Special issue: Responsible writing in science

Car dio vas cu lar di sea ses and al ler gic di sea ses oc cur com mon ly in de ve lo ped coun tries. They lead to se rious heal th com pli ca tio ns and sig ni fi can tly im pair the qua li ty of li fe. Bo th types of di sea ses are cha rac te ri zed by exces si ve in fl am ma to ry pro ce sses. Re ce nt stu dies sug ge st a li nk be tween aller gy and an in crea sed ri sk of car dio vas cu lar di sea se, re sul ti ng from ove rac ti vi ty of the im mu ne system in al ler gic di sea ses and in crea sed synthe sis of proin fl am ma to ry me dia to rs, whi ch has been we ll do cu men ted in the pat ho ge ne sis of at he ros cle ro sis. The aim of this ar tic le is to pre se nt cur re nt da ta on the ro le of proin fl am ma to ry fac to rs in the pat ho ge ne sis of car dio vas cu lar di sea ses and al ler gies and on po ten tial re la tion ship be tween the se di sor de rs. Key wor ds: car dio vas cu lar di sea se; al ler gy; proin fl am ma to ry cyto ki nes