Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Immune-mediated impairment of tonic immobility defensive behavior in an experimental model of colonic inflammation78
Molecular determinants of HERG potassium channel blockade by domiphen bromide and benzethonium chloride55
Development of autonomic heart rate modulations during childhood and adolescence55
Evaluation of the relationship between intercostal muscle oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy and exercise capacity in group E COPD patients54
Role of ANO1 Ca2+-activated Cl− channels in the generation of propagating spontaneous Ca2+ transients of mouse bladder suburothelial pericytes53
Decoding influences of indoor temperature and light on neural activity: entropy analysis of electroencephalographic signals52
Linking mitochondrial dynamics and fertility: promoting fertility by phoenixin through modulation of ovarian expression of GnRH receptor and mitochondrial dynamics proteins DRP-1 and Mfn-249
Endogenous ion channels expressed in human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells47
Zebrafish cardiac repolarization does not functionally depend on the expression of the hERG1b-like transcript47
Impact of aldosterone deficiency on the development of diuretic resistance in mice37
Resting membrane state as an interplay of electrogenic transporters with various pumps35
Combining different ion-selective channelrhodopsins to control water flux by light35
Causality and scientific explanation of artificial intelligence systems in biomedicine33
Targeting hypertension through natural phenolics: The multifaceted role of cinnamic acid and its derivatives31
Ryanodine receptor stabilizer S-107 rescues slow-type rat soleus muscle function after 7-day hindlimb unloading31
Piezo1, the new actor in cell volume regulation30
Blood transcriptomics mirror regulatory mechanisms during hibernation—a comparative analysis of the Djungarian hamster with other mammalian species28
Integrated effects of altered action potentials and calcium release on skeletal muscle force generation in transgenic Huntington’s disease mice27
AFM-based nanoindentation indicates an impaired cortical stiffness in the AAV-PCSK9DY atherosclerosis mouse model27
Measured GFR in murine animal models: review on methods, techniques, and procedures26
A role for plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases in regulation of cellular Ca2+ homeostasis by sphingosine kinase-125
Creatine monohydrate supplementation and NOX impact skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow: a pilot study25
FGF-23 protects cell function and viability in murine pancreatic islets challenged by glucolipotoxicity24
From chaos to control: Nobel insights in regulatory T cells and immune tolerance23
XPR1: a regulator of cellular phosphate homeostasis rather than a Pi exporter23
Is XPR1 mediating phosphate efflux?23
Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 2024 for the discovery of microRNAs: small RNAs with fundamental roles in development and disease22
Localization of natriuretic peptide receptors A, B, and C in healthy and diseased mouse kidneys21
Neuroprotective actions of norepinephrine in neurological diseases20
What can we learn about acid-base transporters in cancer from studying somatic mutations in their genes?20
The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin promotes metanephric kidney development20
Evaluation of skeletal muscle function in male rats with doxorubicin-induced myopathy following various exercise techniques: the significant role of glucose transporter 419
BK channels promote action potential repolarization in skeletal muscle but contribute little to myotonia19
Acquired cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator dysfunction19
Obituary for Prof. Stephen (Ben) Walsh, Professor of Nephrology at University College London19
Acid-Base homeostasis in the brain: regional heterogeneity and different Acid-Base transporters19
Novel functions of the anion exchanger AE4 (SLC4A9)18
The progression of triple-negative breast cancer is linked to a gradual decrease of the BK channel in the plasma membrane and an increase in intracellular structures18
Controlled dietary phosphate loading in healthy young men elevates plasma phosphate and FGF23 levels17
Sphingosine kinase 1 inhibition aggravates vascular smooth muscle cell calcification17
Regulation of endothelial function by cigarette smoke and next-generation tobacco and nicotine products17
Immune mediators in heart–lung communication17
