Tauopathies are neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the accumulation of
abnormal tau protein leading to cognitive and/or motor dysfunction. To understand the …

Objective To determine the relationships between flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and
cardiovascular risk factors, and to evaluate confounding factors for measurement of FMD in …

Objective—Nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation has been used as a control test for flow-
mediated vasodilation (FMD) to differentiate endothelium-dependent from endothelium …

Background—Patients with Gilbert syndrome have mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. It
has been shown that bilirubin is an endogenous antioxidant. We evaluated the role of …

OBJECTIVE Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their specific receptor, the
receptor for AGEs (RAGE), play an important role in atherosclerosis. Recently, a soluble …

Background The usefulness of vascular function tests for management of patients with a
history of coronary artery disease is not fully known. Methods and Results We measured …

Quiescence is important for sustaining neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult brain over the
lifespan. Lysosomes are digestive organelles that degrade membrane receptors after they …

Background Endothelial dysfunction and abnormal vascular structure may be involved in the
pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Objective—Cardiovascular diseases are associated with impaired flow-mediated
vasodilation (FMD) and increase in carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Both FMD and IMT …

Measurement of nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation has been performed to differentiate
endothelium-dependent vasodilation from endothelium-independent vasodilation as a …