Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify potential mechanisms involved in the cardiac protective effects of sitagliptin in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats. Methods and Results: Male non-diabetic lean Zucker rats (Lean) and ZDF rats treated with …

Precision medicine has made a significant breakthrough in the past decade. The most representative success is the molecular targeting therapy of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in nonsmall- cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Safety standards for clinical diagnostic ultrasonic devices were developed for use in relatively low- frequency systems (1?10 MHz), under the assumption that non-linear effects would be negligible. This article reviews ways in which neglecting non-linear …

Doxorubicin (Dox) is an efficacious antineoplastic drug but is limited used for its cardiotoxicity. Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) has been indicated to participate in cardiomyopathies, however, its role in Dox-induced cardiac injury is largely unknown. In …

Preterm birth (PTB), the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, urgently requires novel therapeutic agents. Spontaneous PTB, resulting from preterm labor, is commonly caused by intrauterine infection/inflammation. Statins are well-established, …

Background-—The Sigma 1 receptor (Sigmar1) functions as an interorganelle signaling molecule and elicits cytoprotective functions. The presence of Sigmar1 in the heart was first reported on the basis of a ligand-binding assay, and all studies to date have …

A novel model of reno-cardiac syndrome in the C57BL/ 6 mouse strain …

CD36 is one of the important transporters of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) in the myocardium. We previously reported that CD36-deficient patients demonstrate a marked reduction of myocardial uptake of LCFA, while myocardial glucose uptake shows a …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains a deadly disease, affecting about 40,000 individuals in the United States annually. We aimed to characterize the role of RET as a co-driver of pancreas tumorigenesis. To assess the role of RET as a co-driver …

Integration of biological macromolecules with inorganic materials via biomineralization has demon- strated great potential for development of nanotheranostic agents. To produce multifunctionality, integration of multiple components in the biomineralized …