Endothelial functions

S Godo, H Shimokawa - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The endothelium plays important roles in modulating vascular tone by synthesizing and
releasing a variety of endothelium-derived relaxing factors, including vasodilator …

[HTML][HTML] Berberine in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: from mechanisms to therapeutics

X Feng, A Sureda, S Jafari, Z Memariani, D Tewari… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (CVMD) are the leading causes of death worldwide,
underscoring the urgent necessity to develop new pharmacotherapies. Berberine (BBR) is …

[HTML][HTML] Glutathione: A Samsonian life-sustaining small molecule that protects against oxidative stress, ageing and damaging inflammation

CA Labarrere, GS Kassab - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many local and systemic diseases especially diseases that are leading causes of death
globally like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerosis with ischemic heart …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of statin pleiotropic effects

CA German, JK Liao - Archives of Toxicology, 2023 - Springer
Statins represent the cornerstone of pharmacotherapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease. These medications not only reduce low-density lipoprotein …

Chemistry, pharmacokinetics, pharmacological activities, and toxicity of Quercitrin

J Chen, G Li, C Sun, F Peng, L Yu, Y Chen… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quercitrin is a naturally available type of flavonoid that commonly functions as the dietary
ingredient and supplement. So far, a wide spectrum of bioactivities of quercitrin have been …

Impact of miRNA in atherosclerosis

Y Lu, T Thavarajah, W Gu, J Cai… - … , thrombosis, and vascular …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
e160 Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol September 2018 were actively exported to the
cytoplasm with exportin-5 in a Ran-GTP–dependent manner. In the cytoplasm, the transition …

Prussian blue nanozymes: progress, challenges, and opportunities

H He, M Long, Y Duan, N Gu - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Prussian Blue Nanozymes (PBNZs) have emerged as highly efficient agents for reactive
oxygen species (ROS) elimination, owing to their multiple enzyme-like properties …

Design of a multifunctional nanozyme for resolving the proinflammatory plaque microenvironment and attenuating atherosclerosis

H He, Q Han, S Wang, M Long, M Zhang, Y Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Persistent inflammation within atherosclerotic plaques is a crucial factor contributing to
plaque vulnerability and rupture. It has become increasingly evident that the …

Acid-activatable polymeric curcumin nanoparticles as therapeutic agents for osteoarthritis

C Kang, E Jung, H Hyeon, S Seon, D Lee - … : Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a primary active element of turmeric, has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
activity, but its low bioavailability is a major hurdle in its pharmaceutical applications. To …

[HTML][HTML] The pathophysiological and molecular mechanisms of atmospheric PM2. 5 affecting cardiovascular health: A review

S Feng, F Huang, Y Zhang, Y Feng, Y Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5, with aerodynamic diameter
less than 2.5 µm) is a leading environmental risk factor for global cardiovascular health …