Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease, in which the lipid
accumulation in the intima of the arteries shows yellow atheromatous appearance, which is …

Objective: Endothelial cells (ECs) are important metabolic and endocrinal organs which play
a significant role in regulating vascular function. Vascular ECs, located between the blood …

Cardiac-cerebral vascular disease (CCVD), is primarily induced by atherosclerosis, and is a
leading cause of mortality. Numerous studies have investigated and attempted to clarify the …

Background: Progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) inevitably leads to salt and water
retention and disturbances in the macro-and microcirculation. Objectives: We hypothesize …

In a rapidly expanding population of patients with chronic kidney disease, including 2 million
people requiring renal replacement therapy, cardiovascular mortality is 15 times greater …

Introduction: It is widely known that dialysis patients have significantly impaired functional
outcomes and arterial stiffness, but still few studies have investigated the effects of dialysis …

Cardiovascular morbidity is a major problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
and endothelial dysfunction (ED) is involved in its development. The luminal side of the …

Background: Cardiovascular disease and endothelial dysfunction (ED) are common in
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD patients have elevated plasma fibroblast …

Hemodialysis patients have a very high prevalence of cardiovascular complications and
endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction can happen by disturbances of the luminal …

ABSTRACT CXCL8 may involve in a variety of inflammatory and immune response. To
investigate the effect of hemodialysis on the expression of CXCL8 in serum and its mRNA in …