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CD36 and Its Role in Obesity

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obesity is understood as a condition driven by interactions between genetics and environmental factors. The role of CD36 in the regulation of lipid metabolism and ectopic fat accumulation emerges as a key area of interest. This review presents CD36 not only as a crucial facilitator of fatty acid uptake but also as a regulator of how and where ...
Nahuel Garcia, Maiken Mellergaard, Carlos Salomon, Pilar Sepulveda, Peter Kristensen, Aase Handberg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Detected by Doppler Ultrasound

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2009
Background: The excess mortality associated with rheumatoid arthritis is largely due to cardiovascular disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is of primary importance in atherogenesis.
Nizar Abdul lateef Jassim, Basil Najeeb Saeed, Faiq Isho Gorial, Salim Saeed Al-Jadir   +3 more
doaj  

Association between Sports Participation in Early Life and Arterial Intima-Media Thickness among Adults

Medicina, 2018
Background: Early sports practice is associated with several health benefits during childhood and adolescence, moreover, recent evidence also suggests that sports during childhood and adolescence can produce some benefits during adulthood.
André O. Werneck, Manoel C. S. Lima, Ricardo R. Agostinete, Danilo R. Silva, Bruna C. Turi-Lynch, Jamile S. Codogno, Rômulo A. Fernandes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Between UK Children of Black African-Caribbean and White European Origin. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: UK black African-Caribbean adults have higher risks of stroke than white Europeans and have been shown to have increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT).
Bhowruth, DJ, Cook, DG, Deanfield, JE, Donin, AS, Ellins, EA, Masi, S, Nightingale, CM, Owen, CG, Prescott, MH, Rapala, A, Rudnicka, AR, Sattar, N, Whincup, PH   +12 more
core   +1 more source

17. CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN A LARGE COHORT STUDY AND REALLY NORMAL SUBJECTS

Artery Research, 2009
Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a surrogate of early atherosclerosis. However, the characteristics of patients in cohort-based studies of carotid IMT are very heterogeneous. We evaluated the carotid intima, media,
Woo-Baek Chung, Ho-Joong Youn, Yun-Seok Choi, Hee-Jung Hwang, Jae-Beom Lee, Jong-Won Chung, Chul-Soo Park, Yong-Seog Oh, Sang-Hong Baek, Wook-Sung Chung, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis: the Rotterdam Study [PDF]

, 2001
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies of the association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis are contradictory. We studied stiffness of the aorta and the common carotid artery in relation to several indicators of atherosclerosis ...
Asmar, R. (Roland), Bots, M.L. (Michiel), Grobbee, D.E. (Diederick), Hoeks, A.P.G., Hofman, A. (Albert), Kuip, D.A.M. (Deirdre) van der, Popele, N.M-L. (Nicole) van, Reneman, R.S., Topouchian, J., Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline)   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Synthetic vascular ultrasound imaging through coupled fluid-structure interaction and ultrasound simulations [PDF]

, 2010
Although ultrasonic imaging is commonly applied in cardiovascular research and clinical practice, current blood flow and vessel wall imaging methods are still hampered by several limitations.
Degroote, Joris, Lovstakken, Lasse, Segers, Patrick, Swillens, Abigail, Vierendeels, Jan   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of carotid intima-media thickness and factors associated with cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease

Jornal de Pediatria, 2019
Objective: To assess the carotid intima-media thickness and factors associated with cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Material and methods: Observational, cross-sectional study carried out at the Universidade
Renata Lopes, Mauro Batista de Morais, Fernanda Luisa Ceragioli Oliveira, Ana Paula Brecheret, Ana Lucia Cardoso Santos Abreu, Maria Cristina de Andrade   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio, the carotid intima-media THICKNESS AND its possible relationship

Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2015
The ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio and the carotid intima media thickness are markers of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. Objective: To determinate the ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio, the carotid intima media thickness and its possible relationship in the health area ...
Yanela Yordanka Ortega Torres, Juan Valiente Mustelier, Luis Roberto Llerena Rojas, Nurys B. Armas Rojas, Ramón Suárez Medina, Yamilé Marcos Gutiérrez   +5 more
doaj  

Flow mediated vasodilation compared with carotid intima media thickness in the evaluation of early cardiovascular damage in menopausal women and the influence of biological and psychosocial factors

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Women after menopause increase risk for cardiovascular disease and several factors may be related. The purpose was to study biological and psychosocial factors associated with early cardiovascular damage in pre- and postmenopausal women ...
Mauricio Sanchez-Barajas, Lorena del Rocio Ibarra-Reynoso, Marco Antonio Ayala-Garcia, Juan Manuel Malacara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source