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The effects of partial removal of epididymal (EPI) and retroperitoneal (RET) adipose tissues (partial lipectomy) on the triacylglycerol deposition of high fat diet induced obese rats were analyzed, aiming to c...
The objective of this study was to investigate the late cardioprotective effect of exercise preconditioning (EP) on isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial injury in rats and the role of protein kinase C (PKC) ...
β-Adrenergic stimulation and exercise up-regulate the mRNA expression of nuclear receptor NR4A3, which is involved in the regulation of glucose and fatty acid utilization genes in skeletal muscle. The objectiv...
This study was designed to clarify whether nitric oxide (NO) participates in the regulation of local cerebral blood flow (CBF) during hypoxia (inhalation of 15% O2 in N2). The CBF response to hind-paw stimulation...
Na+-dependent Mg2+ efflux activity was studied with the fluorescent Mg2+ indicator furaptra in the presence of various potential antagonists known to inhibit other transporters and channels. Among the compounds t...
In rats, the acute central dipsogenic and natriuretic action of angiotensin II (AngII) seems to be independent of the hemodynamic effects of the peptide; however, in genetically hypertensive models, this relat...
Interaction between the selectivity filter and the adjacent pore helix of voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels controls pore stability during K+ conduction. Kv channels, having their selectivity filter destabilized dur...
The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is harvested by either the pedicled or the skeletonized technique in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), with no clear advantage of one technique over the other. We compa...
The original article was published in The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2010 60:s12576-010-0104-0
This study examined the relationships between plasma and saliva adrenocortical hormones in response to long-duration submaximal exercise. In nine healthy, physically active, female volunteers, blood and saliva...
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), an endogenous neuropeptide normally present in lungs and other organs, relaxes pulmonary arteries (PAs) in different species, whereas the underlying mechanisms are stil...
We have previously reported that hypoxia activates lung 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX), which catalyzes arachidonic acid to produce 15-HETE, leading to constriction of neonatal rabbit pulmonary arteries. Hypoxia sup...
Members of the bone morphogenetic protein-1/mammalian tolloid (BMP-1/mTLD) family of proteases cleave diverse extracellular proteins, including the growth inhibitor myostatin. The purpose of this work was to e...
The Erratum to this article has been published in The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2010 60:s12576-010-0110-2
Visfatin (also known as nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor) is a multifunctional protein. Visfatin has been reported to be involved in several biological processes in...
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel, a member of ABC transporter superfamily, gates following ATP-dependent conformational changes of the nucleotide binding domains (NBD). ...
The phosphocreatine (PCr) recovery overshoot in skeletal muscle is a transient increase of PCr concentration above the resting level after termination of exercise. In the present study [PCr], [ATP], [Pi] and pH w...
We investigated the association between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism and endurance running performance in Japanese elite runners, including several Olympi...
In order to evaluate the stage of dementia, we focused attention on EEG rhythms and Hasegawa-dementia-rating scale (HDS-R). Frontal EEGs were recorded from dementia patients and normal controls during music an...
Ionomycin (IM) at 5 μM mediates the Ca2+/H+ exchange, while IM at 1 μM activates the store-operated Ca2+ entry channels (SOCs). In this study, the effects of depolarization on both pathways were examined in rat s...
We obtained flow-volume (F-V) curves in anesthetized rats by applying positive pressure on the body surface. To obtain the best curve, tracheal intubation with either a 12 or 13 gauge catheter and a surface press...
We estimated open-loop dynamic characteristics of the carotid sinus baroreflex in normal control rats and chronic heart failure (CHF) rats after myocardial infarction. First, the neural arc transfer function f...
Ionomycin (IM, 5 μM), which exchanges 1 Ca2+ for 1 H+, changed intracellular pH (pHi) with Ca2+ entry into rat submandibular acinar cells. IM-induced changes in pHi consisted of two components: the first is an HC...
In human and many other animals, estrogens inhibit food intake and increases spontaneous activity. Previous studies hypothesized that the anorexigenic effect of estrogens is mediated by the cholecystokinin (CC...
