Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts (MAA) have been implicated in atherosclerosis.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of MAA in atherosclerotic disease …

Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality. While in many
westernized societies there has been a decrease prevalence of smoking and that a special …

Statins have been shown to favorably affect the prognosis of patients with risk factors to
atherosclerosis—both as a primary and a secondary prevention. The beneficial effects …

Patients with HIV are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In this study we
investigated the effect of Nef, a secreted HIV protein responsible for the impairment of …

Helicobacter cinaedi is the most common enterohepatic Helicobacter species that causes
bacteremia in humans, but its pathogenicity is unclear. Here, we investigated the possible …

Background: MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is a multifunctional signal microRNA that participates
in a variety of cardiovascular diseases and is involved in physiological and pathological …

Cholesterol crystals are known to be a hallmark of atherosclerosis with recent studies
demonstrating deposition of these crystals in early fatty streak formation as well as …

Previous studies have demonstrated that the aberrant expression of Wnt5a occurs in
atherosclerotic lesions. However, the precise role of Wnt5a in the pathogenesis of …

This study aimed to investigate the relation between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
(NLR) and the severity of coronary artery stenosis. A total of 219 patients were included in …

Membrane microvesicles (MVs) are released from activated cells, most notably platelets, into
the circulation. They represent an important mode of intercellular communication, and their …