Acta Physiologica

Papers
(The median citation count of Acta Physiologica is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Neuroinfection may contribute to pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of COVID‐19245
Mitochondrial quality surveillance as a therapeutic target in myocardial infarction81
Targeting desmosomal adhesion and signalling for intestinal barrier stabilization in inflammatory bowel diseases—Lessons from experimental models and patients52
The concept of skeletal muscle memory: Evidence from animal and human studies50
Regulation and function of extra‐SCN circadian oscillators in the brain47
Mammalian circadian systems: Organization and modern life challenges46
Contribution of oxygen extraction fraction to maximal oxygen uptake in healthy young men43
Biomarkers and predicting acute kidney injury42
Serotonin homeostasis in the materno‐foetal interface at term: Role of transporters (SERT/SLC6A4 and OCT3/SLC22A3) and monoamine oxidase A (MAO‐A) in uptake and degradation of serotonin by human and r38
Sodium‐glucose cotransporter 1 as a sugar taste sensor in mouse tongue38
Immunity and Hypertension35
Aestivationmotifs explain hypertension and muscle mass loss in mice with psoriatic skin barrier defect34
Nicotine and vascular dysfunction34
Electrolyte and transporter responses to angiotensin II induced hypertension in female and male rats and mice33
Pathophysiological mechanisms explaining poor clinical outcome of older cancer patients with low skeletal muscle mass31
In the rat pancreas, somatostatin tonically inhibits glucagon secretion and is required for glucose‐induced inhibition of glucagon secretion31
Adaptive physiological water conservation explains hypertension and muscle catabolism in experimental chronic renal failure31
The role of RIPK3‐regulated cell death pathways and necroptosis in the pathogenesis of cardiac ischaemia‐reperfusion injury30
Passive exposure to heat improves glucose metabolism in overweight humans30
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide: Biosynthesis, consumption and therapeutic role in cardiac diseases30
Endogenous brain‐sparing responses in brain pH and PO2 in a rodent model of birth asphyxia30
Th17/Treg imbalance modulates rat myocardial fibrosis and heart failure by regulating LOX expression29
Reactive oxygen species in renal vascular function28
Factors mediating exercise‐induced organ crosstalk28
Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex27
An update on ACE2 amplification and its therapeutic potential26
Mitochondrial oxygen affinity increases after sprint interval training and is related to the improvement in peak oxygen uptake26
Diet‐induced maternal obesity impacts feto‐placental growth and induces sex‐specific alterations in placental morphology, mitochondrial bioenergetics, dynamics, lipid metabolism and oxidative stress i26
microRNAs as new possible actors in gender disparities of Covid‐19 pandemic26
Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: A review of the pathophysiology of adverse pregnancy outcomes26
Cognitive impairment in myocardial infarction and heart failure25
Covid‐19, ACE2 and the kidney25
Gestational diabesity and foetoplacental vascular dysfunction25
EGCG inhibits pressure overload‐induced cardiac hypertrophy via the PSMB5/Nmnat2/SIRT6‐dependent signalling pathways25
Massage as a mechanotherapy promotes skeletal muscle protein and ribosomal turnover but does not mitigate muscle atrophy during disuse in adult rats25
Absence of neocytolysis in humans returning from a 3‐week high‐altitude sojourn25
Intact vagal gut‐brain signalling prevents hyperphagia and excessive weight gain in response to high‐fat high‐sugar diet25
L‐lactate induces neurogenesis in the mouse ventricular‐subventricular zone via the lactate receptor HCA124
Exercise‐dependent increases in protein synthesis are accompanied by chromatin modifications and increased MRTF‐SRF signalling24
Ether lipids, sphingolipids and toxic 1‐deoxyceramides as hallmarks for lean and obese type 2 diabetic patients24
Subcellular localization‐ and fibre type‐dependent utilization of muscle glycogen during heavy resistance exercise in elite power and Olympic weightlifters23
Pharmacological inhibition of USP30 activates tissue‐specific mitophagy23
Germ‐free mice are not protected against diet‐induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction23
