Caveolae are submicroscopic, plasma membrane pits that are abundant in many
mammalian cell types. The past few years have seen a quantum leap in our understanding …

It has been clear that at least 1 billion adults worldwide are smokers and at least 700 million
children are passive smokers at home. Smoking exerts a detrimental effect to many organ …

In addition to causing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is
thought to cause hypolipidemia, hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome …

Polyphenols are composed of a wide variety of molecules that are classified into several
categories, according to their chemical type such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, stilbenes …

Background The extent of coronary collateral formation is a primary determinant of the
severity of myocardial damage and mortality after coronary artery occlusion. Type 2 diabetes …

In response to oxidative stress, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) placenta releases less 8-
isoprostane and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) a. The effect of oxidative stress on other …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a vascular disease which, despite the fact that it shares
common risk factors with atherosclerosis, develops in parallel but as a partly independent …

Background: Over the last decades, the role of inflammation and immune system activation
in the initiation and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) has been established …

Background and Objective Adiponectin is produced by adipose cells and is considered an
anti‐inflammatory molecule. In contrast, C‐reactive protein (CRP) has been identified as a …

Adiponectin, the most prevalent adipo-cytokine in plasma plays critical metabolic and anti-
inflammatory roles is fast emerging as an important molecular target for the treatment of …