Cell-derived microparticles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease: friend or foe?

ATVB in Focus Microparticles

Articles in this series • Boulanger CM, Dignat-George F. Microparticles: an introduction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011;31:2–3. • Tushuizen ME, Diamant M, Sturk A, Nieuwland R. Cell-derived microparticles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease: friend or foe? Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011;31:4–9. • Shai E, Varon D. Development, Cell Differentiation, Angiogenesis—Microparticle...

Friend or Foe?

Microparticles are ascribed important roles in coagulation, inflammation, and endothelial function. These processes are mandatory to safeguard the integrity of the organism, and their derangements contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. More recently, the presumed solely harmful role of microparticles has been challenged because microparticles may also be in...

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Apocrine Metaplasia in Intraductal Papilloma with Foci of DCIS: A Friend or Foe?

Malignant papillary neoplasms of the breast comprise a number of microscopically distinct lesions, where apocrine metaplasia is commonly found in papillomas compared to other papillary lesions including papillary carcinomas. However, association of apocrine metaplasia in papilloma with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) is not very well defined. The lesions with apocrine metaplasia are not only di...

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