The average life expectancy of the world population has increased remarkably in the past
150 years and it is still increasing. A long life is a dream of humans since the beginning of …

Pro-inflammatory stress is inherent in any cells that are subject to damage or threat of
damage. It is defined by a number of universal components, including oxidative stress …

Background Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is one of the most common causes
of stroke worldwide, and it is associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke with currently …

The development of nanoparticles loaded with natural active ingredients is one of the hot
trends in the pharmaceutical industry. Herein, chitosan was selected as the base material …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still being the most common cause of death in worldwide. In
spite of development of new lipid-lowering therapies which optimize low-density lipoprotein …

Background: Atherogenic dyslipidaemia (AD) and lipid triad (LT) are characterised by high
triglyceride levels together with low HDL and normal or high LDL cholesterol and are …

Hypertension remains the main cause of cardiovascular complications leading to increased
mortality. The discoveries of recent years underline the important role of endothelial …

Verbascoside, abundant in olive mill wastewater, is a phenylethanolic glycoside with a wide
range of pharmacological activities. Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common metabolic disease …

Purpose To assess the relationship of early pregnancy maternal diet quality (DQ) with
maternal plasma lipids and indicators of cardiometabolic health, including blood pressure …

Background and objectives A Mediterranean lifestyle may prevent and mitigate
cardiometabolic disorders. We explored whether adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle was …