Hypertension, thrombosis, kidney failure, and diabetes: is COVID-19 an endothelial disease? A comprehensive evaluation of clinical and basic evidence

C Sardu, J Gambardella, MB Morelli, X Wang… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The symptoms most commonly reported by patients affected by coronavirus disease (COVID-
19) include cough, fever, and shortness of breath. However, other major events usually …

Thiazolidinediones: the forgotten diabetes medications

HE Lebovitz - Current diabetes reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are the only pharmacologic agents
that specifically treat insulin resistance. The beneficial effects of TZDs on the cardiovascular …

Ameliorative effect of curcumin and zinc oxide nanoparticles on multiple mechanisms in obese rats with induced type 2 diabetes

S Abdulmalek, A Eldala, D Awad, M Balbaa - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The present study was carried out to investigate the therapeutic effect of synthesized
naturally compounds, curcumin nanoparticles (CurNPs) and metal oxide, zinc oxide …

[HTML][HTML] Ten things to know about ten cardiovascular disease risk factors

HE Bays, PR Taub, E Epstein, ED Michos… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given rapid advancements in medical science, it is often challenging for the busy clinician to
remain up-to-date on the fundamental and multifaceted aspects of preventive cardiology and …

Atherosclerosis and inflammation: insights from the theory of general pathological processes

E Gusev, A Sarapultsev - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advances have greatly improved our understanding of the molecular mechanisms
behind atherosclerosis pathogenesis. However, there is still a need to systematize this data …

Obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and complications: a review

F Demeulemeester, K de Punder, M van Heijningen… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major
complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and …

COVID-19 and hypertension: the what, the why, and the how

SA Muhamad, A Ugusman, J Kumar, D Skiba… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It has been a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared pandemic
and wreak havoc worldwide. Despite meticulous research has been done in this period …

Circulating oxidative stress biomarkers in clinical studies on type 2 diabetes and its complications

E Bigagli, M Lodovici - Oxidative medicine and cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and its complications constitute a major worldwide public health
problem, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Biomarkers for predicting the occurrence …

The effects of resveratrol on metabolic status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease

A Hoseini, G Namazi, A Farrokhian, Ž Reiner… - Food & function, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This study was performed to investigate the effects of resveratrol on metabolic status in
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary heart disease (CHD). This …

NLRP3 inflammasome at the interface of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and type 2 diabetes

IM Gora, A Ciechanowska, P Ladyzynski - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), accounting for 90–95% cases of diabetes, is characterized
by chronic inflammation. The mechanisms that control inflammation activation in T2DM are …