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Ginsenoside Rg2 attenuates myocardial fibrosis and improves cardiac function after myocardial infarction via AKT signaling pathway
With the popularization of percutaneous coronary intervention technology in clinical applications, the mortality rate of acute myocardial infarction has been significantly reduced. However, ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI) has …
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor induces cardiac injury through polarizing macrophages via modulating microRNA-34a/Kruppel-like factor 4 signaling
Cancer immunotherapy has become a well-established treatment option for some cancers; however, its use is hampered by its cardiovascular adverse effects. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-related cardiac toxicity took place in kinds of different forms, …
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Pyroptosis and ferroptosis induced by mixed lineage kinase 3 (MLK3) signaling in cardiomyocytes are essential for myocardial fibrosis in response to pressure overload
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is the final outcome of many cardiovascular diseases, and is a severe health issue faced by the elderly population. Mixed lineage kinase 3 (MLK3), a member of MAP3K family, is associated with aging, inflammation, oxidative …
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EXPRESS: Effects of macitentan and tadalafil monotherapy or their combination on the right ventricle and plasma metabolites in pulmonary hypertensive rats
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe respiratory disease characterized by pulmonary artery remodeling. RV dysfunction and dysregulated circulating metabolomics are associated with adverse outcomes in PAH. We investigated effects of tadalafil …
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EphA7+ perivascular cells as myogenic and angiogenic precursors improving skeletal muscle regeneration in a muscular dystrophic mouse model
Skeletal muscle has a capacity for muscular regeneration mediated by satellite cells (SCs) and non-SCs. Although it is proposed that non-SCs are attractive therapeutic targets for dystrophies, the biological properties of these cells remain unclear. We …
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The importance of heart rate in isoprenaline‐induced takotsubo‐like cardiac dysfunction in rats
Aims: Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute cardiac syndrome characterized by regional myocardial akinesia that cannot be attributed to a culprit lesion in coronary arteries. Cardiac overstimulation by catecholamines in the setting of stress is implicated …
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Slow degrading poly(glycerol sebacate) derivatives improve vascular graft remodeling in a rat carotid artery interposition model
Porous synthetic grafts made of poly (glycerol sebacate) (PGS) can transform into autologous vascular conduits in vivo upon degradation of PGS. A long-held doctrine in tissue engineering is the necessity to match degradation of the scaffolds to tissue …
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Mcl-1-mediated mitochondrial fission protects against stress but impairs cardiac adaptation to exercise
Myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) is a structurally and functionally unique anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein. While elevated levels of Mcl-1 contribute to tumor cell survival and drug resistance, loss of Mcl-1 in cardiac myocytes leads to rapid mitochondrial …
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Reduction of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids with Tumor Progression in a Lean Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mouse Model
Background and Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in Western countries. While obesity and diabetes are the hallmarks of NAFLD, it also develops in lean individuals in the absence of metabolic syndrome, with a …
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Tetrazine-Derived Near-Infrared Dye as a Facile Reagent for Developing Targeted Photoacoustic Imaging Agents
A new photoacoustic (PA) dye was developed as a simple-to-use reagent for creating targeted PA imaging agents. The lead molecule was prepared via an efficient two-step synthesis from an inexpensive commercially available starting material. With the dye's …