abstract：:Skeletal muscle mass reflects a dynamic turnover between net protein synthesis and degradation. In addition, satellite cell inclusion may contribute to increase muscle mass while fiber loss results in a reduction of muscle mass. Since 2010, a few studies looked at the involvement of the newly discovered Hippo pathway ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Gnimassou O,Francaux M,Deldicque L

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) display a unique ability to promote angiogenesis and restore endothelial function in injured blood vessels. NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4)-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) serves as a signaling molecule and promotes endothelial cell proliferation and migration as well as prote...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Hakami NY,Ranjan AK,Hardikar AA,Dusting GJ,Peshavariya HM

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of error information is an essential prerequisite of a feedback-based movement. This study investigated the differential behavior and neurophysiological mechanisms of a cyclic force-tracking task using error-reducing and error-enhancing feedback. The discharge patterns of a relatively large number of mot...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Chen YC,Lin YT,Chang GC,Hwang IS

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethylene is known to influence the cell cycle (CC) via poorly characterized roles whilst nitric oxide (NO) has well-established roles in the animal CC but analogous role(s) have not been reported for plants. As NO and ethylene signaling events often interact we examined their role in CC in cultured cells derived from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Novikova GV,Mur LA,Nosov AV,Fomenkov AA,Mironov KS,Mamaeva AS,Shilov ES,Rakitin VY,Hall MA

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The sense of taste is responsible for the detection and ingestion of food to cover energetic requirements in health and disease. The change in taste perception might lead to malnutrition that is usually one of the frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. In this review, we summarize the mech...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Murtaza B,Hichami A,Khan AS,Ghiringhelli F,Khan NA

更新日期：2017-03-08 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：:In the present study, we examined the effects of central administration of Urotensin II on blood pressure, heart rate, and baroreceptor heart rate reflexes in conscious normotensive rabbits. Preliminary operations were undertaken to implant a balloon cuff on the inferior vena cava for baroreflex assessments and to imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Lim K,Sata Y,Jackson KL,Burke SL,Head GA

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly aerobically trained individuals are unable to achieve maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]) during exhaustive running lasting ~2 min, instead [Formula: see text] plateaus below [Formula: see text] after ~1 min. Hypoxia offers the opportunity to study the ([Formula: see text]) response to an exhaustive run...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Black MI,Potter CR,Corbett J,Clark CC,Draper SB

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating multi-systemic chronic illness of unknown etiology, classified as a neurological disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO). The symptomatology of the condition appears to emanate from a variety of sources of chronic neurological distur...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Glassford JA

更新日期：2017-02-17 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：:Octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) are generally considered to possess extraordinary cognitive abilities including the ability to successfully perform in a serial reversal learning task. During reversal learning, an animal is presented with a discrimination problem and after reaching a learning criterion, the signs of the s...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Bublitz A,Weinhold SR,Strobel S,Dehnhardt G,Hanke FD

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining individual health status is of great importance for a better understanding of life history trade-offs between growth, reproduction, and maintenance. However, existing immunological methods are invasive and therefore not suitable for investigating health status in wild populations. Thus, there is an urgent ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Behringer V,Stevens JM,Leendertz FH,Hohmann G,Deschner T

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical investigations prove that blue light irradiation reduces the severity of psoriasis vulgaris. Nevertheless, the mechanisms involved in the management of this condition remain poorly defined. Despite the encouraging results of the clinical studies, no clear guidelines are specified in the literature for the irr...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Félix Garza ZC,Liebmann J,Born M,Hilbers PA,van Riel NA

更新日期：2017-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To examine the effects of deceptively aggressive bike pacing on performance, pacing, and associated physiological and perceptual responses during simulated sprint-distance triathlon. Methods: Ten non-elite, competitive male triathletes completed three simulated sprint-distance triathlons (0.75 km swim, 500 kJ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Taylor D,Smith MF

更新日期：2017-01-24 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：:Chitosan is a cheap resource, which is widely used in biomedical applications due to its biocompatible and antibacterial properties. In this study, composite nanofibrous membranes of chitosan (CS) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) loaded with antibiotics at different ratios were successfully fabricated by electrospinning....

