B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is secreted by ventricular cardiomyocytes in response to various types of cardiac stress and has been used as a heart failure marker. In septic patients, increased BNP suggests poor prognosis; however, no causal link has …

Peritoneal spread indicates poor prognosis in patients with serous ovarian carcinoma (SOC) and is generally treated by surgical cytoreduction and chemotherapy. Novel treatment options are urgently needed to improve patient outcome. Clinically relevant …

The present study examined the hemodynamics [arterial pressure (AP), AP variability (APV), heart rate (HR), and heart rate variability (HRV)], cardiac function (echocardiographycally), and myocardial inflammation in Balb/c mice submitted to Periodontitis, …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality among adults in developed countries. The discovery of the most common genetic alterations as well as the development of organoid models of pancreatic cancer …

Purpose: This study set out to investigate the effect of miR-195-5p on cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats with heart failure (HF) and its mechanism. Patients and methods: HF rat model and hypoxia/reoxygenation cardiomyocyte model were established. miR-195-5p …

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) accounts for increasing deaths of diabetic patients, and effective therapeutic targets are urgently needed. Myocardial lipotoxicity, which is caused by cardiac non-oxidative metabolic fatty acids and cardiotoxic fatty acid …

Radiotherapy (RT) is a widely used way for cancer treatment. However, the efficiency of RT may come with various challenges such as low specificity, limitation by resistance, high dose and so on. Nitric oxide (NO) is known a very effective radiosensitizer …

Background Clinical observations suggest an association between methamphetamine (METH) use and cardiovascular disease, but preclinical studies are lacking. The purpose of the current study was to explore changes in left ventricular function as a potential …

We have previously demonstrated that ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) impairs endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-based protein folding in the heart and thereby activates an unfolded protein response (UPR) sensor and effector, activated transcription factor 6α (ATF6). …

Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with pronounced exercise intolerance (decreased V̇ O2 max) that can significantly impact quality of life. The cause of exercise intolerance in PH remains unclear. Mitochondrial supercomplexes (SC) …