Pathophysiology of atherosclerosis

S Jebari-Benslaiman, U Galicia-García… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading
cause of mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is initiated by endothelium activation and …

Anti-atherosclerotic therapies: milestones, challenges, and emerging innovations

I Hetherington, H Totary-Jain - Molecular Therapy, 2022‏ - cell.com
Atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathology for many cardiovascular diseases (CVDs),
which are the leading cause of death globally and represent a serious health crisis …

Mitochondrial calcium overload is a key determinant in heart failure

G Santulli, W **e, SR Reiken, AR Marks - Proceedings of the National …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
Calcium (Ca2+) released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is crucial for excitation–
contraction (E–C) coupling. Mitochondria, the major source of energy, in the form of ATP …

COVID-19 causes ferroptosis and oxidative stress in human endothelial cells

SS Jankauskas, U Kansakar, C Sardu, F Varzideh… - Antioxidants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction have been shown to play crucial roles in the
pathophysiology of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). On these grounds, we sought to …

Diabetes and restenosis

S Wilson, P Mone, U Kansakar, SS Jankauskas… - Cardiovascular …, 2022‏ - Springer
Restenosis, defined as the re-narrowing of an arterial lumen after revascularization,
represents an increasingly important issue in clinical practice. Indeed, as the number of stent …

[HTML][HTML] The “metabolic memory” theory and the early treatment of hyperglycemia in prevention of diabetic complications

R Testa, AR Bonfigli, F Prattichizzo, L La Sala… - Nutrients, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Several epidemiological and prospective studies suggest that an early intensive control of
hyperglycaemia is able to decrease the risk of diabetic micro-and macro-vascular …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress promotes atrial fibrillation

W **e, G Santulli, SR Reiken, Q Yuan, BW Osborne… - Scientific reports, 2015‏ - nature.com
Oxidative stress has been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation
(AF). Indeed, the prevalence of AF increases with age as does oxidative stress. However …

Empagliflozin improves the MicroRNA signature of endothelial dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and diabetes

P Mone, A Lombardi, U Kansakar, F Varzideh… - The Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Endothelial dysfunction represents a key mechanism underlying heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF), diabetes mellitus (DM), and frailty. However, reliable biomarkers …

Calcium release channel RyR2 regulates insulin release and glucose homeostasis

G Santulli, G Pagano, C Sardu, W **e, S Reiken… - The Journal of clinical …, 2015‏ - jci.org
The type 2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2) is a Ca2+ release channel on the endoplasmic
reticulum (ER) of several types of cells, including cardiomyocytes and pancreatic β cells. In …

Exosomes generated from iPSC-derivatives: new direction for stem cell therapy in human heart diseases

JH Jung, X Fu, PC Yang - Circulation research, 2017‏ - ahajournals.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in modern society. The adult
heart innately lacks the capacity to repair and regenerate the damaged myocardium from …