Abstract:BackgroundThe role of the endothelium as an active player rather than a passive victim of inflammation has received considerable interest in systemic vasculitis 1. Local vascular inflammation can have distant effects on the systemic vascular system, leading to widespread endothelial cell dysfunction 2. Damage to endothelial cells and developed vascular endothelial dysfunction are crucial events during the pathogenesis of vasculitis. The mechanisms that drive such endothelial dysfunction are unclear but factors… Show more
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