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August 4, 2023
Fiber and prebiotics: mechanisms and health benefits.The health benefits of dietary fiber have long been appreciated. Higher intakes of dietary fiber are linked to less cardiovascular disease and fiber plays [...]
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August 4, 2023
Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of pBecause the human gut microbiota can play a major role in host health, there is currently some interest in the manipulation of the composition of the gut [...]
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July 28, 2023
National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2Importance: Statins remain a mainstay in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).Objective: To detail the trends in [...]
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July 28, 2023
Selenium Deficiency.Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to human health. Selenium, in the form of selenoproteins, carries out various functions in normal health and [...]
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July 28, 2023
Selenoprotein synthesis and side-effects of statins.Statins are possibly the most effective drugs for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolaemia and coronary heart disease. They are generally [...]
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July 28, 2023
Prooxidative toxicity and selenoprotein suppression by cerivastatin in muscle ceStatins are the most widely used drugs for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. In spite of their overall favorable safety profile, they do possess [...]
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July 28, 2023
Statins, vascular calcification, and vitamin K-dependent proteins: Is there a reThe present cross-sectional clinical study aimed to examine the connection between statin exposure, coronary artery calcification (CAC), and vitamin [...]
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July 28, 2023
Molecular mechanisms of statin intolerance.Statins reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in primary and secondary prevention. Despite their efficacy, many persons are unable to tolerate [...]
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July 28, 2023
Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms.In contrast to the current belief that cholesterol reduction with statins decreases atherosclerosis, we present a perspective that statins may be [...]