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Circulating progenitor cells are increased in newly diagnosed untreated hypertensive patients with arterial stiffening but normal carotid intima-media thickness by Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Sardo, Maria A, Riggio, Stefania, Loddo, Saverio, Imbalzano, Egidio, Alibrandi, Angela, Saitta, Carlo, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Mormina, Enrico M, Saitta, Antonino

“…Circulating progenitor cells (CPCs), including endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), have a key role in endothelium repair. Cellular NADPH oxidase (Nox)…”
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Circulating progenitor cells and the elderly: A seven-year observational study by Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Sardo, Maria A., Riggio, Stefania, D'Ascola, Angela, Alibrandi, Angela, Saitta, Carlo, Versace, Antonio, Castaldo, Maria, Mormina, Enricomaria, Imbalzano, Egidio, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Bonaiuto, Michele, David, Antonio, Saitta, Antonino

“…Cardiovascular (CV) diseases and related complications are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. CV progenitor cells, including CD34+…”
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Smoke exposure and circulating progenitor cells: Evidence for modulation of antioxidant enzymes and cell count by Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Sardo, Maria A., Riggio, Stefania, D'Ascola, Angela, Loddo, Saverio, Alibrandi, Angela, Saitta, Carlo, Imbalzano, Egidio, Mandraffino, Rossella, Venza, Mario, Mormina, Enrico M., David, Antonio, Saitta, Antonino

“…Cigarette smoking is involved in vascular inflammation and impairment of circulating progenitor cells (CPCs), including endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs)…”
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Effects of the angiotensin II receptor blocker losartan on the monocyte expression of biglycan in hypertensive patients by Sardo, Maria A, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Riggio, Stefania, D'Ascola, Angela, Alibrandi, Angela, Saitta, Carlo, Imbalzano, Egidio, Castaldo, Maria, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Saitta, Antonino

“…Summary 1. Recently, we demonstrated that biglycan (BGN) is increased in circulating monocyte cells from hypertensive patients and that angiotensin (Ang) II is…”
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Tissue Factor and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Hypertensive Individuals with Normal or Increased Carotid Intima-Media Wall Thickness by Sardo, Maria A, Campo, Salvatore, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Saitta, Carlo, Bonaiuto, Antonio, Castaldo, Maria, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Pizzimenti, Giovanni, Saitta, Antonino

“…People with hypertension display an inflammatory pattern that includes increased plasma concentrations of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and…”
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Association between serum paraoxonase (PON1) gene promoter T(-107)C polymorphism, PON1 activity and HDL levels in healthy Sicilian octogenarians by Campo, Salvatore, Sardo, Maria A, Trimarchi, Giuseppe, Bonaiuto, Michele, Fontana, Luisa, Castaldo, Maria, Bonaiuto, Antonio, Saitta, Carlo, Bitto, Alessandra, Manduca, Bruno, Riggio, Stefania, Saitta, Antonino

“…Age is associated with an enhanced low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and atherosclerosis, thus, subjects over 80 years without cardiovascular disease…”
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Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Is Not Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Hypercholesterolemic Sicilian Individuals by Campo, Salvatore, Sardo, Maria A, Bitto, Alessandra, Bonaiuto, Antonio, Trimarchi, Giuseppe, Bonaiuto, Michele, Castaldo, Maria, Saitta, Carlo, Cristadoro, Simona, Saitta, Antonino

“…Atherosclerosis is a complex, chronic disease that usually arises from the converging action of several pathogenic processes, including hypertension,…”
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Tissue factor expression and activity are not increased in peripheral monocytes isolated from uncomplicated hypertensive patients by Sardo, Maria A, Campo, Salvatore, Castaldo, Maria, Bonaiuto, Antonio, Bitto, Alessandra, Saitta, Carlo, Cristadoro, Simona, Trimarchi, Giuseppe, Saitta, Antonino

“…BACKGROUNDSystemic hypertension is one of the main risk factors for atherothrombosis. Tissue factor (TF) is found in the adventitia of blood vessels and in the…”
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The paraoxonase promoter polymorphism (−107)T>C is not associated with carotid intima-media thickness in Sicilian hypercholesterolemic patients by Campo, Salvatore, Sardo, Maria A, Trimarchi, Giuseppe, Bonaiuto, Michele, Castaldo, Maria, Fontana, Luisa, Bonaiuto, Antonio, Bitto, Alessandra, Saitta, Carlo, Saitta, Antonino

“…Background and Objectives. Increased plasma low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects are associated with enhanced…”
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Effects of simvastatin treatment on sICAM-1 and sE-selectin levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects by Sardo, Maria A, Castaldo, Maria, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Bonaiuto, Michele, Maesano, Antonella, Schepis, Filippo, Zema, Maria C, Campo, Giuseppe M, Squadrito, Francesco, Saitta, Antonino

“…This study was performed to determine whether the levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-l) and soluble endothelial molecule-1…”
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Effects of AT1 receptor antagonist losartan on sICAM-1 and TNF-α levels in uncomplicated hypertensive patients by SARDO, Maria A, CASTALDO, Maria, CINQUEGRANI, Maurizio, BONAIUTO, Michele, FONTANA, Luisa, CAMPO, Salvatore, CAMPO, Giuseppe M, ALTAVILLA, Domenica, SAITTA, Antonino

“…This study was designed to determine whether the levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were…”
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Effects of AT1 Receptor Antagonist Losartan on sICAM-1 and TNF-a Levels in Uncomplicated Hypertensive Patients by Sardo, Maria A., Castaldo, Maria, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Bonaiuto, Michele, Fontana, Luisa, Campo, Salvatore, Campo, Giuseppe M., Altavilla, Domenica, Saitta, Antonino

“…This study was designed to determine whether the levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) were…”
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Effects of atorvastatin treatment on sICAM-1 and plasma nitric oxide levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects by Sardo, Maria A, Castaldo, Maria, Cinquegrani, Maurizio, Bonaiuto, Michele, Maesano, Antonella, Versace, Antonio, Spadaro, Miriam, Campo, Salvatore, Nicocia, Giacomo, Altavilla, Domenica, Saitta, Antonino

“…This study investigated the behavior of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and serum nitric oxide (NO) products, nitrite/nitrate (NO2-/NO3-),…”
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Is the course of perinatal hepatitis B virus infection influenced by genetic heterogeneity of the virus? by Raimondo, G, Tanzi, E, Brancatelli, S, Campo, S, Sardo, M A, Rodinò, G, Pernice, M, Zanetti, A R

“…We studied the relations between genetic heterogeneity of pre-C region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and outcome of HBV infection in 5 infants with perinatal…”
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