Abstract Objective This EAS Consensus Panel critically appraised evidence relevant to the
benefit to risk relationship of functional foods with added plant sterols and/or plant stanols …

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) results from build-up of cholesterol-rich
plaques in the walls of the coronary arteries and is a leading cause of death. Inflammation is …

Inflammation underlies a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Although
the pathological aspects of many types of inflammation are well appreciated, their …

There are multiple sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cell. As a major site of
ROS production, mitochondria have drawn considerable interest because it was recently …

Inflammation is a physiological response to aggression of pathogenic agents aimed at
eliminating the aggressor agent and promoting healing. Excessive inflammation, however …

Background Chronic inflammation of the arterial wall is a key element in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis, yet the factors that trigger and sustain the inflammation remain elusive …

At least 468 individual genes have been manipulated by molecular methods to study their
effects on the initiation, promotion, and progression of atherosclerosis. Most clinicians and …

The beneficial effects of a Mediterranean diet on human health and, in particular, on
lowering risk of cardiovascular disease, has been mainly attributed to its high content to …

The vascular inflammatory response involves complex interaction between inflammatory
cells (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages), endothelial cells (ECs), vascular …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall driven by innate and
adaptive immune responses. Inflammation controls the development and the destabilization …