From January 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originated in China has spread around
the world. The disease is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (…

Background Biomarkers can be used to detect the presence of endothelial and/or alveolar
epithelial injuries in case of ARDS. Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), soluble intercellular adhesion …

… Cristina Angeloni,1 Cecilia Prata,2 Francesco Vieceli Dalla Sega,2 Roberto Piperno,3 and
… Vieceli Dalla Sega, L. Zambonin, D. Fiorentini et al., “Specific aquaporins facilitate Nox-…

Background: Deficient interferon responses have been proposed as one of the relevant
mechanisms prompting severe manifestations of COVID-19. Objective: To evaluate the interferon …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that can cause coronary
artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, depending on which arteries are affected. At …

Extracts from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, a plant native to Central and South America, have
been used as a sweetener since ancient times. Currently, Stevia extracts are largely used as …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical
roles in vascular pathophysiology and in hematological malignancies. VEGF is supposed to …

The aim of this study (NCT04343053) is to investigate the relationship between platelet
activation, myocardial injury, and mortality in patients affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (…

Caffeic, syringic, and protocatechuic acids are phenolic acids derived directly from food
intake or come from the gut metabolism of polyphenols. In this study, the antioxidant activity of …

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a shrub having a high content of sweet diterpenoid glycosides
in its leaves, mainly stevioside and rebaudioside A, which are used as noncaloric, natural …