Nox4-based NADPH oxidase is a major reactive oxygen species-generating enzyme in the vasculature, but its role in atherosclerosis remains controversial. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to investigate the mechanisms of endothelial Nox4 in regulating …

Tissue Doppler of the mitral annulus in a mouse, showing common measurements to analyze diastolic function. … … Mitral Tissue Doppler …

A pseudo-bone thermo-gel was synthesized and evaluated for its physicochemical, mechanical and rheological properties, with its application to treat small bone fractures. The pseudo-bone thermo-gel was proven to have thermo-responsive properties, behaving …

Exercise training post myocardial infarction (MI) attenuates progressive left ventricle (LV) remodeling and dysfunction, but the peripheral stimuli induced by exercise which trigger these beneficial effects are still unclear. We investigated as possible …

Cardiomyopathy caused by lamin A/C gene (LMNA) mutations (hereafter referred as LMNA cardiomyopathy) is characterized by cardiac conduction abnormalities and left ventricular systolic dysfunction predisposing to heart failure. Previous cardiac …

Nanosized drug delivery systems have offered promising approaches for cancer theranostics. However, few are effective to simultaneously maximize tumor-specific uptake, imaging, and therapy in a single nanoplatform. Here, we report a simple yet …

Quercetin plays an important role in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI). However, the un- derlying mechanism for the protective effect of quercetin is largely unclear. In this study, we explored the protected effects of quercetin against …

Apical 4 chamber view of the mouse heart with color Doppler indicating flow through the mitral valve. … … Apical 4 Chamber view …

Triptolide is the predominant active component of the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) that has been widely used to treat several chronic inflammatory diseases due to its immuno- suppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative …

Rationale: Recent evidence indicates that a few human microRNAs (miRNAs), in particular hsa-miR-199a- 3p and hsa-miR-590-3p, stimulate proliferation of cardiomyocytes and, once expressed in the mouse heart using viral vectors, induce cardiac regeneration …