Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that involves damage to the intima,
inflammatory cell recruitment and the accumulation of lipids followed by calcification and …

Mounting scientific evidence over decades has established that atherosclerosis is a chronic
inflammatory disorder. Among the potentially critical sources of vascular inflammation during …

Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is traditionally viewed as an intracellular chaperone protein
with anti-apoptotic properties. However, recent data indicate that a number of heat shock …

Background The risk of cardiovascular disease occurrence and death in inflammatory bowel
disease patients is still unclear. Design Meta-analysis. Methods Pertinent studies were …

Background Chronic, low-grade inflammation is an established risk factor for cardiovascular
disease. The inflammatory impact of diet can be reflected by concentrations of inflammatory …

Arsenic (As) is a worldwide naturally occurring metalloid. Human chronic exposure to
inorganic As compounds (iAs), which are at the top of hazardous substances (ATSDR …

The role of the ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) in maintaining cellular lipid
homeostasis in cardiovascular disease is well established. More recently, the important …

Atherosclerosis is the major cause of the development of cardiovascular disease, which, in
turn, is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. From the point of view of …

Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease leading to loss of vascular homeostasis and entails
fibrosis, macrophage foam cell formation, and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Recent …

Background New evidence demonstrates that aging and dyslipidemia are closely
associated with oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis in some cells and …