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Table 1 Potential treatment against inflammation in atherosclerosis

From: Immunity, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

Treatment

Targets

Statins [102–105].

Prenylation, oxidation, MHC-class II presentation

Phospholipase-inhibitors [113] Annexin A5 [112]. Anti-PC [37, 39, 40, 42–44].

Oxidized phospholipids

Anti-apoB [115–117].

apoB

Cytokine-inhibition [105, 110]

Interleukin-1ß/Inflammasome

Metotrexate [105–107]

Inhibition of purine metabolism

Active immunization [40, 114, 115, 121]

oxLDL, apoB, PC- epitopes, HSP

  1. anti-apoB, antibody against apolipoprotein B; anti-PC, antibody against phosphorylcholine; HSP, heat shock protein; MHC, oxLDL, oxidized low density lipoprotein.