The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Plays a Role in Antioxidant Defense and Regulation of Vascular Inflammation

• Main Authors: Thomas Jansen (Author), Miroslava Kvandová (Author), Andreas Daiber (Author), Paul Stamm (Author), Katie Frenis (Author), Eberhard Schulz (Author), Thomas Münzel (Author), Swenja Kröller-Schön (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of global deaths and life years spent with a severe disability. Endothelial dysfunction and vascular oxidative stress are early precursors of atherosclerotic processes in the vascular wall, all of which are hallmarks in the development of cardiovas...