Functional characterization of acid-sensing ion channels in the cerebellum-originating medulloblastoma cell line DAOY and in cerebellar granule neurons17
Identification of Dp140 and α1-syntrophin as novel molecular interactors of the neuronal CaV2.1 channel17
Comprehensive overview of artificial intelligence in surgery: a systematic review and perspectives16
Emerging connections between Piezo1 and BK channels in vascular smooth muscle cells15
Obituary Peter H. Deetjen (1932–2024): Editor-in-Chief of Pflügers Archiv from 1970 to 199815
The machinery of healthy vasodilatation: an overview15
Effects of tDCS on glutamatergic pathways in epilepsy: neuroprotective and therapeutic potential15
Enhanced NMDA receptor pathway and glutamate transmission in the hippocampal dentate gyrus mediate the spatial learning and memory impairment of obese rats15
The role of Na+-coupled bicarbonate transporters (NCBT) in health and disease14
Harnessing retinal phagocytes to combat pathological neovascularization in ischemic retinopathies?14
Alteration of Piezo1 signaling in type 2 diabetic mice: focus on endothelium and BKCa channel14
Basal release of 6-cyanodopamine from rat isolated vas deferens and its role on the tissue contractility14
With a little help from a friend – a new partner for acid-sensitive channels14
Impact of combined exercise training in peripheral and diaphragm muscles and in mortality in a preclinical model of pulmonary arterial hypertension14
AMPK facilitates the hypoxic ventilatory response through non-adrenergic mechanisms at the brainstem14
Strength and muscle mass development after a resistance-training period at terrestrial and normobaric intermittent hypoxia13
Cell surface ATP synthase-released H+ and ATP play key roles in cocoa butter intake-mediated regulation of gut immunity through releases of cytokines in rat13
Effects of aconitine on the respiratory activity of brainstem-spinal cord preparations isolated from newborn rats13
GPD1L-A306del modifies sodium current in a family carrying the dysfunctional SCN5A-G1661R mutation associated with Brugada syndrome13
Effects of intrarenal afferent stimulation by bradykinin on renal sympathetic nerve activity: tonic inhibition contributing to renal function13
The lateral habenula regulates stress-related respiratory responses via the monoaminergic system13
Commentary on “Failer et al. (2022) Developmental endothelial locus-1 protects from hypertension-induced cardiovascular remodeling via immunomodulation” J Clin Invest 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI12
The role of non-coding RNAs in neuropathic pain12
Renal water transport in health and disease12
Vitamin C transporter SVCT1 serves a physiological role as a urate importer: functional analyses and in vivo investigations12
Strengthening the basics: acids and bases influence vascular structure and function, tissue perfusion, blood pressure, and human cardiovascular disease12
Inconclusive evidence that breathing shapes pupil dynamics in humans: a systematic review12
Correction to: Differential frequency-dependent reflex summation of the aortic baroreceptor afferent input11
“The great mixing machine”: multisensory integration and brain-breath coupling in the cerebral cortex11
Recent advances in acid sensing by G protein coupled receptors11
CFTR—a (novel) target in ARDS11
Potential regulatory role of PGC-1α within the skeletal muscle during metabolic adaptations in response to high-fat diet feeding in animal models11
Correction to: Effect of salivary gland removal on taste preference in mice11
The context-dependent role of the Na+/Ca2+-exchanger (NCX) in pancreatic stellate cell migration11
Optimization of an autaptic culture system for studying cholinergic synapses in sympathetic ganglia11
Skeletal muscle proteins involved in fatty acid transport influence fatty acid oxidation rates observed during exercise10
Two firing modes and well-resolved Na+, K+, and Ca2+ currents at the cell-microelectrode junction of spontaneously active rat chromaffin cell on MEAs10
Swimming and L-arginine loaded chitosan nanoparticles ameliorates aging‐induced neuron atrophy, autophagy marker LC3, GABA and BDNF-TrkB pathway in the spinal cord of rats10
High-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with loss of protection from ischemic preconditioning in renal ischemia reperfusion10
Intermittent hypoxia training effectively protects against cognitive decline caused by acute hypoxia exposure10
PKC regulates αKlotho gene expression in MDCK and NRK-52E cells10
