Sentences with phrase «kidney tissue for»

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In selecting between two patients requiring a kidney transplant from one live donor, for example, the patient who exhibits the lower immunosuppressive reaction to the donor tissue might be judged the more suitable for the transplant.

Generally speaking, the American public is well accustomed to the concept of tissue and organ transplantation, as stories of life - saving heart and kidney transplants, or American Red Cross blood drives collecting blood and platelets for transfusions have become commonplace.

Unfortunately, like most water - soluble vitamins, Vitamin B12 is stored in the liver, kidneys & other tissues & a deficiency may not show up for several years, which is a huge concern because after about 7 years of B12 deficiency there can be irreversible brain damage.

By 40 weeks, a baby's lungs are matured, the kidney and other vital organs are doing their thing, the brain has grown enough soft tissue that will set it up for the rest of life, and the neurological instincts that tell the baby to suck and swallow are kicked into gear.

Stem cells in babies» urine seem to help regenerate kidney tissue, protecting it from toxic drugs and could pep up organs for transplantation

For instance, tissue from skin, spleen, kidney and stomach all had improved appearance when inspected under a microscope.

We're hopeful that this finding will pave the way for the future creation of kidney tissues that could function in a patient and eliminate the need for transplantation from a donor.»

Greg Fahy of the American Red Cross in Bethesda, Maryland, said last week that he and his colleagues hope to have developed a method for preserving rabbit kidneys — which are very similar in tissue type and structure to human ones — by Christmas.

Funded by the U.S. Army, tissue engineers have begun developing designs for replacement organs — kidneys, hearts, and lungs.

These included wakeup glucose levels; levels of the essential minerals calcium, iron, and magnesium; fat and cholesterol levels; kidney and liver enzymes; and several markers for inflammation and tissue damage.

Currently, the only definitive way to distinguish rejection from other causes of kidney injury is by performing a biopsy, in which doctors remove a small piece of kidney tissue to look for rejection - associated damage.

A September 2002 follow - up study found no evidence for widespread transdifferentiation of blood - forming stem cells in brain, liver, kidney, gut and other tissues.

Furthermore, resolvin D - 1 reduced levels in kidney tissue of the proinflammatory cytokine mRNAs for Il - 6, Il -1-beta, Tnf - alpha and Tgf - beta, and it increased the levels for the reparative cytokines Mrc - 1 and Ym - 1.

The mesoderm, for example, gives rise to key cell types, including cardiac and skeletal muscle, connective tissue, bone, blood vessels, blood cells, cartilage and portions of the kidneys and skin.

Additional tissue samples (specific adipose depots, skeletal or cardiac muscle, kidney, intestine, brain / brain regions etc.) are also sampled for individual investigators.

«This data allows classification of all human protein - coding genes into those coding for house - hold functions (present in all cells) and those that are tissue - specific genes with highly specialized expression in particular organs and tissues, such as kidney, liver, brain, heart, pancreas.

Adult stem / progenitor cells are present in many organs and tissues, e.g., bone marrow, teeth, heart, gut, kidney and liver, and remain quiescent for long period of time until activated by a disease or injury trigger.

He later combined it with studies on chromatin, tissue specific gene expression and mouse models for human diseases including Type II diabetes, polycystic kidney disease as well as cancer.

«If we can tell the human iPSCs in an animal host to develop into a kidney or other organ, for example, it could provide an entirely new source for transplant tissues,» says Izpisua Belmonte.

Tests of urine, blood, and tissue biopsy from the kidney will be used to determine who is at risk for kidney dysfunction after the liver transplant.

They are typically extracted from kidney or thymus tissue and big back order for a while, but we can give those to help lower histamine, alright?

Creatine is made in the liver, pancreas, and kidneys and is secreted into the blood for transport to muscles and tissues that have the higher energy demands.

Protein is required for growth and tissue maintenance but ingesting excess to our requirements creates acidity and strains the kidney that eventually affects the heart.

As the body begins to mobilize excess copper from tissue storage sites, it enters the bloodstream on its way to the liver and kidneys for elimination.

Also, from Wikipedia re Sorbitol, the Polyol Pathway and Aldose Reductase: «While most cells require the action of insulin for glucose to gain entry into the cell, the cells of the retina, kidney, and nervous tissues are insulin - INdependent, so glucose moves freely across the cell membrane, regardless of the action of insulin.

For example, the pituitary is known to significantly concentrate toxic metals; brain, kidney, liver, lung, thyroid, and thymus tissue tested far higher levels than blood; and the adverse effects may only be revealed by long - term morbidity and mortality studies, such as the one published in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Detox stands for detoxification, and is a period of time over which the body activates its natural healing mechanisms by pouring toxins stored in the cells and tissues back into the bloodstream for elimination through the kidneys and other organs.

