Background. Renal artery stenosis (RAS) causes renal injury partly via microvascular (MV)
endothelial dysfunction and damage. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is crucial for …

Chlorine (Cl 2 ) gas exposure poses an environmental and occupational hazard that frequently
results in acute lung injury. There is no effective treatment. We assessed the efficacy of …

Three isotopes of scandium─ 43 Sc, 44 Sc, and 47 Sc─have attracted increasing attention
as potential candidates for use in imaging and therapy, respectively, as well as for possible …

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are large phagocytic cells that play numerous roles
in cancer biology and are an important component of the relationship between immune …

Titanium-45 (t 1/2 = 3.08 h) is a radiometal with excellent nuclear characteristics, including a
high positron branching ratio (85%) and low average positron energy (0.439 MeV), for the …

We assessed the safety and efficacy of combined intravenous and aerosolized antioxidant
administration to attenuate chlorine gas–induced airway alterations when administered after …

Aim Hypertension is a major clinical complication of obesity. Our previous studies show that
abnormal uptake of the nitric oxide precursor L ‐arginine, via the cationic amino acid …

Overexpression of folate receptors (FRs) on different tumor types (eg, ovarian, lung) make
FRs attractive in vivo targets for directed diagnostic/therapeutic agents. Currently, no …

Elevated blood sera concentrations of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)
are associated with many adverse human health effects, including lower birth weight …

Purpose Manocept™ constructs are mannosylated amine dextrans (MADs) that bind with high
affinity to the mannose receptor, CD206. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the …