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      Autophagic Marker MAP1LC3B Expression Levels Are Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis Symptomatology 

      Swaminathan, Bhairavi; Goikuria Iriondo, Haize; Vega, Reyes; Rodríguez-Antigüedad Zarranz, Alfredo; López Medina, Antonio; Freijo, María del Mar; Vandenbroeck, Koen; Alloza Moral, Iraide (Public Library Science, 2014-12-12)
      Objectives: The mechanism by which atheroma plaque becomes unstable is not completely understood to date but analysis of differentially expressed genes in stable versus unstable plaques may provide clues. This will be ...
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      Characterization of Carotid Smooth Muscle Cells during Phenotypic Transition 

      Goikuria Iriondo, Haize; Freijo, María del Mar; Vega Manrique, Reyes; Sastre, María; Elizagaray, Elena; Lorenzo, Ana; Vandenbroeck, Koen; Alloza Moral, Iraide (MDPI, 2018-03)
      Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are central players in carotid atherosclerosis plaque development. Although the precise mechanisms involved in plaque destabilization are not completely understood, it is known that ...