Bile acids (BA), with their large hydrophobic steroid nucleus and polar groups are amphipathic molecules. In bile, these exist as micelles above their critical micellar concentration (CMC). In blood at low concentrations, these exist as monomers, …

Estrogen deficiency induces cardiac dysfunction and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women and in those who underwent bilateral oophorectomy. Previous evidence suggests that puerarin, a phytoestrogen, exerts beneficial …

Shenmai injection (SMI), as a patented traditional Chinese medicine, is extracted from Panax ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus. It commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and in the control of cardiac toxicity induced by doxorubicin (DOX) …

This protocol is a procedure for generating orthotopic isografts using mouse pancreatic cancer organoids. These isografts can be used to track the evolution of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) from a preinvasive lesion to a met- astatic disease and …

Radiation-induced heart disease presents a significant challenge in the event of an acciden- tal radiation exposure as well as to cancer patients who receive acute doses of irradiation as part of radiation therapy. We utilized the spontaneously …

High fat diet intake contributes to undesired cardiac geometric and functional changes although the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Akt and AMPK govern to cardiac homeostasis. This study examined the impact of deletion of Akt2 (main cardiac isoform …

Recent treatment developments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma offer combinations of immunotherapies or immunotherapy associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). There is currently no argument to choose one solution or another. Easy-to-use …

Aging and associated progressive arterial stiffening are both important predictors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Recent evidence showed that autophagy, a catabolic cellular mechanism responsible for nutrient recycling, plays a major role …

FMS-like receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) has been reported to be increased in cardiomyocytes responding to ischemic stress. This study was to determine whether Flt3 activation could ameliorate pressure overload-induced heart hypertrophy and fibrosis, …

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Kuanxiong aerosol has been reported to be an effective and safe clinical treatment for angina pectoris (AP). Aim of the study: To explore the potential pharmacological mechanism of Kuanxiong aerosol by combined methods of …