Patients with chronic venous insufficiency show typical glomerulum like alterations of cutaneous capillaries. Objective of this study was to determine any changes of the alignment of pericytes around cutaneous capillaries in CVI patients. Skin biopsies from the area of the medial malleolus were
Background: Pine bark (Pinus spp.) extract is rich in bioflavonoids, predominantly proanthocyanidins, which are antioxidants. Commercially-available extract supplements are marketed for preventing or treating various chronic conditions
In order to clarify the role of reactive oxygen species and lysosomal enzymes in the etiopathogenesis of varicose veins, the investigation of their activities in serum and peripheral neutrophils of 17 patients with primary varicose veins was done. The mean activities of acid phosphatase,
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