Atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) represent the two most common clinical cardiac diseases, characterized by angina, arrhythmia, myocardial damage, and cardiac dysfunction, significantly contributing to cardiovascular morbidity...
Ischemic stroke is a multifactorial disease that leads to brain tissue damage and severe neurological deficit. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) models are actively used for the molecular, genetic study of stroke. Previously, using h...
Ischemic stroke triggers a severe redox disequilibrium that critically shapes cell survival within the penumbra. Although oxidative DNA damage arises from excessive ROS production, the capacity to repair such lesions is tightly constrained by cellula...
Background: The mechanisms underlying ferroptosis in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) remain unclear. Method: Four microarray datasets were collected from the GEO database (three mRNA datasets GSE23317, GSE144456, and GSE112137, and one...
Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a common cause of death or mental retardation in newborns. Ferroptosis is a novel form of iron-dependent cell death driven by lipid peroxidation, and recent studies have confirmed that ferroptosis plays an impo...
Individual tissues have significantly different resistance to ischemia–reperfusion damage. There is still no adequate treatment for the consequences of ischemia–reperfusion damage. By utilizing ischemic tolerance, it is possible to achiev...
Tissue ischemia, caused by the blockage of blood vessels, can result in substantial damage and impaired tissue performance. Information regarding the functional contribution of the complement system in the context of ischemia and angiogenesis is lack...
Background/Objectives: The severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) depends on several factors. Oxidative stress contributes to the oxidation of lipoproteins, thereby promoting ischemic events (IEs) and damaged blood vessels (DBVs). This study aimed...
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a critical condition characterized by significant brain damage due to insufficient blood flow and oxygen delivery at birth, leading to high rates of neonatal mortality and long-term neurological defic...
The leading factors of post-stroke disability are motor disorders and cognitive dysfunctions. The aim of the study was to identify and provide a rationale for the variable early cognitive dysfunction in right and left hemispheric damage in patients w...
This study aimed to show the significance of capillary function in post-ischemic recovery from the perspective of physiological parameters, such as blood flow, hemoglobin oxygenation and tissue regeneration. Muscle-level microvascular alterations of...
The literature analysis conducted in this review discusses the latest achievements in the identification of cardiovascular damage induced by oxidative stress with secondary platelet mitochondrial dysfunction. Damage to the platelets of mitochondria a...
Stroke is a serious worldwide disease that causes death and disability, more than 80% of which is ischemic stroke. The expression of arginase 1 (Arg1), a key player in regulating nitrogen homeostasis, is altered in the peripheral circulation after st...
Smoking is a preventable risk factor for stroke and smoking-derived nicotine exacerbates post-ischemic damage via inhibition of estrogen receptor beta (ER-β) signaling in the brain of female rats. ER-β regulates inflammasome activation in t...
The purpose of the present study was to determine hypoxic brain damage in calves with perinatal asphyxia using brain-specific damage biomarkers. Ten healthy and 25 calves with perinatal asphyxia were enrolled in the study. Clinical examination, neuro...
Studies using large animal models are essential for better understanding the molecular processes underlying neurological diseases, including ischemic stroke, and serve as a robust foundation for evaluating potential therapies. To better understand th...
A non-surgical pharmacological approach to control cellular vitality and functionality during ischemic and/or reperfusion-induced phases of strokes remains extremely important. The synthesis of 2-ethyl-6-methyl-3-hydroxypyridinium gammalactone-2,3-de...
Secondary degeneration is defined as a set of destructive events that damage cells and structures that were initially spared or only peripherally affected by the primary insult, constituting a key factor for functional impairment after traumatic brai...
Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke and poses a major global health challenge due to its high mortality and lasting disability impact. The onset and progression of ischemic stroke are largely linked to oxidative stress and inflammatory...
Background and Objectives: It is of great importance to obtain information about the severity of ischemic damage and duration of testicular torsion for an effective treatment strategy. Nucleolar-organizing regions (NORs) are sites of the ribosomal ge...
p27Kip1 (p27), a well-known cell regulator, is involved in the regulation of cell death and survival. In the present study, we observed the effects of p27 against oxidative stress induced by H2O2 in HT22 cells and transient ischemia in gerbils. Tat (...
Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with neuroinflammation playing a central role in its pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate age-related differences in neuroinflammatory responses in the human cerebral...
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 can sufficiently control the progress of neurological symptoms after ischemic stroke owing to their actions associated with its downstream genes. In this study, we evaluated the role of HIF-1α in attenuating brain damage af...
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury is one of the major drawbacks of mortality and causes significant short/long-term neurological dysfunction in newborn infants worldwide. To date, due to multifunctional complex mechanisms of brain injury, t...
A vitamin B12 deficiency (vit. B12 def.) is common in the elderly, because of changes in metabolism. Clinical studies have reported that a vit. B12 def. results in worse outcome after stroke, and the mechanisms through which a vit. B12 def. changes t...
