Prognostic Value of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Assessed by Coronary Angiography-Derived Index of Microcirculatory Resistance in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Background: CaIMR is proposed as a novel angiographic index designed to assess microcirculation without the need for pressure wires or hyperemic agents. We aimed to investigate the impact of caIMR on predicting clinical outcomes in STEMI patients.

Methods: One hundred and forty patients with STEMI who received PCI in Putuo Hospital of Shanghai from October 2021 to September 2022 were categorized into CMD and non-CMD groups according to the caIMR value.

Effects of renal denervation on cardiac function after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: To observe the effect of renal artery denervation (RDN) on cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention (AMI-PCI).

Methods: This is a single-centre, prospective randomized controlled study. A total of 108 AMI-PCI patients were randomly assigned to the RDN group or the control group at 1:1 ratio.

Ginsenoside Re attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion induced ferroptosis via miR-144-3p/SLC7A11.

Background: Ginsenoside Re is an active component in ginseng that confers protection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Ferroptosis is a type of regulated cell death found in various diseases.

Purpose: Our study aims to investigate the role of ferroptosis and the protective mechanism of Ginsenoside Re in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.

Clinical observation of sacubitril valsartan sodium in the treatment of resistant hypertension: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of sacubitril valsartan sodium in the treatment of resistant hypertension (RH).

Methods: This study is a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients with RH who met the criteria were screened, and all patients adjusted their drug treatment (valsartan 80 mg, amlodipine 5 mg, and hydrochlorothiazide 12.

Effects of renal denervation therapy on cardiac function and malignant arrhythmia in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and narrow QRS complexes treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of renal denervation (RDN) on cardiac function and malignant arrhythmia in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) and narrow QRS treated with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). A total of 20 eligible HFrEF patients [left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40%] and narrow QRS complexes (QRS duration <120 ms) were randomized into either the ICD plus RDN group or the ICD only group during 17 April 2014 to 22 November 2016. Clinical data, including clinical characteristics, blood biochemistry, B-type natriuretic peptide, echocardiographic indexes, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification, and count of ICD discharge events before and after the operation were analyzed.

Ginsenoside Rg1 ameliorates apoptosis, senescence and oxidative stress in ox-LDL-induced vascular endothelial cells via the AMPK/SIRT3/p53 signaling pathway.

Coronary heart disease (CHD) mainly refers to coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and its pathogenesis is complex. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1) has a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as antitumor effects, enhancing immunity and exerting protective effects on the vascular system. In the present study, the effect of Rg1 on vascular endothelial cells in CHD was investigated.

A case report of fractured guidewire removal by rotational atherectomy.

Background: Fractures occur in association with manipulation and because of the complexity of the coronary artery, and they can cause a series of serious complications, such as myocardial infarction and secondary thrombosis. Common treatments for fractured guidewires include conservative, interventional and surgical methods.

Case Presentations: A 67-year-old male was admitted to our institute.

Cardioprotective effects of omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil and it enhances autoimmunity in porcine cardiac myosin-induced myocarditis in the rat model.

This experiment proposed to investigate the efficiency of omega 3 fatty acids from fish that improves autoimmune against myocarditis in the rat. Fish oil was extracted from fresh Tuna fish and performed FAME analysis and mice bioassay. The autoimmune myocarditis was by subcutaneous injection of porcine cardiac myosin (PCM) into the footpads of rats on the first and seventh day.

Effects of different ablation points of renal denervation on the efficacy of resistant hypertension.

Objective: To explore the blood pressure response to different ablation points of renal denervation (RDN) in patients with resistant hypertension.

Methods: A total of 42 cases with resistant hypertension treated by RDN in our center from 2013 to 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the different ablation points of RDN: the standard treatment group (spiral ablation from near to proximal, with less than 8 points per artery) and the intensive treatment group (from near to far by spiral ablation, with at least 8 points per artery), with 21 patients in each group.

Enhancement of ultralow-intensity NIR light-triggered photodynamic therapy based on exo- and endogenous synergistic effects through combined glutathione-depletion chemotherapy.

Although photodynamic therapy (PDT), which uses a photosensitizer (PS) to generate toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon laser irradiation to kill cancer cells, has been widely applied, the relatively high laser intensity required causes photodamage to healthy neighboring cells and limits its success. Furthermore, glutathione (GSH, an antioxidant) is overexpressed in cancer cells, which can scavenge the generated ROS, thus lowering PDT efficacy. Herein, ultralow-intensity near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered PDT was developed and enhanced through combined GSH-depletion chemotherapy (Chemo) based on exo- and endogenous synergistic effects.

Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Hydrophobic-to-Hydrophilic Switch Nanovalve for On-Demand Cancer Therapy.

An on-demand drug delivery nanoplatform based on mesoporous silica (mSiO) coated upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP@mSiO) with a novel near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered hydrophobic-to-hydrophilic switch nanovalve was fabricated. The surface of UCNP@mSiO was first immobilized with hydrophobic 2-diazo-1,2-naphthoquinones (DNQ) guest molecules. After doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX, a universal anticancer drug) was loaded into channels of mSiO shell, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) host molecules with a hydrophobic cavity were added as gatekeepers to cap DNQ stalk molecules via hydrophobic affinity, which may play a role in the OFF state of the nanovalve to prevent the drug from being released.

