Ischemic heart disease still represents a large burden on individuals and health care
resources worldwide. By conventions, it is equated with atherosclerotic plaque due to flow …

Chronic inflammation is being shown to be increasingly involved in the onset and
development of several pathological disturbances such as arteriosclerosis, obesity …

Edible mushrooms are a valuable source of nutrients and bioactive compounds in addition
to a growing appeal for humans by their flavors and culinary features. Recently, they have …

Over the past two decades, the viewpoint of atherosclerosis has been replaced gradually by
a lipiddriven, chronic, low-grade inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. Current treatment …

The risk factors for hypertension are only partly known, and accounts for the some of the
deficiencies in current primary prevention strategies and in the design of new drugs for the …

Introduction: NF-κB is a protein complex acting as a primary transcription factor and fast
messenger to harmful cellular stimuli, including inflammation. Carotid atherosclerosis is an …

Although atherosclerosis was previously thought to be mainly a degenerative disease, it is
now well ascertained that its pathogenesis is inflammatory. There was a pivotal role of apoE …

Abstract Lipid lowering with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors or
'statins' has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality in patients with established …

Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial, lipoprotein-driven condition that leads to plaque formation
within the arterial tree, leading to subsequent arterial stenosis and thrombosis that accounts …

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, and one of the leading
causes of death and disability worldwide. The phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth …