PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-11-01Epub Date: 2023-07-11DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00013.2023
Mei Li, Hongmin Wang, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Jingjing Cai, Hongliang Li
{"title":"NAFLD: An Emerging Causal Factor for Cardiovascular Disease.","authors":"Mei Li, Hongmin Wang, Xiao-Jing Zhang, Jingjing Cai, Hongliang Li","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00013.2023","DOIUrl":"10.1152/physiol.00013.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide that poses a significant threat to human health. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in NAFLD patients. NAFLD and CVD share risk factors such as obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. However, whether NAFLD is a causal risk factor for CVD remains a matter of debate. This review summarizes the evidence from prospective clinical and Mendelian randomization studies that underscore the potential causal relationship between NAFLD and CVD. The mechanisms of NAFLD contributing to the development of CVD and the necessity of addressing CVD risk while managing NAFLD in clinical practice are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":" ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10144328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00003.2023
Sae Aratani, Makoto Nakanishi
{"title":"Recent Advances in Senolysis for Age-Related Diseases.","authors":"Sae Aratani, Makoto Nakanishi","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00003.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00003.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cellular senescence plays a central role in aging and geriatric diseases. Senolysis is a promising new strategy that selectively kills and eliminates senescent cells to control aging. To date, various senolytic drugs have been discovered and shown efficacy. This review highlights how we can benefit from senolysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9784275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00062.2015_COR
{"title":"Corrigendum for Prerau MJ, et al., Volume 32, 2017, p. 60-92.","authors":"","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00062.2015_COR","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00062.2015_COR","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9834676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00007.2023
Marian Y Hu, Meike Stumpp
{"title":"Surviving in an Acidifying Ocean: Acid-Base Physiology and Energetics of the Sea Urchin Larva.","authors":"Marian Y Hu, Meike Stumpp","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00007.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00007.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sea urchin larva has been used by biologists for more than a century to study the development and evolution of animals. Surprisingly, very little information has been generated regarding the physiology of this small planktonic organism. However, in the context of anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub>-driven ocean acidification (OA), the membrane transport physiology and energetics of this marine model organism have received considerable attention in the past decade. This has led to the discovery of new, exciting physiological systems, including a highly alkaline digestive tract and the calcifying primary mesenchyme cells that generate the larval skeleton. These physiological systems directly relate to the energetics of the organisms when challenged by OA. Here we review the latest membrane transport physiology and energetics in the sea urchin larva, we identify emerging questions, and we point to important future directions in the field of marine physiology in times of rapid climate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9858340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00006.2023
Nicolas C Hoch
{"title":"Tissue Specificity of DNA Damage and Repair.","authors":"Nicolas C Hoch","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00006.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00006.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>DNA is a remarkable biochemical macromolecule tasked with storing the genetic information that instructs life on planet Earth. However, its inherent chemical instability within the cellular milieu is incompatible with the accurate transmission of genetic information to subsequent generations. Therefore, biochemical pathways that continuously survey and repair DNA are essential to sustain life, and the fundamental mechanisms by which different DNA lesions are repaired have remained well conserved throughout evolution. Nonetheless, the emergence of multicellular organisms led to profound differences in cellular context and physiology, leading to large variations in the predominant sources of DNA damage between different cell types and in the relative contribution of different DNA repair pathways toward genome maintenance in different tissues. While we continue to make large strides into understanding how individual DNA repair mechanisms operate on a molecular level, much less attention is given to these cell type-specific differences. This short review aims to provide a broad overview of DNA damage and repair mechanisms to nonspecialists and to highlight some fundamental open questions in tissue and cell-type-specificity of these processes, which may have profound implications for our understanding of important pathophysiological processes such as cancer, neurodegeneration, and aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9797766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-09-01Epub Date: 2023-04-04DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00004.2023
Daniel Daou, Thomas G Gillette, Joseph A Hill
{"title":"Inflammatory Mechanisms in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.","authors":"Daniel Daou, Thomas G Gillette, Joseph A Hill","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00004.2023","DOIUrl":"10.1152/physiol.00004.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is now the most common form of heart failure and a significant public health concern for which limited effective therapies exist. Inflammation triggered by comorbidity burden is a critical element of HFpEF pathophysiology. Here, we discuss evidence for comorbidity-driven systemic and myocardial inflammation and the mechanistic role of inflammation in pathological myocardial remodeling in HFpEF.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10396273/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10286818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00014.2023
Christopher England
{"title":"Physiology in Perspective.","authors":"Christopher England","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00014.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00014.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This issue of <i>Physiology</i> features four excellent review articles that highlight current research and discuss untapped areas for future work across a range of topics in physiology. First, we explore the impact that the loss of the Y chromosome in white blood cells has on men's health. Next, we discuss the pathophysiological roles of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) in chronic inflammation. Third, we discuss how certain animals remain hydrated in seawater. Finally, we present on the systemic reprogramming of endothelial cell signaling in metastasis and cachexia.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 4","pages":"160"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9691348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00005.2023
Martin Grosell, Amanda M Oehlert
{"title":"Staying Hydrated in Seawater.","authors":"Martin Grosell, Amanda M Oehlert","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00005.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00005.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reduction of intestinal lumen osmotic pressure by the formation of Ca(Mg)CO<sub>3</sub>, \"ichthyocarbonate,\" is essential for osmoregulation by the only vertebrate group, ray-finned fishes, widely capable of hydrating by ingesting seawater. Ichthyocarbonate formation and excretion are under elaborate physiological control and play an important, yet still poorly defined, role in the oceanic carbon cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9956032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhysiologyPub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00031.2022
Hiroshi Maekawa, Margaret Elizabeth Fain, Koichiro Wasano
{"title":"Pathophysiological Roles of the cGAS-STING Inflammatory Pathway.","authors":"Hiroshi Maekawa, Margaret Elizabeth Fain, Koichiro Wasano","doi":"10.1152/physiol.00031.2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00031.2022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) inflammatory pathway is a component of the innate immune system that recognizes cytosolic nucleic acids. The pathway has been implicated in several processes including aging, autoinflammatory conditions, cancer, and metabolic diseases. The cGAS-STING pathway represents a promising therapeutic target in a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":49694,"journal":{"name":"Physiology","volume":"38 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9604216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}