Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) signaling in the paraventricular of nucleus (PVN) and rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) is associated with cardiovascular regulation. Exercise increases plasma BDNF and …

Although cell therapy-mediated cardiac repair offers promise for treatment/management of heart failure, lack of fundamental understanding of how cell therapy works limits its translational potential. In particular, whether reparative cells from failing …

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive muscle-wasting disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, which leads to structural instability of the dystrophin–glycoprotein-complex with subsequent muscle degeneration. In …

Purpose: Studies are required to determine whether exposures to radiation encountered during manned missions in deep space may have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. Most of the prior studies on effects of simulated space radiation on the …

A common, yet often neglectable, feature of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is circadian rhythm disorders resulted from pineal gland dysfunction. Our previous work demonstrated that miRNAs play an important role in regulating key circadian …

Forkhead box O (FoxO) proteins and thyroid hormone (TH) have well established roles in cardiovascular morphogenesis and remodeling. However, specific role(s) of individual FoxO family members in stress-induced growth and remodeling of cardiomyocytes …

Purpose: Cardiac fibrosis is characterized by net accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components in the myocardium and facilitates the development of heart failure. C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 15 (CTRP15) is a novel member of the CTRP …

The aim of this study was to analyze whether dermal exposure to benzophenone 3 (BP-3) during pregnancy affects critical parameters of pregnancy, and whether this exposure may affect the outcome of a second pregnancy in mice. Pregnant mice were exposed to …

Despite the clinical success of Androgen Receptor (AR)-targeted therapies, reactivation of AR signalling remains the main driver of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) pro- gression. In this study, we perform a comprehensive unbiased …

Robust cytotoxic T cell infiltration has proven to be difficult to achieve in solid tumors. We set out to develop a flexible protocol to efficiently transfect tumor and stromal cells to produce immune-activating cytokines, and thus enhance T cell …