Sentences with phrase «associated blood vessels»

It is caused by these mature heartworms, up to one foot in length, dwelling in the heart, lungs and their associated blood vessels.

This then causes physical damage to the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels.

They live in the lungs, heart, and associated blood vessels like the pulmonary arteries.

The immature worm is deposited in the dog's skin and migrates to the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels.

Without protection from the parasite, the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of animals can become infested with worms that eventually prevent the flow of blood.

Heartworm in pets is a serious and potentially fatal disease that is caused by foot long worms (heartworms) that live in the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels of -LSB-...]

Cases where there is evidence of disease in the lungs and associated blood vessels can be monitored with periodic chest X-rays.

Chest x-rays to evaluate the size and character of the heart and its associated blood vessels as well as the state of the lungs.

Heartworm in pets is a serious and potentially fatal disease that is caused by foot long worms (heartworms) that live in the heart, lungs, and associated blood vessels of affected dogs and cats.

These cells contain receptors known as a2C - AR, which cause constriction in their associated blood vessels and shut off blood flow under chilly conditions to conserve heat.

Choroidal neovascular lesion with associated blood vessels (red) and immune cells (Green).

Mouse embryos expressing these mutant Pax3 proteins develop neural tube defects and abnormal heart - associated blood vessels.

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Interestingly, as many as nine of the genes have been previously associated with some vascular disease and four more are known to be involved in the regulation of vascular tone, supporting the importance of blood vessels in migraine attacks.

In the placenta, RDGs have been found working in pathways associated with many of the tools of invasion: immune suppression, blood vessel growth, cell proliferation, and inflammation.

To find out, the researchers injected a cloned telomerase gene into cultured cells from retina, skin, and blood vessels, all of which are associated with degenerative, aging - related diseases.

Hyperlipidemia, or raised levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood, is associated with erectile dysfunction in men, because the build - up of fats in blood vessel walls can reduce blood flow to erectile tissue.

Oxidative stress, inflammation and insulin resistance affect the inner linings of blood vessels, and are associated with the development of atherosclerosis, the disease process that underlies heart disease and causes the arteries to become narrowed.

High levels of low - density lipoproteins (LDL — the «bad cholesterol») and triglycerides, a type of blood fat, are associated with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases.

Assistant Professor in Neurovascular Genetics at Trinity, Dr Matthew Campbell, said: «Our recent findings have, for the first time, suggested that schizophrenia is a brain disorder associated with abnormalities of brain blood vessels.

These conditions are associated with high blood sugar, which can damage the vessels that supply blood to vital organs and can also increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

«Dark chocolate has been shown to be associated with lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar levels and improvement in the way your blood vessels dilate and relax,» Damp said.

Continuing, Bangsbo asserts that, «Furthermore, there was a positive development in relation to levels of substances vital to blood vessel function, including a 20 % decrease in markers associated with arteriosclerosis.»

In the current study, the researchers showed that FGPs are present on the surface of the zebrafish brain and that these blood vessel - associated FGPs do not arise from the immune system, as had been previously thought, but from endothelial cells themselves.

The researchers found that the plasmalemma vesicle - associated protein (PLVAP), often used as a marker for blood vessels, is expressed in lymph nodes not only in the blood vessels but also in the lymphatic vessels that transport tissue fluids.

Researchers found that anemia was present in about a quarter of patients with stroke upon admission and was associated with a higher risk of death for up to one year following either ischemic stroke (clotted blood vessel) or hemorrhagic stroke (ruptured blood vessel).

The research indicates that early onset of menopausal symptoms is associated with dysfunction of the endothelium, which is the lining of blood vessels.

Professor Geoff Pilkington, study co-author and Head of the Brain Tumour Research Centre, said: «Although this work is still at an early stage, we have demonstrated key elements that are associated with tumour cell binding to blood vessels and this may provide a target for future drug development to prevent the development of secondary tumours in the brain.

The researchers found that, after adjusting for age, sex and other factors, using any vasodilator such as Apresoline and Loniten, which open (dilate) the blood vessels — was associated with a 72 percent greater risk of developing early - stage AMD.

