The pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM),one major cause of heart failure,is characterized by the dilation of the heart but remains poorly understood because of the lack of adequate in vitro *** 2D models do...
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The pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM),one major cause of heart failure,is characterized by the dilation of the heart but remains poorly understood because of the lack of adequate in vitro *** 2D models do not allow for the 3D organotypic organization of cardiomyocytes and do not reproduce the ECM *** this review,the different strategies to mimic the chemical,physical and topographical properties of the cardiac tissue affected by DCM are *** advantages and drawbacks of techniques generating anisotropy required for the cardiomyocytes alignment are *** addition,the different methods creating macroporosity and favoring organotypic organization are ***,the advances in the induced pluripotent stem cells technology to generate cardiac cells from healthy or DCM patients will be *** to the biomaterial design,some features of the DCM extracellular matrix such as stiffness,porosity,topography or chemical changes can impact the cardiomyocytes function in vitro and increase their *** mimicking the affected heart,both at the cellular and at the tissue level,3D models will enable a better understanding of the pathology and favor the discovery of novel therapies.
Fish is an important constituent of the Lebanese ***,very little attention in our area is given to bring awareness regarding the effect of the toxicity of mercury (Hg) mainly through fish *** study aimed to report a...
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Fish is an important constituent of the Lebanese ***,very little attention in our area is given to bring awareness regarding the effect of the toxicity of mercury (Hg) mainly through fish *** study aimed to report analytical data on total mercury levels in several fish species for the first time in thirty years and to also made individuals aware of the presence and danger from exposure to mercury through fish *** samples were selected from local Lebanese markets and fisheries and included 94 samples of which were fresh,frozen,processed,and canned *** values were reported as microgram of mercury per gram of fish based on wet *** level of mercury ranged from 0.0190 to 0.5700 μg/g in fresh samples,0.0059 to 0.0665 μg/g in frozen samples,and 0.0305 to 0.1190 μg/g in canned *** data clearly showed that higher levels of mercury were detected in local fresh fish as opposed to other types thus placing consumers at higher risk from mercury ***,the data revealed that Mallifa (yellowstripe barracuda/Sphyraena chrysotaenia),Sargous (white seabream/Diplodus sargus),Ghobbos (bogue/Boops boops),and shrimp (Penaeus sp.) were among the types containing the highest amounts of *** the other hand,processed fish such as fish fillet,fish burger,small shrimp and crab are found to contain lower levels of mercury and are associated with lower exposure risks to *** population should therefore,be aware to consume limited amounts of fresh local fish to minimize exposure to mercury.
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