Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is currently diagnosed by the co-presence of at least three of the
five following abnormalities: abdominal obesity, dysglycaemia, elevated serum triglycerides …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Currently,
cardiovascular disease risk algorithms play a role in primary prevention. However, this is …

Objective Reduction of brain glucose transporter GLUT1 results in severe neurological
dysfunction. VEGF is required to restore and maintain brain glucose uptake across the blood …

Abstract The Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype has been shown to be the strongest genetic
risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moreover, both the lipolysis-stimulated lipoprotein …

Aims The role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) in atherogenesis has
remained controversial. We addressed this by comparing the effects of adenoviral VEGF-A …

Population-based cohort studies allow the assessment of exposure-outcome relationships
and potential confounders, as well as numerous other variables of potential interest. 1 Given …

Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a significant marker for pork quality. The Anqing Six‐end‐white pig
has the characteristics of high meat quality and IMF content. Owing to the influence of …

Introduction: Intramuscular fat content (IFC) and meat color are vital indicators of pork
quality. Methods: A significant positive correlation between IFC and redness of meat color …

Previous research has allowed the identification of variants related to the vascular
endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and their association with anthropometric, lipidemic …

Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a key role in angiogenesis.
The aim was to assess the genetic connections between the angiogenesis-related NOS3 …