Recent advances have shed light on the relationship between smooth muscle cell (SMC)
phenotypic modulation, resolution of inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque stability. The …

Colchicine, isolated from Colchicum autumnale, is a drug for acute gouty arthritis known
from thousands of years whose use has survived to modernity. Over the past decades, the …

This short overview and updates expresses our brain-and-heart homage to George Emil
Palade," the most influential cell biologist ever". In his 1971 paper Palade wrote for Albert …

Atherosclerosis and its complications, erosion and rupture of the plaque fibrous cap, lead to
myocardial infarction and stroke, the main causes of mortality worldwide. In this setting …

The cytoskeleton is a sophisticated cellular machinery consisted of actin filaments,
intermediate filaments and microtubules (MT) accompanied by a large number of associated …

Growing evidence demonstrated recently a rationale for the use of orally administered
collagen hydrolysate (collagen peptides) in the therapy of patients with osteoarthritis or other …

Today, atherosclerosis is considered an immune-mediated inflammatory disease featured
by endothelial dysfunction (intimal thickening), medial atrophy, and adventitial lesions …