Background: Many pathogenic processes and diseases are the result of an erroneous
activation of the complement cascade and a number of inhibitors of complement have thus …

Increasing experimental and clinical research suggests a role for platelets in angiogenesis.
These cells are major storage and delivery vehicles of a broad array of growth factors …

Exercise and diet are key factors in the etiology and prevention of chronic disease. While
most books on chronic disease have a clinical approach, this book brings together the latest …

El glucocáliz endotelial es una capa constituida por glucosaminoglicanos, proteoglicanos y
glucoproteínas que cubre al endotelio en su cara luminal. La participación del deterioro del …

Background Micronutrients in rapeseed such as polyphenols, tocopherols, phytosterols and
phospholipids in rapeseed exert potential benefit to atherosclerosis. Some part of these …

Atherogenesis is a complex inflammatory process stemming from the accumulation and
oxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDL). IgM autoantibodies against phosphorylcholine …

Background Higher prevalence of atherosclerosis and higher cardiovascular risk is
observed in HIV-infected individuals. The biological mechanisms underlying these …

Aims To compare the effects of two of the most effective lipid-lowering therapies with similar
LDL-cholesterol reduction capacity on the innate and adaptive immune responses through …

Approximately 20% to 40% of patients with germ-cell tumors (GCT) will need advanced
medical treatment because of relapse or initial metastatic disease. The survival and …