They made another discovery, a refinement to the elusive mechanism of arterial inflammation, which is in turn the triggering event in atherosclerosis. It's not simply massive calcium accumulation death (MCAD), but massively calcified endosomal death (MCED).
It's not simply generalized increased calcium uptake; it's formation of massively calcified endosomes, which are extruded as massively calcified exosomes, which phagocytic immune cells try to ingest and around which lymphocytes form rosettes.
In his most recent research, Dr. Weisenthal has drilled-down even deeper into the mechanism that causes blood vessels to become inflamed and blocked. Previously, Dr. Weisenthal’s understood the newly-discovered process of endothelial cell death somehow involved a massive accumulation of calcium. However, Dr. Weisenthal has discovered that the calcium focuses on tiny structures called endosomes and exosomes - and he now understands how that produces the inflammation.
MCED Discovery
http://www.vasocell.com/MCED_Discovery.html
A two minute animated video that explains the new finding.
http://vimeo.com/100928488