The heart and the gut seem to be two organs that do not have much in common. However,
there is an obvious and clinically relevant impact of gut functions on the absorption of drugs …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic, multifactorial disease that starts in youth, manifests clinically
later in life, and can lead to myocardial infarction, stroke, claudication, and death. Although …

Autoimmune skin diseases are characterized by dysregulation of the immune system
resulting in a loss of tolerance to skin self-antigen (s). The prolonged interaction between the …

Gram-negative microaerophilic spiral bacterium, in the stomach is one of the most important
events in modern gastroenterology. Many disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract …

In organisms, the production of heat shock proteins (HSPs) can be induced after exposure to
various stressors. In the present study, partial cDNA sequences encoding of HSP30, HSP60 …

Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is known to alter levels of pepsinogens (PG) and is
correlated with several disease states, including gastric and cardiovascular diseases. This …

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of death worldwide
and many studies have been performed on reduction of its prevalence. Objectives: This case …

In addition to hypercholesterolemia, innate and adaptive immune mechanisms play a critical
role in atherogenesis, thus making immune-modulation therapy a potentially attractive way …

Periodontitis, one of the most common chronic infections in adults, is characterized by the
accumulation of dental plaque and infection by Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, which …

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), also referred to as secondhand smoke (SHS), is a
global public health problem. ETS is associated with premature death, cardiovascular and …