Mackay Medical College 3 articles published in JoVE Neuroscience Modified Experimental Conditions for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice and Assessment of Hearing Function and Outer Hair Cell Damage Dian-Shiue Lee1, Yu-Ling Pan1, Yi-Chao Hsu1,2 1Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, MacKay Medical College, 2Institute of Biomedical Sciences, MacKay Medical College Here, we present a protocol for a mouse model of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). To induce NIHL, we developed a new and simple device using corrugated plastic, a rat trap cage, and a speaker. Auditory brainstem response and immunofluorescence imaging were employed to assess the hearing function and outer hair cell damage, respectively. Medicine Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Ligation for Ischemia-Reperfusion Research: Model Improvement via Technical Modifications and Quality Control Hui-Chun Ku1, Ding-Kuo Chien2,3,4,5, Chuan-Lei Chao5,6, Shih-Yi Lee5,7 1Department of Life Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, 2Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, 3Department of Emergency Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, 4Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, 5MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, 6Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taitung Mackay Memorial Hospital, 7Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital Herein, we present a protocol focusing on the quality control of the left anterior descending coronary artery ligation by technically modifying the traditional procedure in rats for acute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion research. Medicine Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoprobes for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Detection Chun-Nin Lee1, Li-Hsuan Chiu2,5, Chia-Lang Fang3, Shauh-Der Yeh4, Chun S. Zuo5, Shih-Ching Chen6, Li-Kuo Kuo7, Yun-Ming Wang8, Wen-Fu Thomas Lai2,5,9 1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, 2Department of Research and Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University / Shuang-Ho Hospital, 3Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University, 4Department of Urology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 5McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 6Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 7Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, 8Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, 9Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University To improve serological diagnostic tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, we developed superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoprobes to detect extrapulmonary tuberculosis.