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wang M,Roy AK,Webster TJ

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation of arm reaching in a novel force field involves co-contraction of upper limb muscles, but it is not known how the co-ordination of multiple muscle activation is orchestrated. We have used intermuscular coherence (IMC) to test whether a coherent intermuscular coupling between muscle pairs is responsible for ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Pizzamiglio S,De Lillo M,Naeem U,Abdalla H,Turner DL

更新日期：2017-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation. However, little is currently known about the mechanisms by which they regulate skeletal muscle development in the chicken. In this study, we used RNA sequencing to profile the leg muscle transcriptome (lncRNA an...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Li Z,Ouyang H,Zheng M,Cai B,Han P,Abdalla BA,Nie Q,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 528 in vol. 7, PMID: 27899896.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Fahlman A,Madigan J

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior peripheral hypoxia induced via remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC) can improve physical performance in male athletes through improved O2 delivery and utilization. Since females may have an innate protective mechanism against ischemia-reperfusion injury, and since muscle metabolism during contraction differs be...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Paradis-Deschênes P,Joanisse DR,Billaut F

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The ketogenic diet (KD) has been utilized as a dietary therapeutic for nearly a century. One experimental model particularly responsive to the KD is the BTBRT+tf/j (BTBR) mouse, which displays phenotypic characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and insulin resistance. Recently, the study of impaired mitochond...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Newell C,Shutt TE,Ahn Y,Hittel DS,Khan A,Rho JM,Shearer J

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: mircoRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs regulating gene expression, are stably secreted into the blood and circulating miRNAs (c-miRNAs) may play an important role in cell-cell communication. Furthermore, c-miRNAs might serve as novel biomarkers of the current vascular cell status. Here, we examined how the lev...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Wahl P,Wehmeier UF,Jansen FJ,Kilian Y,Bloch W,Werner N,Mester J,Hilberg T

更新日期：2016-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that group III and IV muscle afferents provide inhibitory feedback from locomotor muscles to the central nervous system, setting an absolute threshold for the development of peripheral fatigue during exercise. The aim of this study was to test the validity of this theory. Thus, we asked whether th...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Froyd C,Beltrami FG,Millet GY,Noakes TD

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Troponin I (TnI) is a major regulator of cardiac muscle contraction and relaxation. During physiological and pathological stress, TnI is differentially phosphorylated at multiple residues through different signaling pathways to match cardiac function to demand. The combination of these TnI phosphorylations can exhibit...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Salhi HE,Hassel NC,Siddiqui JK,Brundage EA,Ziolo MT,Janssen PM,Davis JP,Biesiadecki BJ

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Tilt tables enable early mobilization of patients by providing verticalization. But there is a high risk of orthostatic hypotension provoked by verticalization, especially after neurological diseases such as spinal cord injury. Robot-assisted tilt tables might be an alternative as they add passive roboti...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Sarabadani Tafreshi A,Riener R,Klamroth-Marganska V

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Despite the improvement in ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy in adults and in adolescents, in infant population only Berlin Heart EXCOR (BHE) is licensed as long term VAD to bridge children to Heart Transplantation (HTx). Particularly demanding in terms of morbidity and mortality are smallest patients...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Di Molfetta A,Gandolfo F,Filippelli S,Perri G,Di Chiara L,Iacobelli R,Adorisio R,Favia I,Rizza A,Testa G,Di Nardo M,Amodeo A

更新日期：2016-12-06 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：:Control of cell-cell coordination and communication is regulated by several factors, including paracrine and autocrine release of biomolecules, and direct exchange of soluble factors between cells through gap junction channels. Additionally, hemichannels also participate in cell-cell coordination through the release o...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Calderón JF,Retamal MA

