Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is best known for its role in angiogenesis, but emerging evidence suggests neurotrophic and neuroprotective functions most likely connected to energy homeostasis pathways. Using high-resolution respirometry, we investigated the role of VEGF in optimizing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation efficiency in neuronal-like cells. Our findings indicate that VEGF enhances coupling efficien...

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) is the preferred treatment option for thoracic aortic pathologies and consists of inserting a self-expandable stent-graft into the pathological region to restore the lumen. Computational models play a significant role in procedural planning and must be reliable. For this reason, in this work, high-fidelity Finite Element (FE) simulations are developed to model thoracic stent-grafts....