Abstract A finite-temperature current-density functional theory for bosonic superfluids (sf-CDFT) in the thermal equilibrium state is proposed herein. In sf-CDFT, hydrodynamic physical quantities, such as particle number density, current and order parameter of Bose–Einstein condensation, are chosen basic variables. This enables simultaneous reproduction densities both superfluid normal fluid co...

An effect on microvascular function has been proposed as a possible mechanism explaining the association of acute smoking with increased blood pressure and decreased insulin sensitivity. However, the effects of smoking on microvascular function have not been studied. We have investigated the acute effects of smoking on microvascular function in 12 healthy smokers. Before and after smoking a cig...

Neuroimmune factors have been proposed as the contributors to the pathogenesis of sickness behaviors. The effects of female gonadal hormones on both neuroinflammation and depression have also been well considered. In the present study, the capability of deletion of ovarian hormones to induce sickness-like behaviors in rats was compared with the effect lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The groups were i...

The effects of tamoxifen (TAM) on anxiety and depression-like behavior in ovariectomized (OVX) and naïve female rats were investigated. The animals were divided into Sham-TAM, OVX-TAM, Sham and OVX groups. Tamoxifen (1 mg/kg) was administered for 4 weeks. In the forced swimming test, the immobility times in the OVX and Sham-TAM groups were higher than in the Sham group. In the open field, the n...

Abstract Objective Neglect after stroke is a disabling disorder and its rehabilitation major challenge. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) seems to be promising adjuvant technique improve standard care neglect therapy. Since electric fields are influenced by age-related factors, higher densities probably needed for effective treatment in aged patients. Validation of efficacy require...

In Brief High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) of brain areas related to pain processing may provide analgesic effects evident in the sensory detection and thresholds. The somatosensory sensitivity was assessed after HD-tDCS targeting primary motor cortex (M1) and/or dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPFC). Eighty-one (40 females) subjects were randomly assigned 1 4 anodal p...

Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) over the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) has shown promise in open-label trials of depression. In this randomized, double-blind, sham controlled trial we evaluate iTBS DMPFC for anhedonia, avolition, and blunted affect patients with schizophrenia or Active was delivered 1200 pulses per session, twice daily ten weekdays at target intensity an ang...

In mammalian cardiac ventricular myocytes, Ca efflux via Na/Ca exchange (NCX) occurs predominantly at T tubules. Heart failure is associated with disrupted t-tubular structure, but its effect on t-tubular function is less clear. We therefore investigated t-tubular NCX activity in ventricular myocytes isolated from rat hearts ∼18 wk after coronary artery ligation (CAL) or corresponding sham oper...

We reported that the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan decreases arterial pressure in sodium-replete rats and that this response is attenuated in area postrema-lesioned (APx) rats (J. P. Collister, B. J. Hornfeldt, and J. W. Osborn. Hypertension 27: 598-606, 1996). In that study, food intake for the 3-wk period after sham lesion was restricted to that observed in APx rats. Food-restricted sham r...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Mechanisms underlying weight loss maintenance after gastric bypass are poorly understood. Our aim was to examine the effects of gastric bypass on energy expenditure in rats. METHODS Thirty diet-induced obese male Wistar rats underwent either gastric bypass (n = 14), sham-operation ad libitum fed (n = 8), or sham-operation body weight-matched (n = 8). Energy expenditure was m...