Methods: The study included 200 subjects (100 patients with T2DM and 100 controls; 86
males/114 females; mean age 59.0 yr). Clinical variables including the body mass index …

Background: Cardiac biomarkers are factors that are used in the diagnosis of heart tissue
damage and acute myocardial infarction. The main purpose of this study was to compare 3 …

Background Aerobic exercise can greatly assist in reducing collateral effects of metabolic
syndrome (MetS). Moreover, aerobic exercise is associated with sympathetic activation and …

The small GTPase Rho and its downstream effector, Rho-kinase (ROCK), regulate various
cellular functions, including organization of the actin cytoskeleton, cell adhesion and …

Background: Protein kinases are the enzymes involved in phosphorylation of different
proteins which leads to functional changes in those proteins. They belong to serine …

Background: The small GTPase Rho family and its effectors, Rho-kinases (ROCK) play
essential roles in the actin cytoskeleton organization and coordinate a broad range of …

Background Cardiovascular disease was the most common disease among the elderly with
high morbidity and mortality. Circ_0004104 was demonstrated to be involved in the …

Phenotypic switch of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to the pathogenesis
of atherosclerosis (AS). High level of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is regarded as a risk …

The effects of extracts of Rhodiola rosea radix on blood levels of inflammatory C-reactive
protein and creatinine kinase were studied in healthy untrained volunteers before and after …

Materials and Methods Two hundred and eighteen subjects participated in the study. One
hundred and nine volunteers (51 males and 58 females) in the age group of 20 to 60 years …