[HTML][HTML] Metformin and the heart: update on mechanisms of cardiovascular protection with special reference to comorbid type 2 diabetes and heart failure

G Schernthaner, K Brand, CJ Bailey - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin has been in clinical use for the management of type 2 diabetes for more than 60
years and is supported by a vast database of clinical experience: this includes evidence for …

[HTML][HTML] Role of terpenophenolics in modulating inflammation and apoptosis in cardiovascular diseases: a review

MA Abdul Ghani, A Ugusman, J Latip… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
One in every three deaths worldwide is caused by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs),
estimating a total of 17.9 million deaths annually. By 2030, it is expected that more than 24 …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory mediators of endothelial dysfunction

E Dri, E Lampas, G Lazaros, E Lazarou, P Theofilis… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is characterized by imbalanced vasodilation and
vasoconstriction, elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inflammatory factors, as well …

Formononetin protects against ox-LDL-induced endothelial dysfunction by activating PPAR-γ signaling based on network pharmacology and experimental validation

B Zhang, Z Hao, W Zhou, S Zhang, M Sun, H Li… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Formononetin (FMNT), a flavonoid identified from the Chinese herb Astragalus
membranaceus, possesses anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidative properties in different human …

Metformin: evidence from preclinical and clinical studies for potential novel applications in cardiovascular disease

A Dihoum, G Rena, ER Pearson, CC Lang… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction For a long time, metformin has been the first-line treatment for glycemic control
in type 2 diabetes; however, the results of recent cardiovascular outcome trials of sodium …

Protective effects of blueberries on vascular function: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence

EK Woolf, SY Lee, N Ghanem, AR Vazquez… - Nutrition Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Blueberries are rich in nutrients and (poly) phenols, popular to consumers, and a major
agricultural crop with year-round availability supporting their use in food-based strategies to …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing metformin for vascular disease

CR Triggle, I Marei, K Ye, H Ding… - Current Medicinal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin has been used as an oral anti-hyperglycaemic drug since the late 1950s;
however, following the release in 1998 of the findings of the 20-year United Kingdom …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery of nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system: implications for clinical diagnosis and therapy

T Ma, Z Zhang, Y Chen, H Su, X Deng, X Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key molecule in cardiovascular homeostasis and its abnormal delivery
is highly associated with the occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Higher gestational weight gain delays wound healing and reduces expression of long non‐coding RNA KLRK1‐AS1 in neonatal endothelial progenitor cells

E Weiss, A Schrüfer, C Tocantins… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High gestational weight gain (GWG) is a cardiovascular risk factor and may disturb neonatal
endothelial function. Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression …

Coronary endothelial dysfunction: from pathogenesis to clinical implications

L Bockus, F Kim - Open Heart, 2022 - openheart.bmj.com
Endothelial dysfunction (ED) has a substantial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
and other vascular diseases. Multiple risk factors, including smoking, hyperlipiadaemia and …