Outward remodeling of the maternal uterine circulation during pregnancy is essen- tial for normal uteroplacental perfusion and pregnancy outcome. The physiological mechanism by which this process is regulated is unknown; we hypothesized that it involved …

Disruption of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques often leads to myocardial infarction and stroke, the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. A diagnostic method that detects early-stage high-risk atherosclerotic plaques could …

Injury to the A2 pulley is caused by high eccentric forces on the flexor-tendon–pulley system. Accurate diagnosis is necessary to identify the most appropriate treatment options. This review summarizes the literature with respect to using ultrasound (US) …

Metabolic syndrome is defined by hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular complications. We have examined whether inhibition of glycosphingolipid synthesis can interfere with metabolic syndrome in a male mouse model of type II diabetes (db/db). The db/db and …

Lymph node mapping is important in cancer immunotherapy because the morphology of lymph nodes is one of the crucial evaluation criteria of immune responses. We developed new theragnostic glycol‐chitosan‐coated gold nanoparticles (GC‐AuNPs), which …

Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide and remains challenging for effective treatment due to the proximity to critical anatomical structures in the head and neck region, which increases the probability of toxicity from …

Aims The impact of a high-fat diet on the failing heart is unclear, and the differences between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and saturated fat have not been assessed. Here, we compared a standard low-fat diet to high-fat diets enriched with either …

Endothelial cell (EC) sensing of wall fluid shear stress (FSS) from blood flow governs vessel remodeling to maintain FSS at a specific magnitude or set point in healthy vessels. Low FSS triggers inward remodeling to restore normal FSS but the regulatory …

Background: Current paradigms suggest that nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial cells (ECs) through endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the vessel wall is the primary regulator of blood flow and blood pressure. However, red blood cells (RBCs) …

Ageing is a crucial risk factor for the development of age-related cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the molecular mechanisms of ageing and novel anti-ageing interventions need to be deeply studied. Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) possesses high …