Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and reduced quality of life, proven by
the latest data of the Global Burden of Disease Study, and is only gaining in prevalence …

As reperfusion therapies have become more widely used in acute myocardial infarction
patients, ischemia-induced myocardial damage has been markedly reduced, but reperfusion …

Diabetic wound healing has attracted widespread attention in biomedical engineering.
However, the harsh hypoxic microenvironment (HME) comprising high glucose levels, local …

The roles and the underlying mechanisms of M1-type macrophages in angiogenesis and
postmyocardial infarction (MI) cardiac repair have remained unclear. In this study, we …

NRF2 (Nuclear factor E2 p45‐related factor 2) is a stress responsive transcription factor
lending cells resilience against oxidative, xenobiotic, and also nutrient or proteotoxic insults …

According to the latest Global Burden of Disease Study data, non-communicable diseases in
general and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in particular are the leading cause of premature …

Adenosine monophosphate‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a cellular energy sensor
activated during energy stress that plays a key role in maintaining energy homeostasis. This …

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Left ventricle
remodeling, fibrosis, and ischemia/reperfusion injury all contribute to the deterioration of …

Stress is an important risk factor for modern chronic diseases, with distinct influences in
males and females. The sex specificity of the mammalian stress response contributes to the …

Aims Environmental stressors such as traffic noise represent a global threat, accounting for
1.6 million healthy life years lost annually in Western Europe. Therefore, the noise …