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Post-Ganglionic Sympathetic Neurons can Directly Sense Raised Extracellular Na+ via SCN7a/Nax
The relationship between dietary NaCl intake and high blood pressure is well-established, and occurs primarily through activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Nax, a Na+-sensitive Na+ channel, plays a pivotal role in driving sympathetic excitability, which is thought to originate from central regions controlling neural outflow. We investigated whether post-ganglionic sympathetic neurons from different ganglia innervating cardiac and vasculature tissue can also directly sense extracellular Na+. Using whole-cell patch clamp recordings we demonstrate that sympathetic neurons from three sympathetic ganglia (superior cerv...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - June 17, 2022 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Role of (Pro)Renin Receptor in Cyclosporin A-Induced Nephropathy
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2022 Jan 24. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00332.2021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCalcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) such as cyclosporin A (CsA) have been widely used to improve graft survival following solid-organ transplantation. However, the clinical use of CsA is often limited by its nephrotoxicity. The present study tested the hypothesis that activation of (pro)renin receptor (PRR) contributes to CsA-induced nephropathy by activating the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Renal injury in male Sprague-Dawley rats was induced by a low-salt diet combined with CsA as evidenced by elevated plasma creatinine ...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology - January 24, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Jiajia Hu Yandan Tan Yanting Chen Shiqi Mo Brittin Hekking Jiahui Su Min Pu Aihua Lu J David Symons Tianxin Yang Source Type: research

GPR40-Deficiency Is Associated with Hepatic FAT/CD36 Upregulation, Steatosis, Inflammation and Cell Injury in C57BL/6 Mice.
In this study, we fed wild-type or GPR40 knockout C57BL/6 mice high-fat diet (HFD) for 20 weeks and then assessed the effect of GPR40-deficiency on HFD-induced NAFLD. Assays on metabolic parameters showed that HFD increased bodyweight, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, cholesterol and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and GPR40-deficiency did not mitigate the HFD-induced metabolic abnormalities. In contrast, we found that GPR40-deficiency was associated with increased bodyweight, insulin, insulin resistance, cholesterol and ALT in control mice fed low fat diet (LFD). Surprisingly, histology and Oil Red O staining showed ...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism - October 26, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Lu Z, Li Y, Syn WK, Li AJ, Ritter S, Wank SA, Lopes-Virella MF, Huang Y Tags: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

Endothelial Deficiency of Insulin-like Growth Factor -1 Receptor Reduces Endothelial Barrier Function and Promotes Atherosclerosis in Apoe-Deficient Mice.
Abstract Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) decreases atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E (Apoe) -deficient mice when administered systemically. However, mechanisms for its atheroprotective effect are not fully understood. We generated endothelium-specific IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) deficient mice on Apoe-deficient background to assess effects of IGF-1 on the endothelium in the context of hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis. Endothelial deficiency of IGF1R promoted atherosclerotic burden, when animals were fed on high-fat diet for 12 weeks or normal chow for 12 months. Under normal chow feeding condition, the vas...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology - August 13, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Higashi Y, Sukhanov S, Shai SY, Danchuk S, Snarski P, Li Z, Hou X, Hamblin MH, Woods TC, Wang M, Wang D, Yu H, Korthuis RJ, Yoshida T, Delafontaine P Tags: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Source Type: research

Stimulatory Role of SPAK Signaling in the Regulation of Large Conductance Ca2+-Activated Potassium (BK) Channel Protein Expression in Kidney
In this study, we investigated the effect of SPAK on renal BK protein expression in both HEK293 cells and mouse kidney. In HEK293 cells, siRNA-mediated knockdown of SPAK expression significantly reduced BK protein expression and increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation, whereas overexpression of SPAK significantly enhanced BK expression and decreased ERK1/2 phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner. Knockdown of ERK1/2 prevented SPAK siRNA-mediated inhibition of BK expression. Similarly, pretreatment of HEK293 cells with either the lysosomal inhibitor bafilomycin A1 or the proteasomal inhibitor MG132 reversed the inhibitory effec...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - July 1, 2020 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

14-3-3 gamma, a novel regulator of the large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels.
Abstract 14-3-3 gamma (γ) is a small protein regulating the target proteins through binding to the phosphorylated serine/threonine residues. Sequence analysis of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel revealed a putative 14-3-3 binding site in the C-terminal region. Our previous data showed that 14-3-3γ is widely expressed in the mouse kidney. We, therefore, hypothesized that 14-3-3γ has a novel role in the regulation of BK channel activity and protein expression. We first demonstrated the interaction of 14-3-3γ with BKα by co-immunoprecipitation. In HEK293 cells stably expressing BKα (HEK BKα cel...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology - May 27, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Chen S, Feng X, Chen X, Zhuang Z, Xiao J, Fu H, Klein JD, Wang XH, Hoover RS, Eaton DC, Cai H Tags: Am J Physiol Renal Physiol Source Type: research