Dietary influences on the Dahl SS rat gut microbiota and its effects on salt‐sensitive hypertension and renal damage22
Impaired renal HCO3 secretion in CFTR deficient mice causes metabolic alkalosis during chronic base‐loading22
Mechanisms coupling sodium and magnesium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney21
Mechanisms of proton pump inhibitor‐induced hypomagnesemia21
SARS‐CoV‐2: What do we know so far?20
Endogenous flux of nitric oxide: Citrulline is preferred to Arginine20
Plasminogen deficiency does not prevent sodium retention in a genetic mouse model of experimental nephrotic syndrome19
The regulation of gastric ghrelin secretion19
Slc26a3 deletion alters pH‐microclimate, mucin biosynthesis, microbiome composition and increases the TNFα expression in murine colon19
ENaC activation by proteases19
Neuromuscular responses to fatiguing locomotor exercise19
Intestinal epithelial ablation of Pit‐2/Slc20a2 in mice leads to sustained elevation of vitamin D3 upon dietary restriction of phosphate19
Cellular plasticity: A mechanism for homeostasis in the kidney19
The zebrafish histamine H3 receptor modulates aggression, neural activity and forebrain functional connectivity18
Chromogranin A regulates gut permeability via the antagonistic actions of its proteolytic peptides18
Zymogen‐locked mutant prostasin (Prss8) leads to incomplete proteolytic activation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and severely compromises triamterene tolerance in mice17
Role of SLC4 and SLC26 solute carriers during oxidative stress16
A high‐fat diet changes astrocytic metabolism to promote synaptic plasticity and behavior16
Microglia‐leucocyte axis in cerebral ischaemia and inflammation in the developing brain16
Protein O‐GlcNAcylation in the heart16
EPO synthesis induced by HIF‐PHD inhibition is dependent on myofibroblast transdifferentiation and colocalizes with non‐injured nephron segments in murine kidney fibrosis15
Keratin 1 attenuates hypoxic pulmonary artery hypertension by suppressing pulmonary artery media smooth muscle expansion15
Good publication practice in physiology 202115
Reversal of renal tissue hypoxia during experimental cardiopulmonary bypass in sheep by increased pump flow and arterial pressure15
Fate‐mapping of erythropoietin‐producing cells in mouse models of hypoxaemia and renal tissue remodelling reveals repeated recruitment and persistent functionality15
Chronodisruption by chronic jetlag impacts metabolic and gastrointestinal homeostasis in male mice15
Glucose‐induced cAMP elevation in β‐cells involves amplification of constitutive and glucagon‐activated GLP‐1 receptor signalling14
“Time window” effect of Yoda1‐evoked Piezo1 channel activity during mouse skeletal muscle differentiation14
Nitrergic perivascular innervation in health and diseases: Focus on vascular tone regulation14
PACSIN proteins in vivo: Roles in development and physiology14
Pharmacological HIF‐PHD inhibition reduces renovascular resistance and increases glomerular filtration by stimulating nitric oxide generation14
Uterine contractions in rodent models and humans14
Mog1 knockout causes cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure by downregulating tbx5‐cryab‐hspb2 signalling in zebrafish14
Microbiota‐derived extracellular vesicles and metabolic syndrome14
The key role of physical activity against the neuromuscular deterioration in patients with Parkinson's disease14
Extracellular vesicles and microRNAs are altered in response to exercise, insulin sensitivity and overweight14
Methodological considerations in measuring specific force in human single skinned muscle fibres14
Regulation of heart rate in vertebrates during hypoxia: A comparative overview13
The chromogranin A1‐373 fragment reveals how a single change in the protein sequence exerts strong cardioregulatory effects by engaging neuropilin‐113
Natriuretic peptides relax human intrarenal arteries through natriuretic peptide receptor type‐A recapitulated by soluble guanylyl cyclase agonists13
The body region specificity in murine models of muscle regeneration and atrophy13
Hydrophobic interactions between the HA helix and S4‐S5 linker modulate apparent Ca2+ sensitivity of SK2 channels13
Renal oxygenation: From data to insight13
