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  1. Dynamics of repolarization, quantified as restitution and electrical memory, impact conduction stability. Relatively less is known about role of slow delayed rectifying potassium current, I Ks, in dynamics of rep...

    Authors: Linyuan Jing, Kathleen Brownson and Abhijit Patwardhan
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2014 64:310
  2. Hyperthermia is a promising anti-cancer treatment in which the tissue temperature is increased to 42–45 °C, and which is often used in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Our aim in the present...

    Authors: Itaru Sato, Masanari Umemura, Kenji Mitsudo, Mitomu Kioi, Hideyuki Nakashima, Toshinori Iwai, Xianfeng Feng, Kayoko Oda, Akiyoshi Miyajima, Ayako Makino, Maki Iwai, Takayuki Fujita, Utako Yokoyama, Satoshi Okumura, Motohiko Sato, Haruki Eguchi…
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2014 64:309
  3. Proteases play a diverse role in health and disease. An excessive concentration of proteases has been found in the feces of patients with inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome and been implica...

    Authors: Osamu Ikehara, Hisayoshi Hayashi, Toshiharu Waguri, Izumi Kaji, Shin-ichiro Karaki, Atsukazu Kuwahara and Yuichi Suzuki
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2014 64:302
  4. The FMRFamide-gated Na+ channel (FaNaC) is a unique peptide-gated sodium channel and a member of the epithelial sodium channel/degenerin family. Previous studies have shown that an aspartate residue (Asp552) in t...

    Authors: Yu Kodani and Yasuo Furukawa
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2014 64:303
  5. Hemodynamics are usually evaluated in the supine position at rest. This is only a snapshot of an individual’s daily activities. This study describes circulatory adaptation, as assessed by magnetic resonance i...

    Authors: Derek T. H. Wong, Kyong-Jin Lee, Shi-Joon Yoo, George Tomlinson and Lars Grosse-Wortmann
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2014 64:298
  6. Intestinal passive Mg2+ absorption, which is vital for normal Mg2+ homeostasis, has been shown to be regulated by luminal proton. We aimed to study the regulatory role of intestinal acid sensors in paracellular p...

    Authors: Narongrit Thongon, Pattamaporn Ketkeaw and Chanin Nuekchob
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:301
  7. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether vitamin C supplementation prevents high-intensity intermittent endurance training-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in the skeletal muscle. Male Wistar-strai...

    Authors: Koichi Yada and Hideki Matoba
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:300
  8. The aim of this study was to determine which PGE2 receptors (EP1–4 receptors) influence colonic motility. Mucosa-free longitudinal smooth muscle strips of the rat middle colon spontaneously induced frequent phasi...

    Authors: Yumiko Iizuka, Atsukazu Kuwahara and Shin-Ichiro Karaki
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:295
  9. We examined the effects of serotonin (5-HT) depletion induced by peripheral injection of 5-HT synthesis inhibitor p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) on the expression of feeding-regulating peptides expressions by using...

    Authors: Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Marina Hagimoto, Takanori Matsuura, Junichi Ohkubo, Motoko Ohno, Takashi Maruyama, Toru Ishikura, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Tetsuya Kakuma, Hironobu Yoshimatsu, Kiyoshi Terawaki, Yasuhito Uezono, Yumiko Toyohira, Nobuyuki Yanagihara and Yoichi Ueta
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:296
  10. This study investigated whether and how electroacupuncture (EA) attenuates cold hypersensitivity (allodynia) in a rat model of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain. Cold allodynia [evaluated by immersing the t...

    Authors: Hak Jin Moon, Bong-Soo Lim, Dae-Il Lee, Min Sook Ye, Giseog Lee, Byung-Il Min, Hyunsu Bae, Heung Sik Na and Sun Kwang Kim
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:297
  11. Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is found in many epilepsy patients at autopsy. It is a life-threatening complication, known for almost 100 years, but its etiopathogenesis is still not completely understood. I...

