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An operant-based detection method for inferring tinnitus in mice.

BACKGROUND: Subjective tinnitus is a hearing disorder in which a person perceives sound when no external sound is present. It can be acute or chronic. Because our current understanding of its pathology is incomplete, no effective cures have yet been…

Salvianolic Acid B Alleviates Heart Failure by Inactivating ERK1/2/GATA4 Signaling Pathway after Pressure Overload in Mice.

BACKGROUND: Heart failure(HF) is a dangerous disease that affects millions of patients. Radix Salvia is widely used in Chinese clinics to treat heart diseases. Salvianolic acid B(SalB) is the major active component of Radix Salvia. This study…

Glycoprotein Nonmelanoma Clone B Regulates the Crosstalk between Macrophages and Mesenchymal Stem Cells toward Wound Repair.

The process of wound repair requires the coordinated participation of multiple types of cells, which are sequentially recruited during the healing process. In response to tissue injury, both macrophages and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are recruited…

Induction of vascular progenitor cells from endothelial cells stimulates coronary collateral growth.

RATIONALE: A well-developed coronary collateral circulation improves the morbidity and mortality of patients following an acute coronary occlusion. Although regenerative medicine has great potential in stimulating vascular growth in the heart, to…

Tags: *Collateral Circulation, *Coronary Circulation, 2012, Animal, Animals, Bailey Erin, Biomarkers/metabolism, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage, Cells, Chilian William M, Circulation research, Coronary Occlusion/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/*surgery, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Cultured, Delucia Angelo, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Developmental, Disease Models, Endothelial Cells/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Enrick Molly, Epigenesis, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, Guarini Giacinta, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism/*transplantation, Kolz Christopher L, Mice, Muscle, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neovascularization, Ohanyan Vahagn, Physiologic, Pung Yuh Fen, Rats, Regenerative Medicine/methods, Regional Blood Flow, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SCID, Smooth, Smooth Muscle/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Sprague-Dawley, Stevanov Kelly, Teratoma/metabolism/pathology, Time Factors, Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism, Transduction, Vascular/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Yin Liya

Hepatic hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha is essential for maintaining triglyceride and cholesterol homeostasis.

OBJECTIVE: Loss-of-function mutations in human hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) are associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young and lipid disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the lipid disorders are poorly understood. In…

Frequency organization and responses to complex sounds in the medial geniculate body of the mustached bat.

The auditory cortex of the mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii) displays some of the most highly developed physiological and organizational features described in mammalian auditory cortex. This study examines response properties and organization in…

Tags: *Brain Mapping, 1999, Animal, Animals, Auditory Cortex/*physiology, Auditory Perception/*physiology, Chiroptera/*physiology, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Electrophysiology/methods, Geniculate Bodies/*physiology, Journal of neurophysiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/*physiology, Pitch Discrimination/*physiology, Reaction Time, Ultrasonics, Vocalization, Wenstrup J J

Myeloid Cell-Specific Lipin-1 Deficiency Stimulates Endocrine Adiponectin-FGF15 Axis and Ameliorates Ethanol-Induced Liver Injury in Mice.

Lipin-1 is a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAP) required for the generation of diacylglycerol during glycerolipid synthesis, and exhibits dual functions in the regulation of lipid metabolism. Lipin-1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of…

On the mechanisms of biliary flux.

Since the late 1950s, transport of bile in the liver has been described by the “osmotic concept,” according to which bile flows into the canaliculi toward the ducts, countercurrent to the blood flow in the sinusoids. However, because of the small…

Tags: 2021, Animal, Bile, Humans, Liver/metabolism, Mice, Osmosis

Similarities Between Large Animal-Related and Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Injuries.

OBJECTIVE: Many Americans sustain large animal-related injuries (LARIs) from blunt trauma. We compare the injuries and management of LARI in our region of the United States with those of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs). METHODS: A 15-year retrospective…

Effects of gender and gonadal hormones on nociceptive responses to intraplantar carrageenan in the rat.

