Aim: Substance P (SP) causes vasodilation and blood pressure (BP) reduction. However, the involvement of tachykinin receptors (NKRs) within baroreflex afferent pathway in SP- mediated BP regulation is largely unknown. Methods: Under control and …

Background: Doxorubicin (DOX), an anthracycline therapeutic, is widely used to treat a variety of cancer types and known to induce cardiomyopathy in a time and dose-dependent manner. Postmenopausal and hypertensive females are two high-risk groups for …

Mice allow biologists to study various genes playing a role in cardiac function and pathophysiological situations. Echocardiography is a non-invasive tool for assessing cardiac phenotype. Because of load dependence of conventional parameters (left …

Understanding molecular mechanisms involved in atrial tissue remodeling and arrhythmogenesis in atrial fibrillation (AF) is essential for developing specific therapeutic approaches. Two-pore-domain potassium (K2P) channels modulate cellular excitability, …

Background/Aims: Melatonin possesses many biological activities such as antioxidant and anti-aging. Cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) have emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for myocardial infarction (MI). However, the low survival of transplanted …

AIMS: Oxidative stress and inflammation play an important role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in the vessel wall, but paradoxically, global loss of …

We previously developed a tissue-engineered vascular graft (TEVG)made by seeding autologous cells onto a biodegradable tubular scaffold, in anattempt to create a living vascular graft with growthpotential foruse in children undergoing congenital heart …

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) are the predominant gelatinases in the developing lung. Studies have shown that the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 is upregulated in hypoxic fibroblasts, 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic …

Background: Thyroid cancer is an emerging health problem in the United States and Worldwide. With incidence rates of thyroid cancer rapidly rising, the need to develop new treatment options is becoming a priority and understanding the molecular mechanisms …

Heart disease is the leading cause of hospitalization and death worldwide, severely affecting health care costs. Aging is a significant risk factor for heart disease and the senescent heart is characterized by structural and functional changes including …