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Targeting endothelial thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) protects from metabolic disorder-related impairment of vascular function and post-ischemic revascularisation
Introduction: Although thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is involved in a variety of biological functions, the contribution of endothelial TXNIP has not been well-defined in regards to endothelial and vascular function or in post-ischemic …
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Heat shock transcription factor 1 regulates exercise‐induced myocardial angiogenesis after pressure overload via HIF‐1α/VEGF pathway
Exercise training is believed to have a positive effect on cardiac hypertrophy after hypertension. However, its mechanism is still not fully understood. Herein, our findings suggest that heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) improves exercise-initiated …
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Dantrolene Attenuates Cardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin Without Reducing its Antitumor Efficacy in a Breast Cancer Model
Dysregulation of calcium homeostasis is a major mechanism of doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity. Treatment with DOX causes activation of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) ryanodine receptor (RYR) and rapid release of Ca2+ in the cytoplasm resulting in …
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Involvement of Low‐Density Lipoprotein Receptor in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension
Background: Recently, we and others have reported a causal role for oxidized lipids in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the role of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) in PH is not known. Methods and Results: We examined the …
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Light-activated oxygen self-supplied starving therapy in near-infrared (NIR) window and adjuvant hyperthermia-induced tumor ablation with an augmented sensitivity
Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated starvation circumvents the energy supply for tumor growth, which has been proved as a potent tumor treatment modality. However, tumor hypoxia negatively affects the efficacy of oxygen-involved glucose decomposition reaction. …
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Qishen Granule alleviates endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced myocardial apoptosis through IRE-1-CRYAB pathway in myocardial ischemia
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Qishen Granule (QSG) is a prevailing traditional Chinese medicine formula that displays impressive cardiovascular protection in clinical. However, underlying mechanisms by which QSG alleviates endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …
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Loss of PARP-1 attenuates diabetic arteriosclerotic calcification via Stat1/Runx2 axis
Accelerated atherosclerotic calcification is responsible for plaque burden, especially in diabetes. The regulatory mechanism for atherosclerotic calcification in diabetes is poorly characterized. Here we show that deletion of PARP-1, a main enzyme in …
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Aminooxyacetic acid attenuates post‐infarct cardiac dysfunction by balancing macrophage polarization through modulating macrophage metabolism in mice
Excessive activation of pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages following acute myocardial infarction (MI) aggravates adverse cardiac remodelling and heart dysfunction. There are two break points in the tricarboxylic acid cycle of M1 macrophages, and …
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Gold Nanoframeworks with Mesopores for Raman–Photoacoustic Imaging and Photo‐Chemo Tumor Therapy in the Second Near‐Infrared Biowindow
Gold-based nanostructures with tunable wavelength of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) biowindow receive increasing attention in phototheranostics. In view of limited progress on NIR-II gold nanostructures, a …
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Investigational new drug enabling angiotensin oral-delivery studies to attenuate pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a deadly and uncurable disease characterized by remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature and increased pulmonary artery pressure. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) and its product, angiotensin-(1–7) [ANG-(1-7)] …