The COVID-19 pandemic now totaling 13,000,000 cases and over 571,000 deaths has
continued to teach the medical, scientific and lay communities about viral infectious disease …

Genetic studies in animals and humans indicate that gene mutations that functionally perturb
transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling are linked to specific hereditary vascular …

The discovery that mammalian cells have the ability to synthesize the free radical nitric oxide
(NO) has stimulated an extraordinary impetus for scientific research in all the fields of …

Background and objectives The pathophysiological mechanism of sarcopenia in the elderly
has not yet been fully understood. Here, we aim to explore the relationship between …

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

Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease of the arterial wall where both innate and adaptive
immunoinflammatory mechanisms are involved. Inflammation is central at all stages of …

Endothelial responses to fluid shear stress are essential for vascular development and
physiology, and determine the formation of atherosclerotic plaques at regions of disturbed …

Postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) is a prevalent incidence that generally happens
during the healing process of traumatized tissues. It causes multiple severe complications …

Adhesion of circulating monocytes to vascular endothelial cells (ECs) is a critical event
leading to vascular inflammation and, hence, development of atherosclerosis. MicroRNAs …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic inflammation are strongly related to
increased cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an aerobic …