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Fructose plus High-Salt Diet in Early Life Results in Salt-Sensitive Cardiovascular Changes in Mature Male Sprague Dawley Rats
Fructose and salt intake remain high, particularly in adolescents and young adults. The present studies were designed to evaluate the impact of high fructose and/or salt during pre- and early adolescence on salt sensitivity, blood pressure, arterial …
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Metabolic maturation during postnatal right ventricular development switches to heart-contraction regulation due to volume overload
Background: Metabolic maturation is one of the primary processes of postnatal cardiomyocyte development. How volume overload (VO), a pathological state of the right ventricle (RV) in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and patients with heart …
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microRNA-193-3p attenuates myocardial injury of mice with sepsis via STAT3/HMGB1 axis
Objective: Little is known regarding the functional role of microRNA-193-3p (miR-193-3p) in sepsis. Hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of miR-193-3p on myocardial injury in mice with sepsis and its mechanism through the …
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Altered stress hormone levels affect in vivo vascular function in the hAPP23þ /- overexpressing mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has long been considered a brain-specific dementia syndrome. However, in recent decades, the occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) disease in the progression of AD has been confirmed by increasing epidemiological evidence. In this …
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Prussian blue-based theranostics for ameliorating acute kidney injury
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) with high mortality rates is associated with an excess of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (RONS) within kidney tissues. Recently, nanomedicine antioxidant therapy has been used to alleviate AKI. Herein, we …
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Angiotensin-(3–7) alleviates isoprenaline-induced cardiac remodeling via attenuating cAMP-PKA and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways
The renin–angiotensin system is involved in the regulation of various heart diseases. The present study aimed to determine the effects of angiotensin (Ang)-(3–7) on cardiac remodeling and its downstream signaling pathways in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes …
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Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharide protects Rats and Cardiomyocytes against Ischemia/reperfusion Injury via Nrf2 activation through Autophagy Inhibition
The irreversible loss of cardiomyocytes is mainly the result of ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) myocardial injury, leading to persistent heart dysfunction and heart failure. it has been reported that Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) has protective effects …
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A Dual Role for Death Receptor 5 in Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Function
The fibrotic response is involved in nearly all forms of heart failure and dysregulated responses can lead to enhanced cardiac dysfunction. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and its receptor, death receptor (DR) 5, are associated with multiple …
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Activation of Hippo signaling pathway mediates mitochondria dysfunction and dilated cardiomyopathy in mice
Rationale: Mitochondrial dysfunction facilitates heart failure development forming a therapeutic target, but the mechanism involved remains unclear. We studied whether the Hippo signaling pathway mediates mitochondrial abnormalities that results in onset …
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Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote Recovery of Ventricular Function After Myocardial Infarction
Background: Innate lymphoid cells type 2 (ILC2s) play critical homeostatic functions in peripheral tissues. ILC2s reside in perivascular niches and limit atherosclerosis development. Objectives: ILC2s also reside in the pericardium but their role in …