Estrogenic compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) leach from plastics into food and beverage containers. Increased BPA exposure has been correlated with increased cardiovascular disease. To test the hypothesis that increased BPA exposure reduces …

The development of heart failure is associated with changes in the size, shape, and structure of the heart that has a negative impact on cardiac function. These pathological changes involve excessive extracellular matrix deposition within the myocardial …

OBJECTIVE: Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs, a commonly used animal model of osteoarthritis, were used to determine if high frequency ultrasound can ensure intra-articular injections are accurately positioned in the knee joint. METHODS: A high-resolution small …

Purpose: Radiotherapy remains a major treatment method for malignant tumors. Magnetic reso- nance imaging (MRI) is the standard modality for assessing glioma treatment response in the clinic. Compared to MRI, ultrasound imaging is low-cost and portable …

Aims In myocardial ischaemia, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces permeability by activating a signalling path- way that includes VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), resulting in increased oedema and inflammation and thereby expanding the area of …

Background-—Ubiquitous deletion of thioredoxin reductase 2 (Txnrd2) in mice is embryonically lethal and associated with abnormal heart development, while constitutive, heart-specific Txnrd2 inactivation leads to dilated cardiomyopathy and perinatal death. …

Although Notch1 and Notch2 are closely related paralogs and function through the same canonical signaling pathway, they contribute to different outcomes in some cell and disease contexts. To understand the basis for these differences, we examined in …

Aims Post-infarction remodelled failing hearts have reduced metabolic efficiency. Paradoxically, they have increased toler- ance to further ischaemic injury. This study was designed to investigate the metabolic mechanisms that may contribute to this …

Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) can offer structural, functional and molecular contrasts at scalable observation level. By ultrasonically overcoming the strong optical scattering, this imaging technology can reach centimeters penetration depth while …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and thermoacoustic imaging (TAI) are two emerging biomedical imaging techniques that both utilize ultrasonic signals as an information carrier. Unique advantages of PAI and TAI are their abilities to provide high resolution …