Is It All about Endothelial Dysfunction? Focusing on the Alteration in Endothelial Integrity as a Key Determinant of Different Pathological Mechanisms

Affiliations

¹ Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of Telese Terme Institute, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy.
² Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit of Telese Terme Institute, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy.
³ Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Sciences, Milano-Bicocca University, 20126 Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Editorial

Pasquale Ambrosino et al. Biomedicines. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 31;10(11):2757.

doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10112757.

¹ Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of Telese Terme Institute, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy.
² Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit of Telese Terme Institute, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy.
³ Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Sciences, Milano-Bicocca University, 20126 Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Abstract

The endothelium is composed of a monolayer of endothelial cells (ECs) covering the inner side of arterial, venous and lymphatic vessels [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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