Identification of Discriminating Metabolic Pathways and Metabolites in Human PBMCs Stimulated by Various Pathogenic Agents.

abstract：:To excrete body nitrogen waste and regulate electrolyte and fluid balance, the kidney has developed into an energy factory with only second to the heart in mitochondrial content in the body to meet the high-energy demand and regulate homeostasis. Energy supply from the renal mitochondria majorly depends on lipid metab...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lin PH,Duann P

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm premature rupture of membranes is a leading cause of preterm births. Cytokine induced matrix metalloproteinase1 and interleukin 8 production from amnion mesenchymal cells may contribute to fetal membrane weakening and rupture. Progestins inhibit inflammation induced fetal membrane weakening but their effect on...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Marinello W,Feng L,Allen TK

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) - including exosomes, microvesicles and apoptotic bodies - have received much scientific attention last decade as mediators of a newly discovered cell-to-cell communication system, acting at short and long distances. EVs carry biologically active molecules, thus providing signals that infl...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Rackov G,Garcia-Romero N,Esteban-Rubio S,Carrión-Navarro J,Belda-Iniesta C,Ayuso-Sacido A

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of biological networks can be modeled as logical or Boolean networks. However, a simplification of the reality to binary states of the nodes does not ease the difficulty of analyzing the dynamics of large, complex networks, such as signal transduction networks, due to the exponential dependence of the state ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Pentzien T,Puniya BL,Helikar T,Matache MT

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how systemic blockade of type 1 angiotensin (AT(1)-) receptors affects reflex control of the circulation and the kidney. In conscious rabbits, the effects of candesartan on responses of systemic and renal hemodynamics and renal excretory function to acute hypoxia, mild hemorrhage, and plasma volume expansi...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Xu TB,Eppel GA,Head GA,Evans RG

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of neural network dynamics relies on the interactions between the intrinsic and synaptic properties of their neural components. Moreover, neuromodulators allow networks to change these properties and adjust their activity to specific challenges. Endogenous continuous ("tonic") neuromodulation can regula...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Peña-Ortega F

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema (PE) is an issue widely noted in acute exposure to hypoxia as seen in high altitude climbers, yet the etiology of this is not defined. Previous studies in rats showed that both hypoxia and strong sympathetic activation may induce PE. As acute exposure to hypoxia is accompanied by sympathetic activation...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bölter C,Gabriel P,Appelt P,Salameh A,Schierle K,Rassler B

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) plays important roles in regulating the function of numerous ion channels and transporters. With-no-lysine (WNK) kinase phosphorylates SPAK kinase to active the SPAK signaling pathway. Our previous studies indicated that WNK kinases regulate the activity of the large-con...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bi Y,Li C,Zhang Y,Wang Y,Chen S,Yue Q,Hoover RS,Wang XH,Delpire E,Eaton DC,Zhuang J,Cai H

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In insects, locomotion is the result of rhythm generating thoracic circuits and their modulation by sensory reflexes and by inputs from the two head ganglia, the cerebral and the gnathal ganglia (GNG), which act as higher order neuronal centers playing different functions in the initiation, goal-direction, and mainten...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Emanuel S,Kaiser M,Pflueger HJ,Libersat F

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Although endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) gene Ser219Gly polymorphism has been associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) susceptibility, no clear consensus has yet been reached. Objective and methods: A meta-analysis of 9,494 subjects from 13 individual studies was conducted to better elucidat...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Li YY,Wu JJ,Yang XX,Geng HY,Gong G,Kim HJ

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is a process whose main function is to fight against invading pathogens or foreign agents. Nonetheless, it is widely accepted that inflammation takes part in multiple processes in a physiological or pathophysiological context. Among these processes the inflammation has been closely related to bone metabol...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Alonso-Pérez A,Franco-Trepat E,Guillán-Fresco M,Jorge-Mora A,López V,Pino J,Gualillo O,Gómez R

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Co-expressed genes often share similar functions, and gene co-expression networks have been widely used in studying the functionality of gene modules. Previous analysis indicated that genes are more likely to be co-expressed if they are either regulated by the same transcription factors, forming protein complexes or s...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zhang C,Lee S,Mardinoglu A,Hua Q

更新日期：2016-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Early afterdepolarization (EAD) is known to cause lethal ventricular arrhythmias in long QT syndrome (LQTS). In this study, dynamical mechanisms of EAD formation in human ventricular myocytes (HVMs) were investigated using the mathematical model developed by ten Tusscher and Panfilov (Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Kurata Y,Tsumoto K,Hayashi K,Hisatome I,Kuda Y,Tanida M

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) continuously undergoes autoxidation producing superoxide which dismutates into hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and is a potential source for subsequent oxidative reactions. Autoxidation is most pronounced under hypoxic conditions in the microcirculation and for unstable dimers formed at reduced Hb concentrati...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Rifkind JM,Mohanty JG,Nagababu E

