... relation ofrenalblood flow, glomerularfiltrationrate with renin andblood parameters ofrenal artery hemodynamics - Renalbloodflow was inversely correlated with the RI, PI in the renal parenchyma ... damaged, more fibrosis, renalbloodflow depends mainly on the blood pressure high blood pressure, the bloodflow to the kidney Over time as renal lesions of the renal response to blood pressure numbers ... glomerularfiltrationrate correlated with renalbloodflow measured at the hole in the parenchyma and in Patients with higher age of increasing RI Table 4.3 Correlation between renalblood flow...
... vein and changes in HA or PV bloodflow could again be recorded as absolute values from the precalibrated electromagnetic flow meters Dose-response curves of changes in bloodflow vs dose of drug ... recorded as absolute flow values from the precalibrated electromagnetic flow probes Hepatic bloodflow was then restored by removal of the vascular clamp on the PV, and reapplication of the anastomotic ... http://www.comparative-hepatology.com/content/2/1/9 Figure of intra-portal injection of (a) ATP and (b) adenosine on changes in hepatic arterial flow (∆ HAF) in vivo The effect The effect of intra-portal injection of (a) ATP and (b) adenosine...
... 16 Figure I-7: Flow chart of CHAPTER II 17 Figure I-8: Flow chart of CHAPTER III 18 Figure I-9: Flow chart of CHAPTER IV 19 Figure I-10: Flow chart of CHAPTER V ... Micro -blood Flow: Experimental and Numerical Study Abstract This thesis aims to provide detailed insight into the rheological aspects of cell-free layer (CFL) formation in micro -blood flowand ... mechanics and physiology Blood, a vital fluid of humans, is a concentrated suspension of cells and cell fragments in plasma The suspending components include RBCs (or erythrocytes), white blood cells...
... function of the neo-cervix? Lack of mechanical support of the residual cervix, ascending infection and chorioamnonitis, caused by disruption of the endocervical glands and reduced secretion of mucus, ... growth of both patients Patient received emergent cesarean section at 24 weeks of gestation because of sudden premature rupture of the membrane Therefore the birth weight 263 of the child of patient ... effects ofblood supply on the fetal growth and the placental changes were also studied RT removes the cervix of the uterus, parametrium, and upper vagina through a vaginal approach and is designed...
... 24 months of follow-up Sample size For an alpha of 0.05, a power of 80%, and in order to detect an reduction of HbA1c of 0.3 percentage units, with a common standard deviation (SD) of 1.15, in ... recommendations of the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (2003) [12] The primary outcome was HbA1c, lipid levels, blood ... the study in either of the two models analyzed, and the adjusted effect of PRECEDE was close to zero (Table 2) In both models, the level of exercise decreased Page of slightly and was not significant...
... surface and the high supply of methane leads to higher rates of Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane (AOM) in surface sediments For gas-hydrate bearing sediments on Hydrate Ridge off the coast of Oregon ... All of these sources are ultimately of photosynthetic origin because they are generated from accumulations of marine or terrestrial organic matter Understanding of the different sources and forms ... addresses the communities of organisms that inhabit cold seep sediments, focusing on soft-bodied, mid-size organisms (e.g., macrofauna and meiofauna) and on the nature of their interaction with...
... quality of the recordings The recordings were scored by RQS and DAC Blood pressure, heart rate, and end-tidal CO2 An automated blood pressure cuff was placed on the bicep of the subject and inflated ... determine changes in blood pressure and heart rate over time Blood pressure and heart rate in one subject (02) was recorded via a finger blood pressure monitor (Omron Page of 11 (page number not ... Blood pressure and heart rate for subjects 08, 09 and 10 was recorded with a similar blood pressure monitor (CVS Pharmacy Inc, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Model # 1086CVS) Blood pressure and heart rate...
... This change in filtration pressure would decrease glomerularfiltrationrateand lead to oliguria and loss of small solute clearance Accordingly, loss ofglomerularfiltrationrate can occur ... using the following search terms: 'renalbloodflow' , 'kidney bloodflow' , 'renalblood supply', 'kidney blood supply', 'organ bloodflow' , 'organ blood supply', 'sepsis', 'septic shock', 'septicemia', ... (6) 474 1238 PAH-RPF, renal plasma flow calculated using para-aminohippurate clearance with no renal vein sampling; true RPF, true renal plasma flow (flow calculated with renal vein sampling for...
... is the effect of sepsis on the intra -renal distribution ofbloodflow The fact that total RBF is normal or increased does not mean that reduced perfusion to microvascular beds, and worsening ... these zones of the kidney, is not leading to a cycle of continued inflammatory response and the associated endothelial and epithelial cell injury [7,8] The heterogeneity and complexity of sepsis-induced ... injury and dysfunction during the extension phase of acute renal failure Kidney Int 2002, 62:1539-1549 Sutton TA, Mang HE, Campos SB, Sandoval RM, Yoder MC, Molitoris BA: Injury of the renal microvascular...
... breakdown of the blood- brain barrier, reducing cerebral and pituitary edema formation, as assessed by extravasation of albumin and EB (Figure 1) hours anti-C5a IgG treated sham animals and experimental ... for TNF and IL-6 might shed a more accurate light on the origin of these proinflammatory mediators Resident cells of the brain, such as neurons, astrocytes and microglia, are capable of synthesising ... regulation of the immune response [71,72] We found upregulation of C5aR in the pituitary based on mRNA and protein levels following CLP and reversal of these changes by administration of anti-C5a...