Podocyte apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy by BASP1 activation of the p53 pathway via WT113
The Na/K‐ATPase α1/Src interaction regulates metabolic reserve and Western diet intolerance12
Prolonged QT intervals in mice with cardiomyocyte‐specific deficiency of the molecular clock12
Extreme duration exercise affects old and younger men differently12
A novel K+‐dependent Na+ uptake mechanism during low pH exposure in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio): New tricks for old dogma12
Influence of blood haemoglobin concentration on renal haemodynamics and oxygenation during experimental cardiopulmonary bypass in sheep12
Myonuclear content and domain size in small versus larger muscle fibres in response to 12 weeks of resistance exercise training in older adults12
Microbial DNA enrichment promotes liver steatosis and fibrosis in the course of non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis12
SARS‐CoV‐2 effects on the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system, therapeutic implications12
Identification and functional analysis of two new de novo KCNMA1 variants associated with Liang–Wang syndrome12
Implication of TRPC3 channel in gustatory perception of dietary lipids12
Proliferation does not contribute to murine models of renin cell recruitment12
Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (SLC18A2) regulates monoamine turnover and brain development in zebrafish12
Ectotherm mitochondrial economy and responses to global warming11
The effect of blood‐flow‐restricted interval training on lactate and H+ dynamics during dynamic exercise in man11
Are muscle fibres of body builders intrinsically weaker? A comparison with single fibres of aged‐matched controls11
Co‐cultures of renal progenitors and endothelial cells on kidney decellularized matrices replicate the renal tubular environment in vitro11
Circadian clocks' interactions with oxygen sensing and signalling11
Muscle endoplasmic reticulum stress in exercise11
Insulin differentially modulates GABA signalling in hippocampal neurons and, in an age‐dependent manner, normalizes GABA‐activated currents in the tg‐APPSwe mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease11
WNT/β‐catenin pathway is a key regulator of cardiac function and energetic metabolism11
Chloride channel inhibition improves neuromuscular function under conditions mimicking neuromuscular disorders11
Supra‐coronary aortic banding improves right ventricular function in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats by increasing systolic right coronary artery perfusion10
Local cyclic adenosine monophosphate signalling cascades—Roles and targets in chronic kidney disease10
Myosin heavy chains in extraocular muscle fibres: Distribution, regulation and function10
15N‐labeled dietary nitrate supplementation increases human skeletal muscle nitrate concentration and improves muscle torque production10
Sestrin2 ablation attenuates the exercise‐induced browning of white adipose tissue in C57BL/6J mice10
Impact of paternal exercise on physiological systems in the offspring10
High‐intensity exercise in hypoxia improves endothelial function via increased nitric oxide bioavailability in C57BL/6 mice10
High phosphate impairs arterial endothelial function through AMPK‐related pathways in mouse resistance arteries10
ZFHX3 knockdown dysregulates mitochondrial adaptations to tachypacing in atrial myocytes through enhanced oxidative stress and calcium overload10
Neuromuscular fatigability at high altitude: Lowlanders with acute and chronic exposure, and native highlanders10
Protein O‐GlcNAcylation levels are regulated independently of dietary intake in a tissue and time‐specific manner during rat postnatal development10
MAFA and MAFB regulate exocytosis‐related genes in human β‐cells10
Clustering of desmosomal cadherins by desmoplakin is essential for cell‐cell adhesion10
Acute normobaric hypoxia blunts contraction‐mediated mTORC1‐ and JNK‐signaling in human skeletal muscle10
Concomitant excitation and tension development are required for myocellular gene expression and protein synthesis in rat skeletal muscle10
ACE2 function in the pancreatic islet: Implications for relationship between SARS‐CoV‐2 and diabetes10
Acidosis‐induced activation of distal nephron principal cells triggers Gdf15 secretion and adaptive proliferation of intercalated cells10
