Disease and Disorders of Freshwater Unionid Mussels: A Brief Overview of Recent Studies.

abstract：:Cotton rats are one of the experimental rodents used for testing different infectious and non-infectious diseases, including gastrointestinal tract pathology. However, their intestinal morphological characteristics are still poorly understood. Here, we clarified the anatomical and histological characteristics of the c...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Chuluunbaatar T,Ichii O,Nakamura T,Irie T,Namba T,Islam MR,Otani Y,Masum MA,Okamatsu-Ogura Y,Elewa YHA,Kon Y

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The mechanisms involved in the coordination of muscle activity are not completely known: to investigate adaptive changes in human motor cortex Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was often used. The sport models are frequently used to study how the training may affect the corticospinal system excitability...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Monda V,Valenzano A,Moscatelli F,Salerno M,Sessa F,Triggiani AI,Viggiano A,Capranica L,Marsala G,De Luca V,Cipolloni L,Ruberto M,Precenzano F,Carotenuto M,Zammit C,Gelzo M,Monda M,Cibelli G,Messina G,Messina A

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) are generally considered to possess extraordinary cognitive abilities including the ability to successfully perform in a serial reversal learning task. During reversal learning, an animal is presented with a discrimination problem and after reaching a learning criterion, the signs of the s...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bublitz A,Weinhold SR,Strobel S,Dehnhardt G,Hanke FD

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical exercise has been shown to modulate activity within the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Considering physical exercise as a holistic stimulus on the nervous system and specifically the ANS, uni- and multimodal analysis tools were applied to characterize centrally driven interactions and control of ANS function...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Vieluf S,Hasija T,Jakobsmeyer R,Schreier PJ,Reinsberger C

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the metagenomic, metabolomic and trace metal makeup of intestinal microbiota and environment in healthy male participants during the run-in (5 day) and the following three 21-day interventions: normoxic bedrest (NBR), hypoxic bedrest (HBR) and hypoxic ambulation (HAmb) which were carried out within a contr...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Šket R,Debevec T,Kublik S,Schloter M,Schoeller A,Murovec B,Vogel Mikuš K,Makuc D,Pečnik K,Plavec J,Mekjavić IB,Eiken O,Prevoršek Z,Stres B

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-duration spaceflight has been shown to negatively affect the lumbopelvic muscles of crewmembers. Through analysis of computed tomography scans of crewmembers on 4- to 6-month missions equipped with the interim resistive exercise device, the structural deterioration of the psoas, quadratus lumborum, and paraspinal...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： McNamara KP,Greene KA,Moore AM,Lenchik L,Weaver AA

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Knee injury increases the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA). Recent evidence suggests involvement of oxidative stress induced by inflammation and bleeding in the joint. This study investigates the role in this process of α1-microglobulin (A1M), a plasma and tissue antioxidant protein with reducing function, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Larsson S,Åkerström B,Gram M,Lohmander LS,Struglics A

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) represent a new and exciting field in modern medicine, now the focus of many researchers and media outlets. The hype is well-earned because of the potential of stem cells to contribute to disease modeling, drug screening, and even therapeutic approaches. In this review, we focus fi...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Martinez Y,Dubois-Dauphin M,Krause KH

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major neurodegenerative disease and is one of the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Among several factors, neuroinflammation is known to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, studies of brains affected by AD show a clea...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ravichandran S,Michelucci A,Del Sol A

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants born premature are at increased risk for development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), pulmonary hypertension (PH), and ultimately right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, which together carry a high risk of neonatal mortality. However, the role alveolar simplification and abnormal pulmonary microvascular develo...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Patel JR,Barton GP,Braun RK,Goss KN,Haraldsdottir K,Hopp A,Diffee G,Hacker TA,Moss RL,Eldridge MW

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe muscle weakness concomitant with preferential depletion of myosin has been observed in several pathological conditions. Here, we used the steroid-denervation (S-D) rat model, which shows dramatic decrease in myosin content and force production, to test whether electrical stimulation (ES) treatment can prevent t...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Yamada T,Himori K,Tatebayashi D,Yamada R,Ashida Y,Imai T,Akatsuka M,Masuda Y,Kanzaki K,Watanabe D,Wada M,Westerblad H,Lanner JT

更新日期：2018-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Purpose: Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) is an important physiological phenomenon that extensively mediates intracellular calcium ion (Ca2+) load. It has been previously found in myocytes isolated from neonatal or diseased hearts. We aimed to determine its existence, molecular nature in undiseased h...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wen H,Zhao Z,Fefelova N,Xie LH

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Although short-term (approximately 10-min) fatiguing DP has been reported not to alter the joint kinematics or displacement of the centre of mass (COM) of high-level skiers, we hypothesize that prolonged DP does change these kinematics, since muscular strength is impaired following endurance events lasti...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zoppirolli C,Bortolan L,Stella F,Boccia G,Holmberg HC,Schena F,Pellegrini B

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This work investigates the effect of arterial bifurcation angulation on atherosclerosis development through in-silico simulations of coupled cell dynamics. The computational model presented here combines cellular pathways, fluid dynamics, and physiologically-realistic vessel geometries as observed in the human vascula...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Dowding S,Zakkaroff C,Moore S,David T

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:During embryonic development, multipotent endodermal cells differentiate to form the pancreas. Islet cell clusters arising from the pancreatic bud form the acini tissue and exocrine ducts whilst pancreatic islets form around the edges of the clusters. The successive steps of islet differentiation are controlled by a c...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： O'Dowd JF,Stocker CJ

