Aortic valve disease and treatment: the need for naturally engineered solutions

JT Butcher, GJ Mahler, LA Hockaday - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The aortic valve regulates unidirectional flow of oxygenated blood to the myocardium and
arterial system. The natural anatomical geometry and microstructural complexity ensures …

Mitochondrial dysfunction: a basic mechanism in inflammation‐related non‐communicable diseases and therapeutic opportunities

A Hernández-Aguilera, A Rull… - Mediators of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is not necessarily a predisposing factor for disease. It is the handling of fat and/or
excessive energy intake that encompasses the linkage of inflammation, oxidation, and …

[PDF][PDF] Dietary cholesterol, rather than liver steatosis, leads to hepatic inflammation in hyperlipidemic mouse models of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

K Wouters, PJ van Gorp, V Bieghs, MJ Gijbels… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) involves liver lipid accumulation (steatosis) combined
with hepatic inflammation. The transition towards hepatic inflammation represents a key step …

Ceramide as a mediator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and associated atherosclerosis

T Kasumov, L Li, M Li, K Gulshan, JP Kirwan, X Liu… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious comorbidity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD). Since plasma ceramides are increased in NAFLD and sphingomyelin, a ceramide …

Pathobiology of aging mice and GEM: background strains and experimental design

CF Brayton, PM Treuting, JM Ward - Veterinary pathology, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of induced and spontaneous mutant mice and genetically engineered mice (and
combinations thereof) to study cancers and other aging phenotypes to advance improved …

Quantification of the polyphenolic fraction and in vitro antioxidant and in vivo anti-hyperlipemic activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa aqueous extract

S Fernández-Arroyo, IC Rodríguez-Medina… - Food research …, 2011 - Elsevier
In the present study the quantification of the polyphenolic fraction, anthocyanins and other
polar compounds, the antioxidant capacity and the anti-hyperlipemic action of the aqueous …

Plant-derived polyphenols regulate expression of miRNA paralogs miR-103/107 and miR-122 and prevent diet-induced fatty liver disease in hyperlipidemic mice

J Joven, E Espinel, A Rull, G Aragonès… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs have the potential for clinical application. Probable modulation
by plant-derived polyphenols might open preventive measures using simple dietary …

Metabolomic assessment of the effect of dietary cholesterol in the progressive development of fatty liver disease

M Vinaixa, M Ángel Rodríguez, A Rull… - Journal of proteome …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is considered to be the hepatic manifestation of metabolic
syndrome and is usually related to high-fat, high-cholesterol diets. With the rationale that the …

Utility of human relevant preclinical animal models in navigating NAFLD to MAFLD paradigm

D Chua, ZS Low, GX Cheam, AS Ng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fatty liver disease is an emerging contributor to disease burden worldwide. The past
decades of work established the heterogeneous nature of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora) polyphenols alleviate obesity-related disturbances in hypertrophic adipocytes through AMPK-dependent mechanisms

M Herranz-López, E Barrajón-Catalán… - Phytomedicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background There is growing evidence that natural products, mostly plant-derived
polyphenols, are important in the relationship between nutrients and health in humans …