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Huoxin pill attenuates myocardial infarction-induced apoptosis and fibrosis via suppression of p53 and TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathways
Huoxin Pill (HXP), a Traditional Chinese Medicine, is used widely to treat patients with coronary heart disease and angina pectoris in China. However, the underlying protective mechanism of HXP on cardiac apoptosis and fibrosis has never been evaluated. …
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Multiphase Assembly of Small Molecule Microcrystalline Peptide Hydrogel Allows Immunomodulatory Combination Therapy for Long-Term Heart Transplant Survival
Combination therapies that target multiple pathways involved in immune rejection of transplants hold promise for patients in need of restorative surgery. Herein, a noninteracting multiphase molecular assembly approach is developed to crystallize …
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Selective blocking of CXCR2 prevents and reverses atrial fibrillation in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. Recently, we demonstrated that the chemokine-receptor CXCR2 plays a critical role in the recruitment of monocytes/macrophages and the development of hypertension and cardiac …
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Effects of empagliflozin and target-organ damage in a novel rodent model of heart failure induced by combined hypertension and diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension are two major risk factors leading to heart failure and cardiovascular damage. Lowering blood sugar by the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin provides cardiac protection. We established a new …
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Functional Role of Second Heart Field-derived Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortopathies in Mice
Changes in soil physical properties due to traditional methods of puddling for lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.) production and post-rice legumes was investigated in ®eld experiments conducted on three sites in Indonesia and two in the Philippines over a …
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Trabectedin and Lurbinectedin Extend Survival of Mice Bearing C26 Colon Adenocarcinoma, without Affecting Tumor Growth or Cachexia
Trabectedin (ET743) and lurbinectedin (PM01183) limit the production of inflammatory cytokines that are elevated during cancer cachexia. Mice carrying C26 colon adenocarcinoma display cachexia (i.e., premature death and body wasting with muscle, fat and …
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Engineering of SPECT/Photoacoustic Imaging/Antioxidative Stress Triple-Function Nanoprobe for Advanced Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy of Cerebral Ischemia
The precise transplantation, long-term tracking, and maintenance of stem cells with maximizing therapeutic effect are significant challenges in stem cell-based therapy for stroke treatment. In this study, a unique core-shell labeling nanoagent was …
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Exercise intolerance establishment in pulmonary hypertension: Preventive effect of aerobic exercise training
Aims: 1) Characterize the progression of exercise intolerance in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) in mice and 2) evaluate the therapeutic effect of aerobic exercise training (AET) on counteracting skeletal and cardiac dysfunction in PH. …
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Dual-modal magnetic resonance and photoacoustic tracking and outcome of transplanted tendon stem cells in the rat rotator cuff injury model
Stem cells have been used to promote the repair of rotator cuff injury, but their fate after transplantation is not clear. Therefore, contrast agents with good biocompatibility for labeling cell and a reliable technique to track cell are necessary. Here, …
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A single exposure to eucalyptus smoke sensitizes rats to the postprandial cardiovascular effects of a high carbohydrate oral load
Objective: Previous studies have shown that air pollution exposure primes the body to heightened responses to everyday stressors of the cardiovascular system. The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of postprandial responses to a high …