... receiving newer blood (14.4% vs 3.5%; P = 0.011) The ARF rate was 5.2% in patients receiving older bloodand 0.8% in patients receiving newer blood (P = 0.154), and the rateof infectious complications ... newer blood group, and 18 (23.7%) in the older blood group (P = 0.053) Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Patients receiving older blood had a significantly higher rateof certain ... storage of the blood that patients received and to compare major morbidity rates in patients receiving newer vs older blood The secondary endpoint was to examine the metabolic profile of patients...
... Figure The GSH/GSSG ratio of the prototype and expanded models The GSH/GSSG ratio of the prototype and expanded models The prototype model (A) and the expanded model (B) Page of 11 (page number not ... Biology and Medical Modelling 2005, 2:18 http://www.tbiomed.com/content/2/1/18 Table 4: Rate equations and parameters of GSH synthesis and GSSG export that were used in the expanded model Rate equation ... biosimulation and the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program: Understanding and Control of Life's Function via Systems Biology), and in part by a grant from New Energy and Industrial...
... subtypes of RCC in terms of pathology and prognosis Thus, various hitherto undescribed subtypes of RCC with distinct molecular and clinical profiles may be defined here We have generated novel ... firm foundation from a clear understanding of the molecular epidemiology and pathology of RCC viii LIST OF FIGURES Figure : Histologic subtypes of epithelial renal tumours, 15 Figure 2: The ... Distinct clustering of gene expression profiles of chromophobe RCC and oncocytoma 134 Figure 19: Immunohistochemical profiling ofrenal oncocytoma and chromophobe RCC 138 Figure...
... Group of the National Kidney Disease Education Program Clin Chem 2006, 52:5-18 Poggio ED, Nef PC, Wang X, Greene T, Van Lente F, Dennis VW, Hall PM: Performance of the Cockcroft–Gault and modification ... Dennis VW, Hall PM: Performance of the Cockcroft–Gault and modification of diet in renal disease equations in estimating GFR in ill hospitalized patients Am J Kidney Dis 2005, 46:242-252 Barrantes ... Acute kidney injury criteria predict outcomes of critically ill patients Crit Care Med 2008, 36:1397-1403 Ricci Z, Cruz D, Ronco C: The RIFLE criteria and mortality in acute kidney injury: a systematic...
... Normal growth, remodeling and repair of bone require delivery of nutrients and oxygen through bloodflow to bone tissue [21] Interruption of normal bone and soft tissue bloodflow has been shown to ... Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3:36 The limb (and thus the)virtual cylinder is composed of soft tissue (mainly muscles and skin) and "hard" tissue (bone and bone marrow) The soft ... soft tissue volume (VS) andblood pool (RS) are calculated as follows: VS = VL-VB and the corresponding reading RS = RL-RB Bone and soft tissue bloodflow measurements (FB and FS, respectively)...
... microvascular bloodflow Shown is intestinal microvascular bloodflow (IMBF) as a percentage of baseline; measurements taken at baseflow line (time point hours) and at 1, and hours after the start of the ... pressure and heart rate Page of (page number not for citation purposes) In one half of the animals of each group, LDF was performed The other half of the animals underwent examination of leucocyte ... septic shock, a combination of dopexamine and noradrenaline enhanced gastric mucosal bloodflow (estimated using LDF) to an extent greater than that with adrenaline alone, and the authors concluded...
... heart rateandblood pressure returned to baseline and stabilized The APVs, heart rates, blood pressures, and vasodilator-induced peak APVs, heart rates, blood pressures were determined from off-line ... fibrous cap of collagen and elastin and often enclose a lipid-rich necrotic core A thin fibrous cap is one of the defining features of unstable plaque Figure 1.2 and Figure 1.3 show many of these ... contribution to coronary bloodflow 67 3.4.4 Adenosine A1 receptors contribution to coronary bloodflow 68 3.4.5 Comparison of coronary bloodflow in control and dyslipidemic pigs...
... purpose of this study is to investigate hypolipidemic and hypoglycaemic effects of extract fractions from Ipomoea batatas leaves Materials and methods 2.1 Plant material and preparation of sweet ... with dose of 120mg kg-1 (freshly prepared in 0,1M Citrate buffer, pH 4.5) Control lots of ( ND and HFD mice) were injected with the citrate buffer alone 72 hours after STZ injection, the blood fasting ... from sweet potato leaves The controls were ND and obese diabetic untreated mice 2.5 Bloodand liver collection and biochemical analysis The bloodof mice fasted for 12h was collected from retro-orbital...
... Group of the convertible land is equivalent to the level of the erosion potential: consists of soil with erosion potential from 100-200 and has area of 25.690 hectares (28.3% of the convertible land) ... 200-700 and has area of 25,669 hectares (28.3% of the convertible land) This group has high centralization level of the convertible land and high erosion potential level VNU Journal of Science, ... area of the convertible land in Binh Dinh is rather high (90.685 hectares, about 14.7% in total area of natural land and 22.2% in area of the hill land) This area is capable of developing agriculture...