Due to its abundant chondrogenic matrix and hypoxic tissue, chondrosarcoma is chemo- and radio-resistant. Our group has developed a proteoglycan targeting strategy by using a quaternary ammonium (QA) function as a carrier of DNA alkylating agents to …

Advanced contrast quantification of liver perfusion in color coded parametric map with the VevoCQ TM software analysis tool. … … Liver perfusion MIP …

Background Obesity is associated with numerous cardiac complications, including arrhythmias, cardiac fibrosis, remodeling and heart failure. Here we evaluated the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their conditioned medium (CM) …

Background Cardiac injury is accompanied by dynamic changes in the expression of microRNAs (miRs), small non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate target genes. MiR-125b-5p is downregulated in patients with end-stage dilated and ischemic …

Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are often characterized by impairment of both skeletal and cardiac muscle. Regenerative strategies for both compartments therefore constitute a therapeutic avenue. Mesodermal iPSC-derived progenitors (MiPs) can regenerate both …

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 increases in the myocardium with advanced age and after MI. Because young transgenic (TG) mice overexpressing human MMP-9 only in macrophages mice show better outcomes post-MI, while aged TG mice show a worse aging …

Comparative analyses of transcriptional profiles from humans and mice with cardiovascular pathologies revealed consistently ele- vated expression of MICU2, a regulatory subunit of the mitochon- drial calcium uniporter complex. To determine if MICU2 …

Intravenous bolus injection of non-targeted MicroMarker TM contrast agent in a mouse mammary tumor. The MIP(Maximum Intensity Persistence) setting can be adjusted to give a better visual representation of the vascular tree. … … Tumor …

Cancer was considered an incurable disease for many years; however, with the development of anticancer drugs and state-of-the art technologies, it has become curable. Cardiovascular diseases in patients with cancer or induced by cancer chemotherapy have …

Objectives—The purpose of this study was to evaluate vascular function, including arterial resistance and endothelial function, by high-resolution sonography in an Nx- nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME)-induced mouse model of …