Due to its abundant chondrogenic matrix and hypoxic tissue, chondrosarcoma is chemo- and radio-resistant. Our group has developed a proteoglycan targeting strategy by using a quaternary ammonium (QA) function as a carrier of DNA alkylating agents to …

Background Obesity is associated with numerous cardiac complications, including arrhythmias, cardiac fibrosis, remodeling and heart failure. Here we evaluated the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their conditioned medium (CM) …

Background Cardiac injury is accompanied by dynamic changes in the expression of microRNAs (miRs), small non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate target genes. MiR-125b-5p is downregulated in patients with end-stage dilated and ischemic …

Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are often characterized by impairment of both skeletal and cardiac muscle. Regenerative strategies for both compartments therefore constitute a therapeutic avenue. Mesodermal iPSC-derived progenitors (MiPs) can regenerate both …

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 increases in the myocardium with advanced age and after MI. Because young transgenic (TG) mice overexpressing human MMP-9 only in macrophages mice show better outcomes post-MI, while aged TG mice show a worse aging …

Comparative analyses of transcriptional profiles from humans and mice with cardiovascular pathologies revealed consistently ele- vated expression of MICU2, a regulatory subunit of the mitochon- drial calcium uniporter complex. To determine if MICU2 …

Cancer was considered an incurable disease for many years; however, with the development of anticancer drugs and state-of-the art technologies, it has become curable. Cardiovascular diseases in patients with cancer or induced by cancer chemotherapy have …

Objectives—The purpose of this study was to evaluate vascular function, including arterial resistance and endothelial function, by high-resolution sonography in an Nx- nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME)-induced mouse model of …

Aims NADPH oxidase-4 (Nox4) is an important reactive oxygen species (ROS) source that is upregulated in the hemodynamically overloaded heart. Our previous studies using global Nox4 knockout (Nox4KO) mice demonstrated a protective role of Nox4 during …

Herein, we report the use of a theranostic nanocarrier (Folate-HBPE(CT20p)) to deliver a therapeutic peptide to prostate cancer tumors that express PSMA (folate hydrolase 1). The therapeutic peptide (CT20p) targets and inhibits the chaperonin-containing …