Aspects of immune dysfunction in end-stage renal disease

S Kato, M Chmielewski, H Honda… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with significantly increased morbidity and
mortality resulting from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and infections, accounting for 50 …

A systematic review and meta‐analyses on C‐reactive protein in relation to periodontitis

S Paraskevas, JD Huizinga… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Elevated plasma C‐reactive protein (CRP) is regarded as a risk predictor for
cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review explored the robustness of observations …

Adherence to a DASH-style diet and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women

TT Fung, SE Chiuve, ML McCullough… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been shown to
lower blood pressure, but little is known about its long-term effect on cardiovascular end …

Inflammation in atherosclerosis: from vascular biology to biomarker discovery and risk prediction

RRS Packard, P Libby - Clinical chemistry, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Recent investigations of atherosclerosis have focused on inflammation, providing new
insight into mechanisms of disease. Inflammatory cytokines involved in vascular …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and inflammation, a link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease: New strategies to prevent cardiovascular risk in chronic …

V Cachofeiro, M Goicochea, SG De Vinuesa… - Kidney International, 2008 - Elsevier
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) show a high cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. This seems to be consequence of the cardiovascular risk factor clustering in CKD …

Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for targeted imaging and therapy

JR McCarthy, R Weissleder - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles have become important tools for the imaging of prevalent diseases,
such as cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and others. While first generation nanoparticles …

T-lymphocyte infiltration in visceral adipose tissue: a primary event in adipose tissue inflammation and the development of obesity-mediated insulin resistance

U Kintscher, M Hartge, K Hess… - … , and vascular biology, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Adipose tissue inflammation may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of
insulin resistance (IR). The present study examined the role of lymphocytes in adipose …

Exercise as a mean to control low‐grade systemic inflammation

N Mathur, BK Pedersen - Mediators of inflammation, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs), which include cardiovascular disease, some
cancers, for example, colon cancer, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes, are reaching …

Vascular actions of estrogens: functional implications

VM Miller, SP Duckles - Pharmacological reviews, 2008 - ASPET
The impact of estrogen exposure in preventing or treating cardiovascular disease is
controversial. But it is clear that estrogen has important effects on vascular physiology and …

Pleiotropic effects of statin therapy: molecular mechanisms and clinical results

CY Wang, PY Liu, JK Liao - Trends in molecular medicine, 2008 - cell.com
Statins inhibit the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase,
which is required for cholesterol biosynthesis, and are beneficial in the primary and …