[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and co-morbidities in COVID-19 patients–A fatal relationship?

HK Biesalski - Nfs Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Infections of the respiratory tract are more frequent in the winter months and especially in the
northern latitudes than they are in summer [1]. This obviously also applies to the COVID-19 …

Targeted immunomodulation therapy for cardiac repair by platelet membrane engineering extracellular vesicles via hitching peripheral monocytes

Q Li, Z Huang, Q Wang, J Gao, J Chen, H Tan, S Li… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune regulation therapies have been considered promising in the treatment of
myocardial ischemia reperfusion (MI/R) injury. Mesenchymal stem cells derived extracellular …

A Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and O2 Generating Injectable Hydrogel for Myocardial Infarction Treatment In vivo

J Ding, Y Yao, J Li, Y Duan, JR Nakkala, X Feng… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hypoxia deteriorate the inflammation‐
related diseases such as myocardial infarction (MI), and thereby deter the normal tissue …

Testosterone replacement therapy and cardiovascular risk

T Gagliano-Jucá, S Basaria - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2019 - nature.com
Testosterone is the main male sex hormone and is essential for the maintenance of male
secondary sexual characteristics and fertility. Androgen deficiency in young men owing to …

Interleukin-1β suppression dampens inflammatory leucocyte production and uptake in atherosclerosis

J Hettwer, J Hinterdobler, B Miritsch… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims Targeting vascular inflammation represents a novel therapeutic approach to reduce
complications of atherosclerosis. Neutralizing the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β …

The role of interleukin-6 family members in cardiovascular diseases

Y Feng, D Ye, Z Wang, H Pan, X Lu, M Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of human mortality. Cytokines play crucial
roles in the development of cardiovascular disease. Interleukin (IL)-6 family members are a …

Current understanding of the pathophysiology of myocardial fibrosis and its quantitative assessment in heart failure

T Liu, D Song, J Dong, P Zhu, J Liu, W Liu, X Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Myocardial fibrosis is an important part of cardiac remodeling that leads to heart failure and
death. Myocardial fibrosis results from increased myofibroblast activity and excessive …

Clinical benefits and pharmacology of scutellarin: a comprehensive review

L Wang, Q Ma - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Stroke and myocardial infarction are among the most common causes of mortality and
disability in the world. The ischemic injury underlying these illnesses is complex, involving …

Synergistic anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of combined phytochemicals

L Zhang, C Virgous, H Si - The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals, bioactive components from plants having
health benefits, have been heavily investigated in the last several decades. However, the …

Curcumin and chemokines: mechanism of action and therapeutic potential in inflammatory diseases

M Sadeghi, S Dehnavi, A Asadirad, S Xu… - …, 2023 - Springer
Chemokines belong to the family of cytokines with chemoattractant properties that regulate
chemotaxis and leukocyte migration, as well as the induction of angiogenesis and …