Hypoxia-inducible factor-driven glycolytic adaptations in host-microbe interactions10
Biophysical mechanisms of myocardium sodium channelopathies10
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells: the multitaskers in the brain10
Uncovering the neural control of laryngeal activity and subglottic pressure in anaesthetized rats: insights from mesencephalic regions10
Structural determinants of voltage sensitivity in hyperpolarization-activated ion channels and their persistence in the evolutionary scale10
Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on IgA and IgG levels and susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Metabolic characteristics of transmembrane prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H-TM) deficient mice9
Phosphate intake, hyperphosphatemia, and kidney function9
Aggressive migration in acidic pH of a glioblastoma cancer stem cell line in vitro is independent of ASIC and KCa3.1 ion channels, but involves phosphoinositide 3-kinase9
Dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) negatively regulates UCP1- and ATP-dependent thermogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and C2C12 muscle cells9
Intracellular pH regulates the strength of the intrinsic inward rectification of Kir4.1/Kir5.1 channels9
Correction to: Persistent sodium currents in neurons: potential mechanisms and pharmacological blockers9
Exposure to normobaric hypoxia shapes the acute inflammatory response in human whole blood cells in vivo9
Diet-induced impairment of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue metabolic homeostasis and its prevention by probiotic administration9
Unlocking the potential: unveiling tyrphostins with Michael-reactive cyanoacrylate motif as promising inhibitors of human 5-lipoxygenase9
Interleukin 17A infusion has no acute or long-term hypertensive action in conscious unrestrained male mice9
The crucial decade that ion channels were proven to exist9
Enhancing the quantification of post-occlusive reactive hyperemia: a multimodal optical approach9
Intracellular cAMP signaling-induced Ca2+ influx mediated by calcium homeostasis modulator 1 (CALHM1) in human odontoblasts8
Lessons from a model: early glucagon dysfunction in type 2 diabetes8
Identification of a novel redox switch between metabolism and cardiac function using HyPer power8
Extended spectrum of Cav1.3 channelopathies8
Pregnancy induces intestinal epithelial elongation and estriol-associated activation of the Hippo signaling pathway in a mouse model8
hPSC gene editing for cardiac disease therapy8
Correction to: Two adjacent phosphorylation sites in the C-terminus of the channel’s α-subunit have opposing effects on epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity8
Role of glucocorticoid receptor mutations in hypertension and adrenal gland hyperplasia8
E-cigarette effects on vascular function in animals and humans8
Does the composition of urinary extracellular vesicles reflect the abundance of renal Na+/phosphate transporters?8
Adrenoceptor sub-type involvement in Ca2+ current stimulation by noradrenaline in human and rabbit atrial myocytes8
Acid-sensing ion channels and downstream signalling in cancer cells: is there a mechanistic link?8
The role of GABA in modulation of taste signaling within the taste bud8
Intra- and inter-session reliability of electrical detection and pain thresholds of cutaneous and muscle primary afferents in the lower back of healthy individuals8
Lysophosphatidylcholine sensitizes TRPV2 by indirect mechanisms8
No single place for space: neuronal representation of location beyond the hippocampus8
Recent advances and current limitations of available technology to optically manipulate and observe cardiac electrophysiology8
Microbiota, mitochondria, and epigenetics in health and disease: converging pathways to solve the puzzle8
Cargo-specific effects of hypoxia on clathrin-mediated trafficking8
The ex vivo perfused mouse adrenal gland—a new model to study aldosterone secretion8
Comment on “spatially dependent tissue distribution of thyroid hormones by plasma thyroid hormone binding proteins”8
Galectin-3 protects distal convoluted tubules in rhabdomyolysis-induced kidney injury8
Cobalt chloride postconditioning as myoprotective therapy in cardiac ischemia–reperfusion8
In Memoriam: Professor Irene Schulz, 1941 – 20267
Skeletal muscle fiber hypercontraction induced by Bothrops asper myotoxic phospholipases A2 ex vivo does not involve a direct action on the contractile apparatus7
Mechanisms of ion transport regulation by HNF1β in the kidney: beyond transcriptional regulation of channels and transporters7
