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Visfatin: An emerging adipocytokine bridging the gap in the evolution of cardiovascular diseases (2021)
Journal Article
Dakroub, A., Nasser, S. A., Kobeissy, F., Yassine, H. M., Orekhov, A., Sharifi‐Rad, J., …Eid, A. H. (2021). Visfatin: An emerging adipocytokine bridging the gap in the evolution of cardiovascular diseases. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 236(9), 6282-6296. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.30345

Visfatin/nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is an adipokine expressed predominately in visceral fat tissues. High circulating levels of visfatin/NAMPT have been implicated in vascular remodeling, vascular inflammation, and atherosclerosis... Read More about Visfatin: An emerging adipocytokine bridging the gap in the evolution of cardiovascular diseases.

Inflammatory Basis of Atherosclerosis: Modulation by Sex Hormones (2021)
Journal Article
Nasser, S. A., Afify, E. A., Kobeissy, F., Hamam, B., Eid, A. H., & El-Mas, M. M. (2021). Inflammatory Basis of Atherosclerosis: Modulation by Sex Hormones. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 27(18), 2099-2111. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612827666210122142811

Atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Several lines of evidence are supportive of the contributory role of vascular inflammation in atherosclerosis. Diverse immune cell types, including monocy... Read More about Inflammatory Basis of Atherosclerosis: Modulation by Sex Hormones.

Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (2020)
Journal Article
Badran, A., Nasser, S. A., Mesmar, J., El-Yazbi, A. F., Bitto, A., Fardoun, M. M., …Eid, A. H. (2020). Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(22), 8764. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228764

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are natural byproducts of oxygen metabolism in the cell. At physiological levels, they play a vital role in cell signaling. However, high ROS levels cause oxidative stress, which is implicated in cardiovascular diseases... Read More about Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.

The Mitochondria: A Target of Polyphenols in the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy (2020)
Journal Article
Bhagani, H., Nasser, S. A., Dakroub, A., El-Yazbi, A. F., Eid, A. A., Kobeissy, F., …Eid, A. H. (2020). The Mitochondria: A Target of Polyphenols in the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(14), Article ARTN 4962. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144962

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a constellation of symptoms consisting of ventricular dysfunction and cardiomyocyte disarray in the presence of diabetes. The exact cause of this type of cardiomyopathy is still unknown; however, several processes inv... Read More about The Mitochondria: A Target of Polyphenols in the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.