Purpose Monitoring disease progression is crucial to improve the outcome of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). A previous study indicates that intestinal wall flow velocity was reduced in NEC pups from the initial stages of the disease. This study aims to …

Use of electronic cigarettes is rapidly increasing among youth and young adults, but little is known regarding the long-term cardiopulmonary health impacts of these nicotine-containing devices. Our group has previously demonstrated that chronic, inhaled …

Microbubbles (MBs) hold promise in various biomedical applications due to their ultrasound-responsive properties. However, the stability and contrast enhancement duration of gas encapsulated MBs are still challenging. The aim of this study is to fabricate …

ABSTRACT Background Tumor endothelial marker 1 (TEM1) is a protein expressed in the tumor- associated endothelium and/or stroma of various types of cancer. We previously demonstrated that immunization with a plasmid- DNA vaccine targeting TEM1 reduced …

Right ventricular (RV) remodeling and longitudinal fiber reorientation in the setting of pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects ventricular structure and function, eventually leading to RV failure. Characterizing the kinematics of myocardial fibers helps …

Aim: Recent evidence suggests that arterial hypertension could be alternatively explained as a physiological adaptation response to water shortage, termed aestivation, which relies on complex multi-organ metabolic adjustments to prevent dehydration. Here, …

Interleukin-17 (IL-17), also called IL-17A, is an important regulator of cardiac diseases, but its role in calcium-related cardiac dysfunction remains to be explored. Thus, we investigated the influence of IL-17 on calcium handling process and its …

Several categories of chemotherapy confer substantial risk for late-term vascular morbidity and mortality. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the mechanism of acute chemotherapy-induced vascular injury in normal tissues. Specifically, we looked …

Simultaneous visualization of the teeth and periodontium is of significant clinical interest for image-based monitoring of periodontal health. We recently reported the application of a dual-modality photoacoustic-ultrasound (PA-US) imaging system for …

Airway exposure to eg particulate matter is associated with cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis. Acute phase genes, especially Serum Amyloid A3 (Saa3), are highly expressed in the lung following pulmonary exposure to particles. We aimed to …