Distal Arthrogryposis and Lethal Congenital Contracture Syndrome - An Overview.

abstract：:Objective: This study aims to investigate the effect of astragaloside IV on adipose lipolysis and hepatic gluconeogenesis. Methods: High-fat diet (HFD) feeding induced adipose dysfunction with enhanced endogenous glucose production in mice. The effects of Astragaloside IV on lipolysis and hepatic glucose production we...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Du Q,Zhang S,Li A,Mohammad IS,Liu B,Li Y

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of years ago we reported that ventral Lateral Neurons (LNvs), which are essential in the control of rest-activity cycles in Drosophila, undergo circadian remodeling of their axonal projections. This structural plasticity gives rise to changes in the degree of connectivity, which could provide a means of trans...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Herrero A,Duhart JM,Ceriani MF

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was conducted to compare and evaluate effects of four different macro-algaes on growth, immune response, and intestinal microbiota of Litopenaeus vannamei. In the rearing trial 1, shrimp were fed five diets containing four sources of macro-algaes for 8 weeks, named D1 (without macro-algae), D2 (Porphyra hait...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Niu J,Xie JJ,Guo TY,Fang HH,Zhang YM,Liao SY,Xie SW,Liu YJ,Tian LX

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose metabolism is a biologically important metabolic process. Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3) is a key enzyme located in the middle of the sugar metabolism pathway that can regulate the energy metabolism process in the body through insulin signaling. This paper mainly explores the regulatory effect of glycogen sy...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Ding YJ,Li GY,Xu CD,Wu Y,Zhou ZS,Wang SG,Li C

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat acclimation by post-exercise hot water immersion (HWI) on six consecutive days reduces thermal strain and improves exercise performance during heat stress. However, the retention of adaptations by this method remains unknown. Typically, adaptations to short-term, exercise-heat-acclimation (<7 heat exposures) deca...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zurawlew MJ,Mee JA,Walsh NP

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis results from a heterozygous deletion of 9 amino acids in the erythrocyte anion exchange protein AE1 (band 3). The report of the first successful birth of an individual homozygous for this mutation showed an association with severe dyserythropoietic anemia. Imaging of the proband's erythroc...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Flatt JF,Stevens-Hernandez CJ,Cogan NM,Eggleston DJ,Haines NM,Heesom KJ,Picard V,Thomas C,Bruce LJ

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The short-term benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in subjects affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) are scarcely examined in interaction. This study aimed to identify the effects of combined aerobic and resistance exercise programs on walking performance compared with isolated aerobic exer...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Machado I,Sousa N,Paredes H,Ferreira J,Abrantes C

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Acute ingestion of alcohol is often accompanied by cardiovascular dysregulation, malaise and even syncope. The full hemodynamic and cutaneous responses to the combination of alcohol and sugar (i.e., alcopops), a common combination in young people, and the mechanisms for the propensity to orthostatic intolerance a...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Maufrais C,Charriere N,Montani JP

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated an acute and chronic increase of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in relation to different types of physical exercise. Currently, many individuals seek physical training strategies that present different types of stimulation and volume/intensity. Thus, the extreme conditioning...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Pereira ES,Krause Neto W,Calefi AS,Georgetti M,Guerreiro L,Zocoler CAS,Gama EF

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:For early prevention of cardiovascular disease, early detection and risk factor insights are necessary. The autonomic balance reflects cardiovascular risk and can be measured by heart rate variability (HRV). Therefore, our purpose is to examine associations between HRV and the energy-related biomarkers leptin and adip...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Van De Wielle R,Michels N

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The transient receptor potential vanilloid member 1 (TRPV1) in the central nervous system may contribute to homeostatic plasticity by regulating intracellular Ca2+, which becomes unbalanced in age-related neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Huntington's. Glaucomatous optic neuropathy - the world's le...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： McGrady NR,Risner ML,Vest V,Calkins DJ

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) contribution to long-term setting of blood pressure (BP) and hence hypertension has been a continuing controversy over many decades. However, the contribution of increased sympathetic vasomotor tone to the heart, kidney, and blood vessels has been suggested as a major influence on ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Head GA,Jackson KL,Gueguen C

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), which is transmitted in Brazil mainly by the tick Amblyomma sculptum. Herein, larvae and nymphs of six populations of A. sculptum were exposed to R. rickettsii by feeding on needle-inoculated guinea pigs, and thereafter rear...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Gerardi M,Ramírez-Hernández A,Binder LC,Krawczak FS,Gregori F,Labruna MB