«We found that the well - known Notch protein is responsible for keeping blood vessels from becoming leaky, and does so through a secondary signaling pathway that operates in a completely different manner than its known transcription - based pathway,» says Chris Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Faculty member of the Wyss Institute and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, who is the corresponding author of the paper.

In fact, although only 10 percent of patients develop new blood vessels, this complication is responsible for most of the legal blindness associated with macular degeneration.

However, when these myeloid cells migrate to tumor sites, they can differentiate to tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), which can in turn stimulate the formation of blood vessels in tumors and promote enhanced tumor cell invasion and motility.

Overall they found that many of these risk genes are associated with the myriad of functions taking place in cells lining blood vessels.

Researchers know that in the body, the protein molecules associated with CAA form plaques that lodge in blood vessel walls in the brain, but there haven't been detailed examinations of the molecular structure of these plaques until recently.

Tobin, who helped to develop the zebrafish as a model of TB, decided to use the system to study the blood vessels associated with granulomas.

Failure to block the activity of p53 leads to neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, and some defects of the major blood vessels associated with the heart.

«Engineering blood vessels for bypass surgery, promoting the formation of new blood vessels or regenerating new skin tissue using stem cells obtained from the most accessible source — hair follicles — is a real possibility,» said Stelios T. Andreadis, Ph.D., co-author of the paper in Cardiovascular Research and associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Both are associated with atherosclerosis, the buildup of cholesterol in blood vessels that causes coronary artery disease, heart attack, and stroke.

Specifically, the team hypothesizes that microRNA miR - 24 is a key regulator of actin cytoskeleton dynamics (i.e. the inner structural support of a cell); therefore, it plays a critical role in regulating multiple disease processes, including the angiogenesis (blood vessel growth), inflammation, and fibrosis (thickening and scarring of tissue) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in wet AMD.

For example, proteins related to angiogenesis, the process through which new blood vessels form to ensure supply of oxygen and nutrients to a tissue such as a tumor, are found to be clearly associated to clinical outcome in HPV - positive samples.

The number of pericytes associated with blood vessels was unaffected by parabiosis (fig.

Beyond the expected increase in risk of violence and injuries associated with intoxication, high levels of alcohol over years will damage the heart, liver, brain and blood vessels, as well as increase risk for multiple cancers.

Both groups of nutrients are strongly associated with healthy blood vessels, which are essential for maintaining optimal blood flow to and from your skin cells.

Placed over your eyes, they act like a cold compress, causing blood vessels to constrict and reducing swelling, says Rebecca Kazin, MD, associate director at the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

«Insufficient levels of iron in your diet can cause your skin to look pale, making it easier to spot blood vessels under the skin,» explains Howard Murad, MD, associate clinical professor of medicine at UCLA.

Homocysteine is a dangerous molecule that is directly damaging to blood vessel walls, and high levels of it are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Boasting a spicy - sweet flavor and vibrant color, they offer a healthy dose of antioxidants, like catechin, which has been associated with many beneficial effects including increased plasma antioxidant activity, fat oxidation, dilating your blood vessels, and boosting your resistance of LDL to oxidation.

The inflammation associated with rosacea promotes additional vascular growth (see Role of Excess Blood Vessels), and this process builds on itself, with more blood vessel growth allowing for more inflammation, which only creates more blood vessel growth, Blood Vessels), and this process builds on itself, with more blood vessel growth allowing for more inflammation, which only creates more blood vessel growth, blood vessel growth allowing for more inflammation, which only creates more blood vessel growth, blood vessel growth, etc..

Many rosaceans have found that Laser and Light Therapy helps to eliminate some of the additional visible and non-visible blood vessels associated with rosacea and helps to roll back progression of the disease.

Evidence shows that drinking green tea has a cardioprotective effect and is associated with blood vessel relaxation.

They showed «significant improvements» in the functioning of their blood vessels and heart, said Maureen MacDonald, an associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster who is leading the ongoing experiment.