Sentences with phrase «by damaging blood vessels»

Early observations suggesting that the virus might attack cancer in part by damaging blood vessels that feed tumor growth led the SillaJen team to strike up a collaboration with McDonald, an expert in tumor vasculature, to investigate the virus's mechanism of action in animal models.

Alzheimer's is not caused by damaged blood vessels, but by degeneration of brain cells's proteins.

Not exact matches

To look for the vessels, Dr. Reich's team used MRI to scan the brains of five healthy volunteers who had been injected with gadobutrol, a magnetic dye typically used to visualize brain blood vessels damaged by diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or cancer.

Frostbite kills exposed skin but also damages deeper tissue by restricting blood vessels, preventing oxygen from reaching cells [see image above].

When oxygen levels are restored to normal, the eye senses it as a lack of oxygen and responds by growing new blood vessels, which often leads to excessive growth and damage to vision.

The most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness is diabetic retinopathy, which is caused by elevated blood sugar levels damaging the blood vessels of the retina and affects approximately 7.7 million Americans.

Milton Schiffenbauer of Pace University in New York, US, says that by protecting against this damage, polyphenols may reduce the blood vessel inflammation thought to promote cardiovascular disease.

He explains that because VEGF - A naturally stimulates regeneration of nerves and the blood vessels that nourish them, it can reverse the damage caused by the glucose - driven degeneration.

By this time, damage to the blood vessels has begun, but the kidneys don't usually fail for another 3 or 4 days.

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine were testing whether GM - CSF (granulocyte - macrophage colony stimulating factor), already used to restore white blood cell numbers during cancer treatment, could help heal blood vessels damaged by atherosclerosis.

With these findings we can now formulate a plausible hypothesis as to why repeat head injuries to young men in their teens and 20s lead to personality changes later in adult life and dementia in old age: rotational head injury induces damage, especially around blood vessels, leading to local tangle formation, followed by a slow spread of destruction.

Jansen is among those who think that a compromised network of blood vessels in the brain triggers Alzheimer's by allowing toxins to cross the blood - brain barrier, potentially leading to damage to neurons and inflammation.

Muscle damaged by heart attacks can be repaired by an injectable gel that forms scaffolding, attracting stem cells and blood vessels in a study that may lead to a new method for reducing heart failure.

By stimulating the growth of new blood vessels, promoting anti-inflammatory effects, recruiting cells toward tissue regeneration and inhibiting further cell death, adult stem cells can restore some function to damaged or diseased heart muscle.

With the loss of the cushioning effect provided by free - moving collagen in the blood vessels, the force of the surge of blood that is driven into the arteries by the pumping action of the heart is carried directly to organs like the kidneys and the brain, damaging to the structures that filter our blood and that connect the functional regions of our brain, and putting us at risk of a stroke.

Repeated episodes of high blood sugar caused by diabetes can damage the small blood vessels that supply the retina, causing visible microaneurysms and, at later stages, fluid leakage into the space below the retina.

Flavonoids help maintain a healthy collagen structure by (1) decreasing blood vessel permeability, thereby decreasing the influx of inflammatory mediators into areas of damage; (2) preventing free radical damage by means of their potent antioxidant properties; (3) inhibiting damage to collagen tissue caused by enzymes that break down collagen; (4) inhibiting the release of inflammatory chemicals; and (5) reinforcing the natural cross-linking of collagen fibers to make them stronger.

High blood levels of creatinine almost always suggest a kidney disease, most often including damaged blood vessels, infections or death of cells caused by toxins.

After 10 years, smoking can speed up your skin's aging process by narrowing your skin's blood vessels and damaging the tissues that give the skin its strength and elasticity.

After 10 years, smoking can speed up the aging process by narrowing your skin's blood vessels and damaging the tissues that give the skin its strength and elasticity.

Scalp cooling caps appear to limit this damage by constricting blood vessels in the scalp, reducing the amount of chemo that is delivered to the hair follicles, Nangia explained.

Many microwave popcorn brands are packed with trans fats, which have been commonly linked to hurting your heart by increasing inflammation and damaging blood vessel linings, but they wreak havoc on your brain, too, by harming brain function and memory.

When these cells are damaged, blood vessels become thick, scarred, inflexible and more likely to get clogged by fatty deposits or blood clots.

Researchers at the University of Palermo in Italy found that the betalains contained in prickly pears appears to protect the endothelial cell walls of blood vessels from oxidative damage by free radicals.

However, nitric oxide production produces adverse reactions and toxic metabolites, which must be neutralized by your body so they don't result in oxidative damage to your blood vessel lining (by peroxynitrite oxidation and nitration reactions).

Research shows that an antioxidant found in red wine, may help heart health by preventing damage to blood vessels and preventing blood clots.

They are also very rich in vitamin C that helps to protect cholesterol from becoming oxidized by free radicals, thus preventing damage to blood vessels.

This oxidation causes dangerous free radicals to form, which can cause significant damage in your cells and increase your risk of heart disease by damaging the inner lining of your blood vessels.

Anthocyanins work to reduce tissue damage caused by oxidants and aid in repairing the proteins within blood - vessel walls.

In some individuals susceptible to high blood sugar, sulforaphane may be able to prevent (or even reverse) some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by chronic blood sugar problems.

Antioxidant - rich diets appear to protect against stroke by preventing the circulation of oxidized fats in the bloodstream that may damage the sensitive walls of small blood vessels in the brain.

Protection of our blood vessels from inflammatory damage is also provided by the lignans in flaxseeds.

So, it is no surprise that we need these two amino acids to heal, not only gaping wounds, but also the microscopic damage done to blood vessels and other tissues in our body caused by inflammation and infection.

It protects the cells from damage by free radicals and helps stabilize collagen in blood vessels.

Signs of heartworm disease are caused by damage to the heart and blood vessels as a result of the heartworms living in them.

It is characterized by the abnormally low production of a protein found in the blood called von Willebrand's factor which plays a key role in the complex process of clotting a damaged blood vessel.

Effusive FIP is caused by Arthus - type, immune - complex damage to small blood vessels that permits leakage of serum protein and fluid into body cavities.

A pale green to gray fluid indicates arterial (blood vessel) damage caused by ischemic (insufficient blood supply to an organ) or necrotic (dead cells) regions which will require resectioning (surgical removal of part of the organ).

Additionally, chest x-rays can check for lung damage caused by heartworms, and an ultrasound may be able to visually reveal the presence of heartworms in a cat's heart or pulmonary blood vessels.

This chronic stimulation calls in antibodies and inflammatory proteins, and these can cause a lot of damage by precipitating into other delicate tissues such as the eye, kidneys, blood vessels, and joints.

By their physical presence, they cause harm in two ways: they block the normal forward flow of blood, causing an excessive workload on the heart, and they also damage the inner lining of the blood vessels, which gives rise to blood clots that cut off circulation to parts of the lungs.

Babies born prior to 28 weeks» gestation are particularly susceptible to hemorrhage - related birth injuries, as their bone structure and blood vessels tend to be more fragile, and is more easily damaged by manipulation efforts during birth.