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Fall 2021
Hypertension is the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, afflicting > 20% of adults worldwide (~1 in 4 in Canada). Pharmaceutical drugs are the primary treatment for hypertension, but are generally associated with side effects. Recently, food-derived antihypertensive peptides are...
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Divine Corporeality: Remembering Yhwh's Different Body Parts in Late Persian/Early Hellenistic Yehud/Judah
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In an effort to contribute to the rich and ongoing conversation on divine anthropomorphism(s), this work examines references to Yhwh’s various body parts in Late Persian/Early Hellenistic period texts of (what is now known in scholarly circles as) the Hebrew Bible from the perspective of social...
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Fall 2022
Heart transplantation (HTx) is a life-saving intervention for patients with end-stage heart failure. Nonetheless, the development of Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) limits the longevity of transplanted cardiac allografts and the survival of recipients. The pathogenesis of CAV begins with a...
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Spring 2016
Peptides have a host of beneficial physiological effects and are often considered for therapeutic application to treat disease. However, poor bioavailabilities, problems with administration, sensitivity to environmental factors, and susceptibility to proteases limit them. The work presented in...
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The Regulatory Roles of Peptide IRW on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in High-Fat Diet-Induced Mice and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) refers to a cluster of various risk factors commonly associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes. Up-regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a key member of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), is generally protective against CVDs and...
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Spring 2016
Both ACE2 and apelin have been reported playing important roles in regulating cardiovascular structure and function. In this study, we used ACE2 or apelin gene knockout or knockdown mice to explore the roles of ACE2 or apelin in cardiovascular diseases. In particular, we created animal disease...