    Authors: Hong Zhao, Guijun Lin, Mumu Shi, Jingquan Gao, Yanming Wang, Hongzhi Wang, Hongli Sun and Yonggang Cao
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:291
  12. TRPA1, one of the transient receptor potential channels, has been reported to be involved in nociception and inflammatory pain, suggesting that this molecule could be a promising target for the development of ...

    Authors: Masayuki Takaishi, Kunitoshi Uchida, Fumitaka Fujita and Makoto Tominaga
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:289
  13. Hyperinsulinemia is one of the reported side effects of valproic acid (VPA), a medicine used to treat epilepsy. However, its underlying mechanism remains unknown. The present study was designed to investigate...

    Authors: Kazunori Manaka, Masanori Nakata, Kenju Shimomura, Rauza S. Rita, Yuko Maejima, Masashi Yoshida, Katsuya Dezaki, Masafumi Kakei and Toshihiko Yada
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:294
  14. It is now evident that exercise training leads to increases in monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)1 and MCT4, but little is known about the mechanisms of coupling muscle contraction with these changes. The aim o...

    Authors: Yu Kitaoka, Yumiko Takahashi, Masanao Machida, Kohei Takeda, Tohru Takemasa and Hideo Hatta
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:290
  15. Knockout of Kv1.3 improves glucose homeostasis and confers resistance to obesity. Additionally, Kv1.3 inhibition enhances glucose uptake. This is thought to occur through calcium release. Kv1.3 inhibition in T...

    Authors: D. Lee Hamilton, Craig Beall, Stewart Jeromson, Cyrille Chevtzoff, Daniel J. Cuthbertson and Michael L. J. Ashford
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:285
  16. The aim of this study was to examine gastric motility and blood flow during nociceptive hypertonic saline injections (HS) in paraspinal muscles of urethane-anaesthetised rats. Gastric pressure was not affected...

    Authors: Mathieu Piché, Nobuhiro Watanabe and Harumi Hotta
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:288
  17. We investigated differences in sex responses in serum CK activity and renal function measured by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) after an exercise session. Twenty-two healthy and trained volunteers (11 males...

    Authors: Mayra Z. Amorim, Marco Machado, Anthony C. Hackney, Wilkes de Oliveira, Carla Patrícia Novais Luz and Rafael Pereira
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:287
  18. A functional impairment of the bladder and heart in a decompensated state caused by a pressure overload is accompanied by a decrease in the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2). The beneficial effects of S...

    Authors: Atsushi Yamada, Kazumasa Torimoto, Koji Obata, Akihide Hirayama, Kiyohide Fujimoto and Miyako Takaki
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:286
  19. Exposure to high sustained positive acceleration (+Gz) is known to have a pathophysiological effect on the heart of the rat. As critical regulators of cardiac myocyte survival and death, mitochondria may be cr...

    Authors: Liang-En Chen, Feng Wu, Yimei Xin, Andong Zhao, Xiqing Sun and Hao Zhan
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:282
  20. Canonical Wnt signaling is important in skeletal muscle repair but has not been well characterized in response to physiological stimuli. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of downhill running...

    Authors: Hiral Amin, Judy Vachris, Alicia Hamilton, Nury Steuerwald, Reuben Howden and Susan Tsivitse Arthur
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 64:284
  21. Obesity is a public health problem characterized by increased accumulation of fat into adipose tissues leading to oxidative stress, dyslipidemia, and chronic inflammatory status. We used an experimental model ...

    Authors: Kamel Charradi, Salem Elkahoui, Ferid Limam and Ezzedine Aouani
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:283
  22. We investigated the association between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism and physical activity levels in boys at early pubertal stage (calendar age 12.04 ±...

    Authors: Jarek Mäestu, Evelin Lätt, Triin Rääsk, Katrin Sak, Kariina Laas, Jaak Jürimäe and Toivo Jürimäe
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:280
  23. The present study was focused on whether ABCG1 deficiency was involved in endothelial apoptosis and its possible mechanism. Human umbilical artery endothelial cells were transfected with ABCG1 siRNA and/or ABC...

