The mechanisms regulating endothelial cell response to hemodynamic forces required for heart valve develop- ment, especially valve remodeling, remain elusive. Tie1, an endothelial specific receptor tyrosine kinase, is up- regulated by oscillating shear …

The process of vascular remodeling is associated with increased hypoxia. However, the contribution of hypoxia- inducible factor 1α (HIF1α), the key transcription factor mediating cellular hypoxic responses, to vascular remodeling is established, but not …

Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute cardiac syndrome that mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS) but lacks coronary obstruction and is associated with sudden physical or psychiatric episodes. Several hypotheses have been proposed for the TS …

From a biomechanical perspective, female reproductive health is an understudied area of research. There is an incomplete understanding of the complex function and interaction between the cervix and uterus. This, in part, is due to the limited research …

1300 nm absorption SPNs were designed to realize in vivo NIR-II PTT treatment guided by commercial NIR-II PAI systems. … … 1300 nm absorption two-acceptor semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for NIR-II photoacoustic imaging system guided NIR-II …

We recently conducted a large-scale mouse mutagenesis screen and uncovered a central role for cilia in the pathogenesis of congenital heart disease (CHD). Though our screen was phenotype based, most of the genes recovered were cilia-related, including …

Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) play crucial roles in pathogenesis of doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiomyopathy. Their activities are regulated by intracellular Ca2+. We hypothesized that blockade of …

Antenatal corticosteroids are often administered to women at risk of preterm birth to accelerate fetal lung development; however, there is evidence that this treatment may adversely affect placental function in some fetuses. Our group has recently …

Copper enrichment in the brain is highly related to Alzheimer?sdisease (AD) pathogenesis,but in vivotracing of Cu2+ in the brain by imaging techniques is stilla great challenge.Inthis work, we developed aseries of activatable photoacoustic (PA) probes …

Peripheral artery disease is often asymptomatic, and various imaging and nonimaging techniques have been used for assessment and monitoring treatments. This study is designed to demonstrate the ability of photoacoustic imaging to noninvasively determine …