Preeclampsia, a syndrome affecting 5% of pregnancies, causes substantial maternal and fetal
morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology of preeclampsia remains largely unknown. It …

Massive loss of cardiac myocytes after myocardial infarction (MI) is a common cause of heart
failure. The present study was designed to investigate the improvement of cardiac function …

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the feasibility of and potential functional
improvement with embryonic stem cell transplantation in rats 32 weeks after myocardial …

BACKGROUND: Viable cardiomyocytes after myocardial infarction (MI) are unable to repair
the necrotic myocardium due to their limited capability of regeneration. The present study …

Novel nanocomposite membranes aimed for both proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
and direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) are presented in this work. The membranes are …

The p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis (Puma), a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 protein
family, is required for p53-dependent and -independent forms of apoptosis and has been …

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) overexpressing the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
improve cardiac function in mouse models of myocardial ischemia and infarction by …

Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic, is very effective in the treatment of resistant schizophrenia.
However, cardiotoxicity of clozapine, particularly in young patients, has raised concerns …

Despite considerable advances in medicine, the incidence of heart failure remains high in
patients after myocardial infarction (MI). This study investigated the effects of engrafted early-…

The death of highly vulnerable cardiomyocytes during ischemia leads to cardiac dysfunction,
including heart failure. Due to limited proliferation of adult mammalian cardiomyocytes, the …