Polymorphism rs1761667 in the CD36 Gene Is Associated to Changes in Fatty Acid Metabolism and Circulating Endocannabinoid Levels Distinctively in Normal Weight and Obese Subjects.

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by rapid wasting of skeletal muscle. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a well-known pathological feature of DMD. However, whether mitochondrial dysfunction occurs before muscle fiber damage in DMD pathology is not well known. Furthermore, the impact upon heterozygous femal...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Moore TM,Lin AJ,Strumwasser AR,Cory K,Whitney K,Ho T,Ho T,Lee JL,Rucker DH,Nguyen CQ,Yackly A,Mahata SK,Wanagat J,Stiles L,Turcotte LP,Crosbie RH,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier research work on the dynamics of the brain, disclosing the existence of crucial events, is revisited for the purpose of making the action of crucial events, responsible for the 1/f -noise in the brain, compatible with the wave-like nature of the brain processes. We review the relevant neurophysiological litera...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bohara G,West BJ,Grigolini P

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine if acute slow breathing at 6 breaths/min would improve baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate variability (HRV), and lower blood pressure (BP) in adults after stroke. Methods: Twelve individuals completed two randomized study visits where they performed a 15-min bout of breathing exercises a...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Larson M,Chantigian DP,Asirvatham-Jeyaraj N,Van de Winckel A,Keller-Ross ML

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (Epo) is an indispensable erythropoietic hormone primarily produced from renal Epo-producing cells (REPs). Epo production in REPs is tightly regulated in a hypoxia-inducible manner to maintain tissue oxygen homeostasis. Insufficient Epo production by REPs causes renal anemia and anemia associated with c...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Souma T,Suzuki N,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by vaginal microbiota have reported antimicrobial and immune modulatory activities indicating their potential as biomarkers of disease and/or disease susceptibility. In asymptomatic women of reproductive-age the vaginal microbiota is comprised of lactic acid-pro...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Aldunate M,Srbinovski D,Hearps AC,Latham CF,Ramsland PA,Gugasyan R,Cone RA,Tachedjian G

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of neural systems leverages tools from many different fields. Drawing on techniques from the study of critical phenomena in statistical mechanics, several studies have reported signatures of criticality in neural systems, including power-law distributions, shape collapses, and optimized quantities under t...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Timme NM,Marshall NJ,Bennett N,Ripp M,Lautzenhiser E,Beggs JM

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To explore the correlation between in vivo placental volumetric parameters in the first trimester of pregnancy and ex vivo parameters of fetoplacental vascular function after delivery. Methods:In ten singleton physiological pregnancies, placental volume (PV) and uteroplacental vascular volume (uPVV) were mea...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Hitzerd E,Reijnders IF,Mulders AGMGJ,Koning AHJ,Reiss IKM,Danser AHJ,Steegers-Theunissen RPM,Simons SHP,Koster MPH

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of the human brain to interpret and respond to multiple temporal scales in its surroundings suggests that its internal interactions must also be able to operate over a broad temporal range. In this paper, we utilize a recently introduced method for characterizing the rate of change of the phase difference...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Botcharova M,Berthouze L,Brookes MJ,Barnes GR,Farmer SF

更新日期：2015-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal arthrogryposis (DA) is a skeletal muscle disorder which can be classified under a broader term as Arthrogryposis multiplex contractures. DA is characterized by the presence of joint contractures at various parts of the body, particularly in distal extremities. It is identified as an autosomal dominant and a rar...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Desai D,Stiene D,Song T,Sadayappan S

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage gated potassium channels (KV) are membrane proteins that allow selective flow of K+ ions in a voltage-dependent manner. These channels play an important role in several excitable cells as neurons, cardiomyocytes, and vascular smooth muscle. Over the last 20 years, it has been shown that omega-3 polyunsaturated...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Moreno C,de la Cruz A,Valenzuela C

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death caused by ventricular arrhythmias is among the leading causes of mortality, with approximately half of all deaths attributed to heart disease worldwide. Periodic repolarization dynamics (PRD) is a novel marker of repolarization instability and strong predictor of death in patients post-myocardial ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ang R,Marina N

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretical cardiac electrophysiology focuses on the dynamics of the membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum ion currents; however, passive (e.g., membrane capacitance) and quasi-active (response to small signals) properties of the cardiac sarcolemma, which are quantified by impedance, are also important in determining th...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Iravanian S,Herndon C,Langberg JJ,Fenton FH

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper introduces the use of low frequencies forced oscillation technique (FOT) in the presence of breathing signal. The hypothesis tested is to evaluate the sensitivity of FOT to various degrees of obstruction in COPD patients. The measurements were performed in the frequency range 0-2 Hz. The use of FOT to evalu...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ghita M,Copot D,Ghita M,Derom E,Ionescu C

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:As clinicians attempt to understand the underlying reasons for the vulnerability of different regions of the developing brain to injury, it is apparent that little is known as to how hypoxia-ischemia may affect the cerebrovasculature in the developing infant. Most of the research investigating the pathogenesis of peri...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Baburamani AA,Ek CJ,Walker DW,Castillo-Melendez M

更新日期：2012-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecdysteroids play an essential role in controlling insect development and reproduction. Their pathway is regulated by a group of enzymes called Halloween gene proteins. The relationship between the Halloween genes and ecdysteroid synthesis has yet to be clearly understood in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.),...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Peng L,Wang L,Zou MM,Vasseur L,Chu LN,Qin YD,Zhai YL,You MS

