Endothelial dysfunction is a key event in cardiovascular disease. Measurement of
endothelial dysfunction in vivo presents a major challenge, but has important implications …

OBJECTIVES. Childhood obesity contributes to the development of adult obesity and
subsequent cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to assess vascular status (flow …

Obesity promotes the development of several major cardiovascular risk factors. Moreover,
excess adiposity may play a direct role in initiating atherosclerosis as fat cells are capable of …

Prolonged wound healing is a complication that contributes to morbidity and mortality.
Overweight people regularly undergo surgery and trauma, and often develop chronic …

Background: The relationships between adhesion molecules and measures of obesity and
metabolic syndrome in different ethnic populations are unclear. Objective: Our aim was to …

Obesity and inactivity are associated with endothelial dysfunction that may contribute to the
development of atherosclerosis. We examined the effects of a short-term lifestyle …

Background. E-selectin is a cell surface glycoprotein that mediates the adhesion of
leucocytes to vessels endothelium, an important early step in the atherosclerotic process …

目的: 探讨肥胖2 型糖尿病(DM) 患者血清E-选择素及氧化应激变化的关系. 方法: 检测肥胖2
型DM 患者血清E-选择素, 氧化低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(ox-LDL), 血清丙二醛(MDA) …

Visceral obesity has been associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. However, the
exact mechanisms are not completely clear. In this study we investigated the relationship …

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) have impaired vasodilation both
dependent and independent of endothelium. The aims of our study were to measure three …