Nikola Chmúrčiaková, Robin N Stringer, Leoš Cmarko, Alzbeta Filipova, Lubica Lacinova, Norbert Weiss
{"title":"Pathophysiology of homocysteine: insights into ion channel dysfunction.","authors":"Nikola Chmúrčiaková, Robin N Stringer, Leoš Cmarko, Alzbeta Filipova, Lubica Lacinova, Norbert Weiss","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03165-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03165-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13038813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147581721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tanecia Mitchell, Vivek Verma, Abul Fajol, Christian Faul
{"title":"The effects of elevated phosphate on the kidney - damaging the gatekeeper.","authors":"Tanecia Mitchell, Vivek Verma, Abul Fajol, Christian Faul","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03160-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03160-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13033467/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anika Göpel, Laura Bauer, Dörthe M Katschinski, Anke Zieseniss
{"title":"DNase I as a probe for unpolymerized actin: revisiting a classic tool for nuclear actin research.","authors":"Anika Göpel, Laura Bauer, Dörthe M Katschinski, Anke Zieseniss","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03158-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03158-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13018090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147513985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel S P de Araujo, Brenda L B Dos Santos, Waldilleny R A de Moura, Leonardo G Rodrigues, Luiz G S Branco, Helio C Salgado, Renato N Soriano, Marina de T Durand, João Paulo J Sabino
{"title":"Targeting hypertension through natural phenolics: The multifaceted role of cinnamic acid and its derivatives.","authors":"Samuel S P de Araujo, Brenda L B Dos Santos, Waldilleny R A de Moura, Leonardo G Rodrigues, Luiz G S Branco, Helio C Salgado, Renato N Soriano, Marina de T Durand, João Paulo J Sabino","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03163-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03163-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13021695/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147514033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriela A Silva, Lilian L Reis-Silva, Lucas Gomes-de-Souza, Lígia R R Tavares, Lucas Barretto-de-Souza, Vinícius Pelarin, Carlos C Crestani
{"title":"Nitrergic neurotransmission within the lateral hypothalamus modulates cardiovascular responses to stress in rats.","authors":"Gabriela A Silva, Lilian L Reis-Silva, Lucas Gomes-de-Souza, Lígia R R Tavares, Lucas Barretto-de-Souza, Vinícius Pelarin, Carlos C Crestani","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03161-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03161-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is a key brain region involved in integrating cardiovascular and autonomic components of the stress response, yet the local neurochemical mechanisms governing these functions remain poorly understood. This study examined the contribution of nitrergic neurotransmission within the LH to cardiovascular adjustments induced by acute restraint stress in rats. To this end, animals received bilateral microinjections into the LH of either the nonselective nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L-NAME, the selective neuronal NOS (nNOS) inhibitor N<sup>ω</sup>-propyl-L-arginine hydrochloride (NPLA), the selective inducible NOS (iNOS) inhibitor 1400W, or the nitric oxide (NO) donor MAHMA NONOate (NOC-9) prior to the restraint session. Intra-LH administration of L-NAME significantly attenuated both the pressor and tachycardic responses elicited by restraint. In contrast, the selective nNOS inhibitor NPLA selectively enhanced the tachycardic response without altering the pressor effect or sympathetically-mediated cutaneous vasoconstriction. Consistent with the effect observed in NPLA-treated animals, facilitation of local nitrergic neurotransmission through intra-LH injection of the NO donor selectively reduced the heart rate response to restraint. The selective iNOS inhibitor 1400W did not affect any of the cardiovascular parameters measured. Taken together, these findings indicate that nitrergic signaling within the LH plays a critical role in modulating cardiovascular adjustments to acute stress. This regulation appears to involve a complex process involving nNOS and an additional nitrergic mechanism that acts independently of iNOS.</p>","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13013230/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147514025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Remer, Yifan Hua, Jonas Esche, Lijie Shi, Michaela F Hartmann, Stefan A Wudy
{"title":"Low fruit and vegetable intake in children: a dietary stressor raising renal ammonium and adrenal cortisol secretion.","authors":"Thomas Remer, Yifan Hua, Jonas Esche, Lijie Shi, Michaela F Hartmann, Stefan A Wudy","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03162-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03162-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13006471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147499567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PKC isoform-specific targeting of the phosphorylation site Serine<sup>191</sup> in the GIRK4 subunit induces receptor-dependent modulation of GIRK channel activity.","authors":"Leonie Inderwiedenstraße, Marie-Cécile Kienitz","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03157-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03157-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12999607/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147481313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlotte Calvet, Philipp Villiger, Francesco Prisco, Tim Buchholz, Felix Gantenbein, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Boris Gourévitch, Carsten A Wagner, Petra Seebeck
{"title":"CO and N<sub>2</sub> are not humane alternatives to CO<sub>2</sub> euthanasia in rats.","authors":"Charlotte Calvet, Philipp Villiger, Francesco Prisco, Tim Buchholz, Felix Gantenbein, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Boris Gourévitch, Carsten A Wagner, Petra Seebeck","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03156-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03156-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12987893/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147459203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural determinants of voltage sensitivity in hyperpolarization-activated ion channels and their persistence in the evolutionary scale.","authors":"Karla G Alvarez-Villagómez, Daniel Balleza","doi":"10.1007/s00424-026-03153-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00424-026-03153-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HCN channels have a reverse electromechanical coupling mechanism, where hyperpolarized membrane potentials facilitate pore opening through an inward displacement of the S4 segment of the voltage-sensing domain (VSD). This voltage dependence is finely regulated by the binding of cAMP to an intracellular domain (CNBD). Of the four widely studied isoforms of human HCN channels, the HCN3 channel is practically insensitive to cAMP or is even inhibited by it, but the structural determinants underlying this unexpected behavior are still unclear. Here, we evaluated the possible role of flexibility in very specific regions of the VSD that could be determinants for this behavior. Part of the S2-S3L linker is more rigid in HCN3, which correlates with low atomic mobility for this region in proximity to the C-linker subdomain of the opposite subunit. We built structural models using AlphaFold 3 and Swiss-Model and thus reconstructed the disordered regions that connect the transmembrane segments of the VSD and that in some of the structures deposited in the PDB have not been resolved. Besides, in an attempt to reveal the evolutionary trends that this transmembrane domain may have undergone, we conducted a comparative study with phylogenetically distant HCN channels and found an interesting tendency to lose sensitivity to cAMP as VSD flexibility is lost. Our analysis confirms a large body of published experimental findings. Finally, we found that in metazoans, two types of HCN channels clearly diverge: (1) those that are highly sensitive to cAMP with moderate flexibility profiles in protostomes, and (2) those that show less marked sensitivity to this ligand in deuterostomes. We also propose a possible evolutionary scenario for the appearance of cAMP-modulated HCN channels in the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA).</p>","PeriodicalId":19954,"journal":{"name":"Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology","volume":"478 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147372976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}