Obesity and Cytokines in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Nailú Angélica Sinicato, Mariana Postal, Fernando Augusto Peres, Karina de Oliveira Peliçari, Roberto Marini, Allan de Oliveira dos Santos, Celso Dario Ramos, Simone Appenzeller

“…In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), atherosclerosis is attributed to traditional and lupus related risk factors, including metabolic syndrome (MetS), obesity, and inflammation. …”
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Short-Term Bixin Supplementation of Healthy Subjects Decreases the Susceptibility of LDL to Cu2+-Induced Oxidation Ex Vivo by Lisiane Conte, Sabrina Somacal, Sabrina Marafiga Nichelle, Cristine Rampelotto, Silvino Sasso Robalo, Miguel Roehrs, Tatiana Emanuelli

“…Lycopene-based medications and supplements have been developed to prevent atherosclerosis, primarily because of their ability to decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation. …”
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Impact of high hemoglobin levels on carotid artery intima–media thickness and its predictive value for hypertension in high-altitude areas: a real-world study by Long Hongyu, Long Ga, Zhang Yiqian, Xu Qiuyu, Li Kemin, Qing Maiyongcuo, Xiong Min

“…These levels are closely associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between hemoglobin levels in the peripheral blood and hypertension in high-altitude regions, providing a basis for preventing and treating primary hypertension in these regions.Materials and methodsFrom May 2020 to May 2021, patients diagnosed with primary hypertension in plateau regions of China were selected as participants. …”
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Effects of Smoking on Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery Using Ultrasonography by Asmaa Mustafa Alsiddig, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali

“…Abstract Background Cigarette smoking is a causative factor in premature atherosclerosis, but the exact mechanism of smoking-induced damage to the arterial wall and its relationship to the atherosclerotic process are still largely unknown. …”
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DENND5B Gene Expression as a Trigger for the Development of Diabetes Mellitus–Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from a Univariate and Multivariate Mendelian Randomization Study by Qiaoqiao Li, Fuli Cao, Xueping Gao, Yuan Xu, Bo Li, Tianyang Hu

“…Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis that can result in limb pain, disability, or mortality. …”
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Cross-Sectional Analysis of IL-6, TNF-α, Adiponectin, Leptin, and Klotho Serum Levels in Relation to BMI Among Overweight and Obese Children Aged 10–14 in La Rioja, Spain by Beatriz Fernández-Vallejo, Francisco Jiménez Monteagudo, Lourdes Romero, Maria Isabel López Aznárez, María del Carmen Romero Cobas, Laura Pérez-Martínez

“…Even in childhood, obesity is associated with systemic low-grade inflammation, which is a critical factor in the development of atherosclerosis and a predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …”
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Decrease in Circulating Dendritic Cell Precursors in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease by Daniel Kretzschmar, Ilonka Rohm, Sebastian Schäller, Stefan Betge, Rudin Pistulli, Yevgeniya Atiskova, Hans-R. Figulla, Atilla Yilmaz

“…Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis. Inflammation is important for initiation and progression of the disease. …”
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Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection by Haiying Hu, Guangtai Zhang, Huanli Hu, Wenjing Liu, Jixiang Liu, Shuanli Xin, Xiufeng Zhao, Liying Han, Liping Duan, Xinshun Huang, Chao Chang

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 18 is a proinflammatory cytokine related to cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension and atherosclerosis. This study is aimed at determining whether IL-18 is related to aortic dissection (AD) and identifying the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Associations between Macular OCT Angiography and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nina C. B. B. Veiby, Aida Simeunovic, Martin Heier, Cathrine Brunborg, Naila Saddique, Morten C. Moe, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen, Hanna D. Margeirsdottir, Goran Petrovski

“…OCTA of both eyes was performed in a cross-sectional study of 14 to 30-year-old individuals with at least 10-year duration of T1D and controls recruited from the Norwegian Atherosclerosis and Childhood Diabetes (ACD) study. Vessel density (VD) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in the superficial and deep capillary plexus (SCP and DCP), total retinal volume (TRV), and central macular thickness (CMT) were calculated using automated software. …”
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Hydroxysafflor yellow A: a natural pigment with potential anticancer therapeutic effect by Yuhan Wang, Junsha An, Jianbo Zhou, Liming Chang, Quan Zhang, Quan Zhang, Quan Zhang, Fu Peng

