38 Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease

22/09/2009 32 min
38 Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease

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Episode Synopsis

Endothelial cells line all the blood vessels in our bodies and disease processes culminating in heart attack and stroke start with problems in these cells. Prof Caroline Wheeler-Jones explains her work examining the importance of particular enzymes and signalling pathways in the function of endothelial cells, and how these go wrong or may be protective against cardiovascular diseases.