The causal relationship between endothelin-1 and hypertension: focusing on endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, vascular remodeling, and blood pressure …

K Kostov - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide and is among the most
important risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications. It is currently …

Role of magnesium deficiency in promoting atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, and arterial stiffening as risk factors for hypertension

K Kostov, L Halacheva - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Arterial hypertension is a disease with a complex pathogenesis. Despite considerable
knowledge about this socially significant disease, the role of magnesium deficiency (MgD) …

A network pharmacology-based strategy for predicting active ingredients and potential targets of LiuWei DiHuang pill in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus

D He, JH Huang, ZY Zhang, Q Du… - Drug Design …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulations have proven to be
advantageous in clinical treatment and prevention of disease. LiuWei DiHuang Pill (LWDH …

Blood–brain barrier disruption and its involvement in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

A Aragón-González, PJ Shaw, L Ferraiuolo - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly specialized and dynamic compartment which
regulates the uptake of molecules and solutes from the blood. The relevance of the …

GIP affects hepatic fat and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis but not white adipose tissue transcriptome in type 1 diabetes

SMN Heimbürger, B Hoe, CN Nielsen… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) has been proposed to exert
insulin-independent effects on lipid and bone metabolism. Objective We investigated the …

Pericyte contractile responses to endothelin-1 and Aβ peptides: assessment by electrical impedance assay

E Hibbs, S Love, JS Miners - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pericytes are vascular mural cells that contract and relax in response to vasoactive stimuli to
regulate neurovascular coupling and cerebral blood flow. Pericytes are damaged and …

Use of glycated hemoglobin (A1c) as a biomarker for vascular risk in type 2 diabetes: Its relationship with matrix metalloproteinases-2,-9 and the metabolism of …

K Kostov, A Blazhev - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: HbA1c measurements may be useful not only in optimizing
glycemic control but also as a tool for managing overall vascular risk in patients with …

Changes in serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in patients with essential hypertension

K Kostov, A Blazhev - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypertension (HTN) is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are thought to be actively …

Circulating levels of endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 in patients with essential hypertension

K Kostov, A Blazhev - Pathophysiology, 2021 - mdpi.com
The role of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the pathogenesis of hypertension (HTN) is not clearly
established. There is evidence that its circulating levels are elevated in some forms of …

Serum biomarkers of cardiovascular remodelling reflect extra-valvular cardiac damage in patients with severe aortic stenosis

L Bäz, G Dannberg, K Grün, J Westphal… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), a novel staging classification of extra-valvular left and
right heart damage with prognostic relevance was introduced in 2017. The aim of the study …