Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 1 , Pages 26-33 , May 2009

Activation of MMP8 and MMP13 by angiotensin II correlates to severe intra-plaque hemorrhages and collagen breakdown in atherosclerotic lesions with a vulnerable phenotype

  • Caroline Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Dennie Tempel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Rien van Haperen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Luc van Damme

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Meryem Algür

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Rob Krams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Rini de Crom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Erasmus MC, Room Ee1073, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4087459; fax: +31 10 4089468.

Received 19 February 2008 ,Revised 14 January 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00064-1

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.025

Atherosclerosis
Volume 204, Issue 1 , Pages 26-33 , May 2009

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