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The ethics of artificial intelligence systems in healthcare and medicine: from a local to a global perspective, and back
Artificial intelligence systems (ai-systems) (e.g. machine learning, generative artificial intelligence), in healthcare and medicine, have been...
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Persistent sodium currents in neurons: potential mechanisms and pharmacological blockers
Persistent sodium current (I NaP ) is an important activity-dependent regulator of neuronal excitability. It is involved in a variety of physiological...
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Basal release of 6-cyanodopamine from rat isolated vas deferens and its role on the tissue contractility
6-Cyanodopamine is a novel catecholamine released from rabbit isolated heart. However, it is not known whether this catecholamine presents any...
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Revisiting reactive oxygen species production in hypoxia
Cellular responses to hypoxia are crucial in various physiological and pathophysiological contexts and have thus been extensively studied. This has...
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Alteration of Piezo1 signaling in type 2 diabetic mice: focus on endothelium and BKCa channel
Piezo1 mechanosensitive ion channel plays a important role in vascular physiology and disease. This study aimed to elucidate the altered signaling...
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Development of autonomic heart rate modulations during childhood and adolescence
Autonomic control of heart rate is well known in adult subjects, but limited data are available on the development of the heart rate control during...
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Acupoint catgut embedding attenuates oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in chronic cerebral ischemia by inhibiting the Ang II/AT1R/NOX axis
Chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI) is a common neurological disorder, characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. Acupoint catgut embedding (ACE)...
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Strength and muscle mass development after a resistance-training period at terrestrial and normobaric intermittent hypoxia
This study investigated the effect of a resistance training (R T ) period at terrestrial (HH) and normobaric hypoxia (NH) on both muscle hypertrophy...
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Uncovering the neural control of laryngeal activity and subglottic pressure in anaesthetized rats: insights from mesencephalic regions
To assess the possible interactions between the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray matter (dlPAG) and the different domains of the nucleus ambiguus...
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Inhibition of caspase-8 cascade restrains the osteoclastogenic fate of bone marrow cells
Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells of hematopoietic origin, with a pivotal role in bone development and remodeling. Failure in osteoclast...
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The anion exchanger slc26a3 regulates colonic mucus expansion during steady state and in response to prostaglandin E2, while Cftr regulates de novo mucus release in response to carbamylcholine
The intestinal epithelium is covered by mucus that protects the tissue from the luminal content. Studies have shown that anion secretion via the...
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Noise or signal? Spontaneous activity of dorsal horn neurons: patterns and function in health and disease
Spontaneous activity refers to the firing of action potentials by neurons in the absence of external stimulation. Initially considered an artifact or...
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A role for sirtuin 1 in FGF23 activation following β-glycerophosphate treatment
Phosphate homeostasis is vital for many biological processes and disruptions in circulating levels can be detrimental. While the mechanisms behind...
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Protein carbonylation causes sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ overload by increasing intracellular Na+ level in ventricular myocytes
Diabetes is commonly associated with an elevated level of reactive carbonyl species due to alteration of glucose and fatty acid metabolism. These...
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Melatonin and mesenchymal stem cells co-administration alleviates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via modulation of angiogenesis at the vascular-alveolar unit
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered a severe disease mitigating lung physiological functions with high mortality outcomes,...
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Exposure to normobaric hypoxia shapes the acute inflammatory response in human whole blood cells in vivo
Cells of the immune defence, especially leukocytes, often have to perform their function in tissue areas that are characterized by oxygen deficiency,...
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Long-term continuous monitoring of arrhythmias in pigs with insertable cardiac monitors
Arrhythmia detection is essential when assessing the safety of novel drugs and therapies in preclinical studies. Many short-term arrhythmia...
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SGLT2 inhibitor as a potential therapeutic approach in hyperthyroidism-induced cardiopulmonary injury in rats
Hyperthyroidism-induced cardiac disease is an evolving health, economic, and social problem affecting well-being. Sodium-glucose cotransporter...