Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are reactive intermediates of molecular oxygen that act as
important second messengers within the cells; however, an imbalance between generation …

Objective Use of the frailty index to measure an accumulation of deficits has been proven a
valuable method for identifying elderly people at risk for increased vulnerability, disease …

The vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is a protein that canonically
participates in the adhesion and transmigration of leukocytes to the interstitium during …

Several studies indicated how dietary patterns that were obtained from nutritional cluster
analysis can predict disease risk or mortality. Low-grade chronic inflammation represents a …

Background: Atherosclerosis is the major cause of morbidities and mortalities worldwide. In
this study we aimed to review the mechanism of atherosclerosis and its risk factors, focusing …

Monocytes originate from progenitors in the bone marrow and traffic via the bloodstream to
peripheral tissues. During both homeostasis and inflammation, circulating monocytes leave …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease which is a major cause of coronary heart
disease and stroke in humans. It is characterized by intimal plaques and cholesterol …

The aim was to assess inflammatory markers among adults and adolescents in relation to
the adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A random sample (219 males and 379 females) of …

Abstract Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor, mainly secreted by
endothelial cells. It acts through two types of receptors: ETA and ETB. Apart from a …

Endothelial dysfunction (ED) plays a substantial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
and some other vascular diseases. ED has been demonstrated in patients with …