The effects of gender and gonadal hormones on nociceptive responses to intraplantar carrageenan in the rat were investigated. A plantar analgesic meter was used to measure carrageenan-induced changes in paw withdrawal latency (PWL) values, and von…

Thermoreversible gel for delivery of activin receptor-like kinase 5 inhibitor

The purpose of this study is to investigate a thermoreversible gel using Pluronic

Tags: *Drug Delivery Systems, 2013, Animal, Animals, Benzodioxoles/*administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/toxicity, Bhatia Deepak, Body Temperature, Delayed-Action Preparations, Disease Models, Drug Carriers/chemistry/toxicity, Fibroblasts/drug effects/metabolism, Filtering Surgery/*methods, Geldenhuys Werner, Gels, Glaucoma/*surgery, Imidazoles/*administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/toxicity, Miladore Nicholas, Nakamura Hiroshi, Pharmaceutical development and technology, Poloxamer/chemistry/toxicity, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors, Pyridines/*administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/toxicity, Rabbits, Receptor, Receptors, Sutariya Vijaykumar, Temperature, Time Factors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/antagonists & inhibitors, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I, Viscosity, Wehrung Daniel

Neuropathic pain in aged rats: behavioral responses and astrocytic activation.

We used the Bennett and Xie (1988) model of chronic neuropathic pain to study the effect of age on thermal and tactile sensitivity and on astrocytic activation in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord after nerve injury. Fischer 344 FBNF1 hybrid rats in…

Persistence of intact retinal ganglion cell terminals after axonal transport loss in the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma.

Axonal transport defects are an early pathology occurring within the retinofugal projection of the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons and terminals are detectable after transport is affected, yet little is known about…

Tags: *Axonal Transport/physiology, *bouton, *Mitochondria, *neurodegeneration, *retinal, *RRID:IMSRJAX:000671, *RRID:IMSRJAX:007048, *RRID:SCR002716, *RRID:SCR002865, *superior colliculus, *synapse, 2016, Animal, Animals, Crish Samuel D, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Electron, Fening Kelly M, Glaucoma/metabolism/*pathology, Imaging, Inbred DBA, Inman Denise M, Mice, Microscopy, Mitochondria/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuroanatomical Tract-Tracing Techniques, Regression Analysis, Retinal Ganglion Cells/metabolism/*pathology, Scanning, Schofield Brett R, Smith Matthew A, Superior Colliculi/metabolism/*pathology, Synapses/metabolism/*pathology, The Journal of comparative neurology, Three-Dimensional, Visual Pathways/metabolism/pathology, Xia Christina Z

Impairment of Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Activation during the Granulopoietic Response to Bacteremia in Mice with Chronic-Plus-Binge Alcohol Administration.

Alcohol abuse impairs immune defense. To study the effect of chronic-plus-binge alcohol exposure on the granulopoietic response, acute alcohol intoxication (intraperitoneal injection of 5 g alcohol/kg body weight) was introduced to mice chronically…

Daily exercise improved blood pressure homeostasis of rats subjected to surgical stress.

The effect of daily spontaneous running on blood pressure homeostasis (BPH) was evaluated in 19 male and 13 female control rats and 7 male and 13 female daily spontaneous running rats subjected to surgery and subsequent repetitive hemodynamic…

Tags: *Blood Pressure, *Homeostasis, *Physical Conditioning, 1994, Animal, Animals, DiCarlo S E, Female, Jarjoura D G, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), Male, Operative/*adverse effects, Physiological/*etiology/*physiopathology, Rats, Running, Scislo T J, Sprague-Dawley, Stress, Surgical Procedures

Daily spontaneous running did not alter vagal afferent reactivity.

Exercise training alters the cardiopulmonary baroreflex regulation of the circulation; however, the mechanisms responsible are unknown. One possibility is an enhanced afferent response to cardiopulmonary stimulation. We therefore tested the…

Conditioned place aversion produced by dopamine release inhibition.

CGS 10746B, a dopamine release inhibitor with properties similar to the atypical antipsychotic clozapine, was assessed as to its behavioral properties using spontaneous locomotor activity and the conditioned place preference test. Rats conditioned…

Functional outcome after anal sphincter injury and treatment with mesenchymal stem cells.

This research demonstrates the regenerative effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the injured anal sphincter by comparing anal sphincter pressures following intramuscular and serial intravascular MSC infusion in a rat model of anal sphincter…

Intestinal Flora Modification of Arthritis Pattern in Spondyloarthropathy.

