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A therapeutic antibody targeting osteoprotegerin attenuates severe experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disease. Current treatments increase life expectancy but have limited impact on the progressive pulmonary vascular remodelling that drives PAH. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is increased within serum and …
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Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain as a Marker for Point of No Return in Hypertensive Heart Failure Treatment
Background: There are currently no therapies that can improve prognosis in cases of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (EF). We hypothesized that there is a point of no return after which no response to treatment is noted and that for the …
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Treatment with adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells exerts anti-diabetic effects, improves long-term complications, and attenuates inflammation in type 2 diabetic rats
Background: Long-term diabetes-associated complications are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in individuals with diabetes. These diabetic complications are closely linked to immune system activation along with chronic, non-resolving …
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Effects and mechanisms of PSS-loaded nanoparticles on coronary microcirculation dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy rats
Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is the pathological basis and pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Propylene glycol alginate sodium sulfate (PSS) as heparinoid drug has many biological activities. Here, a novel PSS-loaded nanoparticle …
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Evaluation of the Crushed Sciatic Nerve and Denervated Muscle with Multimodality Ultrasound Techniques: An Animal Study
This study was aimed at evaluating the value of multimodality ultrasound techniques in the detection of crushed sciatic nerve and denervated muscle in rabbits. Fifty healthy male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into five groups (n = 10 in …
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Urocortin 2 Gene Transfer Improves Heart Function in Aged Mice
Prevalence of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction increases with aging. We previously reported that urocortin 2 (Ucn2) gene transfer increases heart function in mice with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Here, we test the …
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Antagonism of the Thromboxane‐Prostanoid Receptor as a Potential Therapy for Cardiomyopathy of Muscular Dystrophy
Background-—Muscular dystrophy (MD) causes a progressive cardiomyopathy characterized by diffuse fibrosis, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death. Activation of the thromboxane-prostanoid receptor (TPr) increases calcium transients in cardiomyocytes …
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Dynamic Changes in Brain Glucose Metabolism and Neuronal Structure in Rats with Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure (HF) are more susceptible to cognitive impairment, but the mechanism is still unclear. This study aimed to observe the dynamic changes in brain glucose metabolism and neuronal structure in different stages of HF. An HF rat …
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Photoacoustic simulations of microvascular bleeding: spectral analysis and its application for monitoring vascular-targeted treatments
Solid tumors are typically supplied nutrients by a network of irregular blood vessels. By targeting these vascular networks, it might be possible to hinder cancer growth and metastasis. Vascular disrupting agents induce intertumoral hemorrhaging, making …
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LncRNA FAF inhibits fibrosis induced by angiotensinogen II via the TGFβ1-P-Smad2/3 signalling by targeting FGF9 in cardiac fibroblasts
The dysregulation of Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been implicated in many cardiovascular diseases, including cardiac fibrosis. However, the functions and mechanisms of lncRNAs in cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) have not been fully elucidated. First, we …