Search Results - "Nareika, A."

High glucose-boosted inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide are suppressed by statin by Nareika, A., Maldonado, A., He, L., Game, B. A., Slate, E. H., Sanders, J. J., London, S. D., Lopes-Virella, M. F., Huang, Y.

“…Background and Objective:  It has been established that periodontal diseases are more prevalent and of greater severity in diabetic patients than in…”
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A trend of increase in periodontal interleukin-6 expression across patients with neither diabetes nor periodontal disease, patients with periodontal disease alone, and patients with both diseases by Cole, C. M., Sundararaj, K. P., Leite, R. S., Nareika, A., Slate, E. H., Sanders, J. J., Lopes-Virella, M. F., Huang, Y.

“…Background and Objective:  Epidemiological studies have established that patients with diabetes have increased prevalence and severity of periodontal disease…”
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Simvastatin suppresses LPS-induced MMP-1 expression in U937 mononuclear cells by inhibiting protein isoprenylation-mediated ERK activation by Sundararaj, Kamala P., Samuvel, Devadoss J., Li, Yanchun, Nareika, Alena, Slate, Elizabeth H., Sanders, John J., Lopes‐Virella, Maria F., Huang, Yan

“…Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) plays a crucial role in periodontal disease and is up‐regulated by oral Gram‐negative, pathogen‐derived LPS. In this study, we…”
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Iron loading increases cholesterol accumulation and macrophage scavenger receptor I expression in THP-1 mononuclear phagocytes by Kraml, Pavel J., Klein, Richard L., Huang, Yan, Nareika, Alena, Lopes-Virella, Maria F.

“…Epidemiological studies have established that a high level of iron body stores is associated with increased risk of acute coronary heart disease. To explain…”
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Oxidized LDL immune complexes induce release of sphingosine kinase in human U937 monocytic cells by Hammad, Samar M., Taha, Tarek A., Nareika, Alena, Johnson, Korey R., Lopes-Virella, Maria F., Obeid, Lina M.

“…The transformation of macrophages into foam cells is a critical event in the development of atherosclerosis. The most studied aspect of this process is the…”
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Pre-exposure to high glucose augments lipopolysaccharide-stimulated matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression by human U937 histiocytes by Maldonado, Alejandro, He, Lin, Game, Bryan A., Nareika, Alena, Sanders, John J., London, Steve D, Lopes-Virella, Maria F., Huang, Yan

“…Background and objectives:  It has been well established that patients with diabetes have increased prevalence and severity of periodontal diseases. However,…”
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