Here, we tested the hypothesis that severe pulmonary arterial hypertension impairs retrograde perfusion. To test this hypothesis, pulmonary arterial hypertension was induced in Fischer rats using a single injection of Sugen 5416 followed by 3 weeks of …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a serious pregnancy complication with short- and long-term health consequences. The mechanisms underlying this condition are not well understood. Animal models are the basis for understanding the causes of IUGR …

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Cardiac fibrosis (CF), a main process of ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI), plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of heart failure (HF) post-MI. It is known that …

Rationale: Mutations in theLMNAgene, encoding nuclear inner membrane protein Lamin A/C, cause distinct phenotypes, collectively referred to as laminopathies. Heart failure, conduction defects, and arrhythmias are the common causes of death in …

The downregulation of β-adrenergic receptors (β-AR) and decreased cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity in failing hearts results in decreased phosphorylation and inactivation of phosphatase-inhibitor-1 (I-1), a distal amplifier element of β-adrenergic …

Obesity in a mouse model leads to alterations in the maternal metabolome and early placenta transcriptome as well as changes in vascularity later in gestation which may provide a mechanism for decreased fetal …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents the passage of nearly all drugs into the brain, hindering brain cancer treatment. Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as promising drug delivery vehicles, due to incorporation of poorly soluble drugs, functionalization …

Nanoparticles can be useful for imaging and drug delivery but generally require intravenous injection to reach their targets. Miragoli et al . delivered nanoparticles carrying peptides to the heart by inhalation rather than injection. The inhaled …

The neocortex is composed of many distinct subtypes of neurons that must form precise subtype-specific connections to enable the cortex to perform complex functions. Callosal projection neurons (CPN) are the broad population of commissural neurons that …

The LSL-KrasG12D/+; LSL-Trp53R172H/+; Pdx-1-Cre (KPC) mouse model represents an established and frequently used transgenic model to evaluate novel therapies in pancreatic cancer. Tumor onset is variable in the KPC model between 8 weeks and several months. …