2025
Physiologic mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease
Boletta A, Caplan M. Physiologic mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease. Physiological Reviews 2025, 105: 1553-1607. PMID: 39938884, PMCID: PMC12174308, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00018.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary ciliaPolycystic kidney diseaseTrafficking of proteinsHuman ciliopathiesExtracellular signalsMultiple genesKidney diseaseProtein productionMolecular basisCell biologyMonogenic disordersCyst formationGenesRenal epithelial cellsProteinCiliaBiochemical informationApical surfaceEpithelial cellsFunctional expressionPhysiological propertiesWealth of informationPhysiological mechanismsCellsFibrocystin
2023
Tradeoffs in bacterial physiology determine the efficiency of antibiotic killing
Bren A, Glass D, Kohanim Y, Mayo A, Alon U. Tradeoffs in bacterial physiology determine the efficiency of antibiotic killing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2312651120. PMID: 38096408, PMCID: PMC10742385, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312651120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal inhibitory concentrationBacterial physiologyCyclic adenosine monophosphateImprove antibiotic efficacyGrowth rateHigh-throughput assayEnvironmental conditionsRNA-seqAntibiotic killingAntibiotic actionBacterial deathAntibiotic efficacyInhibitory concentrationAntibiotic effectBactericidal activityGrowth conditionsCyclic adenosine monophosphate levelsAdenosine monophosphatePhysiological propertiesPhysiologyGrowthNonstress environmentsAssayDeathAntibioticsFat and Alzheimer’s Disease
Rodriguez S, Thiruchelvi R, Justin Thenmozhi A, Cosio D, Shamaladevi N, Hussain H, Sampath N, Paidas M, Jayakumar A. Fat and Alzheimer’s Disease. Nutritional Neurosciences 2023, 67-89. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0677-2_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccumulation of beta-amyloidDNA-binding proteinsPlasma membrane cholesterolTransactive response DNA-binding proteinTau protein accumulationBeta-amyloidProtein accumulationBrain microvessel endothelial cellsMembrane cholesterolPathological processesAlzheimer's diseaseDecreased cholesterol levelsPhysiological propertiesIn vivoCellsHyperphosphorylationAssociation of hypercholesterolemiaMicrovessel endothelial cellsAccumulationImpact of hypercholesterolemiaEndothelial cellsDiabetes mellitus IIManagement of hypercholesterolemiaGeneticsEnzyme
2018
Rbfox1 Mediates Cell-type-Specific Splicing in Cortical Interneurons
Wamsley B, Jaglin X, Favuzzi E, Quattrocolo G, Nigro M, Yusuf N, Khodadadi-Jamayran A, Rudy B, Fishell G. Rbfox1 Mediates Cell-type-Specific Splicing in Cortical Interneurons. Neuron 2018, 100: 846-859.e7. PMID: 30318414, PMCID: PMC6541232, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells
Rela L, Piantanida AP, Bordey A, Greer CA. Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells. Glia 2015, 63: 1646-1659. PMID: 25856239, PMCID: PMC4506201, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsOlfactory nerveAxon growthVoltage-dependent potassium currentsOlfactory Ensheathing CellsSite of injuryGap junction couplingPotassium currentPotassium channelsJunction couplingInward rectifierNerveRectifier channelsCellsPhysiological propertiesLimited knowledgeInjuryOECsMembrane propertiesFascicles
2011
Mitochondria are sources of metabolic sink and arrhythmias
Akar FG, O'Rourke B. Mitochondria are sources of metabolic sink and arrhythmias. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2011, 131: 287-294. PMID: 21513732, PMCID: PMC3138548, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Channel, neuronal and clinical function in sodium channelopathies: from genotype to phenotype
Waxman SG. Channel, neuronal and clinical function in sodium channelopathies: from genotype to phenotype. Nature Neuroscience 2007, 10: 405-409. PMID: 17387329, DOI: 10.1038/nn1857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium channel functionClinical manifestationsClinical statusNeuronal functionChannel functionPositive clinical manifestationsSodium channelsIon channel mutationsNegative clinical manifestationsNeuronal hyperexcitabilityNeuronal hypoexcitabilityNeuronal activityClinical functionNervous systemSodium channelopathiesChannelopathiesChannel mutationsManifestationsCell backgroundPhysiological propertiesStatusHyperexcitabilityHypoexcitabilitySeizuresParalysis
2001
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit knockout mice: physiological and behavioral phenotypes and possible clinical implications