We elucidate the role of late Na+ current (INaL) for diastolic intracellular Ca2+ (DCa) accumulation in chronic heart failure (HF). HF was induced in 19 dogs by multiple coronary artery microembolizations; 6 norm...
In order to obtain information regarding the correlation between an electroencephalogram (EEG) and the state of a dolphin, we developed a noninvasive recording method of EEG of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops trun...
The activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), the incidence of DNA damage, the activation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), a ...
Isolated upper cervical slice preparations were prepared from neonatal mice to examine whether spontaneous respiratory activity could be generated in the preparations. By using brainstem-spinal cord preparatio...
This study assessed the effect of corticosteroid treatment in the clearance of hydrothoraces in mice. Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups and were injected intrapleurally with 500 μL sterili...
A symposium entitled “Women in Physiology” was held on 30 July 2009 during IUPS in Kyoto. Seven female researchers from five countries presented their views. This article includes the summary of each speaker’s...
This study investigated the relationship between fetal movements and acute maternal emotional changes during pregnancy. Two empirically validated feature film clips were used for the external generation of two...
One and a half ventricle repair (1.5VR) is a surgical option for hypoplastic right ventricle (RV). The benefits of this procedure compared to biventricular repair (2VR) or Fontan operation remain unsettled. To...
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons play a pivotal role in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction. We have previously reported that rat GnRH neurons exhibit voltage-gated Ca2+ currents. In this s...
This study examined whether the sympatho-inhibitory response of the heart to acupuncture-like stimulation of a hindlimb in anesthetized rats depends on the sympathetic tone. Observed reductions in both cardiac...
The objective of this study was to investigate whether exertional dyspnea correlates with exercise responses, especially arterial blood pH and plasma norepinephrine (NE) changes, in patients with sequelae of t...
The diaphragm is an important inspiratory muscle, and is also known to participate in the postural function. However, the activity of the diaphragm during voluntary movements has not been fully investigated in...
Increased myocardial cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activity is essential for late phase ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Currently unknown is whether cardioprotection elicited by exercise also involves elevated myoc...
The effect of intravenous administration of human mesenchymal stromal stem cells (hMSC) has been evaluated by means of large-conductance calcium-dependent potassium channel (BKCa) activity measurements in thoraci...
We examined the adaptation of plantar flexor muscles of female rats to 6 weeks (5 days/week) of lengthening contractions. After repeated lengthening contractions, a decrease in myofiber area of gastrocnemius m...
To examine how the superior colliculus, the motor center of orientation and avoidance, could interact with postural reflexes, we investigated effects of unilateral and bilateral ablations on air-righting refle...
The aim of this study was to determine whether estrogen modulates central and peripheral responses to cold in female rats. In ovariectomized female rats with and without administered estrogen [E2 (+) and E2 (−), ...
Administration of the β2-agonist clenbuterol has been shown to reduce the expression of β2-adrenoceptor (AR) mRNA in fast-twitch fiber-rich (extensor digitorum longus, EDL) muscle without changing that in slow-tw...
We previously reported that 14 bouts of exhaustive high-intensity intermittent training [20 s periods of swimming while carrying a weight (14% of body weight), separated by pauses of 10 s] is the highest stimu...
We have studied the spatiotemporal pattern of blebbistatin-induced anomalous electrical activities in isolated rat atrial preparations using the optical mapping of excitation spread. Atrial preparations includ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of increases in exercise intensity on the sweat lactate concentration and lactate excretion rate. Eight healthy male volunteers complete a 90-min exercise ...
Altered intracellular Ca2+ handling by the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of heart failure (HF). Despite extensive effort, the underlying causes of abnormal SR Ca2+ handling ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vitamin E supplementation on muscular and oxidative damage, as well as the inflammatory response induced by eccentric exercise (EE) in humans. Twenty...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which results from deficiency in dystrophin, a sarcolemma protein of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle, is characterized by progressive striated muscle degeneration, but va...
Ghrelin is a potent, centrally acting orexigenic hormone. Recently, we showed that centrally administered ghrelin is a potent antidipsogenic hormone in 24-h water deprived rats. In this study, we examined the ...
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