Renal tubular arginase‐2 participates in the formation of the corticomedullary urea gradient and attenuates kidney damage in ischemia‐reperfusion injury in mice9
Activated FMS‐like tyrosine kinase 3 ameliorates angiotensin II‐induced cardiac remodelling9
New insights into survival strategies to oxygen deprivation in anoxia‐tolerant vertebrates9
Neocytolysis on descending the mountain and ascending into space9
Ca2+ mishandling in heart failure: Potential targets9
Calcineurin (PPP3CB) regulates angiotensin II‐dependent vascular remodelling by potentiating EGFR signalling in mice9
Adrenal stress hormone action in skeletal muscle during exercise training: An old dog with new tricks?9
Enhanced phosphate absorption in intestinal epithelial cell‐specific NHE3 knockout mice9
Sex differences in antiviral immunity in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: Mitochondria and mitomiR come into view9
Transient increase in recurrent inhibition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a putative protection from neurodegeneration9
Obesogenic diet in mice compromises maternal metabolic physiology and lactation ability leading to reductions in neonatal viability9
Cytochrome P450 epoxygenase‐derived 5,6‐epoxyeicosatrienoic acid relaxes pulmonary arteries in normoxia but promotes sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction in hypoxia9
Ribosome accumulation during early phase resistance training in humans9
Muscle‐tendon architecture in Kenyans and Japanese: Potential role of genetic endowment in the success of elite Kenyan endurance runners9
Deregulated hypoxic response in myeloid cells: A model for high‐altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE)9
No functional TRPA1 in cardiomyocytes9
Angiotensin II receptor blockade alleviates calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity by restoring cyclooxygenase 2 expression in kidney cortex8
Regulation of integrin α6A by lactogenic hormones in rat pancreatic β‐cells: Implications for the physiological adaptation to pregnancy8
Benefits of pharmacological and electrical cholinergic stimulation in hypertension and heart failure8
Polyunsaturated fatty acid‐derived IKs channel activators shorten the QT interval ex‐vivo and in‐vivo8
ADAMTS13 inhibits oxidative stress and ameliorates progressive chronic kidney disease following ischaemia/reperfusion injury8
Intermittent fasting—The new lifestyle?8
Catestatin induces glycogenesis by stimulating the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase‐AKT pathway8
Renal handling of nitrate in women and men with elevated blood pressure8
Mesangial cells regulate the single nephron GFR and preserve the integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier: An intravital multiphoton microscopy study8
Mechanisms linking hypertriglyceridemia to acute pancreatitis8
Intestinal mesenchymal cells regulate immune responses and promote epithelial regeneration in vitro and in dextran sulfate sodium‐induced experimental colitis in mice8
Galectin‐3 enhances atrial remodelling and arrhythmogenesis through CD98 signalling8
Neuropeptides and neurohormones in immune, inflammatory and cellular responses to ultraviolet radiation8
Attenuation of inward rectifier potassium current contributes to the α1‐adrenergic receptor‐induced proarrhythmicity in the caval vein myocardium8
Oxytocin modulates neural processing of mitral/tufted cells in the olfactory bulb8
Contextualizing the biological relevance of standardized high‐resolution respirometry to assess mitochondrial function in permeabilized human skeletal muscle8
Dietary K+ acts as a genuine diuretic7
Prostacyclin facilitates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic transformation via activating TP receptors when IP receptors are deficient7
Macrophage activation in stellate ganglia contributes to lung injury‐induced arrhythmogenesis in male rats7
Sodium/hydrogen‐exchanger‐2 modulates colonocyte lineage differentiation7
Monitoring kidney size to interpret MRI‐based assessment of renal oxygenation in acute pathophysiological scenarios7
Circadian rhythm disruption in critically ill patients7
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator‐dependent bicarbonate entry controls rat cardiomyocyte ATP release via pannexin1 through mitochondrial signalling and caspase activation7
