Tunica Intima

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The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.

Descriptor ID	D017539
MeSH Number(s)	A07.231.700
Concept/Terms	Tunica Intima Tunica Intima Vascular Intima Intima, Vascular Intimas, Vascular Vascular Intimas Tunica Intima Vasorum Arterial Intima Arterial Intima Arterial Intimas Intima, Arterial Intimas, Arterial Venous Intima Venous Intima Intima, Venous Intimas, Venous Venous Intimas

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Anatomy [A]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Blood Vessels [A07.231]
Tunica Intima [A07.231.700]

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	0	1	1
1995	0	1	1
1997	1	2	3
1999	1	1	2
2000	2	0	2
2001	0	3	3
2002	1	3	4
2003	1	2	3
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	4	5
2006	2	2	4
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1

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Lei Y, Sinha A, Nosoudi N, Grover A, Vyavahare N. Hydroxyapatite and calcified elastin induce osteoblast-like differentiation in rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Exp Cell Res. 2014 Apr 15; 323(1):198-208.

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Kim FY, Marhefka G, Ruggiero NJ, Adams S, Whellan DJ. Saphenous vein graft disease: review of pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. Cardiol Rev. 2013 Mar-Apr; 21(2):101-9.

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Schuyler CA, Ta NN, Li Y, Lopes-Virella MF, Huang Y. Insulin treatment attenuates diabetes-increased atherosclerotic intimal lesions and matrix metalloproteinase 9 expression in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. J Endocrinol. 2011 Jul; 210(1):37-46.

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Lopes-Virella MF, Hunt KJ, Baker NL, Lachin J, Nathan DM, Virella G. Levels of oxidized LDL and advanced glycation end products-modified LDL in circulating immune complexes are strongly associated with increased levels of carotid intima-media thickness and its progression in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2011 Feb; 60(2):582-9.

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Schanberg LE, Sandborg C, Barnhart HX, Ardoin SP, Yow E, Evans GW, Mieszkalski KL, Ilowite NT, Eberhard A, Levy DM, Kimura Y, von Scheven E, Silverman E, Bowyer SL, Punaro L, Singer NG, Sherry DD, McCurdy D, Klein-Gitelman M, Wallace C, Silver R, Wagner-Weiner L, Higgins GC, Brunner HI, Jung L, Soep JB, Reed A. Premature atherosclerosis in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: risk factors for increased carotid intima-media thickness in the atherosclerosis prevention in pediatric lupus erythematosus cohort. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 May; 60(5):1496-507.

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Lopes-Virella MF, Carter RE, Gilbert GE, Klein RL, Jaffa M, Jenkins AJ, Lyons TJ, Garvey WT, Virella G. Risk factors related to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in the DCCT/EDIC cohort and their relationship with nephropathy and macrovascular complications. Diabetes Care. 2008 Oct; 31(10):2006-12.

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Kardys I, Vliegenthart R, Oudkerk M, Hofman A, Witteman JC. The female advantage in cardiovascular disease: do vascular beds contribute equally? Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Aug 15; 166(4):403-12.

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Myers SI, Myers DJ, Ahmend A, Ramakrishnan V. Preliminary results of subintimal angioplasty for limb salvage in lower extremities with severe chronic ischemia and limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Dec; 44(6):1239-46.

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Lyons TJ, Jenkins AJ, Zheng D, Klein RL, Otvos JD, Yu Y, Lackland DT, McGee D, McHenry MB, Lopes-Virella M, Garvey WT. Nuclear magnetic resonance-determined lipoprotein subclass profile in the DCCT/EDIC cohort: associations with carotid intima-media thickness. Diabet Med. 2006 Sep; 23(9):955-66.

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Lopes-Virella MF, McHenry MB, Lipsitz S, Yim E, Wilson PF, Lackland DT, Lyons T, Jenkins AJ, Virella G. Immune complexes containing modified lipoproteins are related to the progression of internal carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 1 diabetes. Atherosclerosis. 2007 Feb; 190(2):359-69.

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