Our previous study demonstrated the beneficial effects of exosomes secreted by cardiac mesenchymal stem cells (C-MSC-Exo) in protecting acute ischemic myocardium from reperfusion injury. Here, we investigated the effect of exosomes from C-MSC on …

Introduction & Objectives: The significance of lactate transporters has been recognized in various cancer types, but their role in urothelial carcinoma (UC) remains mostly unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the functional importance …

Improved imaging modalities are critically needed for optimizing stem cell therapy. Techniques with real-time content to guide and quantitate cell implantation are especially important in applications such as musculoskeletal regenerative medicine. Here, …

Both the morphological anatomy and functional parameters such as flow speed of the artery provide valuable information for the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. Direct measurement of the arterial wall can be achieved by intravascular …

Increasing attention has been paid to the application of precision medicine in heart failure (HF), and biomarker-based personalized medical care has shown great progress in HF management. Additionally, multi- component drugs represented by traditional …

The recent years have witnessed the blooming of cancer immunotherapy, as well as their combinational use together with other existing cancer treatment techniques including radiotherapy. However, hypoxia is one of several causes of the immunosuppressive …

Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is a cytokine mediator of perinatal brain injury. The effect of sub-chronic systemic IL-1β exposure in perinatal and offspring outcomes is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of maternal IL-1β exposure on …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether rapamycin inhibits the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) in mice. Methods: Three-week-old C57BL/6J male mice were fed a normal diet and randomized into a control …

This study validates a non-invasive, quantitative technique to diagnose steatosis within tissue. The proposed method is based on two fundamental concepts: (i) the speed of sound in a fatty liver is lower than that in a healthy liver and (ii) the quality …

The objective was to provide a clinical setup for photoacoustic imaging (PAI) of the temporal artery in humans and to describe the challenges encountered and methods of overcoming them. The temporal artery was examined in 7 patients with suspect giant …