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Recent studies have shown that blood-based miRNAs are dysregulated in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and are therefore a potential tool for the diagnosis of AMI. Therefore, this study summarized and evaluated studies focused on microRNAs as novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of AMI from th...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Zhai C,Li R,Hou K,Chen J,Alzogool M,Hu Y,Zhang J,Zhang Y,Wang L,Zhang R,Cong H

更新日期：2020-08-14 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：:We have isolated dental pulp cells (DPCs) from three healthy (hDPCs) and three carious (cDPCs) donors and shown that compared to hDPCs cells isolated from superficial carious lesions show higher clonogenic potential; show an equivalent proportion of cells with putative stem cell surface markers; show enhanced matrix m...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Alkharobi H,Beattie J,Meade J,Devine D,El-Gendy R

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Singlet oxygen generated in a type II photodynamic action, due to its limited lifetime (1 μs) and reactive distance (<10 nm), could regulate live cell function nanoscopically. The genetically-encoded protein photosensitizers (engineered fluorescent proteins such as KillerRed, TagRFP, and flavin-binding proteins such a...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Jiang HN,Li Y,Cui ZJ

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Aging and changing age demographics represent critical problems of our time. Physiological functions decline with age, often ending in a systemic process that contributes to numerous impairments and age-related diseases including heart failure (HF). We aimed to analyze whether differences in composite measur...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wagner J,Knaier R,Königstein K,Klenk C,Carrard J,Lichtenstein E,Scharnagl H,März W,Hanssen H,Hinrichs T,Schmidt-Trucksäss A,Arbeev K

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common disabling condition in individuals experiencing high altitudes, which may progress to life-threatening high altitude cerebral edema. Today, no established biomarkers are available for prediction the susceptibility of AMS. MicroRNAs emerge as promising sensitive and...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Liu B,Huang H,Wu G,Xu G,Sun BD,Zhang EL,Chen J,Gao YQ

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of invading pathogens and endogenous molecules from damaged tissues by toll-like receptors (TLRs) triggers protective self-defense mechanisms. However, excessive TLR activation disrupts the immune homeostasis by sustained pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines production and consequently contributes...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Gao W,Xiong Y,Li Q,Yang H

更新日期：2017-07-19 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：:The aim of this study is to detect the effects of C60 fullerenes, which possess pronounced antioxidant properties, in comparison with the actions of the known exogenous antioxidants N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and β-Alanine in terms of exercise tolerance and contractile property changes of the m. triceps surae (TS) during ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Vereshchaka IV,Bulgakova NV,Maznychenko AV,Gonchar OO,Prylutskyy YI,Ritter U,Moska W,Tomiak T,Nozdrenko DM,Mishchenko IV,Kostyukov AI

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a major contributor to the development of heart failure (HF). Alterations in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent signaling pathways participate in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction occurring in LVH and HF. cAMP signals are received and integrated ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Schiattarella GG,Boccella N,Paolillo R,Cattaneo F,Trimarco V,Franzone A,D'Apice S,Giugliano G,Rinaldi L,Borzacchiello D,Gentile A,Lombardi A,Feliciello A,Esposito G,Perrino C

更新日期：2018-05-28 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：:Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is an essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and an antioxidant in plasma membranes and lipoproteins. It is endogenously produced in all cells by a highly regulated pathway that involves a mitochondrial multiprotein complex. Defects in either the structural and/or regulatory...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Hernández-Camacho JD,Bernier M,López-Lluch G,Navas P

更新日期：2018-02-05 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：:A sedentary lifestyle is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors and reduced cardiac compliance when compared to a lifestyle that includes exercise training. Exercise training increases cardiac compliance in humans, but the mechanisms underlying this improvement are unknown. A major determinant of cardia...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Chung CS,Hiske MA,Chadha A,Mueller PJ

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Perturbation of endothelial function in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been reported, which may be associated with endothelial cell expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Previous reports indicate that CFTR activity upregulates endothelial barrier function, endoth...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Khalaf M,Scott-Ward T,Causer A,Saynor Z,Shepherd A,Górecki D,Lewis A,Laight D,Shute J

更新日期：2020-07-29 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：:This study aimed to simultaneously examine the differences of human nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and nerve cross-sectional area (nCSA) between the upper and lower limbs and between different regions of the upper and lower limbs. Thirty healthy subjects volunteered for the study. NCV and nCSA of the ulnar and tibial...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Nobue A,Kunimasa Y,Tsuneishi H,Sano K,Oda H,Ishikawa M

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00