Mineralocorticoid receptors, inflammation and sympathetic drive in a rat model of systolic heart failure.

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? This brief review discusses potential sex differences in arterial function across the age span, with special emphasis on the effects of oestrogen and testosterone on the vascular endothelium. What advances does it highlight? We discuss the relationship between the impacts ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Green DJ,Hopkins ND,Jones H,Thijssen DH,Eijsvogels TM,Yeap BB

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone influences the kidney's regulation of blood pressure (BP), but aldosterone can contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension. Blood pressure is reduced with aerobic exercise training (AEX), but the extent to which plasma aldosterone (PA) levels change is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Jones JM,Dowling TC,Park JJ,Phares DA,Park JY,Obisesan TO,Brown MD

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of bicarbonate as a hydrogen ion buffer has been investigated using the fluorescent dye BCECF in individual rat cerebellar, hippocampal and neocortical neurones maintained in culture. The steady-state intracellular pH (pHi) was estimated to be 7.07 +/- 0.05 (n = 22) in CO2-HCO3(-)-buffered media. Buffering po...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Amos BJ,Pocock G,Richards CD

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? Do Fog2Rb-/Rb- mice present a defect of small intestine homeostasis? What is the main finding and its importance? The importance of interactions between FOG-2 and pRb in adipose tissue physiology has previously been demonstrated. Here it is shown that this intera...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Goupille O,Kadri Z,Langelé A,Luccantoni S,Badoual C,Leboulch P,Chrétien S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beneficial effects of exercise training on the vasculature have been consistently reported in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors or disease, whereas studies in apparently healthy subjects have been less uniform. In this review, we examine evidence pertaining to the impact of exercise training on conduit and res...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Green DJ,Spence A,Halliwill JR,Cable NT,Thijssen DH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renal medulla contains more mRNA of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) than the cortex, which may be important in preventing ischaemic injury, since blood flow and tissue oxygen tension are normally low in this region. We examined the effects of the bacterial endotoxin E. coli lipopolysaccharide...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Chou DE,Cai H,Jayadevappa D,Porush JG

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? This article draws evidence from the current literature to support the hypothesis that non-coding RNA-mediated gene regulation takes place in the mitochondria. An emphasis is put on skeletal muscle. What advances does it highlight? This review highlights the potential role...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Silver J,Wadley G,Lamon S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? Patients with advanced heart failure who are implanted with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) present an opportunity to understand the human circulation under extreme conditions. What advances does it highlight? LVAD patients have a unique circulation that is charact...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Stöhr EJ,Cornwell WK 3rd,Kanwar M,Cockcroft JR,McDonnell BJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of muscle fatigue on the mechanical efficiency of muscle work performance were studied in situ, in stretch-shortening cycles that resembled physiological conditions. The experiments were performed on the medial gastrocnemius muscles of seven rats. To calculate efficiency, a simple Hill-type model was used,...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Ettema GJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A global and transient rise of intracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+i) is central to the operation of pump-leak coupling in the frog early distal tubule (EDT). The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the site of this Ca2+ release and reuptake; however, it is likely that other intracellular pools, such as mitochondria, also contribute to...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Fowler MR,Hunter M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 2 months of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats, the membrane potential of the diaphragm muscle when measured in vitro at 30 degrees C was unchanged but the tetanic tension, the half-relaxation time of the isometric twitch and the fatigue resistance were each reduced. Treatment of the diabetic rats with the ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： McGuire M,MacDermott M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? We hypothesized that chronic mitoprotection would decrease renal vascular remodelling and dysfunction in swine metabolic syndrome. What is the main finding and its importance? This study shows that experimental metabolic syndrome exerts renal microvascular and en...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Eirin A,Hedayat AF,Ferguson CM,Textor SC,Lerman A,Lerman LO

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review we discuss our current understanding of the cellular basis of uterine contractility, highlighting those areas requiring further study. It is clear that the basic processes of excitation-contraction coupling lie within the myometrial cell, and that these may be modified by agonists. Pacemaker activity, h...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Wray S,Kupittayanant S,Shmygol A,Smith RD,Burdyga T

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was made of the effects of H1 and H2 receptor agonists and antagonists on rabbit pancreatic exocrine secretion stimulated by secretin and cholecystokinin (CCK). The H1 agonist 2-thiazolylethylamine elicited dose-dependent increases in the rate of secretion. Increases in pancreatic juice flow and enzym...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Pariente JA,Madrid JA,Salido GM