BACKGROUND: The reactive form of spondyloarthropathy appears inducible by exposure to agents of infectious diarrhea, but do those organisms represent the tip of the iceberg, as indicated by renewed interest in gastrointestinal flora? Prevalence of…

Tags: *Bacteria/classification/genetics/isolation & purification, *Diarrhea/complications/microbiology, *Gastrointestinal Microbiome, *Spondylarthropathies/diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology, 16S/analysis, 2015, Animal, Animals, Disease Models, Gastrointestinal Tract/*microbiology, Gorilla gorilla, Humans, Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, Pan troglodytes, Protective Factors, Ribosomal, RNA, Rothschild Bruce M

Primate spondyloarthropathy.

Spondyloarthropathy is a common occurrence in Old World primates, with only limited presence in New World monkeys. Clearly distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis, this erosive arthritis afflicts 20% of great apes, baboons, and rhesus macaques and…

Tags: *Primate Diseases/classification/epidemiology, 2005, Animal, Animals, Current rheumatology reports, Disease Models, Incidence, Primates, Rothschild Bruce M, Spondylarthropathies/classification/epidemiology/*veterinary

Origins of spondyloarthropathy in Perissodactyla.

OBJECTIVE: Spondyloarthropathy has clearly been documented as not limited in occurrence to humans. Transmammalian in nature, it is of interest to understand the antiquity, and perhaps the origins, of this disorder in animal groups sufficiently…

Lack of bone stiffness/strength contribution to osteoarthritis–evidence for primary role of cartilage damage.

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to assess osseous contributions to osteoarthritis, obviating the analysis challenges presented by confounding factors in humans and rarity of osteoarthritis in free-ranging mammals. METHODS: Frequency of…

Tags: 2007, Animal, Animals, Articular/physiopathology, Biomechanical Phenomena, Bird Diseases/*physiopathology, Birds, Bone and Bones/*physiopathology, Cartilage, Disease Models, Mechanical, Osteoarthritis/*physiopathology/*veterinary, Panza R K, Rheumatology (Oxford, England), Rothschild B M, Species Specificity, Stress

LEAPS Vaccine Incorporating HER-2/neu Epitope Elicits Protection That Prevents and Limits Tumor Growth and Spread of Breast Cancer in a Mouse Model.

The prototype J-LEAPS T cell vaccine for HER-2/neu breast cancer (J-HER) consists of the murine HER-2/neu66-74 H-2(d) CD8 T cell epitope covalently attached through a triglycine linker to the J-immune cell binding ligand (ICBL) (human beta2…

Diminished behavioral and neural sensitivity to sound modulation is associated with moderate developmental hearing loss.

The acoustic rearing environment can alter central auditory coding properties, yet altered neural coding is seldom linked with specific deficits to adult perceptual skills. To test whether developmental hearing loss resulted in comparable changes to…

Tags: *Attention, *Behavior, 2012, Afferent/pathology, Animal, Animals, Conductive/pathology/*physiopathology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Female, Gerbillinae, Hearing Loss, Kelly Jack B, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons, PloS one, Rosen Merri J, Sanes Dan H, Sarro Emma C

Optimal reactive oxygen species concentration and p38 MAP kinase are required for coronary collateral growth.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in coronary collateral growth (CCG). We evaluated the requirement for ROS in human coronary artery endothelial cell (HCAEC) tube formation, CCG in vivo, and signaling (p38 MAP kinase) by which ROS may…

Tags: *Collateral Circulation/drug effects, *Coronary Circulation/drug effects, *MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects, 2007, Acetophenones/pharmacology, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Animal, Animals, Blood Flow Velocity, Cells, Chilian William M, Coronary Vessels/surgery, Cultured, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Ditiocarb/pharmacology, Endothelial Cells/drug effects/enzymology/*metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Humans, Imidazoles/pharmacology, Inbred WKY, Kolz Christopher, Ligation, Male, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/enzymology/metabolism/*physiopathology, NADPH Oxidases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neovascularization, Onium Compounds/pharmacology, Oxygenases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Physiologic, Potter Barry, Pyridines/pharmacology, Rats, Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism, Reed Ryan, Rocic Petra, Superoxide Dismutase/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism

The mechanistic basis for the disparate effects of angiotensin II on coronary collateral growth.