During a detox, toxins are released from «storage» in tissues and fat cells and passed into the bloodstream where they can be transported to the liver, kidneys and colon for excretion.

Taurine is, says JN, the «most abundant free amino acid in animal tissues [even though it] accounts for only 3 % of the free amino acid pool in plasma, it accounts for 25 %, 50 %, 53 %, and 19 %, respectively, of this pool in liver, kidney, muscle, and brain.»

It's all calcidiol, ready for storage in fat tissue or dispersal to the kidneys for conversion into calcitriol, also known as 1,25 (OH) D. Calcitriol is the active hormonal form whose primary role is to regulate blood calcium levels.

Critical for ensuring that calcium is put into the hard tissues (bones and teeth) and protection of the soft tissues, such as the arteries and kidneys, from calcification.

Remember, any muscle tissue that your body breaks down in the fasting process (a) needed to be broken down and metabolized anyway, which is hard on the kidneys but great for your stripped - down and rebuilt lean muscle, and (b) will be the first to be rebuilt, along with healthy organ tissue, like pancreas or kidney or liver.

Water keeps body tissues healthy and is vital for the kidneys to do their job of flushing toxins out of the system.

With a serious condition like kidney disease, in which the body needs the highest value nutrition possible for maintenance and repair of damaged tissue, we highly recommend a raw food diet.

Ultrasound is useful for our Veterinarians to see inside of the organs and detecting soft tissue pathology such as tumors, liver and gall bladder disease, kidney disease, cancer and other degenerative disease of the organs.

Unfortunately, by the time most dogs show signs of kidney disease, much of the irreplaceable tissue needed for good renal function is already destroyed.

Unfortunately, damaged kidney tissue is unable to repair itself and a cure for kidney failure is not available.

We use xrays to look for boney abnormalities, soft tissue problems such as splenic, heart, liver and kidney issues, and problems with the urinary tract.

Ultrasound is an exceptional modality for evaluating fluid - filled and soft tissue organs such as the liver, spleen bladder and kidneys.

This technique is an exceptional modality for evaluating fluid - filled and soft tissue organs such as the kidneys, spleen bladder and liver.

These are important for a healthy coat and skin as well as building body tissue and maintaining healthy kidney, lung and liver functions.

Ultrasound is an exceptional modality for evaluating fluid - filled and soft tissue organs such as the bladder, spleen, liver and kidneys.

For dogs with kidney tumors or cancer, the part of the kidney with diseased tissue is surgically removed (called a nephrectomy).

That is because it takes time for these fluid - filled cysts to enlarge sufficiently to destroy the normal kidney tissue around them.

With CRD, in addition to elevated phosphate levels in the blood and the risk of soft tissue becoming calcified, this disease also will begin interfering with the conversion of vitamin D precursors in the kidneys to the active form of vitamin D3, which is vital for proper uptake and utilization of calcium.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

In this condition, abnormal amounts of a fibrous protein substance (amyloid) collect — for unknown reasons — in otherwise healthy kidney tissue.

Recent work at Colorado State University showed that most kittens developed autoantibodies to their own kidney tissues after being vaccinated for distemper.

Preventative health care - Wellness examinations - Vaccinations - Nutritional counselling - Health screenings - Weight management - Dental examinations - Surgical sterilization (ovariohysterectomies and castrations)- Dental prophylactic cleanings - Microchip identification - Behavioral counselling Ophthalmology - Ophthomologic examinations - Applanation tonometry - Ophthalmic surgeries Dentistry - Routine prohylactic cleanings - Extractions - Oral surgery - Preventative home care counselling Dermatology - Ectoparasite counselling and treatment - Allergy diagnoses and management - Otitis diagnoses and treatment - Infectious and traumatic skin disorder diagnoses and treatment Internal Medicine - Heart disease / failure management - Kidney disease management - Diabetic management - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Urinary tract disease management - Musculoskeletal disorders Soft Tissue Surgery - Gastrointestinal foreign body removals - Oncological (cancer) surgeries - Wound repairs - Surgical sterilizations - Urinary tract / bladder surgeries Orthopedic Surgery - Onchyectomy (declaws)- Fracture repairs - Stifle surgeries (limited to certain procedures)- Limb amputations Diagnostic Imaging - Flexible fiberoptic endoscopy - Digital radiography - Color flow, Doppler ultrasonography - Microendoscope Boarding - Climate controlled kennel - Fully fenced exercise yard - Seperate areas for hospital patients and boarders - Seperate areas for canines and felines - Medical boarding available when home care / treatment difficult

The NPRM's proposed approach did not differentiate between situations in which the donor was competent to consent to the donation — for example, when an individual is donating blood, sperm, a kidney, or a liver or lung lobe — and situations in which the donor was deceased, for example, when cadaveric organs and tissues were being donated.