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Testicular quantitative ultrasound: A noninvasive monitoring method for evaluating spermatogenic function in busulfan-induced testicular injury mouse models
Busulfan-induced testicular injury mouse models are commonly used for experiments on spermatogonial stem cell transplantation, treatments for azoospermia due to spermatogenic failure and preserving male fertility after chemotherapy. Here, we investigated …
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Another decade of photoacoustic imaging
Photoacoustic imaging - a hybrid biomedical imaging modality finding its way to clinical practices. Although the 27 photoacoustic phenomenon was known more than a century back, only in the last two decades it has been widely 28 researched and used for …
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Tumor-Specific Activatable Nanocarriers with Gas-Generation and Signal Amplification Capabilities for Tumor Theranostics
Multifunctional nanotheranostics are typically designed by integrating multiple functional components. This approach not only complicates the preparation process but also hinders any bioapplication due to the potential toxic effects when each component is …
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Cardioprotective effects of short-term empagliflozin treatment in db/db mice
Sodium glucose transporter (SGLT)-2 inhibitors have consistently shown cardioprotective effects independent of the glycemic status of treated patients. In this study we aimed to investigate underlying mechanisms of short-term empagliflozin treatment in a …
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Morphologic Features of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas Using Dermoscopy and High Frequency Ultrasound
The diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) is frequently delayed by a median of three years and requires the clinical evaluation of an experienced dermatologist and a confirmatory skin biopsy. Dermoscopy and high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) …
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Postsurgery echocardiography can predict the amount of ischemia-reperfusion injury and the resultant scar size
We believe our work is noteworthy due to its creation of standards for early evaluation of the level of myocardial injury in mouse models of ischemia-reperfusion. This improvement to study design could reduce the sample sizes used in evaluating …
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Co-expression of tissue kallikrein 1 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 improves myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by promoting angiogenesis and inhibiting oxidative stress
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a serious complication of reperfusion therapy for myocardial infarction. At present, there is not an effective treatment strategy available for myocardial I/R. The present study aimed to investigate the …
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Helium Protects against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Mice via Suppressing Toll-Like Receptor 4-Nuclear Factor κB-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha/ Interleukin-18 Signaling
The nonanesthetic noble gas helium (He) can protect many organs against ischemia and reperfusion injury, such as liver and heart. However, the role of He on cardiac dysfunction during sepsis is not clear. In this study, we established a lipopolysaccharide …
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Ultrasound Monitoring of Thymus Involution in Septic Mice
Thymus involution is characterized by a progressive regression of thymus size and contributes to immunosuppression in sepsis. High-frequency ultrasonography is a non-invasive monitoring system in multiple organs, including the thymus, in mice. However, …
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Developmental origins of mechanical homeostasis in the aorta
Background: Mechanical homeostasis promotes proper aortic structure and function. Pathological conditions may arise, in part, from compromised or lost homeostasis. There is thus a need to quantify the homeostatic state and when it emerges. Here we …