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage gated potassium channels (KV) are membrane proteins that allow selective flow of K+ ions in a voltage-dependent manner. These channels play an important role in several excitable cells as neurons, cardiomyocytes, and vascular smooth muscle. Over the last 20 years, it has been shown that omega-3 polyunsaturated...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Moreno C,de la Cruz A,Valenzuela C

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of skeletal muscle myofibrillar protein with disease and/or inactivity can severely deteriorate muscle strength and function. Strategies to counteract wasting of muscle myofibrillar protein are therefore desirable and invite for considerations on the potential superiority of specific modes of resistance exercise ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Rindom E,Vissing K

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The central purpose of this study was to evaluate the fiber type-specific satellite cell and myonuclear responses of endurance-trained cyclists to a block of intensified training, when supplementing with carbohydrate (CHO) vs. carbohydrate-protein (PRO). In a crossover design, endurance-trained cyclists (n = 8) perfor...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： McKenzie AI,D'Lugos AC,Saunders MJ,Gworek KD,Luden ND

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies report greater activation in the cortical motor network in controlling eccentric contraction (EC) than concentric contraction (CC) of human skeletal muscles despite lower activation level of the muscle associated with EC. It is unknown, however, whether the strength of functional coupling between the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Yao WX,Jiang Z,Li J,Jiang C,Franlin CG,Lancaster JL,Huang Y,Yue GH

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two similar high-intensity intermittent exercises (HIIE) but different volume 1.25 km (HIIE1.25) and 2.5 km (HIIE2.5) on inflammatory and BDNF responses. Ten physically active male subjects (age 25.22 ± 1.74 years, body mass 78.98 ± 7.31 kg, height 1.78 ± 0.06 m,...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Cabral-Santos C,Castrillón CI,Miranda RA,Monteiro PA,Inoue DS,Campos EZ,Hofmann P,Lira FS

更新日期：2016-11-04 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：:We describe a new nonlinear dynamic model of insect phototransduction using a NLN (nonlinear, linear, nonlinear) block structure. The first nonlinear stage provides a single exponential decline in gain and mean following the start of light stimulation. The linear stage uses a two-parameter log-normal convolution model...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： French AS,Immonen EV,Frolov RV

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of the present study was to elucidate the effects of Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on salivary cortisol levels in healthy adult populations. Method: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published between January 1980 and June 2015 in Pub...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Sanada K,Montero-Marin J,Alda Díez M,Salas-Valero M,Pérez-Yus MC,Morillo H,Demarzo MM,García-Toro M,García-Campayo J

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, the excited delirium syndrome (ExDS) has raised continued controversy regarding the cause and manner of death of some highly agitated persons held in police custody, restrained or incapacitated by electrical devices. At autopsy, medical examiners have difficulty in identifying an anatomic cause o...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Mash DC

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the important biological role of red blood cells (RBCs) in vertebrates, the analysis of reshaping and dynamics of RBCs motion is a critical issue in physiology and biomechanics. In this paper the behavior of RBCs within the immature capillary plexus during embryonic development of zebrafish has been analyzed. R...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Djukic TR,Karthik S,Saveljic I,Djonov V,Filipovic N

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbilirubinemia (HB) occurs in 90% of preterm newborns. Moderate HB can induce acute neurological disorders while severe HB has been linked to a higher incidence of apneas of prematurity. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that even moderate HB disrupts cardiorespiratory control in preterm lambs. Two gr...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Specq ML,Bourgoin-Heck M,Samson N,Corbin F,Gestreau C,Richer M,Kadhim H,Praud JP

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of neural systems leverages tools from many different fields. Drawing on techniques from the study of critical phenomena in statistical mechanics, several studies have reported signatures of criticality in neural systems, including power-law distributions, shape collapses, and optimized quantities under t...

journal_title：Frontiers in physiology

authors： Timme NM,Marshall NJ,Bennett N,Ripp M,Lautzenhiser E,Beggs JM

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00