Below is a list of recent publications from faculty within the Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
- Ronghao Zhang, Najeong Kim, Shujie Shi, Darshan Aatmaram Jadhav, Autumn Brostek, Beau R. Forester, Rashi Shukla, Christina Qu, Benjamin K. Kramer, Fraser J. Moss, Jeffrey L. Garvin, Thomas R. Kleyman, and Agustin Gonzalez-Vicente (2026). "Abnormal activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron contributes to fructose-induced salt-sensitive hypertension." American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, 331 (2)
- Dixon, A. J., Mohanty, I., Kaur, G., McCormick, J. A., & Osei-Owusu, P. (2026). “Ovarian Hormones Moderate Systolic Hypertension in Female Eln Haploinsufficient Mice.” American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 330(5).
- Miller, B. A., Horan, K., Abbott, D. W., Pearlman, E., & Dubyak, G. R. (2026). “Perturbation of Azurophilic Granule Integrity Drives NLRP3-Independent IL-1β Processing and Release in Neutrophils.” The Journal of Immunology, 215(3), vkag033.
- Barone, C., Wang, R., Cooke, S., Ng, H. P., Ferreira, R. S., Miranda, H. C., & Qi, X. (2026). “TDP-43 Impairs Glycolysis by Sequestering Hexokinase 1 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.” Acta Neuropathologica, 151, 26.
- Hu, D., Sun, X., Shang, Y., Lundberg, K., Adams, D. J., & Qi, X. (2026). “A Small-Molecule Stabilizer of the Calpastatin–Calpain-2 Complex Restores Mitochondrial Function and Mitigates Neurodegeneration.” Science Advances, 12(13).
- Benske, T. M., Williams, M. P., Zhang, P.-P., Palumbo, A. J., & Mu, T.-W. (2026). “A GluN2B Disease-Associated Variant Promotes the Degradation of NMDA Receptors via Autophagy.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 302(3), 111147.
- Hu, D., Sun, X., & Qi, X. (2025). “Disrupting α-Synuclein–ClpP Interaction Restores Mitochondrial Function and Attenuates Neuropathology in Parkinson’s Disease Models.” Molecular Neurodegeneration, 20, 126.
- Garcia, N. H., Gaivin, R. J., Khan, S., Li, V., Rbaibi, Y., Weisz, O. A., Garvin, J. L., & Schelling, J. R. “Fatty Acids and Albumin Are Transported by Distinct Mechanisms in the Proximal Tubule.” American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 329(4).
- Khan, S., Gaivin, R. J., Liu, Z., Li, V., Samuels, I., Son, J., Osei-Owusu, P., Garvin, J. L., Accili, D., & Schelling, J. R. (2025). “Fatty Acid Transport Protein 2 Inhibition Enhances Glucose Tolerance Through α Cell–Mediated GLP-1 Secretion.” The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 135(23).
- Wang, D.-K., Moss, F. J., & Boron, W. F. (2025). “Synergistic Roles of Aquaporin 5 and Intra- and Extracellular Carbonic Anhydrases in Promoting CO2 Diffusion Across the Xenopus Oocyte Plasma Membrane.” The Journal of Physiology, 604(3).
- Damato, E. G., Boehringer, H. E., Ramakrishnan, N., & Decker, M. J. (2026). “Chapter 11 - Fatigue in Aviators: It Is Not Sleepiness.” The Scientific Basis of Fatigue, 123–132.
- Gilker, E. A., Xu, K., Moss, F. J., & Boron, W. F. (2025) “Differential Effects of Deleting the Angiotensin Receptor AT1A on the Whole Animal Response to Respiratory and Metabolic Acidosis in Mice.” American Journal of Physiology–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 329(3).