更新日期：2013-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Head-down bed rest (HDBR) is commonly considered as ground-based analog to spaceflight and simulates the headward fluid shift and cardiovascular deconditioning associated with spaceflight. We investigated in healthy volunteers whether HDBR, with or without countermeasures, affect cerebral autoregulation (CA). Twelve m...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Kermorgant M,Nasr N,Custaud MA,Navasiolava N,Arbeille P,Guinet P,Labrunée M,Besnier F,Arvanitis DN,Czosnyka M,Senard JM,Pavy-Le Traon A

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory disorders that can affect the whole gastrointestinal tract or the colonic mucosal layer. Current therapies aiming to suppress the exaggerated immune response in IBD largely rely on compounds with non-satis...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Schreiber D,Marx L,Felix S,Clasohm J,Weyland M,Schäfer M,Klotz M,Lilischkis R,Erkel G,Schäfer KH

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of present investigation was to evaluate marginal bone level after 5-year follow-up of implants placed in healed ridges and fresh extraction sockets in maxilla with immediate loading protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-six patients in need of a single-tooth replacement in the anterior maxilla receiv...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Berberi AN,Sabbagh JM,Aboushelib MN,Noujeim ZF,Salameh ZA

更新日期：2014-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with ionizing radiation (IR) remains the cornerstone of therapy for multiple cancer types, including disseminated and aggressive diseases in the palliative setting. Radiotherapy efficacy could be improved in combination with drugs that regulate the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), many of which are current...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Fouad S,Wells OS,Hill MA,D'Angiolella V

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severely affected patients with autonomic failure require pressor agents to counteract the blood pressure fall and improve presyncopal symptoms upon standing. Previous studies suggest that combination ergotamine and caffeine may be effective in the treatment of autonomic failure, but the efficacy of this drug has not ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Arnold AC,Ramirez CE,Choi L,Okamoto LE,Gamboa A,Diedrich A,Raj SR,Robertson D,Biaggioni I,Shibao CA

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of cardiac physiology is well known to occur through the action of kinases that reversibly phosphorylate ion channels, calcium handling machinery, and signaling effectors. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that palmitoylation or S-acylation, the post-translational modification of cysteines with ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Essandoh K,Philippe JM,Jenkins PM,Brody MJ

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: In chronic hypoxia (CH) and short-term chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) exposure, glycemia and insulin levels decrease and insulin sensitivity increases, which can be explained by changes in glucose transport at skeletal muscles involving GLUT1, GLUT4, Akt, and AMPK, as well as GLUT4 translocation to cel...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Siques P,Brito J,Flores K,Ordenes S,Arriaza K,Pena E,León-Velarde F,López de Pablo ÁL,Gonzalez MC,Arribas S

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Local purinergic signals modulate renal tubular transport. Acute activation of renal epithelial P2 receptors causes inhibition of epithelial transport and thus, should favor increased water and salt excretion by the kidney. So far only a few studies have addressed the effects of extracellular nucleotides on ion transp...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Marques RD,Praetorius HA,Leipziger J

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The current study aimed to examine the effects of resistance exercise with concomitant consumption of high vs. low daily doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle. As a secondary aim, we compared the effects of eccentric overload with con...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Cardinale DA,Lilja M,Mandić M,Gustafsson T,Larsen FJ,Lundberg TR

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Post-ligation cardiac syndrome (PLCS) is a common complication of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) surgical closure in low birth weight infants. It has been associated with mortality, but there is a lack of information about the neurodevelopmental outcome of the survivors. We aimed to explore the prevalence of...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bravo MC,Ybarra M,Madero R,Pellicer A

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Spodoptera exigua and S. litura are two sympatric species in China and many other countries. Both moths employ a multiple component sex pheromone blend, including a common component Z9,E12-14:OAc, and two specific components Z9-14:OH and Z11-16:OAc for S. exigua, and one specific component Z9,E11-14:OAc for S. litura....

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Yan Q,Liu XL,Wang YL,Tang XQ,Shen ZJ,Dong SL,Deng JY

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal over- and restricted-feeding during gestation have similar negative consequences for the offspring, including decreased muscularity, increased adiposity, and altered metabolism. Our objective was to determine the effects of poor maternal nutrition during gestation (over- and restricted-feeding) on the offspri...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Martin DE,Jones AK,Pillai SM,Hoffman ML,McFadden KK,Zinn SA,Govoni KE,Reed SA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neointimal hyperplasia is amongst the major causes of failure of bypass grafts. The disease progression varies from patient to patient due to a range of different factors. In this paper, a mathematical model will be used to understand neointimal hyperplasia in individual patients, combining information from biological...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Donadoni F,Pichardo-Almarza C,Bartlett M,Dardik A,Homer-Vanniasinkam S,Díaz-Zuccarini V

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is likely to influence insect-plant interactions. Aphid, as a typical phloem-feeding herbivorous insect, has shown consistently more positive responses in fitness to elevated CO2 concentrations than those seen in leaf-chewing insects. But, little is known about the...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Jiang S,Dai Y,Lu Y,Fan S,Liu Y,Bodlah MA,Parajulee MN,Chen F

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione (GSH) deficits have been observed in several mental or degenerative illness, and so has the metabolic syndrome. The impact of a decreased glucose metabolism on the GSH system is well-known, but the effect of decreased GSH levels on the energy metabolism is unclear. The aim of the present study was to inves...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lavoie S,Steullet P,Kulak A,Preitner F,Do KQ,Magistretti PJ

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00