Dynamical Landscape of Heart Rhythm in Long-Term Heart Transplant Recipients: A Way to Discern Erratic Rhythms.

abstract：:The sterile insect technique (SIT) may reduce pest populations by allowing sufficient amount of irradiation-induced sterile males to mate with wild females whilst maintaining mating ability comparable to wild males. Although the SIT methods are well understood, the optimal sterilizing dose and processing development s...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Cai J,Yang H,Shi S,Zhong G,Yi X

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal ligament contains periodontal ligament stem cells that maintain tissue homeostasis. Targeting hPDLSCs (human periodontal ligament cells) is a promising strategy for repair and regeneration of bone tissue destroyed by periodontal diseases. However, the mechanisms by which PDLSCs differentiate into osteoblas...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Merkel A,Chen Y,George A

更新日期：2019-09-12 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：:The analysis of human brain functional networks is achieved by computing functional connectivity indices reflecting phase coupling and interactions between remote brain regions. In magneto- and electroencephalography, the most frequently used functional connectivity indices are constructed based on Fourier-based cross...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： La Rocca D,Wendt H,van Wassenhove V,Ciuciu P,Abry P

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the lung vessel morphology in healthy subjects is necessary to improve our understanding about the functional network of the lung and to recognize pathologic deviations beyond the normal inter-subject variation. Established values of normal lung morphology have been derived from necropsy material of only ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Pienn M,Burgard C,Payer C,Avian A,Urschler M,Stollberger R,Olschewski A,Olschewski H,Johnson T,Meinel FG,Bálint Z

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:There is compelling evidence that the "what it feels like" subjective experience of sensory stimuli arises in the cerebral cortex in both humans as well as mammalian experimental animal models. Humans are alone in their ability to verbally communicate their experience of the external environment. In other species, sen...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Key B,Brown D

更新日期：2018-08-02 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：:The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between alveolar bone deformation and β-catenin expression levels in response to the mechanical load changed by dental extraction in adult rats. Twenty-four male rats (Rattus norvegicus albinus), Wistar linage, at 2 months of age, were used. The right upper incisor...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ferreira BC,Freire AR,Araujo R,do Amaral-Silva GK,Okamoto R,Prado FB,Rossi AC

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in high-performance computing are enabling a new generation of software tools that employ computational modeling for surgical planning. Surgical management of laryngeal paralysis is one area where such computational tools could have a significant impact. The current paper describes a comprehensive effort to d...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Mittal R,Zheng X,Bhardwaj R,Seo JH,Xue Q,Bielamowicz S

更新日期：2011-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:While isolation of the pulmonary veins is firmly established as effective treatment for the majority of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, there is recognition that patients with persistent AF have substrate for perpetuation of arrhythmia existing outside of the pulmonary veins. Various computational approa...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Stiles MK,Sanders P,Lau DH

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the mid-1980s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been investigated as a non- or minimally invasive tool to probe kidney allograft function. Despite this long-standing interest, MRI still plays a subordinate role in daily practice of transplantation nephrology. With the introduction of new functional MRI techni...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： van Eijs MJM,van Zuilen AD,de Boer A,Froeling M,Nguyen TQ,Joles JA,Leiner T,Verhaar MC

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The rice-fish mode, a mode of ecological aquaculture, has become a popular research topic in recent years. The antioxidant capacity of fish can be affected by the type of diet. Three groups of adult common carp (initial weight 517.8 ± 50 g) were fed earthworm (group A), earthworm + duckweed (group M), and duckweed (gr...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Yang S,Luo J,Long Y,Du J,Xu G,Zhao L,Du Z,Luo W,Wang Y,He Z

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to quantitatively analyze the effect of an ectopic beat on heart rate variability (HRV) in the time domain, frequency domain, and in a non-linear analysis. A quantitative analysis was carried out by generating artificial ectopic beats that probabilistically contained a missed beat or a fal...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Choi A,Shin H

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulpitis in primary teeth, a condition caused by presence of bacteria, is highly prevalent worldwide. The use of biocompatibility materials with anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and regenerative properties is critical for prognosis of this endodontic disease. This study aimed to identify expression of human β defens...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zhai Y,Wang Y,Rao N,Li J,Li X,Fang T,Zhao Y,Ge L

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitatory and inhibitory junction potentials of circular smooth muscle cells in guinea pig ileum and colon are suppressed 30-90 min after setting up in vitro preparations. We have previously shown this "unresponsive" period is associated with a transient loss of dye coupling between smooth muscle cells, which subsequ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Carbone SE,Wattchow DA,Spencer NJ,Hibberd TJ,Brookes SJ

更新日期：2014-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Contusion injuries in skeletal muscle commonly occur in contact sport and vehicular and industrial workplace accidents. Icing has traditionally been used to treat such injuries under the premise that it alleviates pain, reduces tissue metabolism, and modifies vascular responses to decrease swelling. Previous research ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Singh DP,Barani Lonbani Z,Woodruff MA,Parker TJ,Steck R,Peake JM

