Cristina Carresi, Rocco Mollace, Roberta Macrì, Miriam Scicchitano, Francesca Bosco, Federica Scarano, Anna Rita Coppoletta, Lorenza Guarnieri, Stefano Ruga, Maria Caterina Zito, Saverio Nucera, Micaela Gliozzi, Vincenzo Musolino, Jessica Maiuolo, Ernesto Palma, Vincenzo Mollace
Atherothrombosis, a multifactorial and multistep artery disorder, represents one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The development and progression of atherothrombosis is closely associated with age, gender and a complex relationship between unhealthy lifestyle habits and several genetic risk factors. The imbalance between oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses is the main biological event leading to the development of a pro-oxidant phenotype, triggering cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with the atherothrombotic process...
March 5, 2021: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)