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Predrag Bjelogrlic

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Resistin: An Inflammatory Cytokine. Role in Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome

2014

Resistin is an adipocyte- and monocyte-derived cytokine which has been implicated in the modulation of insulin action, energy, glucose and lipid homeostasis. Resistin has been associated with insulin resistance and many of its known complications. As a molecular link between metabolic signals, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction, resistin can be proposed as playing a significant role in the heightened inflammatory state induced by metabolic stress linked to excessive caloric intake, thus contributing to the risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this review, we highlighted the role of resistin, as an inflammatory cytokine, in the…

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Anti-atherogenic Effects of 17β-Estradiol

2013

Estrogens are secreted primarily by the ovaries and placenta, by the testes in men and also produced by peripheral steroidogenic conversion. The 3 major naturally occurring estrogens are: 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone and estriol, of which E2 is the predominant and most active. The actions of E2 are mediated by at least 3 different receptors - the classical ERs (ERα and ERβ) and G-protein coupled receptor 30 (GPR30). E2 signaling in cardiomyocytes involves ERα- and ERβ-independent pathways, and treatment with the E2 receptor antagonists (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators- SERMs), which are agonists of GPR30, inhibits cardiac cell growth. Effects of E2 in preventing endothelial dysfunctio…

MaleSelective Estrogen Receptor Modulatorsmedicine.medical_specialtyVascular smooth muscleEndotheliummedicine.drug_classEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismOvariectomyClinical BiochemistryInflammation030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBiologyBiochemistry03 medical and health sciencesestrogen 17β-estradiol atherogenic factors atherosclerosis0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyRisk FactorsInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHumansEndothelial dysfunctionReceptorEstradiolBiochemistry (medical)Estrogen Replacement TherapyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseAtherosclerosis3. Good healthmedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologySelective estrogen receptor modulatorEstrogen030220 oncology & carcinogenesisDiet AtherogenicFemalemedicine.symptomGPER
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Effects of obesity and estradiol on Na+/K+-ATPase and their relevance to cardiovascular diseases

2013

Obesity is associated with aberrant sodium/potassium-ATPase (Na+/K+-ATPase) activity, apparently linked to hyperglycemic hyperinsulinemia, which may repress or inactivate the enzyme. The reduction of Na+/K+-ATPase activity in cardiac tissue induces myocyte death and cardiac dysfunction, leading to the development of myocardial dilation in animal models; this has also been documented in patients with heart failure (HF). During several pathological situations (cardiac insufficiency and HF) and in experimental models (obesity), the heart becomes more sensitive to the effect of cardiac glycosides, due to a decrease in Na+/K+-ATPase levels. The primary female sex steroid estradiol has long been …

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