The epidemic of obesity is recognized as one of the most important public health problems
facing the world today. According to 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) data, 1 39% of …

Background Nitric oxide is a free radical that can be produced from dietary nitrate and
positively affects cardiovascular health. With cardiovascular health playing an important role …

Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for the development of obesity and other
cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Vascular endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the …

Sarcopenia, a syndrome commonly seen in elderly populations, is often characterized by a
gradual loss of skeletal muscle, leading to the decline of muscle strength and physical …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) refers to a subset of structural and/or functional
disorders of coronary microcirculation that lead to impaired coronary blood flow and …

Objective: To determine if endothelial dysfunction in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity
and in obese humans is mediated by the suppression of endothelial Kir (inwardly rectifying …

Exposure to air pollution negatively impacts cardiovascular health. Studies show that
increased exposure to a number of airborne pollutants increases the risk for cardiovascular …

Introduction Obesity becomes endemic today. Monosodium glutamate was proved as
obesogenic food additive. Probiotics are discussed to impact on obesity development. Aims …

Nitric oxide (NO) generated by endothelial cells to relax vascular smooth muscle is one of
the most intensely studied molecules in the past 25 years. Much of what is known about NO …

Obesity imposes well-established deficits to endothelial function. We recently showed that
obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction was mediated by disruption of the glycocalyx and a …