Arterial stiffness predicts an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Inflammation plays a
major role in large arteries stiffening, related to atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, endothelial …

Arterial remodeling refers to the structural and functional changes of the vessel wall that
occur in response to disease, injury, or aging. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) play a …

Aims The gut microbiome influences metabolic syndrome (MetS) and inflammation and is
therapeutically modifiable. Arterial stiffness is poorly correlated with most traditional risk …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by remodeling of the extracellular
matrix (ECM) of the pulmonary arteries with increased collagen deposition, cross-linkage of …

The process of aging includes changes in cellular biology that affect local interactions
between cells and their environments and eventually propagate to systemic levels. In the …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as maltreatment and severe household
dysfunction, represent a significant threat to public health as ACEs are associated with …

Objective—To understand whether directly measured psoriasis severity is associated with
vascular inflammation assessed by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography …

In recent decades, the pervasiveness of increased arterial stiffness in patients with
cardiovascular disease has become increasingly apparent. Though, this phenomenon has …

First, we would like to briefly describe the changes in the arterial medial layer that occur in
association with atherosclerotic vascular damage, affecting the arterial stiffness5-8). The …

To fight the COVID-19 pandemic, messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines were the first to be
adopted by vaccination programs worldwide. We sought to investigate the short-term effect …