Cardiovascular diseases have become the major killers in today's world, among which
coronary artery diseases (CADs) make the greatest contributions to morbidity and mortality …

The natriuretic peptide (NP) family includes atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), B-type natriuretic
peptide, C-type natriuretic peptide and their receptors NPR-A, NPR-B and NPR-C. The …

Reflecting more than a decade's worth of changes, Animal Models in Toxicology, Second
Edition is a practical guide to the common statistical problems encountered in toxicology and …

Positron emission tomography (PET) has become a vital imaging modality in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease, most notably cancer. A wide array of small molecule PET …

Gold nanocages have recently emerged as a novel class of photothermal transducers and
drug carriers for cancer treatment. However, their pharmacokinetics and tumor targeting …

Assessing atherosclerosis severity is essential for precise patient stratification. Specifically,
there is a need to identify patients with residual inflammation because these patients remain …

Purpose To characterize a chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2)–binding peptide adapted for
use as a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for noninvasive detection of lung …

The macrophage-rich core of advanced human atheroma has been demonstrated to be
hypoxic, which may have implications in plaque stability. The goal of this study was to …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide a focused update on recent advances in positron
emission tomography (PET) imaging in vascular inflammatory diseases and consider future …

Peptides are emerging as a promising candidate for therapeutic as well as diagnostic
applications within the domain of clinical and scientific research. They are recognized for …