On 12 March 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a
pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of 4 August 2020, more than 18 million …

The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing worldwide at an
alarming rate. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most prevalent form of diabetes …

In the past, endothelium was thought to be only a mechanical barrier. Today, endothelium is
known to be a tissue regulating vascular tone, cell growth and the interaction between the …

Endothelial activation and dysfunction is an important contributor to atherosclerosis,
cardiovascular diseases and cardiorenal syndrome. Endothelial dysfunction is also linked …

Atherosclerosis contributes to the development of many cardiovascular diseases, which
remain the leading cause of death in developed countries. Atherosclerosis is a chronic …

Since the discovery in the 1980s that nitric oxide (NO) is in fact the elusive endothelium-
derived relaxing factor, it has become evident that NO is not only a major cardiovascular …

In this paper, a model is proposed of the pathophysiological processes of COVID-19 starting
from the infection of human type II alveolar epithelial cells (pneumocytes) by SARS-CoV-2 …

The vascular inflammatory response involves complex interaction between inflammatory
cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages), endothelial cells (ECs), vascular …

Context.—A strong independent association has been recently observed between elevated
red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and increased incidence of cardiovascular events …

Tissue engineering is currently limited by the inability to adequately vascularize tissues in
vitro or in vivo. Issues of nutrient perfusion and mass transport limitations, especially oxygen …