Absence of claudin-3 does not alter intestinal absorption of phosphate in mice7
Pendrin: linking acid base to blood pressure7
Take a big sip and shrink it with ASOR7
Melatonin and mesenchymal stem cells co-administration alleviates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via modulation of angiogenesis at the vascular-alveolar unit7
Excitation-secretion coupling in chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland: Where does calcium come from?7
Relaxin does not prevent development of hypoxia-induced pulmonary edema in rats7
Correction to: Liraglutide versus pramlintide in protecting against cognitive function impairment through affecting PI3K/AKT/GSK‑3β/TTBK1 pathway and decreasing Tau hyperphosphorylation in high‑fat di7
Remembering Rudolf Höber, the charming professor: address to the 100th Conference of the German Physiological Society, Frankfurt, 30 September 20217
Pendrin abundance, subcellular distribution, and function are unaffected by either αENaC gene ablation or by increasing ENaC channel activity7
Inhibition of Rho-kinase by fasudil contributes to the modulation of the synaptic plasticity response in the rat hippocampus7
25-Hydroxycholesterol modulates synaptic vesicle endocytosis at the mouse neuromuscular junction7
Angiotensin receptors and α1B-adrenergic receptors regulate native IK(ACh) and phosphorylation-deficient GIRK4 (S418A) channels through different PKC isoforms7
New insights about non-neurogenic excitability revealed by MEA recordings from rat adrenal chromaffin cells7
Murine Alox8 versus the human ALOX15B ortholog: differences and similarities7
Modulating signalling lifetime to optimise a prototypical animal opsin for optogenetic applications7
Personalising dietary advice for disease prevention: concepts and experiences7
Is there a molecular basis for solvent drag in the renal proximal tubule?7
Effects of aurantiamide on a rat model of renovascular arterial hypertension7
Role of the endothelial reverse mode sodium-calcium exchanger in the dilation of the rat middle cerebral artery during hypoosmotic hyponatremia7
Reinhardt Rüdel 6
Human platelet mitochondria improve the mitochondrial and cardiac function of donor heart6
Inhibition of caspase-8 cascade restrains the osteoclastogenic fate of bone marrow cells6
Long-term continuous monitoring of arrhythmias in pigs with insertable cardiac monitors6
Maternal nutrition and effects on offspring vascular function6
Flexible and multifaceted: the plasticity of renin-expressing cells6
Potassium homeostasis: sensors, mediators, and targets6
Atypical sphingosine-1-phosphate metabolites—biological implications of alkyl chain length6
PTHrP attenuates spontaneous contractions in detrusor smooth muscle of the rat bladder by activating spontaneous transient outward potassium currents6
Ligand sensitivity of type-1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor is enhanced by the D2594K mutation6
Artificial light at night suppresses the day-night cardiovascular variability: evidence from humans and rats6
Modulating cardiac physiology in engineered heart tissue with the bidirectional optogenetic tool BiPOLES6
Effect of a resistance exercise at acute moderate altitude on muscle health biomarkers6
Expression of phosphate and calcium transporters and their regulators in parotid glands of mice6
Protective effects of vitamin E and quercetin against MDMA-induced cardiac and hematological dysfunction in male wistar rats6
Fatiguing high-intensity intermittent exercise depresses maximal Na+-K+-ATPase activity in human skeletal muscle assessed using a novel NADH-coupled assay6
Lateral hypothalamic area high-frequency deep brain stimulation rescues memory decline in aged rat: behavioral, molecular, and electrophysiological study6
Challenges and applications in generative AI for clinical tabular data in physiology6
Circadian adaptations to regular treadmill exercise alter temporal changes in dopamine and serotonin activity in brain areas6
Normobaric hypoxia shows enhanced FOXO1 signaling in obese mouse gastrocnemius muscle linked to metabolism and muscle structure and neuromuscular innervation6
The role of acid-sensing ion channels in monosodium urate-induced gouty pain in mice6
The ethics of artificial intelligence systems in healthcare and medicine: from a local to a global perspective, and back6
Thermosensitivity of TREK K2P channels is controlled by a PKA switch and depends on the microtubular network6
