AXL tyrosine kinase activation enhances cancer cell survival, migration, invasiveness, and promotes drug resistance. AXL overexpression is typically detected in a high percentage of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) and is strongly associated with poor …

Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) has aroused extensive attention for conquering cancers because of its high specificity and low invasiveness. Quick generation of hydroxyl radicals (·OH) during CDT could induce more irreparable damage to cancer cells. The …

Modern ultrasound (US) imaging is increasing its clinical impact, particularly with the introduction of US-based quantitative imaging biomarkers. Continued development and validation of such novel imaging approaches requires imaging phantoms that …

Detection of bare gas microbubbles by magnetic resonance (MR) at low concentrations typically used in clinical contrast-ultrasound studies was recently demonstrated using hyperCEST. Despite the enhanced sensitivity achieved with hyperCEST, in vivo …

Background: Intrathecal injections provide important access to the central nervous system for delivery of anesthetic, analgesic or chemotherapeutic drugs that do not otherwise cross the blood-brain barrier. The administration of drugs via this route in …

Mutations of PSEN1 have been reported in dilated cardiomyopathy pedigrees. Understanding the effects and mechanisms of PSEN1 in cardiomyocytes might have important implications for treatment of heart diseases. Here, we showed that PSEN1 was downregulated …

The outcome of sonodynamic immunotherapy is significantly limited by tumor hypoxia. To overcome this obstacle, one common solution is to catalyze the conversion of endogenous H2O2 into O2. However, the effectiveness of this strategy is limited by the …

The heart is a highly metabolic organ that uses multiple energy sources to meet its demand for ATP production. Diurnal feeding–fasting cycles result in fluctuations in substrate availability, which, together with increased energetic demand during the …

Molecular organic dyes are classic fluorescent nanoprobes finding tremendous uses in biological and life sciences. Yet, they suffer from low brightness, poor photostability, and lack of functional groups for bioconjugation. Here, we describe a class of …

Oxygen consumption but hypoxic tumor environment has been considered as the major obstacle in photodynamic therapy. Although oxygen-supplied strategies have been reported extensively, they still suffer from the complicated system and unsatisfied PDT …