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Aged garlic has more potent antiglycation and antioxidant properties compared to fresh garlic extract in vitro by Elosta, Abdulhakim, Slevin, Mark, Rahman, Khalid, Ahmed, Nessar

“…Protein glycation involves formation of early (Amadori) and late advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) together with free radicals via autoxidation of glucose…”
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A meta-analysis investigating the relationship between inflammation in autoimmune disease, elevated CRP, and the risk of dementia by Cooper, Joseph, Pastorello, Ylenia, Slevin, Mark

“…Alzheimer's Disease (AD) represents the most common type of dementia and is becoming a steadily increasing challenge for health systems globally. Inflammation…”
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C-Reactive Protein in Atherothrombosis and Angiogenesis by Badimon, Lina, Peña, Esther, Arderiu, Gemma, Padró, Teresa, Slevin, Mark, Vilahur, Gemma, Chiva-Blanch, Gemma

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is a short pentraxin mainly found as a pentamer in the circulation, or as non-soluble monomers CRP (mCRP) in tissues, exerting…”
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Numerical Assessment of Novel Helical/Spiral Grafts with Improved Hemodynamics for Distal Graft Anastomoses by Kabinejadian, Foad, McElroy, Michael, Ruiz-Soler, Andres, Leo, Hwa Liang, Slevin, Mark A, Badimon, Lina, Keshmiri, Amir

“…In the present work, numerical simulations were conducted for a typical end-to-side distal graft anastomosis to assess the effects of inducing secondary flow,…”
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Monomeric C-Reactive Protein: Current Perspectives for Utilization and Inclusion as a Prognostic Indicator and Therapeutic Target by Slevin, Mark, Heidari, Nima, Azamfirei, Leonard

“…Monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP), once thought to be a figment of the imagination and whose biological activity was ascribed to its sodium azide…”
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Editorial: C-Reactive Protein in Age-Related Disorders, Volume II by Slevin, Mark, Molins, Blanca

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Astrocyte Involvement in Blood-Brain Barrier Function: A Critical Update Highlighting Novel, Complex, Neurovascular Interactions by Manu, Doina Ramona, Slevin, Mark, Barcutean, Laura, Forro, Timea, Boghitoiu, Tudor, Balasa, Rodica

“…Neurological disorders have been linked to a defective blood-brain barrier (BBB), with dysfunctions triggered by stage-specific disease mechanisms, some of…”
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Monomeric C-Reactive Protein and Cerebral Hemorrhage: From Bench to Bedside by Di Napoli, Mario, Slevin, Mark, Popa-Wagner, Aurel, Singh, Puneetpal, Lattanzi, Simona, Divani, Afshin A

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important mediator and a hallmark of the acute-phase response to inflammation. High-sensitivity assays that accurately measure…”
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Mesenchymal stem cell stroke therapy: current limitations in its clinical translation by Ylenia Pastorello, Mark Slevin

“…For more than a decade now, research studies, proof of concept work, and clinical trials have endeavored to understand how mesenchymal stem cells might be used…”
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Monomeric C-reactive protein: a link between chronic inflammation and neurodegeneration? by Arnaut, Nicoleta, Pastorello, Ylenia, Slevin, Mark

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Optimisation of a Novel Spiral-Inducing Bypass Graft Using Computational Fluid Dynamics by Ruiz-Soler, Andres, Kabinejadian, Foad, Slevin, Mark A., Bartolo, Paulo J., Keshmiri, Amir

“…Graft failure is currently a major concern for medical practitioners in treating Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). It is now…”
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Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue as a Natural Scaffold for Targeted Drug Delivery in Brain Cancer by Salagean, Alex, Nechifor-Boila, Adela, Bajwa, Nosherwan, Pastorello, Ylenia, Slevin, Mark

“…Major limitations in the effective treatment of neurological cancer include systemic cytotoxicity of chemotherapy, inaccessibility, and inoperability. The…”
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Editorial: C-Reactive Protein in Age-Related Disorders by Slevin, Mark, Molins, Blanca

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Characterisation of Novel Angiogenic and Potent Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue by Guo, Baoqiang, Sawkulycz, Xenia, Heidari, Nima, Rogers, Ralph, Liu, Donghui, Slevin, Mark

“…Adipose tissue and more specifically micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) obtained from liposuction has recently been shown to possess interesting medicinal…”
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The Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Inhibitor Peptide Inhibits Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Replication by Man, Adrian, Slevin, Mark, Petcu, Eugen, Fraefel, Cornel

“…In order to evaluate the influence of CDK5 inhibitory peptide (CIP) on Human alphaherpesvirus 1 (HSV-1) replication, we constructed two recombinant…”
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mCRP-Induced Focal Adhesion Kinase-Dependent Monocyte Aggregation and M1 Polarization, Which Was Partially Blocked by the C10M Inhibitor by Pastorello, Ylenia, Manu, Doina, Sawkulycz, Xenia, Caprio, Vittorio, Banescu, Claudia, Dobreanu, Minodora, Potempa, Lawrence, Di Napoli, Mario, Slevin, Mark

“…Monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP) has recently been implicated in the abnormal vascular activation associated with development of atherosclerosis, but it may…”
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HIV-1 matrix protein p17 promotes angiogenesis via chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 by Caccuri, Francesca, Giagulli, Cinzia, Bugatti, Antonella, Benetti, Anna, Alessandri, Giulio, Ribatti, Domenico, Marsico, Stefania, Apostoli, Paola, Slevin, Mark A., Rusnati, Marco, Guzman, Carlos A., Fiorentini, Simona, Caruso, Arnaldo

“…Vascular diseases supported by aberrant angiogenesis have increased incidence in HIV-1-infected patients. Several data suggest that endothelium dysfunction…”
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Stroke‐induced excess in capillarization relative to oxidative capacity in rats is muscle specific by Degens, Hans, Paudyal, Arjun, Kwakkel, Gert, Slevin, Mark, Maas, Huub

“…Stroke is not only associated with muscle weakness, but also associated with reduced muscle fatigue resistance and reduced desaturation during exercise that…”
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p38-MAPK and CDK5, signaling pathways in neuroinflammation: a potential therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer's disease? by Viorel, Vlad Ionut, Pastorello, Ylenia, Bajwa, Nosherwan, Slevin, Mark

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Isolation and expansion of human and mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells by Navone, Stefania E, Marfia, Giovanni, Invernici, Gloria, Cristini, Silvia, Nava, Sara, Balbi, Sergio, Sangiorgi, Simone, Ciusani, Emilio, Bosutti, Alessandra, Alessandri, Giulio, Slevin, Mark, Parati, Eugenio A

“…Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVECs) have an important role in the constitution of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB is involved in the disease…”
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