Percutaneous renal artery denervation in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Renal denervation (RDN) is as an effective treatment for heart failure (HF), but its effects on cardiac function of patients with HF are not well documented. Here, the aim was to investigate RDN's effect on patients with chronic systolic HF, by conducting a single-center, prospective, randomized, and controlled study.

Methods: Sixty patients with chronic systolic HF were randomly assigned to the RDN or control groups, receiving percutaneous catheter-based RDN with radiofrequency ablation and drug treatment, respectively.

Dalbergia odorifera extract promotes angiogenesis through upregulation of VEGFRs and PI3K/MAPK signaling pathways.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The heart wood of Dalbergia odorifera is a Chinese herbal medicine commonly used for the treatment of various ischemic diseases in Chinese medicine practice.

Aim Of The Study: In this study, therapeutic angiogenesis effects of the Dalbergia odorifera extract (DOE) were investigated on transgenic zebrafish in vivo and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro.

Materials And Methods: The pro-angiogenic effects of DOE on zebrafish were examined by subintestinal vessels (SIVs) sprouting assay and intersegmental vessels (ISVs) injury assay.

Effects of percutaneous renal sympathetic denervation on cardiac function and exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure.

Introduction: Sympathetic hyperactivity, a vital factor in the genesis and development of heart failure (HF), has been reported to be effectively reduced by percutaneous renal denervation (RDN), which may play an important role in HF treatment.

Objective: To determine the effects of percutaneous RDN on cardiac function in patients with chronic HF (CHF).

Methods: Fourteen patients (mean age 69.

Design and Synthesis of Core-Shell-Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for NIR-Induced Drug Release, Photodynamic Therapy, and Cell Imaging.

Novel core-shell-shell structured nanoparticles 75 nm in diameter with all-in-one "smart" functional capabilities for simultaneous photoresponsive drug release, photodynamic therapy, and cell imaging are designed and prepared. These nanoparticles consist of an upconversion (UC) emission core, a photosensitizer-embodied silica sandwich shell, and a β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) gated mesoporous silica outmost shell with drugs (Rhodamine B as a model) loaded inside. We show in this proof-of-concept demonstration that, under 980 nm near-infrared irradiation, UC 540 nm green light emissions were emitted for cell imaging, and 660 nm red light emissions were excited for activating photosensitizers to generate singlet oxygen, which could be exploited directly to kill cancer cells and simultaneously dissociate β-CD gatekeeper to release drugs.

Pharmaceutical properties of calycosin, the major bioactive isoflavonoid in the dry root extract of Radix astragali.

Context: Radix astragali (Fabaceae astragalus propinquus Schischkin) is a Chinese medicinal herb traditionally used for the treatment of several diseases. Calycosin is the major bioactive chemical in the dry root extract of this medical plant.

Objective: This work presents a brief overview of recent reports on the potential effects of calycosin on several diseases and the possible mechanisms of action of this chemical.

In vivo detoxification of furfural during lipid production by the oleaginous yeast Trichosporon fermentans.

In vivo detoxification of furfural by the oleaginous yeast, Trichosporon fermentans, under lipid-producing (i.e., nitrogen-limited) conditions was evaluated for the first time.

Effect of organic acids on the growth and lipid accumulation of oleaginous yeast Trichosporon fermentans.

Background: Microbial lipids have drawn increasing attention in recent years as promising raw materials for biodiesel production, and the use of lignocellulosic hydrolysates as carbon sources seems to be a feasible strategy for cost-effective lipid fermentation with oleaginous microorganisms on a large scale. During the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials with dilute acid, however, various kinds of inhibitors, especially large amounts of organic acids, will be produced, which substantially decrease the fermentability of lignocellulosic hydrolysates. To overcome the inhibitory effects of organic acids, it is critical to understand their impact on the growth and lipid accumulation of oleaginous microorganisms.

Studies on a novel multi-sensitive hydrogel: influence of the biomimetic phosphorylcholine end-groups on the PEO-PPO-PEO tri-block co-polymers.

In the present study, a biomimetic phosphorylcholine group was employed in the end-capping modification of PEO-PPO-PEO tri-block co-polymers (Pluronic(®)). The structures of the resulting materials were characterized by (1)H-NMR and GPC. The effects of the additional phosphorylcholine end-groups to the thermo-sensitive sol-gel transition behaviors of the aqueous solutions of the resulting polymers were studied by rheology test in neutral (0.

[Comparison of effects between China made sirolimus-eluting stents and bare stents for treating patients with acute myocardial infarction].

Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes between China made sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and bare metal stents (BMS) implantation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: Consecutive patients with AMI underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were randomly divided into SES group (n = 87) and BMS group (n = 86). The incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE including death, reinfarction, in-stent thrombosis, restenosis rate, target vessel revascularization) up to 6 months post PCI were assessed.