Publications by authors named "Gerardo Mancuso"

Cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among non-communicable diseases worldwide. Evidence shows that a healthy dietary pattern positively influences many risk factors of cardiometabolic health, stroke, and heart disease, supported by the effectiveness of healthy diet and lifestyles for the prevention of CVD. High quality and safety of foods are prerequisites to ensuring food security and beneficial effects.

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Purpose: Hepatic steatosis is frequently observed in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). In type 2 diabetics, it is independently associated with cardiovascular diseases. In order to confirm and extend this finding, a large group of patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis was studied.

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It has been recently hypothesized that both TNFalpha and anti TNFalpha treatment have a stimulating effect on nitric oxide synthesis and release. Moreover, an in vitro experiment has demonstrated that HDL-cholesterol binds TNFalpha. Aims of our study were to investigate wall shear stress of peripheral arteries and endothelial function of brachial artery in subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at baseline and after infliximab.

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