Rectal electrogenic secretion--is it a putative indicator of intestinal secretory status induced by nutritional deprivation in the rat?

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? Can targeted ablation of cardiac sympathetic neurons suppress myocardial infarction-induced adverse cardiac remodelling and left ventricular dysfunction? What is the main finding and its importance? Targeted ablation of cardiac sympathetic neurons significantly a...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Xiong L,Liu Y,Zhou M,Wang G,Quan D,Shuai W,Shen C,Kong B,Huang C,Huang H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? What is the role of lncRNA PRRT3-AS1 in the regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) gene-mediated mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway in proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy of prostate cancer cells? What is the ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Fan L,Li H,Wang W

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to compare the kinetics of estimated capillary blood flow (Qcap) to those of femoral artery blood flow (QFA) and estimated muscle oxygen uptake (VO2m). Nine healthy subjects performed a series of transitions from rest to moderate (below estimated lactate threshold, 6 min bouts) knee exten...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Harper AJ,Ferreira LF,Lutjemeier BJ,Townsend DK,Barstow TJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disrupting circadian rhythms in rodents perturbs glucose metabolism and increases adiposity. To determine whether these effects occur in a large diurnal animal, we assessed the impact of circadian rhythm disruption upon metabolic function in sheep. Adult ewes (n = 7) underwent 3 weeks of a control 12 h light-12 h dark...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Varcoe TJ,Gatford KL,Voultsios A,Salkeld MD,Boden MJ,Rattanatray L,Kennaway DJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were submitted to 14 days of hindlimb suspension in order to examine the contractile and elastic properties of the soleus muscles under disuse conditions. The calcium/strontium activation properties, the maximal shortening velocity (V0), as well as the time behaviour of force transients following quick releases a...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Toursel T,Stevens L,Mounier Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Oxidants have been suggested to enhance contractile function in unfatigued muscle. In this study we aimed to determine the effect of oxidants on "chemically skinned" diaphragm muscle fibre bundles. The sarcoplasmic reticulum and contractile proteins were exposed to superoxide anions (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Darnley GM,Duke AM,Steele DS,MacFarlane NG

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? Is mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium capable of improving the pathological alterations of ovalbumin-induced asthma in mice? What is the main finding and its importance? Our study indicated that human amniotic membrane mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medi...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Dalouchi F,Falak R,Bakhshesh M,Sharifiaghdam Z,Azizi Y,Aboutaleb N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? Exercise for type 2 diabetes patients treated with insulin therapy involves the risk of hypoglycaemia. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors can be effective in combination with exercise because they reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia. We evaluated the eff...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Tanimura Y,Aoi W,Mizushima K,Higashimura Y,Naito Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular pH (pHi) was measured in left ventricular myocytes from hearts hypertrophied by constriction of the thoracic aorta. There was a continuous relation between an increase in heart-to-body weight ratio and a decrease in pHi (mean +/- S.D., 7.06 +/- 0.18 pH units in control hearts vs. 6.87 +/- 0.17 pH units i...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Wallis WR,Wu C,Sheridan DJ,Fry CH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：NEW FINDINGS:What is the topic of this review? This review covers recent evidence highlighting the crucial pathophysiological roles and molecular mechanisms of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling pathway during the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and discusses targeting of BMP signalling as a new...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Yang K,Wang J,Lu W

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 central question of this study? Impairment and subsequent improvement in cerebral oxygenation during acute and prolonged exposure to high altitude affect exercise performance. This study innovates by investigating the effect of acute and prolonged high-altitude exposure on cerebral haemodynamic...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Marillier M,Rupp T,Bouzat P,Walther G,Baillieul S,Millet GY,Robach P,Verges S

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：NEW FINDINGS:What is the central question of this study? What mechanisms account for the hypotension observed during chronic elevations in circulating 5-hydroxytryptamine in rats? What is the main finding and its importance? Chronic 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced hypotension requires continued activation of the 5-HT7 rece...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Seitz BM,Fink GD,Watts SW

