ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is currently a serious health problem. It is associated with metabolic abnormalities, oxidative stress, hypertension, insulin resistance and an ...

Introduction: Obesity, which is implicated in the development of the metabolic syndrome (MS) is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. MS significantly increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which ...

Stress is considered one of the major factors involved in the pathogenesis of affective disorders, for example, direct and indirect exposure to terrorist attacks or being subjected to subtle victimization. There is a long ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Part 1 Introduction: Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) hydrolyse cyclic nucleotides that regulate ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in the heart. Phosphodiesterases-5 (PDE5) inhibition increases cyclic guanosine ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background and aims: Mitophagy is a specialised process of autophagy whereby dysfunctional mitochondria are removed. Mitophagy has been increasingly recognised as an essential process to sustain a healthy ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Introduction: Obesity is becoming a worldwide health problem and is a well-documented independent risk factor for the development of endothelial dysfunction (decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability) ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Introduction Improved survival rates in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) population, due to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease ...