In the past 15 years, B cells have been rediscovered to be not merely bystanders but rather
active participants in autoimmune aetiology. This has been fuelled in part by the clinical …

Hypertension affects 30% of adults and is the leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
Traditionally, hypertension has been regarded as a disorder of two systems that are involved …

Elevated cardiovascular risk including stroke, heart failure, and heart attack is present even
after normalization of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Underlying immune cell …

Hypertension is a global health problem, with> 1.3 billion individuals with high blood
pressure worldwide. In this Review, we present an inflammatory paradigm for hypertension …

Optimal vascular structure and function are essential for maintaining the physiological
functions of the cardiovascular system. Vascular remodelling involves changes in vessel …

Abstract Purpose of Review In recent years, a vast body of evidence has accumulated
indicating the role of the immune system in the regulation of blood pressure and modulation …

Increasing evidence indicates that hypertension and hypertensive end-organ damage are
not only mediated by hemodynamic injury. Inflammation also plays an important role in the …

Background: The development and consequences of hypertension involve multiple
biological systems that may include changes in immune profiles. Whether hypertension is …

In this study, a 1-D distal force sensor design is proposed for minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) based on the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing principle. The sensor is made with a …

An estimated 15–20% of reproductive-age women are affected by polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is associated with substantial metabolic and cardiovascular long …