Hypertension is regarded as the most prominent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases,
which have become a primary cause of death, and recent research has demonstrated that …

The high mortality rate of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is a critical concern of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

The NACHT, leucine-rich repeat (LRR), and pyrin domain (PYD)-containing protein 3
(NLRP3) inflammasome is an intracellular sensing protein complex that plays a major role in …

Prediabetes is a state of elevated plasma glucose in which the threshold for diabetes has
not yet been reached and can predispose to the development of type 2 diabetes and …

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 …

Pyroptosis is a form of regulated cell death that is mediated by the membrane-targeting, pore-
forming gasdermin family of proteins. Pyroptosis was initially described as a caspase 1-and …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are disorders associated with the heart and circulatory
system. Atherosclerosis is its major underlying cause. CVDs are chronic and can remain …

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 …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), represents a real challenge for health …

The inflammatory response to severe acute respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus 2
infection has a direct impact on the clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 patients …