These findings suggest that targeting NFAT activity might be a useful way to ameliorate
lung injury in severe streptococcal infections.
By triggering a process called autophagy — in which cells literally engulf their own insides — researchers from Drexel University and Yale University were able to decrease
lung injury in mice that were exposed to high concentrations of oxygen.
«By causing cells to cannibalize themselves, researchers prevent
lung injury in mice.»
Plasma from stored packed red blood cells and MHC class I antibodies causes acute
lung injury in a 2 - event in vivo rat model.
The use of technetium - 99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime lung scintigraphy in the detection of subclinical
lung injury in patients with noninsulin - dependent diabetes mellitus.
Calcitonin gene - related peptide (CGRP) has been shown to improve survival of lung epithelial cells and reduce hyperoxic
lung injury in rats.
Not exact matches
One flavonoid
in lemongrass called luteolin has such strong anti-inflammatory abilities that it may be able to treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, as well as
lung infections or acute
lung injury.
He suffered «multiple chest
injuries,
lung damage, a broken right leg, broken pelvis, broken right arm and concussion»
in the hefty qualifying shunt.
You shouldn't ignore the persistent hiccups
in your child, since this can be a symptom of brain damage; various diseases of the stomach, liver or
lungs;
injuries of the spinal cord and the chest.
They discovered that
in the young, more immune cells called monocytes were recruited to the
lungs, and that the gene expression profiles of these cells had more inflammatory features, causing greater inflammation and more severe
lung injury.
Highly pathogenic (dangerous) influenza strains elicit a strong immune response which can lead to uncontrolled inflammation
in the
lung and potentially fatal
lung injury.
The scientists conclude that
in mice «well - timed treatment with rIL - 27 improved
lung injury and accelerated recovery without affecting viral clearance» and continue «these data demonstrate that IL - 27 has a unique role
in controlling immunopathology without impacting on host defense, and might therefore represent a promising candidate for immunomodulatory therapy of viral pneumonia.»
The discussion also covers the management of common long - term complications such as heterotopic ossification,
in which solid masses of bone begin growing inappropriately within soft tissues near blast
injury sites, and the formation of blood clots
in the extremities and
lungs, which occurs at a high rate
in DCBI survivors.
Ischemic heart disease tops the list, followed,
in order, by trachea, bronchus and
lung cancers; stroke; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; road
injuries; suicide; and diabetes.
In the aftermath of 9/11, New York City fire department rescue and recovery workers exposed to the caustic dust at the site experienced high rates of
lung injury and excessive loss of
lung function.
In AE, widespread
lung injury is superimposed on the pulmonary fibrosis, which frequently occurs before patients die.
While the autopsy showed low levels of carbon monoxide
in the woman's blood, it also revealed extensive thermal
injuries in her air passages and
lungs.
Mark Gladwin, a researcher
in pulmonary medicine at the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
in Bethesda, Maryland, says that the nitrite levels
in the Tibetans» blood are similar to those NHLBI researchers are using to treat heart and liver
injuries caused when blood is restored to oxygen - deprived tissues
in experimental animals.
But
in IPF
lungs, cells undergo ongoing
injury, so CHI3L1 is chronically elevated and scar tissue accumulates.
Zhang, a member of Ohio State's Davis Heart and
Lung Research Institute, is particularly interested
in bioadhesives that could aid
in wound healing after
injury or surgeries.
Crouch and his colleagues found that those
in the low PVR group had lower mortality (0 vs. 1.1 %) and fewer complications, including delirium (7.8 % vs. 14.9 %), pneumonia / tracheobronchitis (6.3 % vs. 15.5 %), and a statistically significant lower rate of reperfusion
lung injury (7.8 % vs. 25.9 %), The low PVR group also experienced statistically significant recoveries, with less time spent on the ventilator (1.7 vs. 3.2 days),
in the ICU (4 vs. 5.8 days) and
in the hospital (13 vs. 16.3 days).
