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Bridging conventional medicine and traditional, complementary, and alternative approaches: Fostering collaborative attempts for a holistic healthcare system
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Other)
Dear Editor,
We read the paper entitled “The future of integrative health: vision, values, and principles for positive, sustainable systemic change” by Kemper, which was published last month.1 The points discussed therein ...
Cardioprotective effect of Sanguisorba minor against isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction in rats
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Frontiers Media SA
, 2023 , Article)
Introduction: Oxidative stress is a major instigator of various cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI). Despite available drugs, there is still an increased need to look for alternative therapies or ...
Potential Therapeutic Targets of Resveratrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
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IMR Press Limited
, 2023 , Article)
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a feared component in over 200 interstitial pulmonary diseases, which are characterized by increased alveolar wall thickness, excessive scarring, and aberrant extracellular matrix restructuring ...
C-peptide in diabetes: A player in a dual hormone disorder?
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2024 , Article)
C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin synthesis believed to be biologically inert, is emerging as a multifunctional molecule. C-peptide serves an anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic role in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ...
The pharmaco-epigenetics of hypertension: a focus on microRNA
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Springer Nature
, 2024 , Article)
Hypertension is a major harbinger of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It predisposes to higher rates of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney failure, stroke, and heart failure than most other risk factors. By 2025, ...
Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
In a recently published, post-hoc analysis of the hallmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial, Kramer ¨ et al.1 assessed whether changes in cardiac and haemodynamic markers achieved with empagliflozin in subjects with type 2 diabetes ...
Infection with Helicobacter pylori may predispose to atherosclerosis: role of inflammation and thickening of intima-media of carotid arteries
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Frontiers Media
, 2023 , Article Review)
Atherosclerosis is a major instigator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a main cause of global morbidity and mortality. The high prevalence of CVD calls for urgent attention to possible preventive measures in order to ...
Correction to: Beta-Caryophyllene Exhibits Anti-Proliferative Effects through Apoptosis Induction and Cell Cycle Modulation in Multiple Myeloma Cells (Cancers, (2021), 13, 22, (5741), 10.3390/cancers13225741)
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Other)
In the original publication [1], errors were identified in the published Figures 4 and 7. The original raw data of western blots could not be retrieved and therefore the experiments were redone to generate the corrected ...
Unveiling a Biomarker Signature of Meningioma: The Need for a Panel of Genomic, Epigenetic, Proteomic, and RNA Biomarkers to Advance Diagnosis and Prognosis
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article Review)
Meningiomas are the most prevalent primary intracranial tumors. The majority are benign but can undergo dedifferentiation into advanced grades classified by World Health Organization (WHO) into Grades 1 to 3. Meningiomas’ ...
Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis, hypertension, and aortic dissection
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2024 , Article)
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play a critical role in regulating vasotone, and their phenotypic plasticity is a key contributor to the pathogenesis of various vascular diseases. Two main VSMC phenotypes have been ...