Advances in biomaterials and technologies for vascular embolization

J Hu, H Albadawi, BW Chong, AR Deipolyi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive transcatheter embolization is a common nonsurgical procedure in
interventional radiology used for the deliberate occlusion of blood vessels for the treatment …

Cardioprotective role of melatonin in acute myocardial infarction

Z Fu, Y Jiao, J Wang, Y Zhang, M Shen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a pleiotropic, indole secreted, and synthesized by the human pineal gland.
Melatonin has biological effects including anti-apoptosis, protecting mitochondria, anti …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilized thrombin on X-ray radiopaque polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan embolic microspheres for precise localization and topical blood coagulation

X Li, X Ji, K Chen, MW Ullah, B Li, J Cao, L Xiao… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Trans-catheter arterial embolization (TAE) plays an important role in treating various
diseases. The available embolic agents lack X-ray visibility and do not prevent the reflux …

HPDA/Zn as a CREB Inhibitor for Ultrasound Imaging and Stabilization of Atherosclerosis Plaque

L Chen, Z Jiang, L Yang, Y Fang, S Lu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary Thrombosis, secondary to rupture of unstable plaque, is a fatal
risk factor for myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. At present, more novel methods are …

Nanodiagnosis and nanotreatment of cardiovascular diseases: An overview

F Sabir, M Barani, M Mukhtar, A Rahdar, M Cucchiarini… - Chemosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the world's leading cause of mortality and represent a
large contributor to the costs of medical care. Although tremendous progress has been …

[HTML][HTML] Intracellular codelivery of anti-inflammatory drug and anti-miR 155 to treat inflammatory disease

C Teng, C Lin, F Huang, X Xing, S Chen, L Ye… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis (AS) is a lipid-driven chronic inflammatory disease occurring at the arterial
subendothelial space. Macrophages play a critical role in the initiation and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial METRNL determines circulating METRNL level and maintains endothelial function against atherosclerosis

S Zheng, Z Li, J Song, P Wang, J Xu, W Hu… - … pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
METRNL is a recently identified secreted protein with emerging functions. This study is to
find major cellular source of circulating METRNL and to determine METRNL novel function …

Microfluidic fabrication of X-ray-visible sodium hyaluronate microspheres for embolization

Y Shen, B Zhang, Z Yi, L Zhang, J Ling, S Wang… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Catheter embolization is a minimally invasive technique that relies on embolic agents and is
now widely used to treat various high-prevalence medical diseases. Embolic agents usually …

Organic nanoplatforms for iodinated contrast media in CT imaging

P Zhang, X Ma, R Guo, Z Ye, H Fu, N Fu, Z Guo… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging can produce three-dimensional and high-
resolution anatomical images without invasion, which is extremely useful for disease …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprinting of radiopaque constructs for tissue engineering and understanding degradation behavior by use of Micro-CT

S Datta, S Jana, A Das, A Chakraborty… - Bioactive Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioprinting has emerged as a potential technique to fabricate tissue engineering constructs
and in vitro models directly using living cells as a raw material for fabrication, conforming to …