Dunford EC, Leclair E, Aiken J, Mandel ER, Haas TL, Birot O, Riddell MC. The effects of voluntary exercise and prazosin on capillary rarefaction and metabolism in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 Mar 1;122(3):492-502. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00762.2016. Epub 2016 Dec 8. From the authors: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic […]
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Laksman Z, Wauchop M, Lin E, Protze S, Lee J, Yang W, Izaddoustdar F, Shafaattalab S, Gepstein L, Tibbits GF, Keller G, Backx PH. Modeling Atrial Fibrillation using Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Atrial Tissue. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 13;7(1):5268. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05652-y. Significance of the research: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia that […]
Abidi S, Nili M, Serna S, Kim S, Hazlett C, Edgell H. Influence of sex, menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on cerebrovascular resistance and cardiorespiratory function during Valsalva or standing. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 May 18:jap.00035.2017. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00035.2017. From the authors: This paper investigates the role of sex, menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive use on […]
Tobin SW, Hashemi S, Dadson K, Turdi S, Ebrahimian K, Zhao J, Sweeney G, Grigull J, McDermott JC. Heart Failure and MEF2 Transcriptome Dynamics in Response to β-Blockers. Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 30;7(1):4476. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04762-x Significance of the research: "Popular class of heart drugs reverse genetic changes associated with heart failure. Beta blockers are commonly […]
Theriau CF & Connor ML. Voluntary physical activity counteracts the proliferative tumor growth microenvironment created by adipose tissue via high-fat diet feeding in female rats. Physiol Rep. 2017, July, 5(13): e13325. Significance of the research: "Breast cancer is a multi-factoral disease that is impacted by many modifiable risk factors, including adopting a healthy lifestyle. Obesity […]