Dhahbi, Joseph M., Patricia L. Mote, John Wingo, John B. Tillman, Roy L. Walford, and Stephen R. Spindler. Calories and aging alter gene expression for gluconeogenic, glycolytic, and nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Endocrinol. Metab. 40): E352–E360, 1999.—We characterized the effects of calorie restriction (CR) on the expression of key glycolytic, gluconeogenic, and nitrogen...

JANET A. BRUNTON,1 ROBERT F. P. BERTOLO,2 PAUL B. PENCHARZ,1,2,3,4,5 AND RONALD O. BALL1,2,3,5 1Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5; 2Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; and 3The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Departments of 4Paediatrics and 5Nutriti...

Yu, Bo, Laurie A. Poirier, and Laura E. Nagy. Mobilization of GLUT-4 from intracellular vesicles by insulin and K1 depolarization in cultured H9c2 myotubes. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Endocrinol. Metab. 40): E259–E267, 1999.—The insulinresponsive glucose transporter, GLUT-4, moves from an intracellular compartment to the cell surface in response to insulin and/or muscle contraction. Treatment of H9c2...

Vallance, BruceA., PatriciaA. Blennerhassett, Yikang Deng, Klaus I. Matthaei, Ian G. Young, and Stephen M. Collins. IL-5 contributes to worm expulsion and muscle hypercontractility in a primary T. spiralis infection. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G400–G408, 1999.—Enteric nematode infections lead to increased interleukin (IL)-5 expression, eosinophilic inflammation, and ...

Li, Ying, Jinxia Zhu, and Chung Owyang. Electrical physiological evidence for highand low-affinity CCK-A receptors. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G469–G477, 1999.—We have demonstrated that under physiological conditions CCK acts through vagal high-affinity CCK-A receptors to mediate pancreatic secretion. In this study, we evaluated the vagal afferent response to endogen...

Santos, Javier, Paul R. Saunders, Nico P. M. Hanssen, Ping-Chang Yang, Derrick Yates, Jack A. Groot, and Mary H. Perdue. Corticotropin-releasing hormone mimics stress-induced colonic epithelial pathophysiology in the rat. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G391– G399, 1999.—We examined the effect of stress on colonic epithelial physiology, the role of corticotropin-releasing...

Halle, Martin, Aloys Berg, Ulrich Garwers, Dominik Grathwohl, Werner Knisel, and Joseph Keul. Concurrent reductions of serum leptin and lipids during weight loss in obese men with type II diabetes. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Endocrinol. Metab. 40): E277–E282, 1999.—The aim of the study was to examine the effects of weight reduction by exercise and diet on metabolic control in obese subjects with insu...

Matkowskyj, Kristina A., Jorge A. Marrero, Robert E. Carroll, Alexey V. Danilkovich, Richard M. Green, and Richard V. Benya. Azoxymethane-induced fulminant hepatic failure in C57BL/6J mice: characterization of a new animal model. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G455–G462, 1999.—Without transplantation, ,50–90% of all patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) die. This...

JENNIFER C. LOVEJOY,1 STEVEN R. SMITH,1 JEFFREY J. ZACHWIEJA,1 GEORGE A. BRAY,1 MARLENE M. WINDHAUSER,1 PETER J. WICKERSHAM,1 JOHANNES D. VELDHUIS,3 RICHARD TULLEY,1 AND JACQUES A. DE LA BRETONNE2 1Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, 2Baton Rouge General Health Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808; and 3University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and National Sc...

Akiba, Yasutada, Paul H. Guth, Eli Engel, Igor Nastaskin, and Jonathan D. Kaunitz. Acid-sensing pathways of rat duodenum. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G268–G274, 1999.—We tested the hypothesis that the duodenal hyperemic response to acid occurs through activation of capsaicin-sensitive afferent nerves with subsequent release of vasodilatory substances such as calcitoni...