ea0081p275 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2022
Armeni Elena
, Soureti Anastasia
, Augoulea Areti
, Chondrou Asimina
, Rizos Demetrios
, Kaparos George
, Delialis Dimitrios
, Stefos Spyros
, Angelidakis Lasthenis
, Sianis Alexandros
, Dimopoulou Aggeliki-Maria
, Alexandrou Andreas
, Baka Stavroula
, Aravantinos Leon
, Stamatelopoulos Kimon
, Lambrinoudaki Irene
Background: Heat shock protein 60 (HSP60), a potentially homeostatic antigen, has been shown to be involved in physiological and non-physiological conditions. Experimental data is supporting the role of HSP60 in placental and mitochondrial steroidogenesis. Under stress conditions, HSP60 are translocated into the endothelial-cell plasma membrane and the extracellular space, promoting the atherosclerotic process. Aim: We decided to investigate the associat...