Aconite Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) and Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia) are a combination often used to treat cardiovascular diseases in ancient and modern clinical practice. However, eighteen antagonisms based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) …

In gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy there are two potential immunological obstacles. An individual with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has a genetic mutation in dystrophin, and therefore the wild-type protein is “foreign,” and thus potentially …

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effects of superfine Qiliqiangxin powder (QL) on cardiac function and microan- giogenesis in heart failure (HF) rats post myocardial infarction, and to explore the related mechanisms. Methods: Myocardial infarction was …

This study tested the hypothesis that entresto therapy effectively protected heart and lung against cardio- pulmonary syndrome (CPS) caused by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in rat. Adult-Male SD rats (n = 36) were equally categorized into group 1 …

Background Heated tobacco products (also called ‘heat-not-burn’ products) heat tobacco at temperatures below that of combustion, causing nicotine and other compounds to aerosolise. One such product, IQOS from Philip Morris International, is being marketed …

As photoacoustic (PA) imaging makes its way into the clinic, accuracy of PA-based metrics becomes increasingly important. To address this need, a method combining finite- element-based local fluence correction (LFC) with signal-to-noise- ratio (SNR) …

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Traditional method to induce MI by left coronary artery (LCA) ligation is typi- cally performed by an invasive approach that requires ventilation and thoracotomy, …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of photoacoustic imaging for quantifying fingertip oxygenation as an approach to diagnosing and monitoring Raynaud's phenomenon. After 30 min of acclimation to room temperature, 22 patients (7 patients …

Platelet bio-nanobubbles as microvascular recanalization nanoformulation for acute ischemic stroke lesion theranostics …

Hemodynamic collapse and myocardial dysfunction are among the major causes of death in severe sepsis. The purpose of this study was to assess the role played by TLR4 and by the NLRP3 inflammasome in the cardiac dysfunction that occurs after high-grade …