Intermediate Monocytes and Circulating Endothelial Cells: Interplay with Severity of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

The aim was to investigate the association of monocyte heterogeneity and presence of circulating endothelial cells with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We recruited 62 patients with CAD, including 22 patients with DM2. The severity of atherosclerosis was evaluated using Gensini Score.

Association of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Adipocytes Hypertrophy with Biomarkers of Low-Grade Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

The aim of the study was to compare the morphological features of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) adipocyte with the circulating inflammatory biomarkers and parameters of extracellular matrix remodeling in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We recruited 42 patients with CAD (m/f 28/14) who were scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). EAT adipocytes were obtained by the enzymatic method from intraoperative adipose tissue samples.

Temperature Dependence of the Kinetic Parameters of the Titanium-Magnesium Catalyzed Propylene Polymerization.

This paper provides a study of the liquid-phase polypropylene polymerization on a heterogeneous titanium-magnesium Ziegler-Natta-type catalyst. A kinetic model was developed that included the activation of potential active centers, chain growth, transferring the chains to hydrogen and monomer, and the deactivation of active centers. The model was created to predict the polymerization rate, polymer yield, and average molecular weights of polymer chains where the polymerization temperature changes from 40 to 90 °C.

Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by Epicardial Adipocytes Is Associated with an Increase in Postprandial Glycemia, Postprandial Insulin, and a Decrease in Serum Adiponectin in Patients with Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis.

Purpose. This work investigates the relations between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) adipocytes and parameters of glucose/insulin metabolism, circulating adipokines levels, and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD); establishing significant determinants describing changes in ROS EAT in this category of patients. Material and methods.

Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Adipocytes: Association with the Coronary Artery Disease Severity.

Changes in the structural and functional characteristics of the epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) are recognized as one of the factors in the development of cardiometabolic diseases. However, the generally accepted quantitative assessment of the accumulation of EAT does not reflect the size of adipocyte and presence of adipocyte hypertrophy in this fat depot. Overall contribution of adipocyte hypertrophy to the development and progression of coronary atherosclerosis remains unexplored.