The plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPase (PMCA) plays a major role in restoring Ca(2+) to basal levels following transient elevation by neuronal activity. Here we examined the effects of various stimuli that increase [Ca(2+)](i) on PMCA-mediated Ca(2+) clearance from hippocampal neurons. We used indo-1-based microfluorimetry in the presence of cyclopiazonic acid to study the rate of PMCA-mediated reco...

Ferragamo MJ, Reinardy JL, Thayer SA. Ca -dependent, stimulus-specific modulation of the plasma membrane Ca pump in hippocampal neurons. J Neurophysiol 101: 2563–2571, 2009. First published February 25, 2009; doi:10.1152/jn.90774.2008. The plasma membrane Ca ATPase (PMCA) plays a major role in restoring Ca to basal levels following transient elevation by neuronal activity. Here we examined the ...

We apply real-time path-integral dynamics simulations to characterize the role of electronic coherence in inter-complex excitation energy transfer (EET) processes. The analysis is performed using a system-bath model that exhibits the essential features of light-harvesting networks, including strong intra-complex electronic coupling and weak inter-complex coupling. Strong intra-complex coupling ...

Rapid multi-tracer PET aims to image two or more tracers in a single scan, simultaneously characterizing multiple aspects of physiology and function without the need for repeat imaging visits. Using dynamic imaging with staggered injections, constraints on the kinetic behavior of each tracer are applied to recover individual-tracer measures from the multi-tracer PET signal. The ability to rapid...

monolithic aerogels of high molecular weight polyethylene (mw= 3x106- 6x106 g/mol) have been prepared by solvent extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide from thermoreversible gels prepared in decalin. these low density and highly porous aerogels present an apparent porosity up to 90%. the aerogel morphology observed by scanning electron microscopy (sem) is characterized by spherulitic stru...

Recovery techniques may be distinguished on the basis of the time when the recovery lines are built: at the time of recording the recovery point, at the time of rollback. Consequently we distinguish "planned " and "unplanned" policies for determining recovery lines. With an unplanned policy a "domino effect" can occur. The planned policy is usually intended as being static, in the sense that th...

The relationships between muscle capillarization, estimated O2 diffusion distance from capillary to mitochondria, and O2 uptake (VO2) kinetics were studied in 11 young (mean age, 25.9 yr) and 9 old (mean age, 66.0 yr) adults. VO2 kinetics were determined by calculating the time constants (tau) for the phase 2 VO2 adjustment to and recovery from the average of 12 repeats of a 6-min, moderate-int...

One of the hallmark symptoms of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is exercise intolerance. Therefore, exercise testing has become an important tool for the evaluation and monitoring of heart failure. Whereas the maximal aerobic capacity (peak VO(2)) is a reliable indicator of the severity and prognosis of heart failure, submaximal exercise parameters may be more closely related to the a...

Retroviruses are one of the most commonly used vectors in ongoing gene therapy clinical trials. To evaluate and advance virus production on the microscale platform, we have created a novel microfluidic bioreactor for continuous retrovirus production. We investigated the growth kinetics of a retroviral packaging cell line in microfluidic bioreactors for several compartment sizes, and packaging c...

The temporal resolution of scotopic vision is thought to be constrained by the signaling kinetics of retinal rods, which use a highly amplified G-protein cascade to transduce absorbed photons into changes in membrane potential. Much is known about the biochemical mechanisms that determine the kinetics of rod responses ex vivo, but the rate-limiting mechanisms in vivo are unknown. Using paired f...