The Drosophila septate junctions beyond barrier function: Review of the literature, prediction of human orthologs of the SJ‐related proteins and identification of protein domain families7
The role of the circadian clock in the development, progression, and treatment of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease7
Reliable kidney size determination by magnetic resonance imaging in pathophysiological settings7
Prolonged therapeutic effects of photoactivated adipose‐derived stem cells following ischaemic injury7
Getting it right matters! Covid‐19 pandemic analogies to everyday life in medical sciences7
High‐fat diet pre‐conditioning improves microvascular remodelling during regeneration of ischaemic mouse skeletal muscle7
TRPV3 and TRPV4 as candidate proteins for intestinal ammonium absorption7
Post‐COVID‐19 neuropsychiatric syndrome: Is maladaptive glial recovery to blame?7
Dining on the dead in the deep: Active NH4+ excretion via Na+/H+(NH4+) exchange in the highly ammonia tolerant P7
Cardiac sensory afferents modulate susceptibility to anxio‐depressive behaviour in a mouse model of chronic heart failure7
Regulation of heart rate following genetic deletion of the ß1 adrenergic receptor in larval zebrafish7
The sodium channel NaV1.5 impacts on early murine embryonic cardiac development, structure and function in a non‐electrogenic manner7
Sleep and circadian rhythms in α‐synucleinopathies—Perspectives for disease modification7
A five amino acids deletion in NKCC2 of C57BL/6 mice affects analysis of NKCC2 phosphorylation but does not impact kidney function7
Does neocytolysis exist after descent from high altitude?7
The impact of macronutrient composition on metabolic regulation: An Islet‐Centric view7
Acute adaptation of renal phosphate transporters in the murine kidney to oral phosphate intake requires multiple signals7
A critical role of the podocyte cytoskeleton in the pathogenesis of glomerular proteinuria and autoimmune podocytopathies7
β2‐adrenergic stimulation potentiates spontaneous calcium release by increasing signal mass and co‐activation of ryanodine receptor clusters7
Did you know? Using entropy and fractal geometry to quantify fluctuations in physiological outputs7
L‐carnitine alleviates cardiac microvascular dysfunction in diabetic cardiomyopathy by enhancing PINK1‐Parkin‐dependent mitophagy through the CPT1a‐PHB2‐PARL pathways6
Assessing mitochondrial respiration in permeabilized fibres and biomarkers for mitochondrial content in human skeletal muscle6
How to increase cellular oxygen availability in COVID‐19?6
The genetic deletion of the Dual Specificity Phosphatase 3 (DUSP3) attenuates kidney damage and inflammation following ischaemia/reperfusion injury in mouse6
A bird’s eye view of the dynamics of pancreatic β‐cell heterogeneity6
A breath of fresh air for mitochondria in exercise physiology6
One step closer to myocardial physiology: From PV loop analysis to state‐of‐the‐art myocardial imaging6
Rodent models to study sodium retention in experimental nephrotic syndrome6
Hydrokinetic pancreatic function and insulin secretion are moduled by Cl uniporter Slc26a9 in mice6
Cardiorespiratory alterations following intermittent photostimulation of RVLM C1 neurons: Implications for long‐term blood pressure, breathing and sleep regulation in freely moving rats6
Molecular physiology of Arc/Arg3.1: The oligomeric state hypothesis of synaptic plasticity6
Single cell‐ and spatial ‘Omics revolutionize physiology6
Acute pyelonephritis: Increased plasma membrane targeting of renal aquaporin‐26
Subthalamic neurons interact with nigral dopaminergic neurons to regulate movement in mice6
Inactivation of HIF‐prolyl 4‐hydroxylases 1, 2 and 3 in NG2‐expressing cells induces HIF2‐mediated neurovascular expansion independent of erythropoietin6
Significant significance?6
Acta Physiologica in numbers, performance indicators for 20196
MiR‐205 is up‐regulated in islets of diabetes‐susceptible mice and targets the diabetes gene Tcf7l26
Aquaporin 4 differentially modulates osmotic effects on vasopressin neurons in rat supraoptic nucleus6
Strong ion difference in urine: A measure of proton excretion or of the net plasma charge alteration?6
Functions of G protein‐coupled receptor 56 in health and disease6
Reduce, replace, refine—Animal experiments6
