Chronic inflammation is now accepted to have a critical role in the onset of several diseases
as well as in vascular pathology, where macrophage transformation into foam cells
contributes in atherosclerotic plaque formation. Endothelial cells (EC) have a critical function
in recruitment of immune cells, and proinflammatory cytokines drive the specific expression
of several adhesion proteins. During inflammatory responses several cells produce
hyaluronan matrices that promote monocyte/macrophage adhesion through interactions with …