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccentric loading is an effective stimulus for muscle hypertrophy and strength gains, however, the effect of lengthening velocity is under debate. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the influence of muscle lengthening velocity during eccentric training on muscle hypertrophy and strength gains at a giv...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Marzilger R,Bohm S,Mersmann F,Arampatzis A

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirtuins (SIRT) are ubiquitous histone and protein deacetylases and a member of this family, SIRT1, is the best-studied one. Its functions in endothelial cells encompass branching angiogenesis, activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, regulation of proapoptotic and proinflammatory pathways, among others. Defec...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lipphardt M,Dihazi H,Müller GA,Goligorsky MS

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The pre-occlusal eruption brings the molars into functional occlusion and initiates tensional strains during mastication. We hypothesized that upon establishment of occlusal contact, the periodontal ligament (PDL) undergoes cell and extracellular matrix maturation to adapt to this mechanical function. The PDL of 12 Wi...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Denes BJ,Ait-Lounis A,Wehrle-Haller B,Kiliaridis S

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical evidence in several species shows highly heterogeneous fat distribution in the atrial and ventricular myocardium. Atrial appendages have fat deposits, and more so on the posterior left atrium. Although such fat distributions are considered normal, fatty infiltration is regarded arrhythmogenic, and various c...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Anumonwo JMB,Herron T

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) on different portions of the force-velocity (F-V) relationship in older adults with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to assess its association with physical function. The participants were 26 older adults with CO...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Navarro-Cruz R,Alcazar J,Rodriguez-Lopez C,Losa-Reyna J,Alfaro-Acha A,Ara I,García-García FJ,Alegre LM

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of child death worldwide and a top global health priority. Among the survivors, the risk of life-long disabilities is high, including cerebral palsy and impairment of movement, cognition, and behavior. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of preterm brain injuries is...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Pregnolato S,Chakkarapani E,Isles AR,Luyt K

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the development of voltage sensitive dyes and Ca(2+) sensors in combination with innovative microscopy techniques allowed researchers to perform functional measurements with an unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. At the moment, one of the shortcomings of available technologies is their incapabil...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Crocini C,Coppini R,Ferrantini C,Pavone FS,Sacconi L

更新日期：2014-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike most excitable cells, certain syncytial smooth muscle cells are known to exhibit spontaneous action potentials of varying shapes and sizes. These differences in shape are observed even in electrophysiological recordings obtained from a single cell. The origin and physiological relevance of this phenomenon are c...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Appukuttan S,Padmakumar M,Young JS,Brain KL,Manchanda R

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The signaling pathways involved in the regulation of cardiac GLUT4 translocation/glucose uptake and CD36 translocation/long-chain fatty acid uptake are not fully understood. We compared in heart/muscle-specific PKC-λ knockout mice the roles of atypical PKCs (PKC-ζ and PKC-λ) in regulating cardiac glucose and fatty ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Habets DD,Luiken JJ,Ouwens M,Coumans WA,Vergouwe M,Maarbjerg SJ,Leitges M,Bonen A,Richter EA,Glatz JF

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In the chronic stage of myocardial infarction, a significant number of patients develop life-threatening ventricular tachycardias (VT) due to the arrhythmogenic nature of the remodeled myocardium. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a common procedure to isolate reentry pathways across the infarct scar that are responsib...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lopez-Perez A,Sebastian R,Izquierdo M,Ruiz R,Bishop M,Ferrero JM

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Moonlighting proteins are a subset of multifunctional proteins characterized by their multiple, independent, and unrelated biological functions. We recently set up a large-scale identification of moonlighting proteins using a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network approach. We established that 3% of the current hum...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zanzoni A,Chapple CE,Brun C

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Antineoplastic drugs can be associated with several side effects, including cardiovascular toxicity (CTX). Biochemical studies have identified multiple mechanisms of CTX. Chemoterapeutic agents can alter redox homeostasis by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species RNS. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Varricchi G,Ameri P,Cadeddu C,Ghigo A,Madonna R,Marone G,Mercurio V,Monte I,Novo G,Parrella P,Pirozzi F,Pecoraro A,Spallarossa P,Zito C,Mercuro G,Pagliaro P,Tocchetti CG

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Exhaled breath carbon monoxide (eCO) is a candidate biomarker for non-invasive assessment of oxidative stress and respiratory diseases. Standard end-tidal CO analysis, however, cannot distinguish, whether eCO reflects endogenous CO production, lung diffusion properties or exogenous sources, and is unable to resolve a ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ghorbani R,Blomberg A,Schmidt FM

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Molar hypomineralisation (MH) is becoming globally recognised as a significant public health problem linked to childhood tooth decay. However, with causation and pathogenesis unclear after 100 years of investigation, better pathological understanding is needed if MH is to become preventable. Our studies have implicate...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Perez VA,Mangum JE,Hubbard MJ

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular ATP acts on the P2X family of ligand-gated ion channels and several members of the P2Y family of G protein-coupled receptors to mediate intercellular communication among many cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts. It is known that multiple P2 receptors are expressed on osteoblasts (P2X2,5,6,7 and...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Xing S,Grol MW,Grutter PH,Dixon SJ,Komarova SV

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00