Developmental origin and subtype function of cardiac macrophages. Embryonic development (E7.5-E12.5) revolves around the hematopoietic endothelium (HE) of the yolk sac (YS), which undergoes three ...
While lower vertebrates can repair their adult hearts after a heart attack, mammals -- including humans -- cannot. The ability to regenerate dead muscle tissue in mammalian hearts disappears just a ...
The discovery of a novel approach to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation offers new hope for the treatment of ischemic heart failure. Researchers in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at ...
In a recent review article published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers explored the advancements in microfluidic technologies for monitoring the electromechanical activity of ...
Maintaining mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity is crucial for cardiomyocyte function, and its disruption plays a significant role in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This review sheds light on the ...
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, led by Jianyi “Jay” Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., and Lei Ye, M.D., Ph.D., generated the human leukocyte antigen-knockout ...
Researchers in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia, and collaborating institutions report a ...