The role of cellular senescence in cardiac disease: basic biology and clinical relevance

M Mehdizadeh, M Aguilar, E Thorin… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular senescence, classically defined as stable cell cycle arrest, is implicated in biological
processes such as embryogenesis, wound healing and ageing. Senescent cells have a …

Hypoxia-induced signaling in the cardiovascular system: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets

Y Zhao, W Xiong, C Li, R Zhao, H Lu, S Song… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Hypoxia, characterized by reduced oxygen concentration, is a significant stressor that affects
the survival of aerobic species and plays a prominent role in cardiovascular diseases. From …

[HTML][HTML] A suite of new Dre recombinase drivers markedly expands the ability to perform intersectional genetic targeting

X Han, Z Zhang, L He, H Zhu, Y Li, W Pu, M Han… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
The use of the dual recombinase-mediated intersectional genetic approach involving Cre-
loxP and Dre-rox has significantly enhanced the precision of in vivo lineage tracing, as well …

Kynurenine promotes neonatal heart regeneration by stimulating cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac angiogenesis

D Zhang, J Ning, T Ramprasath, C Yu, X Zheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) catalyzes tryptophan-kynurenine
metabolism in many inflammatory and cancer diseases. Of note, acute inflammation that …

Wnt signaling in heart development and regeneration

D Li, J Sun, TP Zhong - Current Cardiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death
worldwide, largely due to the limited regenerative capacity of the adult human heart. In …

Cell proliferation fate mapping reveals regional cardiomyocyte cell-cycle activity in subendocardial muscle of left ventricle

X Liu, W Pu, L He, Y Li, H Zhao, Y Li, K Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cardiac regeneration involves the generation of new cardiomyocytes from cycling
cardiomyocytes. Understanding cell-cycle activity of pre-existing cardiomyocytes provides …

Magnetic particle imaging: from Tracer Design to Biomedical Applications in vasculature abnormality

X Xie, J Zhai, X Zhou, Z Guo, PC Lo, G Zhu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is an emerging non‐invasive tomographic technique based
on the response of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to oscillating drive fields at the center of …

Role of biomaterials in cardiac repair and regeneration: therapeutic intervention for myocardial infarction

U Tariq, M Gupta, S Pathak, R Patil… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heart failure or myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the world's leading causes of death. Post
MI, the heart can develop pathological conditions such as ischemia, inflammation, fibrosis …

Osteopontin promotes infarct repair

I Rotem, T Konfino, T Caller, Y Schary… - Basic Research in …, 2022 - Springer
Understanding how macrophages promote myocardial repair can help create new therapies
for infarct repair. We aimed to determine what mechanisms underlie the reparative …

Animal models to study cardiac regeneration

M Weinberger, PR Riley - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2024 - nature.com
Permanent fibrosis and chronic deterioration of heart function in patients after myocardial
infarction present a major health-care burden worldwide. In contrast to the restricted …