تصفح حسب المؤلف "Ghantous, Crystal M."
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Advances in Cardiovascular Biomarker Discovery.
Ghantous, Crystal M; Kamareddine, Layla; Farhat, Rima; Zouein, Fouad A; Mondello, Stefania; Kobeissy, Firas; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Among them, hypertension and its pathological complications pose a major risk for the development of other cardiovascular diseases, including heart ... -
Involvement of caveolae in hyperglycemia-induced changes in adiponectin and leptin expressions in vascular smooth muscle cells
Ola, El Atab; Ghantous, Crystal M.; El-Zein, Nabil; Farhat, Rima; Agouni, Abdelali; Korashy, Hesham M.; Djouhri, Laiche; Kamareddine, Layla; Zibara, Kazem; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Hyperglycemia exerts various harmful effects on the vasculature. Studies have shown an association between the levels of the adipokines leptin and adiponectin (APN) and vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. The aim ... -
Molecular Mechanisms of Adiponectin-Induced Attenuation of Mechanical Stretch-Mediated Vascular Remodeling
Ghantous, Crystal M.; Farhat, Rima; Djouhri, Laiche; Alashmar, Sarah; Anlar, Gulsen; Korashy, Hesham M.; Agouni, Abdelali; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( hindawi , 2020 , Article)Hypertension induces vascular hypertrophy, which changes blood vessels structurally and functionally, leading to reduced tissue perfusion and further hypertension. It is also associated with dysregulated levels of the ...