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia has been reported to increase arterial potassium concentration ([K+]a) in anaesthetized cats (Paterson, Estavillo & Nye, 1988). The purpose of this study was to determine whether this phenomenon occurs in humans. The effect of hypoxia on [K+]a was measured in ten male subjects, at rest and during light exercis...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Barlow CW,Qayyum MS,Davey PP,Paterson DJ,Robbins PA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of pre-exercise carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion on pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) activation, acetyl group availability and substrate level phosphorylation (glycogenolysis and phosphocreatine (PCr) hydrolysis) in human skeletal muscle during the transition from rest to steady-state ex...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Tsintzas K,Williams C,Constantin-Teodosiu D,Hultman E,Boobis L,Greenhaff P

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the experiments was to investigate the cellular basis of the inotropic effect on myocardium of several opioids which have been implicated in producing cardiotoxic effects in human poisoning. Opioids exerted negative inotropic effects, with half-maximal concentrations between 10 microM (dextropropoxyph...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Wu C,Fry CH,Henry J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the surface ultrastructure and morphological characteristics of leucocytes obtained from control rats breathing air and rats made acutely hypoxic (breathing 6% O2, for 30 min). Striking ultrastructural and morphological changes occurred in the leucocytes of hypoxic rats. These changes included the app...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Mian R,Westwood D,Stanley P,Marshall JM,Coote JH

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular calcium within the middle cerebral artery (MCA) isolated from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR-SP) were investigated using real-time confocal laser microscopy. At 3 months of age (prestroke), rhythmical changes in the [Ca(2+)](i) during the tonic phase were...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Hashimoto T,Kiya M,Ohata H,Miyazaki T,Shibata K,Nobe K,Honda K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural activation decreases cerebral deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb(C)) and increases oxyhaemoglobin concentration (O(2)Hb(C)). In contrast, patients who present with restricted cerebral blood flow, such as those suffering from cerebral ischaemia or Alzheimer's disease, and during the course of ageing the converse occurs, in t...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Miyazawa T,Horiuchi M,Ichikawa D,Sato K,Tanaka N,Bailey DM,Ogoh S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the topic of this review? We review the current literature on the neural reflex termed the 'inflammatory reflex' that inhibits an excessive release of inflammatory mediators in response to an immune challenge. What advances does it highlight? The original model proposed that the inflammatory reflex is a vago-v...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Martelli D,Farmer DG,Yao ST

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? I focus on clinical aspects of uterine physiology, specifically, myometrial contractility. I bring together and contrast findings using physiological approaches and those using newer techniques, 'omics'. What advances does it highlight? Physiological studies have recently ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Wray S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? The aim was to determine the effect of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (MAT) on free Achilles tendon three-dimensional morphology and volume at rest and under load in people with unilateral MAT. What is the main finding and its importance? Tendinopathic tendon ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Nuri L,Obst SJ,Newsham-West R,Barrett RS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed to investigate the presence and nature of beta-adrenoceptors in blood vessels supplying the posterior capsule of the rabbit knee joint. Electrical stimulation of the posterior articular nerve (PAN) and close intra-arterial injection of adrenaline produced vasoconstriction which reversed to v...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Najafipour H,Ferrell WR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the topic of this review? This article presents emerging evidence for heightened carotid body chemoreflex activity as a major driver of sympathetic activation and hypertension in sleep apnoea patients. What advances does it heighlight? This article discusses the recent advances on cellular, molecular and epige...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Prabhakar NR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular arousal is associated with patterned cortical activity changes. Head-down-tilt bed rest (HDBR) dimishes the baroreflex-mediated cardiac control. The present study tested the hypothesis that HDBR deconditioning would modify the forebrain organization for heart rate (HR) control during baroreflex unloadin...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Shoemaker JK,Usselman CW,Rothwell A,Wong SW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? This article describes the contribution of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines to the enhanced carotid body chemosensory responsiveness to the hypoxia and systemic hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia. What advances does it highlight? Chronic in...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Iturriaga R,Moya EA,Del Rio R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive asphyxia, produced by a prolonged voluntary breath hold (end-expiratory apnoea), evokes large bursts of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). These bursts increase in amplitude until the asphyxic break point is reached, at which point the bursts are inhibited. We tested the hypothesis that lung inflati...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Seitz MJ,Brown R,Macefield VG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pairs of Ia and II afferent fibres supplying primary and secondary endings lying in the same tenuissimus spindles were prepared in barbiturate anaesthetized cats in order to compare the variability in the rhythm of discharge of the two endings during responses elicited by the contraction of different intrafusal muscle...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Celichowski J,Emonet-Dénand F,Gladden M,Laporte Y,Petit J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unknown whether changes in corticomotor excitability follow prolonged exercise in healthy humans. Furthermore, the role of supraspinal fatigue in decrements of force production and voluntary activation following prolonged exercise has not been established. This study investigated peripheral and central fatigue a...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Ross EZ,Middleton N,Shave R,George K,Nowicky A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00