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesize that controversial effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) are attributable to its regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and

Turnover of histones and histone variants in postnatal rat brain: effects of alcohol exposure.

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant public health problem and can result in a continuum of adverse outcomes to the fetus known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Subjects with FASD show significant neurological…

Mechanisms of Chinese Medicine Xinmailong's protection against heart failure in pressure-overloaded mice and cultured cardiomyocytes.

Patients with heart failure (HF) have high mortality and mobility. Xinmailong (XML) injection, a Chinese Medicine, is clinically effective in treating HF. However, the mechanism of XML's effectiveness on HF was unclear, and thus, was the target of…

Mitochondrial oxidative stress corrupts coronary collateral growth by activating adenosine monophosphate activated kinase-alpha signaling.

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to determine the mechanism by which mitochondrial oxidative stress impairs collateral growth in the heart. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Rats were treated with rotenone (mitochondrial complex I inhibitor that increases reactive oxygen…

Tags: 2013, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism, Animal, Animals, Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, Body Weight/physiology, Cells, Chen Chwen-Lih, Chen Yeong-Renn, Chilian William M, Collateral Circulation, Coronary Circulation, Coronary Vessels/cytology/*enzymology, Cultured, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Dyck Jason R B, Endothelial Cells/cytology/*enzymology, Enrick Molly, Hardwick James P, Humans, Inbred WKY, Ischemia/metabolism/pathology, Kolz Christopher, Mitochondria, Mitochondria/drug effects/*metabolism, Myocardium/enzymology/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Oxidative Stress/*physiology, Pung Yuh Fen, Rats, reactive oxygen species, Rotenone/pharmacology, Sam Wai Johnn, Signal Transduction/*physiology, Stevanov Kelly, Thakker Prashanth, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism, Uncoupling Agents/pharmacology, Yin Liya

Resolution of mitochondrial oxidative stress rescues coronary collateral growth in Zucker obese fatty rats.

OBJECTIVE: We have previously found abrogated ischemia-induced coronary collateral growth in Zucker obese fatty (ZOF) rats compared with Zucker lean (ZLN) rats. Because ZOF rats have structural abnormalities in their mitochondria suggesting…

Tags: 2012, Animal, Animals, Antioxidants/*pharmacology, Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, Chilian William M, Collateral Circulation/*drug effects/physiology, Coronary Vessels/drug effects/*growth & development, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Guarini Giacinta, Hafemeister Jennifer, Heart/*drug effects/physiology, Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects/physiology, Lipid Peroxides/metabolism, Male, Metabolic Syndrome/*metabolism/physiopathology, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism, Murphy Michael P, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity/*metabolism/physiopathology, Ohanyan Vahagn, Organophosphorus Compounds/pharmacology, Oxidative Stress/*drug effects/physiology, Piperidines/pharmacology, Pung Yuh Fen, Rats, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Rocic Petra, Smith Robin A J, Ubiquinone/pharmacology, Yin Liya, Zucker

The JCR:LA-cp rat: a novel rodent model of cystic medial necrosis.

Although there are multiple rodent models of the metabolic syndrome, very few develop vascular complications. In contrast, the JCR:LA-cp rat develops both metabolic syndrome and early atherosclerosis in predisposed areas. However, the pathology of…

Excitatory and facilitatory frequency response areas in the inferior colliculus of the mustached bat.

In the mustached bat's central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC), many neurons display facilitatory or inhibitory responses when presented with two tones of distinctly different frequencies. Our previous studies have focused on spectral…

Tags: 2002, Acoustic Stimulation, Animal, Animals, Auditory, Auditory Perception/*physiology, Brain Stem, Chiroptera/*physiology, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Echolocation, Evoked Potentials, Hearing research, Inferior Colliculi/*physiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/physiology, Portfors Christine V, Vocalization, Wenstrup Jeffrey J

Intestine farnesoid X receptor agonist and the gut microbiota activate G-protein bile acid receptor-1 signaling to improve metabolism.

Bile acids activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G protein-coupled bile acid receptor-1 (aka Takeda G protein-coupled receptor-5 [TGR5]) to regulate bile acid metabolism and glucose and insulin sensitivity. FXR and TGR5 are coexpressed in the…

Endothelin-mediated in vivo pressor responses following TRPV1 activation.

