Gamma-glutamyltransferase, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease: triggering oxidative stress within the plaque

Circulation. 2005 Oct 4;112(14):2078-80. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.571919.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / epidemiology*
  • Atherosclerosis / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Coronary Stenosis / enzymology
  • Coronary Stenosis / pathology
  • Glutathione / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Oxidants / toxicity
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Prognosis
  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase / blood*

Substances

  • Oxidants
  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase
  • Glutathione