Rat models of human diseases and related phenotypes: a systematic inventory of the causative genes

C Szpirer - Journal of biomedical science, 2020 - Springer
The laboratory rat has been used for a long time as the model of choice in several
biomedical disciplines. Numerous inbred strains have been isolated, displaying a wide …

Contribution of cerebral microvascular mechanisms to age-related cognitive impairment and dementia

X Fang, RF Crumpler, KN Thomas… - Physiology …, 2022 - akjournals.com
Cognitive impairment and dementia are significant health burdens worldwide. Aging,
hypertension, and diabetes are the primary risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and …

Aging exacerbates impairments of cerebral blood flow autoregulation and cognition in diabetic rats

S Wang, W Lv, H Zhang, Y Liu, L Li, JR Jefferson… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a leading risk factor for aging-related dementia; however, the
underlying mechanisms are not well understood. The present study, utilizing a non-obese …

Luseogliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, reverses cerebrovascular dysfunction and cognitive impairments in 18-mo-old diabetic animals

S Wang, F Jiao, JJ Border, X Fang… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a leading risk factor for age-related dementia, but the mechanisms
involved are not well understood. We previously discovered that hyperglycemia induced …

Longitudinal characterization of cerebral hemodynamics in the TgF344-AD rat model of Alzheimer's disease

X Fang, C Tang, H Zhang, JJ Border, Y Liu, SM Shin… - Geroscience, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a global healthcare crisis. The TgF344-AD rat is an AD model
exhibiting age-dependent AD pathological hallmarks. We confirmed that AD rats developed …

Renoprotective effects of empagliflozin in type 1 and type 2 models of diabetic nephropathy superimposed with hypertension

JM Williams, SR Murphy, W Wu, JJ Border, F Fan… - GeroScience, 2022 - Springer
Diabetes, hypertension, and aging are major contributors to cardiovascular and chronic
kidney disease (CKD). Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have become a …

20-HETE-promoted cerebral blood flow autoregulation is associated with enhanced pericyte contractility

Y Liu, H Zhang, CYC Wu, T Yu, X Fang, JJ Ryu… - Prostaglandins & other …, 2021 - Elsevier
We previously reported that deficiency in 20-HETE or CYP4A impaired the myogenic
response and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in rats. The present study …

Genetic susceptibility of hypertension‐induced kidney disease

C Zhang, X Fang, H Zhang, W Gao, HJ Hsu… - Physiological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension is the second leading cause of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) after diabetes
mellitus. The significant differences in the incidence of hypertensive ESRD between different …

mRatBN7. 2: familiar and unfamiliar features of a new rat genome reference assembly

TV de Jong, H Chen, WA Brashear… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Rat genomic tools have been slower to emerge than for those of humans and mice and have
remained less thorough and comprehensive. The arrival of a new and improved rat …

Impaired renal hemodynamics and glomerular hyperfiltration contribute to hypertension-induced renal injury

L Fan, W Gao, BV Nguyen… - American Journal …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Recently, we reported a mutation in γ-adducin (ADD3) was associated with an impaired
myogenic response of the afferent arteriole and hypertension-induced chronic kidney …