Background: Pentamethylquercetin (PMQ) is a natural polymethyl flavonoid that possesses anti-apoptotic and other biological properties. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a fatal vascular disease with a high risk of rupture, is associated with phenotypic …

Radiotherapy treatment plans have become highly conformal, posing additional constraints on the accuracy of treatment delivery. Here, we explore the use of radiation-sensitive ultrasound contrast agents (superheated phase-change nanodroplets) as …

The mechanobiological response mechanism of the fenestrae of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) to the physical stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) remains unclear. We investigated how the mechanical properties of their substrates affect …

Mouse models of congenital aortic valve malformations are useful for studying disease pathobiology, but most models have incomplete penetrance [e.g., ~2 to 77% prevalence of bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs) across multiple models]. For longitudinal studies …

Glutamine (Gln), known as the most abundant free amino acid, is widely spread in human body. In this study, we demonstrated the protective effects of glutamine against mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) induced by both angiotensin II (AngII) and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance: The Tibetan medicine Ganlu Formula, as a classic prescription, is widely used across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area of China, which has a significant effect on relieving the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the …

Corneal neovascularization (CNV) is one of the common blinding factors worldwide, leading to reduced vision or even blindness. However, current treatments such as surgical intervention and anti-VEGF agent therapy still have some shortcomings or evoke some …

Since tissue plasminogen activators have limitations, an alternate therapeutic agent is needed with similar clot lysis activity and better stability to degrade thrombus. We have identified HT1080 fibrosarcoma cell-derived exosomes having clot-busting …

BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that atrial myopathy may be the underlying pathophysiology that explains adverse cardiovascular outcomes in heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation. Lower left atrial (LA) function (strain) is a key biomarker of …

Large-scale production and waste of plastic materials have resulted in widespread environmental contamination by the breakdown product of bulk plastic materials to micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs). The small size of these particles enables their suspension …