[HTML][HTML] Arginine and endothelial function

J Gambardella, W Khondkar, MB Morelli, X Wang… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arginine (L-arginine), is an amino acid involved in a number of biological processes,
including the biosynthesis of proteins, host immune response, urea cycle, and nitric oxide …

[HTML][HTML] Health benefits of plant-based nutrition: focus on beans in cardiometabolic diseases

AP Mullins, BH Arjmandi - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming over
650,000 American lives annually. Typically not a singular disease, CVD often coexists with …

Dyslipidemia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection

TI Hariyanto, A Kurniawan - … & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims The number of positive and death cases from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is still increasing. The identification of risk factors for severe outcomes is …

Mechanistic links between obesity, diabetes, and blood pressure: role of perivascular adipose tissue

SN Saxton, BJ Clark, SB Withers… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Obesity is increasingly prevalent and is associated with substantial cardiovascular risk.
Adipose tissue distribution and morphology play a key role in determining the degree of …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and new pathogenetic mechanisms in endothelial dysfunction: potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets

MG Scioli, G Storti, F D'Amico… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart and pathological circulatory conditions, are
the world's leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Endothelial dysfunction involved in …

Mechanisms of heart failure in obesity

IA Ebong, DC Goff Jr, CJ Rodriguez, H Chen… - Obesity research & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and its prevalence continues to
rise. Because obesity has been linked with heart failure, the increasing prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of dyslipidemia in COVID-19 severity: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

GJ Choi, HM Kim, H Kang - Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the available knowledge about the potential
association between dyslipidemia and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Aging women and their endothelium: probing the relative role of estrogen on vasodilator function

YB Somani, JA Pawelczyk… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Despite significant decreases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the past three
decades, it still remains the leading cause of death in women. Following menopause and …

The inflammasome in myocardial injury and cardiac remodeling

S Toldo, E Mezzaroma, AG Mauro… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Significance: An inflammatory response follows an injury of any nature, and while such a
response is an attempt to promote healing, it may, itself, result in further injury. Recent …

Fetoplacental endothelial dysfunction in gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal obesity: A potential threat for programming cardiovascular disease

MS Diniz, U Hiden, I Falcão-Pires, PJ Oliveira… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal obesity (MO) increase the risk of adverse
fetal outcomes, and the incidence of cardiovascular disease later in life. Extensive research …