To defense harmful stimuli or maintain the immune homeostasis, the body produces and
recruits a superfamily of cytokines such as interleukins, interferons, chemokines etc. Among …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease; unstable atherosclerotic plaque rupture,
vascular stenosis, or occlusion caused by platelet aggregation and thrombosis lead to acute …

Stress responses help us navigate our environment and respond appropriately to threats.
Stress systems communicate threats to the entire organism, and as such, also stimulate …

Psychosocial stress is an important precursor of disease and reduced quality of life in
humans. The biological pathways between stress exposure and pathophysiological …

BACKGROUND: Major depression occurs in 4.4% to 20% of the general population. Studies
suggest that major depression is accompanied by immune dysregulation and activation of …

Social stress can lead to the development of psychological problems ranging from
exaggerated anxiety and depression to antisocial and violence-related behaviors …

Objective: To assess the magnitude and direction of associations of depression with C-
reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6 in community and clinical samples …

A wide variety of cell populations, including both immune and endothelial cells, participate in
the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Among these groups, macrophages deserve special …

Studies consistently report that groups of individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD)
demonstrate increased levels of a variety of peripheral inflammatory biomarkers when …

Cardiac Rehabilitation has evolved over the past decades from a simple monitoring for the
safe return to physical activities to a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on patient …