Deployment and Fact Analysis of the In2Care® Mosquito Trap, A Novel Tool for Controlling Invasive Aedes Species.

During April-October 2019, the West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (Ontario, CA) deployed large numbers of In2Care® mosquito traps in a preliminary study to evaluate the trap's potential effectiveness at controlling invasive Aedes aegypti (L.) and Ae. albopictus (Skuse) in 6 cities of San Bernardino County, CA.

Single low-dose administration of pharmacological inhibitor of mitogen-activated ERK kinase to the adventitia of the injured rat carotid artery suppresses neointima formation and inhibits nuclear ERK signaling.

Arterial injury has been reported to activate the mitogen-activated ERK kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. Pharmacological MEK inhibition was previously shown to inhibit injury-induced neointima formation in rodent models, but inhibitor compounds were administered either locally at a high dose or systemic treatment was performed over an extended period of time. Aim of this study was, therefore, to explore the efficiency of single low-dose administration of the MEK inhibitor PD98059 on neointima formation in the injured rat carotid artery.

Blockade of the intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel as a new therapeutic strategy for restenosis.

Background: Angioplasty stimulates proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), leading to neointimal thickening and vascular restenosis. In a rat model of balloon catheter injury (BCI), we investigated whether alterations in expression of Ca2+-activated K+ channels (KCa) contribute to intimal hyperplasia and vascular restenosis.

Methods And Results: Function and expression of KCa in mature medial and neointimal VSMC were characterized in situ by combined single-cell RT-PCR and patch-clamp analysis.