Endometriosis (EMS) is a disease characterized by estrogen-dependent, chronic inflammatory, and annoying symptoms, which inflicts about 10% reproductive-age women. The diagnosis of endometriosis mainly depends on pathological examination after surgical …

Ischemic eye diseases are major causes of vision impairment. Thus, potential retinoprotec-tive effects of N’N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were investigated. To inhibit its rapid breakdown by monoamine-oxidase A (MAO-A) enzyme, DMT was co-administered with …

Plasmonic gold nanorods (AuNRs) are often employed as photoacoustic (PA) contrast agents due to their ease of synthesis, functionalization, and biocompatibility. These materials can produce activatable signals in response to a change in optical absorbance …

Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling requires dyads, the nanoscopic microdomains formed adjacent to Z-lines by apposition of transverse tubules and junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum. Disruption of dyad architecture and function are common features of …

Objective: The aim of this work was to evaluate the reliability of power Doppler ultrasound (PD-US) measurements made without contrast enhancement to monitor temporal changes in peripheral blood perfusion. Methods: On the basis of pre-clinical rodent …

Theranostic nanoplatforms combining photosensitizers and anticancer drugs have aroused wide interest due to the real-time photoacoustic (PA) imaging capability and improved therapeutic efficacy by the synergistic effect of chemotherapy and phototherapy. …

Timely and accurate diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and simultaneous functional imaging of cerebral oxygen saturation (sO2) are essential to improve the survival rate of stroke patients but remains challenging. Herein, we developed a …

With the development of precision medicine, visual and traceable treatments are highly desirable for cancer therapy. However, researchers and clinicians remain confused regarding where the drug distributes and location of the tumor, when the drug is …

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized dilation of the aorta located in the abdomen that poses a severe risk of death when ruptured. The cause of AAA is not fully understood, but degradation of medial elastin due to elastolytic matrix …

Objective: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a treatable, but potentially sight- and life-threatening form of systemic vasculitis. Prompt and correct diagnosis is therefore important. Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is the gold standard for diagnosing GCA, but …