Lipophagy: Connecting Autophagy and Lipid Metabolism by Rajat Singh, Ana Maria Cuervo

“…Defective lipophagy has been already linked to important metabolic disorders such as fatty liver, obesity and atherosclerosis, and the age-dependent decrease in autophagy could underline the basis for the metabolic syndrome of aging.…”
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The Impact of Incretin-Based Medications on Lipid Metabolism by Habib Yaribeygi, Mina Maleki, Alexandra E. Butler, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Thus, diabetes is commonly accompanied by varying degrees of dyslipidemia which is itself a major risk factor for further macro- and microvascular diabetes complications such as atherosclerosis and nephropathy. Therefore, normalizing lipid metabolism is an attractive goal for therapy in patients with diabetes. …”
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Proinflammatory Effects of C-Peptide in Different Tissues by Dusica Vasic, Daniel Walcher

“…Atherosclerosis is well known as an inflammatory disease that can lead to clinical complications such as heart attack or stroke. …”
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Osteoprotegerin in Cardiometabolic Disorders by C. Pérez de Ciriza, A. Lawrie, N. Varo

“…The association of OPG with diabetic complications (neuropathy, nephropathy, or retinopathy) as well as with atherosclerosis, coronary artery calcification, morbidity, and mortality is pointed out. …”
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Where Are We Heading with Noninvasive Clinical Vascular Physiology? Why and How Should We Assess Endothelial Function? by Elizabeth A. Ellins, Julian P. J. Halcox

“…The first investigations in humans involved invasive pharmacological vascular function testing, which have been used to gain a detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis as well as novel targets for intervention. …”
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Advanced Asymptomatic Carotid Disease and Cognitive Impairment: An Understated Link? by Irena Martinić-Popović, Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan, Vida Demarin

“…Neurosonological methods enable simple and noninvasive assessment of carotid stenosis in patients at risk of advanced atherosclerosis. Cognitive status in patients diagnosed with advanced carotid stenosis is routinely not taken into consideration, although if cognitive impairment is present, such patients should probably be called symptomatic. …”
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ANTHOCYANIN AS NATURAL COLORANT: A REVIEW by Winda Nurtiana

“…The consequences of having antioxidant activity, anthocyanin can prevent cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, atherosclerosis, or colon cancer by blocking fat oxidation and DNA mutation. …”
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A Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet Reversed Angina without Medications or Procedures by Daniele Massera, Tarique Zaman, Grace E. Farren, Robert J. Ostfeld

“…Adoption of this form of lifestyle therapy should be among the first recommendations for patients with atherosclerosis.…”
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Dilating Vascular Diseases: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects by Ertan Yetkin, Selcuk Ozturk

“…Mostly, they have been defined as variants of atherosclerosis. Although there are some similarities in terms of pathogenesis, they are distinct from atherosclerotic disease of the vessels. …”
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Does Hsp60 Provide a Link between Mitochondrial Stress and Inflammation in Diabetes Mellitus? by Joshua Juwono, Ryan D. Martinus

“…We will also look at the role of Hsp60 during immune cell activation in atherosclerosis, a significant risk factor during the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus.…”
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高脂血清与正常血清对离体培养动脉平滑肌和斑块段细胞的影响——Ⅱ.培养细胞的蛋白质合成 by 邓漪平

“…高血脂是目前已肯定的致动脉粥样硬化(Atherosclerosis简称AS)的危险因素之一。本文的第一部分观察离体培养的动脉平滑肌细胞(SMC)经高脂血清作用后,和高脂膳食建立的AS斑块段细胞(PSC)的形态变化。…”
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Experience of instantaneous transaction coronary bypass surgery with carotid endarterectomy by B.M. Todurov, G.I. Kovtun, A.I. Matvijchuk, О.М. Postupalsky, А.О. Shpachuk, S.O. Sheludko, O.V. Revenko, O.A. Loskutov, M.A. Taranov

“…Based on experience (89 cases with zero lethality and no central nervous system complications), it is recommended to use this treatment approach in patients with atherosclerosis of coronary and brachiocephalic arteries. …”
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Cardiovascular and Renal Links along the Cardiorenal Continuum by José A. García-Donaire, Luis M. Ruilope

“…The majority of vascular events are caused by accelerated atherosclerosis. Moreover, cardiovascular events rarely occur in patients without underlying disease; rather, they typically take place as the final stage of a pathophysiological process that results in progressive vascular damage, including vital organ damage, specifically the kidney and the heart if these factors are uncontrolled. …”
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Relationship between Prolactin, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk by Marclébio Dourado, Frederico Cavalcanti, Lucio Vilar, Amaury Cantilino

“…It has high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with traditional risk factors such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy being common. …”
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β-Endorphin Mediates the Development and Instability of Atherosclerotic Plaques by Taisuke Okano, Kengo Sato, Remina Shirai, Tomomi Seki, Koichiro Shibata, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Ayaka Koide, Hitomi Tezuka, Yusaku Mori, Tsutomu Hirano, Takuya Watanabe

“…Thus, μ-opioid receptor antagonists may be useful for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.…”
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Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection by Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone

“…To clarify the role of HCV in atherosclerosis development in monoinfected HCV patients at different degrees of liver fibrosis and with no risk factors for coronary artery disease. …”
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Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review by Kareem Genena, Mir Ali, Donald Christmas, Henry Siu

“…Whereas coronary atherosclerosis accounts for about 50% of CAE, the remaining 50% are either congenital or secondary to a host of inflammatory and connective tissue disorders, with Kawasaki disease being a well-known association. …”
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Adropin: a key player in immune cell homeostasis and regulation of inflammation in several diseases by Junmin Wang, Ning Ding, Chong Chen, Simin Gu, Jing Liu, Yanping Wang, Liubing Lin, Yiyuan Zheng, Yong Li

“…To enhance the understanding of adropin’s immune-modulating and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, this review synthesizes recent findings on its effects in conditions such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, fatty liver, non-alcoholic hepatitis, and inflammation. …”
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Exercise as a Mean to Control Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation by Neha Mathur, Bente Klarlund Pedersen

“…Given that regular exercise offers protection against all causes of mortality, primarily by protection against atherosclerosis and insulin resistance, we suggest that exercise may exert some of its beneficial health effects by inducing anti-inflammatory actions. …”
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Imaging Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Sara C. Croca, Anisur Rahman

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem, autoimmune disease known to be one of the strongest risk factors for atherosclerosis. Patients with SLE have an excess cardiovascular risk compared with the general population, leading to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …”
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