Aberrant sinus node firing during β‐adrenergic stimulation leads to cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice6
Finally, a promising model for high‐altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)—A Mountaineers’ Malady6
Endothelial KCa1.1 and KCa3.1 channels mediate rat intrarenal artery endothelium‐derived hyperpolarization response5
Cav3.1 t‐type calcium channel is critical for cell proliferation and survival in newly generated cells of the adult hippocampus5
Ablation of microRNAs in VIP+ interneurons impairs olfactory discrimination and decreases neural activity in the olfactory bulb5
Celebrities in the heart, strangers in the pancreatic beta cell: Voltage‐gated potassium channels Kv7.1 and Kv11.1 bridge long QT syndrome with hyperinsulinaemia as well as type 5
Endothelial cells promote smooth muscle cell resilience to H2O2‐induced cell death in mouse cerebral arteries5
A single dose of exercise stimulates skeletal muscle mitochondrial plasticity in myotonic dystrophy type 15
The regulatory mechanism between lysosomes and mitochondria in the aetiology of cardiovascular diseases5
Carotid body responses to O2 and CO2 in hypoxia‐tolerant naked mole rats5
Dysfunction of circadian and sleep rhythms in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease5
rhADAMTS13 reduces oxidative stress by cleaving VWF in ischaemia/reperfusion‐induced acute kidney injury5
No impact of sex and age on beta‐adrenoceptor‐mediated inotropy in human right atrial trabeculae5
Epac1 null mice have nephrogenic diabetes insipidus with deficient corticopapillary osmotic gradient and weaker collecting duct tight junctions5
The cold‐sensing ion channel TRPM8 regulates central and peripheral clockwork and the circadian oscillations of body temperature5
Pulmonary impairment in type 2 diabetic rats and its improvement by exercise5
Mitochondrial dysfunction in fatal ventricular arrhythmias5
The absence of functional bassoon at cone photoreceptor ribbon synapses affects signal transmission at Off cone bipolar cell contacts in mouse retina5
Muscle contraction and mitochondrial biogenesis – A brief historical reappraisal5
AKI and CKD5
Bibliometrics for 2019: For the third year in row, the impact factor is between five and six5
Bradykinin—from snake poison to therapeutic options5
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors stimulate cerebral arteriogenesis5
EP1 receptor antagonism mitigates early and late stage renal fibrosis5
National funding agencies upgrade Acta Physiologica5
Radial stem astrocytes (aka neural stem cells): Identity, development, physio‐pathology, and therapeutic potential5
The highly expressed calcium‐insensitive synaptotagmin‐11 and synaptotagmin‐13 modulate insulin secretion5
Slow or fast: Implications of myofibre type and associated differences for manifestation of neuromuscular disorders5
Nuclei isolation methods fail to accurately assess the subcellular localization and behaviour of proteins in skeletal muscle5
Costly immunometabolic remodelling in disused muscle buildup through physical exercise5
Deficiency in insulin‐like growth factors signalling in mouse Leydig cells increase conversion of testosterone to estradiol because of feminization5
How Simulations May Help Us to Understand the Dynamics of COVID‐19 Spread. – Visualizing Non‐Intuitive Behaviours of a Pandemic (pansim.uni‐jena.de)5
Effects of parathyroid hormone on renal tubular calcium and phosphate handling5
When should I eat: A circadian view on food intake and metabolic regulation4
Decidual factors and vasoactive intestinal peptide guide monocytes to higher migration, efferocytosis and wound healing in term human pregnancy4
Exercise and cardiovascular diseases4
Data integration and analysis for circadian medicine4
Multiplex analysis of mass imaging data: Application to the pathology of experimental myocardial infarction4
A further increase in Acta Physiologica’s impact factor4
HCN and nicotine4
Dynorphin promotes stress‐induced depressive behaviors by inhibiting ventral pallidal neurons in rats4
Collecting duct renin regulates potassium homeostasis in mice4
Diet‐induced iron deficiency in rats impacts small intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption4
Svante Pääbo, reader of the Neanderthal genome4
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