An increase in cholesterol levels is perceived during pregnancy and is considered as a
normal adaptive response to the development of the fetus. In some pregnancies, excessive …

The aromatic herb Cymbopogon citratus Stapf is widely used in tropical and subtropical
countries in cooking, as a herbal tea, and in traditional medicine for hypertension and …

Context: The insulin/IGF system regulates fetal and placental growth and development. In a
pregnancy complicated by maternal diabetes, placentas are hypervascularized and fetal …

An increasing body of evidence suggests that cerebrovascular dysfunction and microvessel
disease precede the evolution of hallmark pathological features that characterise …

Several studies have assigned catecholamines a pro-oxidant role and have therefore
correlated catecholamines with the development of different pathophysiological processes …

Context Acromegaly is characterized by GH excess and insulin resistance. It is not known
which of these disorders is responsible for the increased atherogenic risk in these patients …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with a higher risk of developing
cardiovascular (CV) diseases. It has been proposed that systemic inflammation plays a key …

Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous vasodilator molecule synthetized from L-arginine by a
family of nitric oxide synthases (NOS). In differentiated human endothelial cells, it is well …

Pregnancy is a physiological condition characterized by a progressive, weeks of
gestationdependent increase in maternal triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia) and total …

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Objectives: Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) are both
oxidative stress disorders. SDB intermittent hypoxia induces oxidative stress, and reduces …