEDICINE

Associations of plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines, fibrinogen, viscosity and C-reactive protein with cardiovascular risk factors and social deprivation: the fourth Glasgow MONICA study

(2008) Paul Welsh et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Interleukin-18 Is a Strong Predictor of Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Men With the Metabolic Syndrome: Synergistic effect of inflammation and hyperglycemia

(2008) M. Troseid et al.   DIABETES CARE

ATP is released by monocytes stimulated with pathogen-sensing receptor ligands and induces IL-1  and IL-18 secretion in an autocrine way

(2008) A. Piccini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA