Red yeast rice, monacolin K, and pleiotropic effects.
Recenti Prog Med. 2018 Feb;109(2):154e-157e. doi: 10.1701/2865.28917. ABSTRACT The extracts of red yeast rice represent a nutraceutical with proven cholesterol lowering effect. Its efficacy is...
Red Yeast Rice Protects Circulating Bone Marrow-Derived Proangiogenic Cells against High-Glucose-Induced Senescence and Oxidative Stress: The Role of Heme Oxygenase-1
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:3831750. doi: 10.1155/2017/3831750. Epub 2017 May 6. ABSTRACT The inflammation and oxidative stress of bone marrow-derived proangiogenic cells (PACs), also named...
Effect of red yeast rice combined with antioxidants on lipid pattern, hs-CRP level, and endothelial function in moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Feb 23;12:281-6. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S91817. eCollection 2016. ABSTRACT Our aim was to test, through a crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial,...
Comparative Effect of Vitamin D3 and Carbenoxolone Treatments in Metabolic Syndrome Rats
Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 2. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0400. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors including...
Effect of vitamin D on cognitive decline: results from two ancillary studies of the VITAL randomized trial
Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 1;11(1):23253. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02485-8. ABSTRACT Low vitamin D levels have been associated with cognitive decline; however, few randomized trials have been conducted....
Afamin predicts the prevalence and incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2021 Dec 2. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0837. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: In the general population, increased afamin concentrations are associated with...
Clinical and biomarker modifiers of vitamin D treatment response: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Nov 26:nqab390. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab390. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Different 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) thresholds for treatment with vitamin D...
Evaluating the role of orange juice, HESPERidin in vascular HEALTH benefits (HESPER-HEALTH study): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 30;11(11):e053321. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053321. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Although epidemiological studies associate the consumption of sugary beverages with adverse health effects, human experimental studies...
The factors associated with carpal tunnel syndrome severity
Turk Neurosurg. 2021 Jun 19. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34519-21.2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIM: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy. Several...
Tocotrienols reach the brain and play roles in the attenuation of body weight gain and improvement of cognitive function in high-fat diet-treated mice
J Clin Biochem Nutr. 2021 Nov;69(3):256-264. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.21-10. Epub 2021 Jun 11. ABSTRACT Obesity induces severe disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular events,...
Vitamin D status is favorably associated with the cardiovascular risk factors in adults with obesity
Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Dec;46:232-239. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.10.003. Epub 2021 Oct 8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous investigations have been indicated that vitamin D deficiency is...
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of oral vitamin E supplementation on apolipoproteins A1 and B100
Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Dec;46:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.013. Epub 2021 Sep 29. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of mortality...
Protective actions of vitamin D, anandamide and melatonin during vascular inflammation: Epigenetic mechanisms involved
Life Sci. 2021 Nov 29:120191. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120191. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Vascular inflammation is one of the main activating stimuli of cardiovascular disease and...
Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid as a Potential Treatment for Semi-acute and Chronic Particle-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation in Balb/c Mice
Inflammation. 2021 Oct 15. doi: 10.1007/s10753-021-01576-y. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Acute and chronic inflammation are vital contributing factors to pulmonary diseases which can be...
Triglyceride-lowering and anti-inflammatory mechanisms of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk reduction
J Clin Lipidol. 2021 Jul-Aug;15(4):556-568. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 Jun 6. ABSTRACT Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death globally. Omega-3 polyunsaturated...