The global burden of obesity has multiplied owing to its rapidly growing prevalence and
obesity-related morbidity and mortality. In addition to the classic role of depositing extra …

Obesity and hypertension are intimately linked due to the various ways that the important
cell types such as vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), endothelial cells (EC), immune …

Omentin (intelectin) was first detected in the visceral omental adipose tissue. It has mainly
two isoforms, omentin-1 and-2, with isoform-1 being the main form in human blood. It …

Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and is caused by
various abnormalities including the contractility of blood vessels. Spontaneously …

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is more common in patients with
hypertension and is associated with an increased risk of target organ damage and/or …

Hypertension (HT) is a disease that poses a serious threat to human health, mediating organ
damage such as the cardiovascular (CV) system, kidneys, central nervous system (CNS) …

Purpose: Periodontal disease worsens glycemic control due to the bidirectional link between
periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), involving inflammatory markers such as …

Background Iron deficiency is highly prevalent among patients undergoing chronic
haemodialysis (HD) but its correct identification is often problematic as common biomarkers …

Background Endothelial dysfunction of the pulmonary artery contributes to hypoxia-induced
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Omentin-1, as a novel adipocytokine, plays an …

Background Aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) is characterized by thickening of the valve leaflets
accompanied by increased echogenicity and calcification without significant limitations in …