Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are the dominant lymphocytes found in pregnant mammals that develop uterine decidualization. Four stages of mouse uNK cell differentiation are recognized using Do...
Our article summarizes a series of studies about fetal gyrification and its relation to cerebral growth in cynomolgus monkeys. Based on the cerebral growth (i.e., brain weight, cerebral volume, and...
Understanding of the aetiology of congenitally anomalous pulmonary valves remains incomplete. The aim of our study, therefore, was to elucidate the degree to which the phenotypic variation known to...
A total histological grade does not necessarily distinguish between different manifestations of cartilage damage or degeneration. An accurate and reliable histological assessment method is required...
Defibrillation efficacy is decreased in infarcted hearts, but the mechanisms by which infarcted hearts are more vulnerable to electric shocks than healthy hearts remain poorly understood. The goal ...
Our aim was to investigate the effect of altered coronary-cardiac interaction during the Valsalva manoeuvre (VM) on coronary wave intensity and the response of coronary microvascular resistance (MR...
PHi control and HCO3− secretion protects the proximal duodenum against damage by gastric acid. The molecular details of duodenocyte pH control are not well understood. A selective duodenal expres...
There has been a spectacular rise in the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Contract...
Evidence suggests the muscle mechanoreflex, a circulatory reflex that raises blood pressure and heart rate (HR) upon activation of mechanically sensitive afferent fibers in skeletal muscle, is over...
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can exacerbate asthma. However, the mechanisms are not fully understood. This study investigated the effect of LPS on antigen-stimulated mast cell degranulation and the und...
Noxious somatic stimulation evokes respiratory and autonomic responses. The mechanisms underlying the responses and the manner in which they are coordinated are still unclear. The effects of somati...
Calmodulin (CaM) binding sites were recently identified on the cytoplasmic loop (CL) of at least three α-subfamily connexins (Cx43, Cx44, Cx50), while Cx40 does not have this putative CaM bin...
In the present study, the effects of insulin and contraction on glycogen synthase (GS) kinetic properties and phosphorylation were investigated in epitrochlearis muscles from lean and obese Zucker ...
The main goal of the present study was to investigate the regulation of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene transcription at the onset of skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Mice were subjected to functional overlo...
Fetal nicotine exposure causes impaired adrenal catecholamine secretion and increased neonatal mortality during acute hypoxic challenges. Both effects are attributable to upregulation of ATP-sensit...