    Authors: Jiahong Xue, Jin Wei, Xin Dong, Canzhan Zhu, Yongqin Li, Anqi Song and Zhongwei Liu
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:281
  24. Although Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels are modulated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we investigated effects of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the Ca2+ cha...

    Authors: Lei Yang, Jianjun Xu, Etsuko Minobe, Lifeng Yu, Rui Feng, Asako Kameyama, Kazuto Yazawa and Masaki Kameyama
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:279
  25. The purpose of this study was to examine whether elevation of muscle temperature per se might be a stimulatory factor to increase muscle glucose uptake. Heat stimulation to rat hindlimbs increased glucose upta...

    Authors: Keiichi Koshinaka, Emi Kawamoto, Natsuki Abe, Koji Toshinai, Masamitsu Nakazato and Kentaro Kawanaka
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:278
  26. The optokinetic reflex (OKR) is useful to monitor the function of the visual and motor nervous systems. However, OKR measurement is not open to all because dedicated commercial equipment or detailed instructio...

    Authors: Yoshihiro Shirai, Kenta Asano, Yoshihiro Takegoshi, Shu Uchiyama, Yuki Nonobe and Toshihide Tabata
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:276
  27. The microcirculation is a major topic in current physiology textbooks and is frequently explained with schematics including the precapillary sphincters and metarterioles. We re-evaluated the validity and appli...

    Authors: Tatsuo Sakai and Yasue Hosoyamada
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:274
  28. This study examined mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in the rat hind paw during cast immobilization of the hind limbs for 4 or 8 weeks and following cast removal. Blood flow, skin temperature, and volum...

    Authors: Yohei Hamaue, Jiro Nakano, Yuki Sekino, Sayaka Chuganji, Jyunya Sakamoto, Toshiro Yoshimura, Tomoki Origuchi and Minoru Okita
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:277
  29. The present study investigates autonomic cardiovascular regulation during postural changes while in Fowler’s position. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and sequence baroreflex sensitivity (sBRS) were measure...

    Authors: Satoshi Kubota, Yutaka Endo and Mitsue Kubota
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:273
  30. We investigated the effect of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on activity of an inwardly rectifying K+ channel in cultured human proximal tubule cells (RPTECs), using the patch-clamp technique and Fura-2 Ca2+ imaging. IL-...

    Authors: Kazuyoshi Nakamura, You Komagiri and Manabu Kubokawa
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:275
  31. The aortic pulse pressure (PP), which consists mainly of the incident wave and the reflected wave, has emerged as an important property of systemic blood vessels underlying the pathophysiology of cardiovascula...

    Authors: Jun Sugawara, R. Matthew Brothers, Peter B. Raven, Kazunobu Okazaki and Shigehiko Ogoh
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:272
  32. Early embryonic rodent ventricular cells exhibit spontaneous action potential (AP), which disappears in later developmental stages. Here, we used 3 mathematical models—the Kyoto, Ten Tusscher–Panfilov, and Luo...

    Authors: Chikako Okubo, Hitomi I. Sano, Yasuhiro Naito and Masaru Tomita
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:271
  33. This study was aimed to evaluate anti-inflammatory effect of the whole body cryostimulation in obese men. Fourteen subjects (BMI >30 kg m−2), divided into two subgroups according to cardiorespiratory fitness: hig...

    Authors: Ewa Ziemann, Robert A. Olek, Tomasz Grzywacz, Jędrzej Antosiewicz, Sylwester Kujach, Marcin Łuszczyk, Mirosław Smaruj, Ewelina Śledziewska and Radosław Laskowski
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:269
  34. This study examined the bindings of calmodulin (CaM) and its mutants with the C- and N-terminal tails of the voltage-gated Ca2+ channel CaV1.2 at different CaM and Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]) by using the pull-d...

    Authors: Guilin He, Feng Guo, Tong Zhu, Dongxue Shao, Rui Feng, Dandan Yin, Xuefei Sun, Huiyuan Hu, Ahhyeon Hwang, Etsuko Minobe, Masaki Kameyama and Liying Hao
    Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2013 63:270

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