Thyroid hormone (T3) dyshomeostasis in the cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) setting negatively impacts on mitochondria function and extracellular matrix remodeling. The modulation of cardiac miRNAs may represent the underlying molecular mechanisms, but a …

Considerable insight into effectors of cardiovascular function can be gleaned from controlled studies on mice, especially given the diverse models that are available. Toward this end, however, there is a need for consistent and complementary methods of in …

Purpose Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is key pathological mechanism of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which induced cardiac dysfunction. Filamin c (FLNC) is amuscle-restricted isoformand predominantly expressed inmuscle tissue. In this study, we …

Methionine 77 in calmodulin can be stereospecifically oxidized to methionine sulfoxide by mammalian methionine sulfoxide reductase A. Whether this has in vivo significance is unknown. We therefore created a mutant mouse in which wild type calmodulin-1 was …

Poor functional survival of the engrafted stem cells limits the therapeutic efficacy of stem-cell-based therapy for myocardial infarction (MI). Cardiac patch-based system for cardiac repair has emerged as a potential regenerative strategy for MI. This …

Purpose: Precise excision of neuroblastoma is challenging, especiallywhen tumors adhere to vital structures. In- docyanine green (ICG), an FDA-approved dye with absorption peaking at 800 nm, can absorb the near IR laser energy and release heat in the dyed …

Current models of somatosensory perception emphasize transmission from primary sensory neurons to the spinal cord and on to the brain1–4. Mental influence on perception is largely assumed to occur locally within the brain. Here we investigate whether …

The combinational administration of antioxidants and chemotherapeutic agents during conventional cancer treatment is among one of the most controversial areas in oncology. Although the data on the combinational usage of doxorubicin (DOX) and glutathione …

We examined whether the stimulation of the angiotensin II AT1 receptor increases the expression of the cardiac (pro)renin receptor ((P)RR) and its downstream signals and whether the blockade of the angiotensin II AT1 receptor by azilsartan decreases the …

Background: The anatomy of the scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) has been described qualitatively in great detail, with recognition of the dorsal component’s importance for carpal stability. The purpose of this study was to define the quantitative …