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A sustained postexercise vasodilatation, which is histamine receptor mediated, has been observed following single bouts of whole-body exercise, but the mechanisms that regulate activation of histamine receptors following exercise are undefined. Exploration of vasodilatation after small muscle-mass dynamic or resistanc...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Barrett-O'Keefe Z,Kaplon RE,Halliwill JR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The properties of two types of calcium current (ICa(T) and ICa(L)) and their relationship with contraction were studied in isolated frog atrial trabeculae using the double mannitol gap technique. In Ringer solution containing TTX the calcium currents observed are similar to the ICa(T) and ICa(L) found in single frog a...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Badaoui A,Léoty C

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of microinjections of adenosine and an adenosine receptor antagonist into the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) on the cardiovascular changes associated with the defence reaction were investigated in anaesthetized rats. Responses to electrical and chemical stimulation in RVLM were determined in alpha-ch...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Thomas T,Spyer KM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contractile properties and fibre type composition of slow-twitch soleus muscles from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were compared with those from a control normotensive strain (Wistar-Kyoto, WKY). Male rats aged around 100 days were used, and muscle tension was recorded isometrically in vitro. Tetanic tension w...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Lewis DM,Levi AJ,Brooksby P,Jones JV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and this is an increasingly important public health concern because of an increase in the absolute number and proportion of the population at an older age in many countries. A key component of cardiovascular ageing is reduced function of the vascular endothelium...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Gates PE,Strain WD,Shore AC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are abundant animal data attempting to identify the neural circuitry involved in cardiovascular control. Translating this research into humans has been made possible using functional neurosurgery during which deep brain stimulating electrodes are implanted into various brain nuclei for the treatment of chronic p...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Basnayake SD,Green AL,Paterson DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric distension in anaesthetized pigs reflexly elicits peripheral vasoconstriction and an increase in plasma renin activity (PRA), with vagal afferent and sympathetic efferent limbs. The aim of the present study was to quantify the contribution of the renin-angiotensin system to the peripheral vasoconstriction. In ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Molinari C,Battaglia A,Grossini E,Florio S,Mary DA,Vassanelli C,Vacca G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cardiomyocytes have limited regenerative capacity, such that cell death can result in a net loss of viable contractile elements and a decrease in cardiac functional reserve, both during normal ageing and after insults to the myocardium leading to heart failure. At least four types of cell death have been des...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Goldspink DF,Burniston JG,Tan LB

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most basic computational elements within a circuit is the synapse across which signals are transferred. Here we summarize some experimental strategies that allow the synaptic basis of circuit function to be studied through imaging. The two most promising approaches available currently are pHluorin-based rep...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Dreosti E,Lagnado L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect evidence supporting a solute-coupled liquid absorption from the pleural space of rabbits has recently been provided; moreover, the beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist terbutaline has been found to increase this absorption. In this study the effect of adrenaline and alpha-adrenoceptor agonists on net rate of liquid ab...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Zocchi L,Raffaini A,Agostoni E

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise performance in hypoxia may be limited by a critical reduction in cerebral and skeletal tissue oxygenation, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We examined whether increased systemic free radical accumulation during hypoxia would be associated with elevated microvascular deoxygenation and reduce...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Woodside JD,Gutowski M,Fall L,James PE,McEneny J,Young IS,Ogoh S,Bailey DM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of temperature on the rates of isometric force development and relaxation in electrically activated fresh and fatigued human adductor pollicis muscle. Following immersion of the lower arm for 20 min in water baths of four different temperatures, muscle tem...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： de Ruiter CJ,Jones DA,Sargeant AJ,de Haan A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of almitrine bismesylate to the occurrence and pattern of augmented breaths was studied in fifteen spontaneously breathing, anaesthetized cats. Breathing was via a tracheostomy, while the laryngeal resistance to airflow was measured with the larynx isolated in situ. Almitrine bismesylate at a dose of ...

journal_title：Experimental physiology

authors： Szereda-Przestaszewska M,Jakus J,Stránsky A,Baráni H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00