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Blood Pressure Normalization–Independent Cardioprotective Effects of Endogenous, Physical Activity–Induced αCGRP (α Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide) in Chronically Hypertensive Mice
Rationale: αCGRP (α calcitonin gene-related peptide), one of the strongest vasodilators, is cardioprotective in hypertension by reducing the elevated blood pressure. Objective: However, we hypothesize that endogenous, physical activity-induced αCGRP has …
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Stopping transformed cancer cell growth by rigidity sensing
A common feature of cancer cells is the alteration of kinases and biochemical signalling pathways enabling transformed growth on soft matrices, whereas cytoskeletal protein alterations are thought to be a secondary issue. However, we report here that …
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Toward standardization of echocardiography for the evaluation of left ventricular function in adult rodents: a position paper of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function
Echocardiography is a reliable and reproducible method to assess non-invasively cardiac function in clinical and experimental research. Significant progress in the development of echocardiographic equipment and transducers has led to the successful …
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Physiologic expansion of human heart-derived cells enhances therapeutic repair of injured myocardium
Background: Serum-free xenogen-free defined media and continuous controlled physiological cell culture conditions have been developed for stem cell therapeutics, but the effect of these conditions on the relative potency of the cell product is unknown. As …
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound with sub-micron sized contrast agents detects insulitis in mouse models of type1 diabetes
In type1 diabetes (T1D) autoreactive T-cells infiltrate the islets of Langerhans, depleting insulin-secreting β-cells (insulitis). Insulitis arises during an asymptomatic phase, prior to clinical diagnosis of T1D. Methods to diagnose insulitis and β-cell …
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Performance of ultra-high-frequency ultrasound in the evaluation of skin involvement in systemic sclerosis: a preliminary report
Objective. High frequency ultrasound allows visualization of epidermis, dermis and hypodermis, precise measurement of skin thickness, as well as assessment of skin oedema, fibrosis and atrophy. The aim of this pilot cross-sectional observational study was …
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Neutrophil-derived advanced glycation end products-Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine promotes RIP3-mediated myocardial necroptosis via RAGE and exacerbates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury
Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML), the major member of advanced glycation end products, was widely studied in diabetic complications and aging-associated diseases. However, the impact of CML on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) was rarely …
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Targeting NAD+ Metabolism as Interventions for Mitochondrial Disease
Leigh syndrome is a mitochondrial disease characterized by neurological disorders, metabolic abnormality and premature death. There is no cure for Leigh syndrome; therefore, new therapeutic targets are urgently needed. In Ndufs4-KO mice, a mouse model of …
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Stem cell delivery to kidney via minimally invasive ultrasound-guided renal artery injection in mice
cell-based therapies are promising treatments for various kidney diseases. However, the major hurdle in initiating therapeutic responses is the inefficiency of injection routes to deliver cells to the kidney parenchyma. Systemic injection, such as …
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YQWY decoction reverses cardiac hypertrophy induced by TAC through inhibiting GATA4 phosphorylation and MAPKs
To investigate the effect of Yiqi Wenyang (YQWY) decoction on reversing cardiac hypertrophy induced by the transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Wistar rats aged 7–8 weeks were subjected to TAC surgery and then randomly divided into 4 groups (n = …