Abdominal aortic aneurysm: update on pathogenesis and medical treatments

J Golledge - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2019 - nature.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is an important cause of death in adults. Currently,
the only treatment for AAA is open or endovascular surgical repair. In most parts of the …

[HTML][HTML] Key aspects in nutritional management of COVID-19 patients

A Fernández-Quintela, I Milton-Laskibar… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review deals with the relationship among nutrition, the immune system, and coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). The influence of nutrients and bioactive molecules present in …

Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19: an overview

RW Alberca, LM Oliveira, ACCC Branco… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a huge challenge for
health-care systems worldwide. Many different risk factors are associated with disease …

Renin-angiotensin system and cardiovascular functions

CH Wu, S Mohammadmoradi, JZ Chen… - … , and vascular biology, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Wu et al The RAS and Cardiovascular Functions e109 homocysteine decreased
antihypertensive effect of enalapril, an ACE inhibitor, in chronic hypertensive patients. 61 …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled proof-of-concept trial of resveratrol for outpatient treatment of mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

MR McCreary, PM Schnell, DA Rhoda - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Resveratrol is a polyphenol that has been well studied and has demonstrated anti-viral and
anti-inflammatory properties that might mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Outpatients (N …

Do nutrients and other bioactive molecules from foods have anything to say in the treatment against COVID-19?

JL Quiles, L Rivas-García, A Varela-López… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The repositioning of therapeutic agents already approved by the regulatory agencies for the
use of drugs is very interesting due to the immediacy of their use; similarly, the possibility of …

Updates of recent aortic aneurysm research

FM Davis, A Daugherty, HS Lu - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
A variety of animal models have been developed to better understand the pathophysiology
of AAA. The 3 most commonly used mouse AAA models are adventitial exposure to calcium …

[HTML][HTML] ACE2 mouse models: a toolbox for cardiovascular and pulmonary research

H Jia, X Yue, E Lazartigues - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been identified as the host entry
receptor for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) responsible …

Polyphenols are potential nutritional adjuvants for targeting COVID‐19

MA El‐Missiry, A Fekri, LA Kesar… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The newly emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is a
dangerous pathogen that causes global health problems. It causes a disease called …

Biological plausibility for interactions between dietary fat, resveratrol, ACE2, and SARS-CoV illness severity

JR Horne, MC Vohl - American Journal of Physiology …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) cellular receptor is responsible for the
pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), thus …