Single-cell and spatial transcriptomic technologies have revealed an underappreciated
heterogeneity of liver macrophages. This has led us to rethink the involvement of …

Exposure to mercury is a silent threat to the environment and human life. It has the potential
to harm almost every organ and body system. Mercury compounds are classified in different …

Atherosclerosis is a life-long illness that begins with risk factors, which in turn contribute to
the development of subclinical disease, followed by the establishment of overt …

The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a widely used surrogate marker for
atherosclerosis worldwide. The carotid IMT can be simply, noninvasively, and reproducibly …

Based on the “free radical theory” of disease, researchers have been trying to elucidate the
role of oxidative stress from free radicals in cardiovascular disease. Considerable data …

Environmental contamination has exposed humans to various metal agents, including
mercury. This exposure is more common than expected, and the health consequences of …

Underlying etiological factors in the development of obesity-related chronic diseases are
long-term imbalances of oxidative and inflammatory stress leading to tissue dysfunction …

Evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests that periodontal infections are independently
associated with subclinical and clinical atherosclerotic vascular disease. Although the …

The importance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the development of
atherosclerosis has long been recognized, and LDL cholesterol remains the primary target …

The object of this study was to establish the association between the metabolic syndrome
and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and to determine the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in …