A CUSTOM-BUILT PIEZO-OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND

A Custom-Built Piezo-Optical System for Visualization and Characterization of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a noninvasive treatment technique to induce thermal or mechanical bioeffects.Characterising the wave field is essential for reliable and reproducible transducer operation in clinical use.This paper presents a schlieren technique to visualise and quantify transducer wave fields.The technique is based on th

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The Potential Role of Everlasting Flower (Helichrysum stoechas Moench) as an Antihypertensive Agent: Vasorelaxant Effects in the Rat Aorta

Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench (H.stoechas) is a medicinal plant traditionally used el falcon boss kit in the Iberian Peninsula to treat different disorders such as arterial hypertension.The aim of this study was to investigate the vascular effects of a polyphenolic methanolic extract of H.stoechas, which has high antioxidant activity, and its me

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AMPK Promotes Xenophagy through Priming of Autophagic Kinases upon Detection of Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles

Summary: The autophagy pathway is an essential facet of the innate immune response, capable of rapidly targeting intracellular bacteria.However, the initial signaling regulating autophagy induction in response to pathogens remains largely unclear.Here, we report that AMPK, an upstream activator of the autophagy pathway, is stimulated upon detection

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