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Xinnao shutong (XNST) capsules have been clinically used in China to treat cerebrovascular diseases. Previous studies have demonstrated that XNST has significant neuroprotective effects against acute cerebral ischemic stroke. The present study investigated the effects and mechanisms of XNST treatment following chronic...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wang L,Wang R,Chen Z,Zhao H,Luo Y

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue is recognized as an important organ with metabolic, regulatory, and plastic roles. Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) with self-renewal properties localize in the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) being present in a vascular niche, thereby, contributing to local regulation of angiogenesis and vessel...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Panina YA,Yakimov AS,Komleva YK,Morgun AV,Lopatina OL,Malinovskaya NA,Shuvaev AN,Salmin VV,Taranushenko TE,Salmina AB

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular exercise prevents lipid abnormalities and conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity; it considerably benefits sedentary individuals. However, individuals exhibit highly variable responses to exercise, probably due to genetic variations. Animal models are typically used to investigate the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Tung YT,Hsu YJ,Liao CC,Ho ST,Huang CC,Huang WC

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:There are animal species that have adapted to life at high altitude and hypobaric hypoxia conditions in the Andean highlands. One such species is the llama (Lama glama), which seem to have developed efficient protective mechanisms to avoid maladaptation resulting from chronic hypoxia, such as a resistance to the devel...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： López V,Moraga FA,Llanos AJ,Ebensperger G,Taborda MI,Uribe E

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of mammalian teeth and surrounding tissues includes time-space changes in the extracellular matrix composition and organization. This requires complex control mechanisms to regulate its synthesis and remodeling. Fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices (FACITs) and a group of small leuci...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zvackova I,Matalova E,Lesot H

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Chaste is an open-source C++ library for computational biology that has well-developed cardiac electrophysiology tissue simulation support. In this paper, we introduce the features available for performing cardiac electrophysiology action potential simulations using a wide range of models from the Physiome repository....

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Cooper J,Spiteri RJ,Mirams GR

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that elastic binding of the abdomen (AB) would enhance neuromuscular efficiency of the human diaphragm during exercise. Twelve healthy non-obese men aged 24.8 ± 1.7 years (mean ± SE) completed a symptom-limited constant-load cycle endurance exercise test at 85% of their peak incremental power ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Abdallah SJ,Chan DS,Glicksman R,Mendonca CT,Luo Y,Bourbeau J,Smith BM,Jensen D

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of aquatic invertebrates in biomedical research and as environmental sentinels has dramatically grown in recent decades, with an increased need in understanding of comparative pathology. The Unionids freshwater mussels are a group of worldwide distributed bivalves residing small ditches and ponds, lakes, canal...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Carella F,Villari G,Maio N,De Vico G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many hereditary disorders, although the underlying genetic mutation may be known, the molecular mechanism leading to hemolytic anemia is still unclear and needs further investigation. Previous studies revealed an increased intracellular Ca2+ in red blood cells (RBCs) from patients with sickle cell disease, thalass...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Hertz L,Huisjes R,Llaudet-Planas E,Petkova-Kirova P,Makhro A,Danielczok JG,Egee S,Del Mar Mañú-Pereira M,van Wijk R,Vives Corrons JL,Bogdanova A,Kaestner L

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The RR-interval time series or tachograms obtained from electrocardiograms have been widely studied since they reflect the cardiac variability, and this is an indicative of the health status of a person. The tachogram can be seen as a highly non-linear and complex time series, and therefore, should be analyzed with no...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Solís-Montufar EE,Gálvez-Coyt G,Muñoz-Diosdado A

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant clams live in symbiosis with extracellular zooxanthellae and display high rates of growth and shell formation (calcification) in light. Light-enhanced calcification requires an increase in the supply of Ca2+ to, and simultaneously an augmented removal of H+ from, the extrapallial fluid where shell formation occu...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ip YK,Hiong KC,Goh EJK,Boo MV,Choo CYL,Ching B,Wong WP,Chew SF

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcopenia is the age-related progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength finally leading to poor physical performance. Impaired myogenesis contributes to the pathogenesis of sarcopenia, while mitochondrial dysfunctions are thought to play a primary role in skeletal muscle loss during aging. Here we studied ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Belli R,Bonato A,De Angelis L,Mirabilii S,Ricciardi MR,Tafuri A,Molfino A,Leigheb M,Costelli P,Caruso M,Muscaritoli M,Ferraro E

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: RNase A (the bovine equivalent to human RNase 1) and RNase 5 (angiogenin) are two closely related ribonucleases. RNase 5 is described as a powerful angiogenic factor. Whether RNase A shares the same angiogenic characteristic, or interferes with vessel growth as demonstrated for arteriogenesis, has never be...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lasch M,Kumaraswami K,Nasiscionyte S,Kircher S,van den Heuvel D,Meister S,Ishikawa-Ankerhold H,Deindl E

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:As arteries become stiffer with aging, reflected waves move faster and augment late systolic pressure. Few studies have described the age-related changes in both peripheral and central systolic blood pressures in populations. We investigated the age dependency of peripheral (pSBP) and central (cSBP) systolic pressure ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wojciechowska W,Li Y,Stolarz-Skrzypek K,Kawecka-Jaszcz K,Staessen JA,Wang JG,European Project on Genes in Hypertension and the JingNing Study Investigators.

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00