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Endothelial dysfunction is the main prognostic factor for the progression of vascular disorders, which responds to drug intervention and lifestyle changes. Virtually all of the drugs used to prevent cardiovascular disorders, such as long-used and new antilipidemic agents and inhibitors of angiotensin enzyme (ACEi), exert an important effect on the endothelium. Endothelial dysfunction is a central feature of coronavirus disease -19 (COVID-19), and it is now clear that life-risk complications of the disease are prompted by alterations of the endothelium induced by viral infection. As a consequence, the progression of COVID-19 is worse in the subjects in whom endothelial dysfunction is already present, such as elderly, diabetic, obese, and hypertensive patients. Importantly, circulating biomarkers of endothelial activation and injury predict the severity and mortality of the disease and can be used to evaluate the efficacy of treatments. The purpose of this review is to provide updates on endothelial function by discussing its clinical relevance in the cardiovascular continuum, the latest insights from molecular and cellular biology, and their implications for clinical practice, with a focus on new actors, such as the Notch signaling and emerging therapies for cardiovascular disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biomedicines9080997","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,11]],"date-time":"2021-08-11T21:48:12Z","timestamp":1628718492000},"page":"997","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Well-Known and Novel Players in Endothelial Dysfunction: Updates on a Notch(ed) Landscape"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Francesca","family":"Fortini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Vieceli Dalla Sega","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luisa","family":"Marracino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8857-8071","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paolo","family":"Severi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Rapezzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, Italy"},{"name":"Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7174-9674","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paola","family":"Rizzo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, Italy"},{"name":"Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2046-9175","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roberto","family":"Ferrari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, 48033 Cotignola, Italy"},{"name":"Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"331","DOI":"10.1007\/s10557-010-6244-x","article-title":"Secondary prevention of CAD with ACE inhibitors: A struggle between life and death of the endothelium","volume":"24","author":"Ferrari","year":"2010","journal-title":"Cardiovasc. 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