Background. Hypertension due to increased renin angiotensin system (RAS) activation is associated with elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Previous studies implicate NADPH oxidase (Nox) proteins as important ROS sources during RAS …

Axolotl heart in PA …

Cardiac-specific overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)- B167 is known to induce left ventricular hypertrophy due to altered lipid meta- bolism, in which ceramides accumulate to the heart and cause mitochondrial damage. The aim of …

Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a major cause of mortality in diabetic patients, but specific strategies for prevention or treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy have not been clarified yet. MICU1 is a key regulator of mitochondria Ca(2+) uptake, which plays …

This study investigated the effect of total flavone from Rhododendron simsii Planch. flower (TFR) on postischemic cardiac dysfunction and ventricular remodeling and was to test the hypothesis that TFR has an antiventricular remodeling effect through …

SIRT1 has been proved to rejuvenate and improve the therapeutic efficacy of aged rat mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Herein, we investigate the protective effect of pretreatment with SIRT1 activator SRT1720 on aged human MSCs (hMSCs). The optimized …

Maternal nicotine exposure causes alteration of gene expression and cardiovascular programming. The discovery of nicotine-medicated regulation in cardiogenesis is of major importance for the study of cardiac defects. The present study investigated the …

B-Mode image showing the mouse coronary artery branching of the root of the aorta. … … Mouse Coronary Artery …

Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of mortality. Inflammation is implicated in HF, yet clinical trials targeting pro-inflammatory cytokines in HF were unsuccessful, possibly due to redundant functions of individual cytokines. Searching for better …

Fasting reduces glucose levels and protects mice against chemotoxicity, yet drugs that promote hyperglycemia are widely used in cancer treatment. Here, we show that dexamethasone (Dexa) and rapamycin (Rapa), commonly administered to cancer patients, …