Upregulation of T-type voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channels in activated hepatic stellate cells promotes liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis5
Neuronal subtype-dependent kinetics of EPSCs induced by thalamocortical projections from the ventroposteromedial thalamic nucleus to the insular cortex in rats5
The omega of TRPM7 channels in trigeminal neuralgia5
Evaluation of the use of the myocardial performance index as a parameter of cardiac function in two experimental models of heart disease: myocardial infarction and pulmonary hypertension5
Aerobically trained older adults show impaired resting, but preserved exercise-induced circulating progenitor cell count, which was not improved by sprint interval training5
Liraglutide versus pramlintide in protecting against cognitive function impairment through affecting PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β/TTBK1 pathway and decreasing Tau hyperphosphorylation in high-fat diet- streptozoci5
Body and mind: how somatic feedback signals shape brain activity and cognition5
Vasoconstriction during non-hypotensive hypovolemia is not associated with activation of baroreflex: A causality-based approach5
The obesity pandemic and its impact on non-communicable disease burden5
Combined exercise-induced modulation of Notch pathway and muscle quality in senescence-accelerated mice5
Correction to: pH‑regulated single cell migration5
Chronic kidney disease may evoke anxiety by altering CRH expression in the amygdala and tryptophan metabolism in rats5
Impact of stretch on sarcomere length variability in isolated fully relaxed rat cardiac myocytes5
How ceramides affect the development of colon cancer: from normal colon to carcinoma5
The contribution of the sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling pathway to chronic kidney diseases: recent findings and new perspectives5
Stability of N-type inactivation and the coupling between N-type and C-type inactivation in the Aplysia Kv1 channel5
Increased weight-bearing load reduces biological body weight while sodium and water balances are unaffected5
The impact of progredient vessel and tissue stiffening for the development of metabolic syndrome5
Secretin: a hormone for HCO3− homeostasis5
How kidney function adapts to changes in acid–base balance: the AE4 transporter as a central acid–base sensor in tubular cells4
Activation of the alternative complement pathway and its relevance for sodium retention in experimental nephrotic syndrome4
The effect of chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia improving liver damage in metabolic syndrome rats through ferritinophagy4
The effects of elevated phosphate on the kidney - damaging the gatekeeper4
Revisiting reactive oxygen species production in hypoxia4
Physiological regulation of oral saliva ion composition and flow rate are not coupled in healthy humans—Partial revision of our current knowledge required4
Ethanol-induced dysfunction of the mesenteric perivascular adipose tissue is driven by mineralocorticoid receptors4
The kidneys matter4
Impact of dietary composition on behavioural expression and gut microbiome dynamics in zebrafish4
Electroacupuncture as a therapeutic intervention for obesity: mechanisms and implications4
Effects of reversible SERCA inhibition on catecholamine exocytosis and intracellular [Ca2+] signaling in chromaffin cells from normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats4
Novel algorithms for improved detection and analysis of fluorescent signal fluctuations4
Loss of the large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel causes an increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in glioblastoma cells4
Mild hyperbaric oxygen exposure protects heart during ischemia/reperfusion and affects vascular relaxation4
Acute activation of human epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) by serum and glucocorticoid inducible kinase 1 (SGK1) requires prior cleavage of the channel’s γ-subunit at its proximal cleavage site4
Role of the soluble epoxide hydrolase in the hair follicle stem cell homeostasis and hair growth4
Metabolic syndrome reduces but does not eliminate the cardioprotective effect of adaptation to hypoxia: the link with changes in the opioid system4
Like a Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes: TASK-5 - Commentary to Rinne & Schick et al.4
Do mechanosensitive Piezo channels set in motion cell volume regulation?4
The mask slipped: wakeable nociceptors express OSMR/SST4
