Atherosclerosis
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 259-267 , December 2005

Intermittent high glucose enhances ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in culture: The distinct role of protein kinase C and mitochondrial superoxide production

  • Lisa Quagliaro

      Affiliations

    • Morpurgo-Hofman Research Laboratory on Aging, Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Ludovica Piconi

      Affiliations

    • Morpurgo-Hofman Research Laboratory on Aging, Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberta Assaloni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, P.le S. Maria Della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberto Da Ros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, P.le S. Maria Della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Amabile Maier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, P.le S. Maria Della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Gianni Zuodar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, P.le S. Maria Della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Antonio Ceriello

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, P.le S. Maria Della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0432 559813; fax: +39 0432 42097.

Received 13 October 2004 ,Revised 14 March 2005 ,Accepted 21 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.03.015

Atherosclerosis
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 259-267 , December 2005

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