Chemerin/CMKLR1 Axis Promotes Inflammation and Pyroptosis by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Rat
In this study, we investigated the role of the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis in mediating inflammation and cell death in DCM. Sprague–Dawley rats, treated with a high-fat diet and low-dose of streptozotocin, were used as a DCM model. CMKLR1 expression was knocked down by siRNA (CMKLR1-siRNA) to evaluate the role of CMKLR1 in DCM. Chemerin-treated H9c2 cells were used to investigate the factors acting downstream of the chemerin/CMKLR1 axis. LDH release and EthD-III staining were used to measure the ratio of cell death in vitro. CMKLR1-siRNA and siRNA against nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors 3 (NLRP3-siRNA) ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 22, 2020 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Hypoxia exacerbates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via HIF-2 α/PPARα pathway.
This study aimed to investigate whether hypoxia can affect non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression and the associated mechanisms, specifically regarding the HIF-2α / PPARα pathway in vitro and vivo. Recent studies have reported that, compared with HIF-1α, HIF-2α has different effects on lipid metabolism. We propose hypoxia may exacerbate NAFLD by the HIF-2α upregulation-induced suppression of PPARα in the liver. To verify this hypothesis, a steatotic human hepatocyte (L02) cell line treated with free fatty acids and a mouse model of NAFLD fed a high-fat diet were used. Steatotic hepatocytes were treated...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism - August 19, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Chen J, Chen J, Fu H, Li Y, Wang L, Luo S, Lu H Tags: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

Resveratrol protects against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by improving lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis via the PPAR α pathway
This study investigated the preventive and therapeutic effects of RSV on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD in rats and palmitate acid (PA)-induced hepatocyte steatosis in HepG2 cells. Hepatocytes were incubated with inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) or short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting PPARα, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and protein kinase A (PKA) to determine the underlying mechanisms. We found that RSV noticeably ameliorated HFD-induced hepatic steatosis in rats and inhibited PA-induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. Moreover, RSV improved lipid metabolism, enhanced...
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - June 6, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Yujie Huang Hedong Lang Ka Chen Yong Zhang Yanxiang Gao Li Ran Long Yi Mantian Mi Qianyong Zhang Source Type: research

Tangshen Formula Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis by Inducing Autophagy Through the AMPK/SIRT1 Pathway
Conclusion In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that autophagy was involved in relieving the effects of TSF against NAFLD, which were mediated by the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway (Figure 7D). These findings may improve our current understanding of the role of TSF in treating hepatic steatosis and provide an experimental basis for the clinical application of TSF in NAFLD and its related metabolic syndrome. Ethics Statement This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Co...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 25, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

A Novel Regulator of Preadipocyte Differentiation, Transcription Factor TCF21, Functions Partially Through Promoting LPL Expression
Discussion Excessive fat deposition in chickens can result in many undesirable consequences within the poultry industry, including reduced feeding efficiency (Zhou et al., 2006) and decreased reproductive performance (Walzem and Chen, 2014). Thus, broiler breeders urgently require a more thorough understanding of the molecular mechanism governing chicken adipogenesis. We previously found that broilers from lean and fat lines exhibit clear differences in reproductive performance (Zhang et al., 2018). In addition, TCF21 was found to be related to testis growth and development in these broilers (Zhang et al., 2017). In mice ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 22, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

FGF21 as Modulator of Metabolism in Health and Disease
In conclusion, FGF21 belongs to a promising class of cytokines that are induced in response to stress and that can be used as a drug, drug target, or through a biomarker, depending on the physio-pathological context. All these findings will become clear when FGF21 will be used as a therapeutic molecule, exploiting the beneficial effects of FGF21 for treating metabolic disease or when it will be blocked to ameliorate disease progression and the onset of disease. Author Contributions CT and MS wrote the manuscript. VR contributed to the discussion. Funding This work was supported from the AFM-Telethon (19524), Italian Mi...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 16, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Systems Biology Approaches and Precision Oral Health: A Circadian Clock Perspective
Conclusion Most head and neck pathologies show a broad cellular heterogeneity making it difficult to achieve an accurate diagnosis and efficient treatment (Graf and Zavodszky, 2017; Lo Nigro et al., 2017). Single cell analysis of circadian omics (Lande-Diner et al., 2015; Abraham et al., 2018), may be a crucial tool needed in the future to fully understand the circadian control of head and neck diseases. It becomes more obvious that there is only a small genetic component but a largely unknown epigenetics and/or environmental component for most of the head and neck pathologies (Moosavi and Motevalizadeh Ardekani, 2016; He...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research