Spatio-temporal segregation between sensory relay and swallowing pre-motor population activities by optical imaging in the rat nucleus of the solitary tract4
Direct investigation of cell contraction signal networks by light-based perturbation methods4
Metabolic mechanisms of acute proximal tubular injury4
Intravascular volume expansion is prominently overestimated via hemoglobin concentration: a placebo-controlled and cross-over trial4
Importance and implications of exosomes in nephrology and urology4
In silico optical modulation of spiral wave trajectories in cardiac tissue4
The relevance of RNA–DNA interactions as regulators of physiological functions4
IRBITs, signaling molecules of great functional diversity3
Hippocampal synaptic plasticity impairment and melatonin synthesis reduction in cognitive decline of a rodent model of Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology3
Decoding pathology: the role of computational pathology in research and diagnostics3
Immature olfactory sensory neurons are intrinsically excitable and show maturation-dependent changes in voltage-gated Na+ and K+ currents3
Forty years of the adrenal chromaffin cell through ISCCB meetings around the world3
SNAT2 is responsible for hyperosmotic induced sarcosine and glycine uptake in human prostate PC-3 cells3
ER stress inhibitor 4PBA attenuates hindlimb unloading-induced cardiac mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction3
Muscle metaboreflex activation during hypercapnia modifies nonlinear heart rhythm dynamics, increasing the complexity of the sinus node autonomic regulation in humans3
The pain target NaV1.7 is expressed late during human iPS cell differentiation into sensory neurons as determined in high-resolution imaging3
PHD1-3 oxygen sensors in vivo—lessons learned from gene deletions3
Contribution of TRPC3-mediated Ca2+ entry to taste transduction3
Stress-induced impairment of parasympathetic NO-mediated inhibition of sympathetic vasoconstriction in submucosal arteriole of rat rectum3
Temporal and spatial summation of laser heat stimuli in cultured nociceptive neurons of the rat3
Intertwined regulators: hypoxia pathway proteins, microRNAs, and phosphodiesterases in the control of steroidogenesis3
Beyond Nernst: the effects of extracellular potassium on post-tetanic twitch potentiation in skeletal muscle3
Impact of the estrous cycle on brain monoamines and behavioral and respiratory responses to CO2 in mice3
Placental ischemia-upregulated angiotensin II type 1 receptor in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus contributes to hypertension in rat3
Relaxin—when a successful super-drug is failing3
Salt-sensitive hypertension in GR mutant rats is associated with altered plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and aortic vascular reactivity3
Acupoint catgut embedding attenuates oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in chronic cerebral ischemia by inhibiting the Ang II/AT1R/NOX axis3
Explainable artificial intelligence for spectroscopy data: a review3
Elabela alleviates ischemia/reperfusion-induced hepatic and remote organ injury by inhibiting oxidative stress in rats3
Effects of physical training on hypothalamic neuronal activation and expressions of vasopressin and oxytocin in SHR after running until fatigue3
Tobacco smoking and vascular biology and function: evidence from human studies3
SGLT2 inhibitor as a potential therapeutic approach in hyperthyroidism-induced cardiopulmonary injury in rats3
Cellular mechanisms of synchronized rhythmic burst generation in the ventromedial hypothalamus3
Fount, fate, features, and function of renal erythropoietin-producing cells3
Eccentric muscle contractions: from single muscle fibre to whole muscle mechanics3
The role of acrolein for E-cigarette vapour condensate mediated activation of NADPH oxidase in cultured endothelial cells and macrophages3
Revisiting the relationship between pulse transit time and arterial stiffness3
Exercise-induced cardiac mitochondrial reorganization and enhancement in spontaneously hypertensive rats3
Cigarette smoke extract induces foam cell formation by impairing machinery involved in lipid droplet degradation3
Protein carbonylation causes sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ overload by increasing intracellular Na+ level in ventricular myocytes3
Active salt transport and countercurrent exchange as the basis of urine concentration: a proposal grounded on the microanatomy of the renal medulla3
Oxalate secretion is stimulated by a cAMP-dependent pathway in the mouse cecum3
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