Does cell-to-cell interaction prevent cell death in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes?
These findings suggest that cell-cell communication through gap junction formation and some humoral factors play important roles in the survival of cultured myocytes.
The neural activation pattern and dynamics suggest a role of the brainstem anorexia pathway in the early effects of RYGB on meal size and food intake that may lead to adaptive neural and behavioral changes involved in the control of food intake and body weight at a lower level. However, selective inhibition of this pathway will be required for a more causal implication.