Transient receptor potential vanilliod 1 (TRPV1) channels have recently been postulated to play a role in the vascular complications/consequences associated with diabetes despite the fact that the mechanisms through which TRPV1 regulates vascular…

Injury-induced gp130 cytokine signaling in peripheral ganglia is reduced in diabetes mellitus.

Neuropathy is a major diabetic complication. While the mechanism of this neuropathy is not well understood, it is believed to result in part from deficient nerve regeneration. Work from our laboratory established that gp130 family of cytokines are…

Tags: *Axon regeneration, *Axotomy, *Diabetes, *Neuropathy, *Peripheral nervous system, 2017, Animal, Animals, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/toxicity, Blood Glucose/drug effects, Body Weight/drug effects, Crish Samuel D, Cytokine Receptor gp130/genetics/*metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, DeFrancesco Alicia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Disease Models, Experimental neurology, Experimental/chemically induced/complications/*pathology, Fasting/blood, Filous Angela R, Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology, Hyperalgesia/etiology, Hyperglycemia/etiology, Inbred C57BL, Lindborg Jane A, Male, Malhotra Nisha A, Mice, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Degeneration/*etiology/pathology, Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism, Niemi Jon P, Pain Measurement, Signal Transduction/drug effects/*physiology, Streptozocin/toxicity, Superior Cervical Ganglion/drug effects/*metabolism, Sweating/drug effects, Wilson Gina N, Zhou Bowen, Zigmond Richard E

Responses in the inferior colliculus of the guinea pig to concurrent harmonic series and the effect of inactivation of descending controls.

One of the fundamental questions of auditory research is how sounds are segregated because, in natural environments, multiple sounds tend to occur at the same time. Concurrent sounds, such as two talkers, physically add together and arrive at the ear…

Tags: *Acoustic Stimulation, 2010, Action Potentials/physiology, Animal, Animals, Auditory Cortex/*physiology, Auditory Pathways/*physiology, Female, Guinea Pigs, Inferior Colliculi/*physiology, Journal of neurophysiology, Male, Models, Nakamoto Kyle T, Palmer Alan R, Pitch Perception/physiology, Shackleton Trevor M

Isolation of canine coronary sinus musculature from the atria by radiofrequency catheter ablation prevents induction of atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND: The junction between the coronary sinus (CS) musculature and both atria contributes to initiation of atrial tachyarrhythmias. The current study investigated the effects of CS isolation from the atria by radiofrequency catheter ablation on…

Early upregulation of myocardial CXCR4 expression is critical for dimethyloxalylglycine-induced cardiac improvement in acute myocardial infarction.

The stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1):CXCR4 is important in myocardial repair. In this study we tested the hypothesis that early upregulation of cardiomyocyte CXCR4 (CM-CXCR4) at a time of high myocardial SDF-1 expression could be a strategy to…

Tags: 2016, alpha Subunit/metabolism, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Amino Acids, Animal, Animals, Apoptosis/drug effects, Cardiotonic Agents/*pharmacology, Cell Hypoxia, Cell Line, Chilian William M, CXCR4/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dicarboxylic/*pharmacology, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Forudi Farhad, hypoxia, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Inbred C57BL, Kiedrowski Matthew, Knockout, Left/*drug effects, Mayorga Mari, Mice, myocardial infarction, Myocardial Infarction/*drug therapy/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology, Myocardium/*metabolism/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penn Marc S, Rats, Receptors, Recovery of Function, Shamhart Patricia, Signal Transduction/drug effects, stem cells, Stem Cells/drug effects/metabolism, Stroke Volume/drug effects, Time Factors, Up-Regulation, Ventricular Function, Weber Kristal

Pulmonary vasoconstriction in a canine model of neurogenic pulmonary edema.

The intracisternal administration of veratrine to the chloralose-anesthetized dog produces pulmonary hypertension (PH) and neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE). To determine whether pulmonary vasoconstriction, mediated by a circulating agent, contributes…

Absence of type VI collagen paradoxically improves cardiac function, structure, and remodeling after myocardial infarction.

RATIONALE: We previously reported that type VI collagen deposition increases in the infarcted myocardium in vivo. To date, a specific role for this nonfibrillar collagen has not been explored in the setting of myocardial infarction (MI). OBJECTIVE:…

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