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Role of Vitamins in Cardiovascular Health: Know Your Facts - Part 1
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.2174/1570161121666230912155548. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, thus it is important to adopt preventive interventions. Observational data demonstrating CV benefits of vitamin supplements, advanced by self-proclaimed experts have resulted in ~50% of Americans reporting the use of multivitamins for health promotion; this practice has led to a multi-billion-dollar business of the multivitamin-industry. However, the data on the extensive use of multivitamins show no consistent benefit for CVD preve...
Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - September 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Antonis A Manolis Theodora A Manolis Helen Melita Antonis S Manolis Source Type: research

Folic acid reduces doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy by modulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
Abstract The use of doxorubicin (DOXO) as a chemotherapeutic drug has been hampered by cardiotoxicity leading to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Folic acid (FA) is a modulator of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS), which in turn is an important player in diseases associated with NO insufficiency or NOS dysregulation, such as pressure overload and myocardial infarction. However, the role of FA in DOXO-induced cardiomyopathy is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that FA prevents DOXO-induced cardiomyopathy by modulating eNOS and mitochondrial structure and function. Male...
Source: J Cell Mol Med - June 13, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Octavia Y, Kararigas G, de Boer M, Chrifi I, Kietadisorn R, Swinnen M, Duimel H, Verheyen FK, Brandt MM, Fliegner D, Cheng C, Janssens S, Duncker DJ, Moens AL Tags: J Cell Mol Med Source Type: research

Folic acid reduces doxorubicin ‐induced cardiomyopathy by modulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Abstract The use of doxorubicin (DOXO) as a chemotherapeutic drug has been hampered by cardiotoxicity leading to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Folic acid (FA) is a modulator of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS), which in turn is an important player in diseases associated with NO insufficiency or NOS dysregulation, such as pressure overload and myocardial infarction. However, the role of FA in DOXO‐induced cardiomyopathy is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that FA prevents DOXO‐induced cardiomyopathy by modulating eNOS and mitochondrial structure and function. Male C57B...
Source: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine - June 13, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Yanti Octavia, Georgios Kararigas, Martine Boer, Ihsan Chrifi, Rinrada Kietadisorn, Melissa Swinnen, Hans Duimel, Fons K. Verheyen, Maarten M. Brandt, Daniela Fliegner, Caroline Cheng, Stefan Janssens, Dirk J. Duncker, An L. Moens Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Markers of early vascular ageing.
CONCLUSIONS: Vascular measurements may better represent the continuum of cardiovascular disease from a young healthy to an aged diseased vessel that is going to produce adverse clinical events. PMID: 28356037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - March 28, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kotsis V, Antza C, Doundoulakis I, Stabouli S Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: research

Depression in the Elderly: A Common Condition That's Often Overlooked
When Suzette Santos, RN, a behavioral health nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), was assigned to the case of Grace*, an 89-year-old resident of Nassau County on Long Island, she had some idea what to expect. Suzette had cared for Grace a year earlier, as the elderly woman struggled to cope with depression brought on by the recent loss of her husband and lifelong partner. When Suzette reconnected with her patient this time, she could immediately see that Grace's depression had gotten worse. "She had lost a lot of weight -- about 20 pounds," Suzette recalls. "She had no interest in cooking or eating, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news