Meteorin-like protein elevation post-exercise improved vascular inflammation among coronary artery disease patients by downregulating NLRP3 inflammasome activity.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become the most common cause of death worldwide. However, the negative effects of CAD are able to be alleviated via exercises, possibly via increased production of meteorin-like protein (Metrnl). In this study, we aim to evaluate the connection between Metrnl production during exercise with lowered CAD risk and severity.

Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score and D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes in the Chinese Population: Exploration of Optimal Thresholds and Integrated Diagnostic Value.

This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of the aortic dissection detection risk score (ADD-RS) plus D-dimer for acute aortic syndrome (AAS) in Chinese patients. Two hundred and sixty-two and 200 patients with suspected AAS symptoms were enrolled as exploration cohort and validation cohort, respectively. In exploration cohort, ADD-RS plus D-dimer (AUC = 0.

Transfer of lncRNA UCA1 by hUCMSCs-derived exosomes protects against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury through impairing miR-143-targeted degradation of Bcl-2.

Ischemia results in neuronal damage via alterations in gene transcription and protein expression. Long noncoding RNAs (LncRNAs) are pivotal in the regulation of target protein expression in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). In this study, we observed the function of exosomes-carried lncRNA UCA1 in H/R-induced injury of cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs).

The Effect of Atrial Septal Defect in the Treatment of ARDS with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Simulating Severe COVID-19.

Objective: To explore the effect of atrial septal defect (ASD) and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in the treatment of ARDS combined with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) to find a new effective method for treating severe COVID-19 patients.

Materials And Methods: Five large animal ARDS models of sheep were established by intravenous injection of Lipopolysaccharide. ASD was made under general anesthesia and VA-ECMO was simulated by extracorporeal circulation machine.

Long-chain noncoding RNA GAS5 mediates oxidative stress in cardiac microvascular endothelial cells injury.

This study is performed to figure out the role of long-chain noncoding RNA growth-arrest specific transcript 5 (GAS5) in homocysteine (HCY)-induced cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs) injury. CMECs were cultured and the model of CMECs injury was established by coincubation with HCY. To construct stable overexpression of GAS5 cells, the expression of GAS5, microRNA-33a-5p (miR-33a-5p) and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), and biological characteristics of cells were determined.

Ultra-flexible Piezoelectric Devices Integrated with Heart to Harvest the Biomechanical Energy.

Power supply for medical implantable devices (i.e. pacemaker) always challenges not only the surgery but also the battery technology.

Application of piezoelectric nanogenerator in medicine: bio-experiment and theoretical exploration.

Background: A large number of wearable and implantable electronic medical devices are widely used in clinic and playing an increasingly important role in diagnosis and treatment, but the limited battery capacity restricts their service life and function expansion. Piezoelectric nanogenerators can convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Our experiment tries to find out if the piezoelectric nanogenerator fixed to the surface of the heart can convert the natural contractions and relaxations of the heart into stable electric energy for electronic medical devices such as pacemakers.

Heat shock protein 70 induced by heat stress protects heterotopically transplanted hearts in rats.

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) protects cardiac function against ischemia-reperfusion injury through gene transfection, although it is not a clinically practical and economical method. This study investigated whether heat stress-induced HSP70 protects heterotopically transplanted donor hearts. A total of 60 donor rats were randomly divided into 6 groups.