Meat nutritional composition and nutritive role in the human diet

PMCC Pereira, AFRB Vicente - Meat science, 2013 - Elsevier
Meat has exerted a crucial role in human evolution and is an important component of a
healthy and well balanced diet due to its nutritional richness. The present review attempts to …

Treating inflammation by blocking interleukin-1 in humans

CA Dinarello, JWM van der Meer - Seminars in immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
IL-1 is a master cytokine of local and systemic inflammation. With the availability of specific
IL-1 targeting therapies, a broadening list of diseases has revealed the pathologic role of IL …

Obesity and C‐reactive protein in various populations: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Choi, L Joseph, L Pilote - Obesity reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity has been associated with elevated levels of C‐reactive protein (CRP), a marker of
inflammation and predictor of cardiovascular risk. The objective of this systematic review and …

Inflammatory mechanisms linking periodontal diseases to cardiovascular diseases

HA Schenkein, BG Loos - Journal of periodontology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: In this article, inflammatory mechanisms that link periodontal diseases to
cardiovascular diseases are reviewed. Methods: This article is a literature review. Results …

Redefining preeclampsia using placenta-derived biomarkers

AC Staff, SJ Benton, P von Dadelszen, JM Roberts… - …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Compared with the nonpregnant state, normal pregnancy is characterized by a low-grade
systemic inflammatory response, which is further enhanced in preeclampsia. 17 It is …

Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk for coronary heart disease: a meta-analytic review

D Edmondson, IM Kronish, JA Shaffer, L Falzon… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the association of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) with risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD). Design A systematic …

Rationale and design of the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial: a test of the inflammatory hypothesis of atherothrombosis

BM Everett, AD Pradhan, DH Solomon, N Paynter… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Inflammation plays a fundamental role in atherothrombosis. Yet, whether direct
inhibition of inflammation will reduce the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular outcomes is …

Pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes

F Crea, G Liuzzo - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013 - jacc.org
Experimental models of atherogenesis have provided a growing body of information about
molecular mechanisms of plaque growth; however, transition from coronary stability to …

[HTML][HTML] Disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular death–a Danish …

SL Kristensen, O Ahlehoff, J Lindhardsen, R Erichsen… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of
atherothrombotic events, but the risk associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is …

A novel mouse model of atherosclerotic plaque instability for drug testing and mechanistic/therapeutic discoveries using gene and microRNA expression profiling

YC Chen, AV Bui, J Diesch, R Manasseh… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: The high morbidity/mortality of atherosclerosis is typically precipitated by plaque
rupture and consequent thrombosis. However, research on underlying mechanisms and …