Age is a major risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), for which treatment options are limited to surgical intervention for large AAA and watchful waiting for small aneurysms. However, the factors that regulate the expansion of aneurysms are …

Histidine-containing dipeptides (HCDs) are abundantly expressed in striated muscles. Although important properties have been ascribed to HCDs, including H+ buffering, regulation of Ca2+ transients and protection against oxidative stress, it remains …

The current study aimed to deepen our knowledge on the role of cardiac 5-HT4 receptors under pathophysiological conditions. To this end, we used transgenic (TG) mice that overexpressed human 5-HT4a receptors solely in cardiac myocytes (5-HT4-TG mice) and …

Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely used antitumor drug. However, its clinical application is limited for its serious cardiotoxicity. The mechanism of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity is attributed to the increasing of cell stress in cardiomyocytes, then …

This study evaluates the applicability of scaled reassigned spectrograms (ReSTS) on ultrasound radio frequency data obtained with a clinical linear array ultrasound transducer. The ReSTS’s ability to resolve axially closely spaced objects in a phantom is …

Mulberry leaves are used in Chinese traditional medicine to prevent diabetes and the preventive and therapeutic effects of MLE have been seen in preclinical models. Herein, mulberry leaf extract (MLE) was analyzed to identify its active components. …

Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism with pathological copper hyperaccumulation in some vital organs. However, the clinical diagnosis technique of WD is complicated, aggressive, and time-consuming. In this work, a novel …

The high rates of mortality and disability resulting from intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are closely related to subsequent cardiac complications. The mechanisms underlying ICH-induced cardiac dysfunction are not fully understood. In this study, we …

Pulmonary hypertension is a highly morbid disease with no cure. Available treatments are limited by systemic adverse effects due to non-specific biodistribution. Self-assembled peptide amphiphile (PA) nanofibers are biocompatible nanomaterials that can be …

Introduction: Glioblastoma is a highly malignant and infiltrative brain tumor, with a median overall survival of about 15 months. Gross-total resection using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) assisted fluorescence-guided tumor resection has been shown to …