Numerous studies have supported a role for oxidative stress in the development of ischemic damage and endothelial dysfunction. Crataegus oxyacantha (Co) and Rosmarinus officinalis (Ro) extracts are polyphenolic-rich compounds that have proven to be e...
Phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1) is a glycolytic enzyme that increases glycolytic flux in the brain. In the present study, we examined the effects of PGAM1 in conditions of oxidative stress and ischemic damage in motor neuron-like (NSC34) cells and...
Background: Cordyceps polysaccharides (CSP) have shown neuroprotective potential in models of ischemic stroke, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be clarified. Methods: In this study, the effects of CSP were evaluated in MCAO rats and OGD-expose...
In the treatment of ischemic stroke, an innovative approach is the use of neuroprotective compounds. Natural peptides, including adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), can serve as the basis for such drugs. Previously, a significant effect of non-hormon...
In recent years, evidence of the existence of cellular senescence in the central nervous system has accumulated. In ischemic stroke, cellular senescence has been suggested as an unidentified pathophysiological mechanism, prompting research into the n...
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality during the neonatal period, despite treatment with hypothermia. There is evidence that oxidative damage plays an important role in the pathophysiology of hypox...
Maternal dietary levels of one-carbon (1C) metabolites (folic acid and choline) during pregnancy play a vital role in neurodevelopment. However, the impact of maternal dietary deficiencies on offspring stroke outcomes later in life remains undefined....
The present study explored the effects of endophilin A1 (SH3GL2) against oxidative damage brought about by H2O2 in HT22 cells and ischemic damage induced upon transient forebrain ischemia in gerbils. Tat-SH3GL2 and its control protein (Control-SH3GL2...
We propose a new organ-conditioning strategy based on mesenchymal stromal cell (MSCs)/extracellular vesicle (EVs) delivery during hypothermic perfusion. MSCs/EVs marker CD73 is present on renal proximal tubular cells, and it protects against renal is...
Neonates born prematurely (<37 weeks of gestation) are at a significantly increased risk of developing inflammatory conditions associated with high mortality rates, including necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and hypoxic-ische...
The objective of this study was to determine the associations between insulin-like growth-factor-binding protein 7(IGFBP7) concentrations and concentrations of troponin T(TnT), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP) and the parameters o...
The purpose of this review is to summarize the current understanding of the therapeutic effect of stem cell-based therapies, including hematopoietic stem cells, for the treatment of ischemic heart damage. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted ele...
Background: To evaluate the neuroprotective effect of the topical ocular administration of fluoxetine (FLX) in a mouse model of acute retinal damage. Methods: Ocular ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in C57BL/6J mice was used to elicit retinal damage...
The poor availability of kidney for transplantation has led to a search for new strategies to increase the donor pool. The main option is the use of organs from extended criteria donors. We evaluated the effects of hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (H...
Ischemic stroke, one of the most universal causes of human mortality and morbidity, is pathologically characterized by inflammatory cascade, especially during the progression of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. F-Box Protein 3 (FBXO3), a substrate-...
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) constitutes a major clinical and public health problem, whose death burden is comparable to the current worldwide pandemic. This comprehensive review encompasses the following topics: available rescue systems, wearable elec...
A healthy dietary pattern and high quality nutrient intake reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk. Red wine grape pomace (RWGP)—a rich natural source of dietary fiber and antioxidants—appears to be a potential functional food...
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) not only regulates neuronal function and development but also is neuroprotective in the setting of acute ischemic stroke. G-protein-coupled receptor 17 (GPR17) expression in brain tissue serves as an indicator of...
Background: To evaluate structural and microvascular parameters in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) eyes, based on topographical location of neovessels (NVs). Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study including PDR eyes without clinically...
Background/Objectives: Stimulated capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic sensory nerves release somatostatin (SST), which has systemic anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, correlating with the severity of tissue injury. Previous studies suggest that SST...
To establish pathological features of skeletal muscle post-stroke and to provide a background for promising interventions. Adult male SD rats were selected and randomly divided into a control group, a sham group, and a middle cerebral artery occlusio...
The histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) Givinostat/ITF2357 provides neuroprotection in adult models of brain injury; however, its action after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is still undefined. The aim of our study was to test the hypothesis that t...
The inflammatory, reparative and regenerative mechanisms activated in ischemic stroke patients immediately after the event cooperate in the response to injury, in the restoration of functions and in brain remodeling even weeks after the event and can...
Transmembrane 29 (Tmem29) gene with unknown function is a gene located on the X chromosome of the mouse genome. The gene showed differential expression in the Vannucci neonatal hypoxic-ischemic mouse brain model. We found the gene expresses with diff...
Background and Objective: The alteration of mitochondrial functions, especially the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), has been proposed as a key mechanism in the development of lesions in cerebral ischemia, wherefore i...
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