Picciotto M, Caldarone B, Brunzell D, Zachariou V, Stevens T, King S. Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit knockout mice: physiological and behavioral phenotypes and possible clinical implications. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2001, 92: 89-108. PMID: 11916531, DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(01)00161-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSignal transduction pathwaysHomologous recombinationTransduction pathwaysGenetic manipulationMolecular basisBehavioral phenotypesInactivation of nAChRsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSubunit compositionSubunitsNeuronal nicotinic receptorsPersistent activationNeurotransmitter releaseRelevant mutationsModel systemPossible clinical implicationsPhysiological propertiesAcetylcholine receptorsPhenotypeAutonomic gangliaNicotinic receptorsDisease statesDrug developmentPharmacological actionsNAChRs
1998
Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci. Epilepsy Research 1998, 32: 286-303. PMID: 9761328, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00059-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure focusGlial cellsMesio-temporal lobe epilepsyWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLucifer YellowControl rat hippocampusPathophysiology of seizuresSlow action potentialsCurrent-clamp studiesGFAP-positive astrocytesEpileptic seizure fociPatch-clamp recordingsHuman glial cellsLobe epilepsyAcute slicesRat hippocampusEpilepsy patientsClamp studiesRat astrocytesAstrocytesIntermediate filaments GFAPNormal astrocytesAction potentialsPhysiological propertiesBranched processes
1997
Membrane polarity in epithelial cells: protein sorting and establishment of polarized domains
Caplan MJ. Membrane polarity in epithelial cells: protein sorting and establishment of polarized domains. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: f425-f429. PMID: 9140041, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.4.f425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport proteinsEpithelial cellsDistinct surface domainsEpithelial cell typesProtein sortingBiological specializationCellular pathwaysPlasma membranePolarized epitheliumElegant networkMembrane polarityCell typesBasolateral surfaceDistinct populationsProteinBasolateral portionPhysiological propertiesSurface domainsCellsAbsolute prerequisiteDomainPlasmalemmaPathwaySortingMembrane
1990
Ion channel organization of the myelinated fiber
Black J, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Ion channel organization of the myelinated fiber. Trends In Neurosciences 1990, 13: 48-54. PMID: 1690930, DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(90)90068-l.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Periodicity of GABA-containing cells in primate prefrontal cortex
Schwartz M, Zheng D, Goldman-Rakic P. Periodicity of GABA-containing cells in primate prefrontal cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 1962-1970. PMID: 3385485, PMCID: PMC6569329, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-06-01962.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrincipal sulcusInhibitory local circuit neuronsLocal circuit neuronsPrimate prefrontal cortexColumns of neuronsCommon physiological propertiesCircuit neuronsGABA cellsImmunoreactive cellsSensory cortexFrontal lobeMacaque monkeysPrefrontal cortexCortexGABATangential distributionNeuronsSulcusCellsPhysiological propertiesCell dispositionAfferentsFindingsFirst indicationGapless series
1985
Enhancement of calcium current in Aplysia neurones by phorbol ester and protein kinase C
DeRiemer SA, Strong JA, Albert KA, Greengard P, Kaczmarek LK. Enhancement of calcium current in Aplysia neurones by phorbol ester and protein kinase C. Nature 1985, 313: 313-316. PMID: 2578617, DOI: 10.1038/313313a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CKinase CProtein kinase presentEndogenous protein kinase CKinase presentProtein kinase1Molecular mechanismsCellular componentsPhorbol ester TPAIon channelsPhorbol esterMammalian brainTumor-promoting phorbol ester TPAMollusc AplysiaPhysiological propertiesEnzymeNeuronal excitabilityDirect evidenceKinase1PhosphorylationProteinHigh concentrationsActivationAplysia
1980
Temperature acclimation: effects on membrane physiology of an identified snail neuron
Zecević D, Levitan H. Temperature acclimation: effects on membrane physiology of an identified snail neuron. American Journal Of Physiology 1980, 239: c47-c57. PMID: 7435551, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1980.239.3.c47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrogenic Na-K pumpSpontaneous activityAction potentialsExcitability of neuronsIntracellular electrophysiological techniquesSpontaneous action potentialsIdentified snail neuronsNa-K pumpPCs/PKLong-term effectsIsolated ganglionSnail neuronsElectrophysiological techniquesNeuronsCompensatory changesNeuronal basisPNa/PKExcitabilityCold-acclimated animalsDegrees COpposite effectC. ConverselyDegrees C. ConverselyPhysiological propertiesAnimals
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