更新日期：2015-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal fibrosis is a common pathway of virtually all progressive kidney diseases. Osthole (OST, 7-Methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2-chromenone), a derivative of coumarin mainly found in plants of the Apiaceae family, has shown inhibitory effects on inflammation, oxidative stress, fibrosis and tumor progression. The pres...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zhang S,Huang Q,Cai X,Jiang S,Xu N,Zhou Q,Cao X,Hultström M,Tian J,Lai EY

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: High altitude (HA) exposure can lead to changes in resting heart rate variability (HRV), which may be linked to acute mountain sickness (AMS) development. Compared with traditional HRV measures, non-linear HRV appears to offer incremental and prognostic data, yet its utility and relationship to AMS have be...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Boos CJ,Bye K,Sevier L,Bakker-Dyos J,Woods DR,Sullivan M,Quinlan T,Mellor A

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) is highly effective in alleviating motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) which are not optimally controlled by dopamine replacement therapy. Clinical studies and reports suggest that STN-DBS may result in increased impulsivity and de novo impulse co...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Mandali A,Chakravarthy VS,Rajan R,Sarma S,Kishore A

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:It is commonly believed that higher values of heart rate variability (HRV) indices account for better organization of the network of feedback reflexes driving an organism's response to actual bodily needs. In order to evaluate this organization in heart transplant (HTX) recipients, 58 nocturnal Holter signals of 14 HT...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wdowczyk J,Makowiec D,Gruchała M,Wejer D,Struzik ZR

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal fibrosis is characterized by progressive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, resulting in loss of organ function and eventually requiring renal replacement therapy. Unfortunately, no efficacious treatment options are available to halt renal fibrosis and translational models to test pharmacologic...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Stribos EGD,Seelen MA,van Goor H,Olinga P,Mutsaers HAM

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cachexia, or wasting of skeletal muscle and fat, afflicts many patients with chronic diseases including cancer, organ failure, and AIDS. Muscle wasting reduces quality of life and decreases response to therapy. Cachexia is caused partly by elevated inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6). Others and we ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Au ED,Desai AP,Koniaris LG,Zimmers TA

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Laodelphax striatellus is naturally infected with the Wolbachia strain wStri, which induces strong cytoplasmic incompatibility of its host. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenous non-coding small RNAs that play a critical role in the regulation of gene expression at post-transcriptional level in various biologic...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Liu L,Zhang KJ,Rong X,Li YY,Liu H

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipophorin III (ApoLp-III) is a well-known hemolymph protein having a functional role in lipid transport and immune responses of insects. Here we report the molecular and functional characterization of Anopheles stephensi Apolipophorin-III (AsApoLp-III) gene. This gene consists of 679 nucleotides arranged into two ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Dhawan R,Gupta K,Kajla M,Kakani P,Choudhury TP,Kumar S,Kumar V,Gupta L

更新日期：2017-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular myogenic response is characterized by arterial constriction in response to an increase in intraluminal pressure and dilatation to a decrease in pressure. This mechanism is important for the regulation of blood flow, capillary pressure, and arterial pressure. The identity of the mechanosensory mechanism(s)...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Jackson TY,Sun Z,Martinez-Lemus LA,Hill MA,Meininger GA

更新日期：2010-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The modulation of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism pathway is identified in metabolic alterations after hypoxia exposure, but its biological function is controversial. We aimed at integrating plasma metabolomic and transcriptomic approaches to systematically explore the roles of the AA metabolism pathway i...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Liu C,Liu B,Liu L,Zhang EL,Sun BD,Xu G,Chen J,Gao YQ

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphofructokinase deficiency is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder, which belongs to group of rare inborn errors of metabolism called glycogen storage disease. Here we report on a new mutation in the phosphofructokinase (PFK) gene PFKM identified in a 65-years-old woman who suffered from lifelong intermittent ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Vives-Corrons JL,Koralkova P,Grau JM,Mañú Pereira Mdel M,Van Wijk R

更新日期：2013-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Angiotensin II (Ang II) could promote the development of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation (AF). Apelin can inhibit the occurrence of myocardial fibrosis. However, the effect of apelin on Ang II-induced atrial fibrosis and subsequent AF still remains unknown. Objective:In the present study, we examined...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lv W,Zhang L,Cheng X,Wang H,Qin W,Zhou X,Tang B

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the scientific evidence to support the use of direct renin inhibitors (DRIs) in diabetic nephropathy (DN). MEDLINE was searched for articles reported until 2018. A standardized dataset was extracted from articles describing the effects of DRIs on plasma renin ac...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Massolini BD,Contieri SSG,Lazarini GS,Bellacosa PA,Dobre M,Petroianu G,Brateanu A,Campos LA,Baltatu OC

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: A range of computational methods that rely on the analysis of genome-wide expression datasets have been developed and successfully used for drug repositioning. The success of these methods is based on the hypothesis that introducing a factor (in this case, a drug molecule) that could reverse the disease ge...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zheng T,Ni Y,Li J,Chow BKC,Panagiotou G

更新日期：2017-09-28 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：: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