Several laboratories have demonstrated the presence of apoptotic cell death in
atherosclerotic plaques. Apoptosis occurs in at least 2 stages. The final “execution” phase …

Background Atherosclerosis is the salient, underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases,
such as arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism and …

Red wine intake is associated with a low risk of cardiovascular disease. This effect has been
partly attributed to the action of polyphenolic compounds, which decrease the oxidation of …

Background and aims Age is a dominant and independent risk factor for the development of
atherosclerosis, a major cardiovascular disease, and if left untreated leads to myocardial …

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has recently been shown to be present in human
atherosclerotic lesions and to promote the formation of deleterious peroxynitrite. Allicin and …

Endocan, a secretary proteoglycan, known to induce vascular inflammation. Nitric oxide
(NO) produced by endothelial cells is an important signaling molecule in maintaining the …

We focused on the cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis (100 mg/kg/day
intraperitoneally throughout three days) as a particular NO-system disturbance, and therapy …

Tannerella forsythia is a Gram-negative anaerobic organism that inhabits the subgingival
cavity and initiates connective tissue destruction and alveolar bone resorption in periodontal …

AIM To investigate whether duodenal lesions induced by major venous occlusions can be
attenuated by BPC 157 regardless nitric oxide (NO) system involvement. METHODS Male …

Nitric oxide (NO), playing crucial roles as a cellular messenger and as a toxic ROS, is highly
related to the physiological and pathological states of living systems. The very wide but very …