Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal
women. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms …

Blood pressure increases in many women after menopause. Hypertension is one of the
major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, the mechanisms responsible for the …

OBJECTIVE: Unsaturated fatty acids are known to have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis. They are very sensitive to oxidation caused by excess free oxygen radicals …

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that consumption of apple or its bioactive components
modulate lipid metabolism and reduce the production of proinflammatory molecules …

Menopause is often accompanied by hot flashes and degenerative processes such as
arteriosclerosis and atrophic changes of the skin that suggest an acceleration of aging …

Blood pressure (BP) increases in postmenopausal women. The mechanisms responsible
are unknown. The present study was performed to characterize a model of postmenopausal …

Cardiovascular disease risk rises sharply with menopause, likely due to the coincident
increase in insulin resistance and related atherogenic changes that together comprise the …

Menopause is a risk factor for oxidative stress. The aim of our study is to assess antioxidant
system parameters (α-tocopherol, retinol, reduced glutathione, total antioxidant activity) in …

Experimental studies have generally shown that increased sympathetic nervous activity
causes bone loss via an increase in bone resorption and a decrease in bone formation …

Menopause has been reported to be associated with increased oxidative stress and
metabolic disorders among women worldwide. Disarrangements in the redox state similar to …