Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease with predominant involvement of the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary glands (SGs). The role of salivary glands ultrasound (SGUS) in the work-up of patients …

The success of embryo development and implantation depends in part on the environment in which the embryo evolves. However, the composition of the uterine fluid surrounding the embryo in the peri-implantation period remains poorly studied. In this work, …

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MIRI) is a major cause of acute cardiac injury that is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and for which specific treatments are lacking. In this study, we investigated the underlying molecular mechanism …

The ever-increasing incidence of obesity and related disorders impose serious challenges on public health worldwide. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has strong capacity for promoting energy expenditure and has shown great potential in treating obesity. …

The development of novel anticancer therapies warrants the parallel development of biomarkers that can quantify their effectiveness. Photoacoustic imaging has the potential to measure changes in tumor vasculature during treatment. Establishing the …

Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), which is encoded by PKM, is a ubiquitously expressed intracellular protein and is associated with proliferation cell phenotype. In PAH patients and PAH models, we found higher levels of PKM2 tyrosine 105 phosphorylation …

Objective: Receptor interacting proteins kinase 1 and 3 (RIPK1 and RIPK3) have been shown to play essential roles in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) by mediating necroptosis and inflammation. We previously discovered a small …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are powerful regulators of protein expression. Many play important roles in cardiac development and disease. While several miRNAs and targets have been well characterized, the abundance of miRNAs and the numerous potential targets for …

Objective: The inhaled sevoflurane (sevo) is known to protect against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury (MIRI), in which the functions of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been uncovered. However, the effect of sevo regulating miR-204 on this disease …

INTRODUCTION: We studied if motivational interviewing (MI) added to standard educational care (SEC) improves vascular health in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: 47 adolescents with type 1 diabetes of at …