“…(Safflower), has been widely proven to have good efficacy on cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, cancer, and diabetes. However, no study has reported on the anticancer mechanisms of Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA), a principal bioactive compound in safflower. …”
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Functional Genetic Variant in ATG5 Gene Promoter in Acute Myocardial Infarction by Yexin Zhang, Xiaohui He, Jiarui Li, Wentao Yang, Yinghua Cui, Shuchao Pang, Haihua Wang, Bo Yan

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an inflammatory and metabolic disease mainly caused by atherosclerosis. Dysfunctional autophagy has been associated with abnormal lipid metabolism and inflammation. …”
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Disorders of circadian rhythms of heart rate variability in diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy: mechanisms and consequences by V.A. Serhiyenko, M.I. Dolynay, V.B. Sehin, Y.V. Lazur, A.A. Serhiyenko

“…Particular attention is paid to the risk factors of diabetic CAN; insights into the mechanisms of excess mortality associated with CAN; the pathogenesis of diabetic CAN; possible pathogenic pathways binding CAN and atherosclerosis progression; genetic and epigenetic factors and CAN; DM and circadian rhythms of HRV; diabetic CAN and circadian rhythm disorders. …”
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Elevated plasma trimethyllysine is associated with incident atrial fibrillation by Mads M Svenningsson, Gard FT Svingen, Per M Ueland, Gerhard Sulo, Espen Ø Bjørnestad, Eva R Pedersen, Indu Dhar, Dennis W. Nilsen, Ottar Nygård

“…TML has recently been linked to atherosclerosis, acute myocardial infarction and prevalent atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Characterization of diabetic kidney disease in 235 patients: clinical and pathological insights with or without concurrent non-diabetic kidney disease by Mengjie Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Jing Luo, Jinhan Chen, Li Gao, Qin Zhu

“…Clinical correlation analysis revealed associations between glomerular grading, tubulointerstitial lesions, renal arteriolar vitelliform lesions, renal vascular atherosclerosis, and clinical parameters such as 24-hour urine protein, hemoglobin, and urinary specific gravity. …”
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Short-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis by Mohamed Abdel moneim Abdo Tolba, Mohammed Alaswad, Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Mona Ali Eissa, Hala El-khawas, Hani Mahmoud Zaki Eldin, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa

“…The most prevalent kind of stenosis observed was atherosclerosis, affecting 11 patients (64.7%), followed by dissection in 6 patients (35.2%). …”
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Parthenolide Is Neuroprotective in Rat Experimental Stroke Model: Downregulating NF-κB, Phospho-p38MAPK, and Caspase-1 and Ameliorating BBB Permeability by Lipeng Dong, Huimin Qiao, Xiangjian Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Chaohui Wang, Lina Wang, Lili Cui, Jingru Zhao, Yinxue Xing, Yanhua Li, Zongjie Liu, Chunhua Zhu

“…Parthenolide (PN) has been proved to elicit a wide range of biological activities through its anti-inflammatory action in the treatment of migraine, arthritis, and atherosclerosis. To decide whether this effect applies to ischemic injury in brain, we therefore investigate the potential neuroprotective role of PN and the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…Oxidative stress (OS) is a risk factor of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular complications, which are major causes of mortality among ESRD patients. …”
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Relationship of Circulating Fetuin-A Levels with Body Size and Metabolic Phenotypes by Hye Soo Chung, Hyun Jung Lee, Soon Young Hwang, Ju-Hee Choi, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Dong Seop Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…We examined the association between circulating fetuin-A levels, metabolic health phenotypes, cardiometabolic risk parameters, and subclinical atherosclerosis in 290 subjects who were randomly selected from an ongoing cohort study. …”
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Trends and cost structure of drug-based secondary prevention of ischemic strokes by Konstantin Kohlhase, Ferdinand O. Bohmann, Christian Grefkes, Adam Strzelczyk, Laurent M. Willems

“…Etiologies divided into large-artery atherosclerosis (29.9%), cardioembolic (25.6%), cryptogenic (26.8%), and small-vessel disease (17.8%). …”
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The relationship between cardiometabolic Index and diabetic kidney disease in people with diabetes by Jianping Kong, Wenting Tao, Yuhong Sun, Yong Xu, Hailun Li, Jing Li

“…IntroductionStudies have shown a strong correlation between the cardiometabolic index (CMI) and health issues such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and decreased renal function. Nevertheless, the correlation between CMI and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains ambiguous. …”
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