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Maria Jelinic, Kristy L. Jackson, Kelly O'Sullivan, Jaideep Singh, Thomas Giddy, Minh Deo, Laura J. Parry, Rebecca H. Ritchie, Owen L. Woodman, Geoffrey A. Head, Chen Huei Leo, Cheng Xue Qin
Summary: This study compared the vascular function and structure of BPH/2J mice and BPN/2J mice, and found that hypertensive BPH/2J mice exhibited endothelial dysfunction and adverse vascular remodelling in both large and small arteries, with different mechanisms involved.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rita Moretti, Paola Caruso
Summary: Small vessel disease (SVD) is a common pathological condition leading to dementia, with complex pathophysiology involving genetic factors and various comorbidities. The understanding of SVD is still incomplete and contradictory, but new biomarkers may provide insights for future therapeutic targets.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lucia Morbidelli, Shirley Genah, Francesca Cialdai
Summary: Wound healing is a complex process involving different cell types and physiological angiogenesis, which is finely regulated to avoid inadequate or excessive neovascularization. Understanding the factors and mechanisms controlling angiogenesis under unloading conditions will help optimize tissue response in traumatic injury or medical intervention, and potential countermeasures are being developed for both Earth and space applications.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Shuling Wan, Chaitu Dandu, Guangyu Han, Yibing Guo, Yuchuan Ding, Haiqing Song, Ran Meng
Summary: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a group of pathological processes affecting small arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and small veins of the brain. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of CSVD. MRI is the main diagnostic method for CSVD.
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Immunology
Tingting Wang, Aoming Jin, Ying Fu, Zaiqiang Zhang, Shaowu Li, David Wang, Yilong Wang
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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Natasha Ting Lee, Lin Kooi Ong, Prajwal Gyawali, Che Mohd Nasril Che Mohd Nassir, Muzaimi Mustapha, Harshal H. Nandurkar, Maithili Sashindranath
Summary: Cerebral endothelium plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological functions to maintain the health of the central nervous system. Cardiovascular risk factors contribute to cerebral endothelial dysfunction, leading to impaired vasodilation, aggravated inflammatory responses, increased oxidative stress, and vascular proliferation.
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Maria Stefania Massaro, Petra Kochova, Richard Palek, Jachym Rosendorf, Lenka Cervenkova, Uta Dahmen, Vaclav Liska, Vladimira Moulisova
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Hongyi Zhao, Liyi Chi, Yanhai Zhang, Yonghua Huang, Hongyan Tian
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FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Na Liu, Jie Tang, Yang Xue, Vincent Mok, Miaoyi Zhang, Xue Ren, Yilong Wang, Jianhui Fu
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jun Cheng, Hong Wu, Cheng Xie, Yangyan He, Rong Mou, Hongkun Zhang, Yan Yang, Qingbo Xu
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Umberto Maccio, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Srikanth Mairpady Shambat, Xiankun Zeng, Gieri Cathomas, Frank Ruschitzka, Reto A. Schuepbach, Holger Moch, Zsuzsanna Varga
Summary: In COVID-19 patients, there is a strong expression of ACE2/TMPRSS2 and lympho-monocytic inflammation in capillaries, mainly affecting small vessels rather than the main coronaries. Additionally, there is evidence of inflammatory neuropathy in the epicardial nerves, suggesting an angio- and neurotrophic affinity of SARS-COV2 in COVID-19 complications.
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Meng-Ting Li, Jia Ke, Shu-Fen Guo, Li-Li Shan, Jia-Hao Gong, Tian-Ci Qiao, Hao-Yu Tian, Yang Wu, Zheng-Yu Peng, Xue-Qian Zeng, Yan Han
Summary: HZQMY could promote cell proliferation, cell migration, angiogenesis, reduce mitochondrial membrane potential damage and inhibit apoptosis, possibly by regulating key targets such as IL-1β, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and VEGF to treat CSVD.
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(2024)
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Zahra Nourian, Kwangseok Hong, Min Li, Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Philip S. Clifford, Gerald A. Meininger, Michael A. Hill
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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Xiaoya Zhou, Li Huang, Jieying Wu, Yuhua Qu, Hua Jiang, Jinqiu Zhang, SiYuan Qiu, Can Liao, Xiang Xu, Jianchuan Xia, Qizhou Lian
Summary: Beta-thalassemia is a hereditary disease that can lead to ineffective erythropoiesis. Patients with the condition often require long-term blood transfusions, which can result in iron overload and various complications. Iron overload affects the bone marrow microenvironment, impacting the function of stem cells and leading to pathologies associated with beta-thalassemia.
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Martin Bidlingmaier, Berthold P. Hauffa, Peter J. Trainer, Gwendolin Etzrodt-Walter, Joachim Sauer, Juergen Kratzsch, Stephan Petersenn, Michael B. Ranke, Henri Wallaschofski, Christian J. Strasburger
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Sarah B. Withers, Charlotte E. Bussey, Sophie N. Saxton, Heather M. Melrose, Amy E. Watkins, Anthony M. Heagerty
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Sarah B. Withers, Laura Simpson, Sharif Fattah, Matthias E. Werner, Anthony M. Heagerty
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Gilbert E. Wieringa, Catharine M. Sturgeon, Peter J. Trainer
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(2014)
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(2020)
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Gemma E. Shields, Adrian Wells, Patrick Doherty, David Reeves, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M. Davies
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Charles Reynard, Patricia van den Berg, Govind Oliver, Mina Peter Naguib, Camilla Sammut-Powell, Brian McMillan, Anthony Heagerty, Richard Body
Summary: This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of hypertension detected in the emergency department (ED) for long-term cardiovascular disease outcomes. Findings showed that hypertension measured in the ED persisted outside the ED, but the proportion of patients attending follow-up was low, potentially impacting the evaluation of prognostic performance.
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Sophie N. Saxton, Sarah B. Withers, Anthony M. Heagerty
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JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH
(2022)