Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) display erectile dysfunction (ED). However, the pathophysiology of ED during HF remains poorly investigated. Objective: This study aimed to characterize the aortocaval fistula (ACF) rat model associated with HF …

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) has been suggested as a risk factor for allergy-induced low blood pressure, which has not been well explained in molecular details. Our current study shows a novel mechanism involving IgE, FcɛR1, miRNA-212-5p (miR-212-5p), and …

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) is highly expressed in heart and vessels and can be activated during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Recently, we found that treatment with a selective TRPV4 antagonist HC-067047 significantly …

Aim: An increased density of intraplaque (IP) microvessels in ruptured versus nonruptured human plaques suggests that IP neovascularization has a major causative effect on plaque development and instability. Possibly, vascular endothelial growth factor …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified as important players in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy. In the present study, we evaluated the potential role of miR-138 in cardiac hypertrophy and the potential molecular mechanisms. We observed that in …

Background—Because of global aging, the prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) continues to rise. Although HFpEF pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, endothelial inflammation is stated to play a central role. …

BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by loss of dystrophin expression and leads to severe ambulatory and cardiac function decline. However, the dystrophin-deficient mdx murine model of DMD only develops a very mild form of the disease. …

ACE inhibitors are considered first line of treatment in patients with many forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Other antihypertensives such as calcium channel blockers achieve similar therapeutic effectiveness in attenuating hypertension-related renal …

Rationale: Cardiac fibrosis is a common feature in left ventricular remodeling that leads to heart failure, regardless of the cause. EphrinB2 (erythropoietin-producing hepatoma interactor B2), a pivotal bidirectional signaling molecule ubiquitously …

To summarize the research activities of the “clinical research group heavy ion therapy”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG, KFO 214), on the impact of intrinsic tumor characteristics (grading, hypoxia) on local tumor control after carbon …