COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on the Activity Levels of Yucatan Mini-Swine (Sus scrofa domesticus)

NE Barton, JE Ref, KE Cook, AL Baldwin… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unexpected activity patterns emerged among Yucatan mini-
swine models for heart failure and atrial fibrillation. As part of our laboratory research, we …

Reduced vagal control of the heart in high‐fat diet mice: a potential role of increased butyrylcholinesterase

S Hartnett, H Gao, S Schnack, Y Li - Physiological Reports, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Suppressed parasympathetic function is commonly present in cardiovascular diseases,
aging, obesity, and various other health conditions. Impaired parasympathetic action is …

Catabolic/anabolic imbalance is accompanied by changes of left ventricular steroid nuclear receptor expression in tachycardia-induced systolic heart failure in male …

M Zacharski, A Tomaszek, L Kiczak, M Ugorski… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Steroid hormones play an important role in heart failure (HF) pathogenesis, and
clinical data have revealed disordered steroidogenesis in male patients with HF. However …

[PDF][PDF] Increased gene expression of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in adrenal glands contributes to high circulating catecholamines in pigs with tachycardia …

A Tomaszek, L Kiczak, J Bania, U Paslawska… - J Physiol …, 2015 - jpp.krakow.pl
High levels of circulating catecholamines have been established as fundamental
pathophysiological elements of heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear whether the …

Ventricular Effective Refraction Period and Ventricular Repolarization Analysis in Experimental Tachycardiomyopathy in Swine.

A Noszczyk-Nowak, U Pasławska, J Gajek… - Advances in Clinical …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Background Swine are recognized animal models of human cardiovascular diseases.
However, little is known on the CHF-associated changes in the electrophysiological …