Injectable drug depots have transformed our capacity to enhance medication adherence through dose simplification. Central to patient adoption of injectables is the acceptability of needle injections, with needle gauge as a key factor informing patient …

Macrophage κ-opioid receptor inhibits hypoxic pulmonary hypertension progression and right heart dysfunction via an SCD1-dependent anti-inflammatory …

Purpose: In vivo biomechanical characterization of the cornea remains a challenge. We have developed a high-resolution ultrasound elastography technique, termed ocular pulse elastography (OPE), to measure corneal deformation in response to the intraocular …

FANCA is one of the 23 genes whose deficiencies lead to defective DNA interstrand crosslink repair and cancer-prone Fanconi anemia disease. Beyond its functions in DNA repair and tumor suppression, we report that high FANCA expression is strongly …

Background: Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality. The traditional Chinese medicine Qingre Sanjie Formula (QRSJF), composed of Prunellae Spica, Sargassum, Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, Leonuri …

Background: Neuroblastoma is a common pediatric solid tumor with poor outcomes in high-risk patients. The identification of new therapeutic biomarkers is critical for the treatment of disease. Methods: An analysis of large publicly available datasets of …

Right ventricular volume overload (RVVO) is a common hemodynamic abnormality in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and frequently leads to pathological cardiac remodeling. Our previous research demonstrated that RVVO disrupts the metabolic …

Treatment with an inhibitor of glucose use via glucose transporters (GLUT) has been shown to attenuate experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development in mice. Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) signaling seems to be essential for angiotensin II …

Background & Aims: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) results from portal hypertension, with or without cirrhosis, and is marked by pulmonary vascular dilations leading to severe hypoxemia. Although placental growth factor (PlGF) is important for vascular …

Pyroptosis, an immunogenic programmed cell death, could efficiently activate tumor immunogenicity and reprogram immunosuppressive microenvironment for boosting cancer immunotherapy. However, the overexpression of SLC7A11 promotes glutathione biosynthesis …