Circulating immunoglobulins are not associated with intraplaque mast cell number and other vulnerable plaque characteristics in patients with carotid artery stenosis

• Main Authors: Willems S., Van Velden D.D., Quax P.H.A., De Borst G.J., De Vries J.P.-P.M., Moll F.L., Kuiper J., Toes R.E.M., De Jager S.C.A., De Kleijn D.P.V., Hoefer I.E., Pasterkamp G., Bot I.
• Other Authors: SURGERY
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: immunoglobulin E; immunoglobulin G; oxidized low density lipoprotein antibody; tryptase; low density lipoprotein; oxidized low density lipoprotein; aged; article; atherosclerotic plaque; capillary density; carotid artery obstruction; carotid endarterectomy; cell activation; cell count; enzyme blood level; female; human; human cell; immunoglobulin blood level; lipid storage; macrophage; major clinical study; male; mast cell; mast cell degranulation; smooth muscle fiber; blood; immunohistochemistry; immunology; nonparametric test; pathology; Carotid Stenosis; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Humans; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin G; Immunohistochemistry; Lipoproteins, LDL; Mast Cells; Statistics, Nonparametric
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165958
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0088984