To find out whether increasing cell self - destruction
in the
lungs could actually decrease cell death — and ultimately prevent
lung injury — Bhandari and his research team targeted a regulator protein called RPTOR, which when inhibited, is responsible for inducing autophagy.
If this type of therapy proves safe
in humans, a syringe full of oxygen microbubbles could help avert brain damage and death for the victims of cardiac arrest, asthma attacks, strokes, and
injuries to the
lungs, airway, or face.
Further,
in laboratory mice, the team found that by deleting this substance, they could produce the type of scarring found
in pulmonary fibrosis after
lung injury.
The worst chlorine gas accident
in the country occurred
in 2005, when 18 freight train cars derailed and released 120,000 pounds of chlorine gas
in the mill town of Graniteville, S.C. Nine people were killed and at least 1,400 people were exposed, resulting
in more than 550 people treated at hospitals, including some with serious
lung injuries.
Studies show 40 - 60 ppm produces
lung injury; 430 ppm usually causes death
in 30 minutes, and 1,000 ppm is fatal within a few minutes.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University checked
in with survivors of a lifethreatening
lung injury for two years after they were discharged from the ICU.
An experimental drug has shown promise
in treating influenza, preventing
lung injury and death from the virus
in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers publishing
in the journal Nature on May 1.
Two studies published
in the January issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists ® (ASA ®), shed new light on the prevalence of transfusion - related acute
lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion - associated circulatory overload (TACO), the number one and two leading causes of blood transfusion - related deaths
in the United States.
Original publication: Schiller, HB et al. (2015) Time - and compartment - resolved proteome profiling of the extracellular niche
in lung injury and repair, Molecular Systems Biology, DOI:: 10.15252 / msb.20156123 Link to the publication
Fourth, the finding of intranuclear inclusions
in diseased tissues, as well as direct visualization of adenoviral - like particles (TMAdV)
in lung alveoli by electron microscopy (Figs. 1D - 2 to 1D - 4), support a primary role for TMAdV
in the pathogenesis of tissue
injury in affected monkeys.
The primary outcome is
in - hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes include the complications of BSI such as septic shock, acute kidney
injury (AKI), acute
lung injury (ALI) / acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), ischemic liver
injury, and a collapsed dependent variable of «poor clinical outcome» that is defined as the presence of any of the above complications.
Soluble CD40 ligand accumulates
in stored blood components, primes neutrophils through CD40, and is a potential cofactor
in the development of transfusion - related acute
lung injury.
Impact of bone marrow - derived mesenchymal stem cells on remodeling the
lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharides
in mice Mouchira M Mohi El - Din, Laila A Rashed, Mohi A Mahmoud Haridy, Atef Mohamed Khalil, Mohamed A Mohamed Albadry.
Conclusions: CGRP stimulates the expression of multiple molecules
in the Wnt 7b / β - catenin pathway
in AEC II under hyperoxia, which might be part of the mechanism by which CGRP protects the
lung from hyperoxia - induced
injury.
Takayama's team was able to confirm that the sounds were associated with
injury to the cells — suggesting that the model was accurately approximating what happens
in a diseased
lung — and to show how a therapeutic surfactant, which lowers the tension between liquids and solids, could reduce those
injuries.
Background: Hyperoxic
lung injury is characterized by epithelial cell death and leukocyte infiltration / inflammation
in the
lung.
The role of integrin [alpha] 8 [beta] 1
in fetal
lung morphogenesis and
injury.
Since we observed robust inhibition of NFκB
in the presence of RIPK2 inhibitor 1 and a > 70 % recovery of animals from DSS - induced inflammation
injury (Figs. 4 and 6B), we proceeded to explore the ability to resolve
lung inflammation using the ovalbumin challenge model (Kumar et al., 2008).
Examples include a series of studies to document persistent microchimerism of donor cells
in transfusion recipients, with particular focus on mechanisms and clinical relevance of donor stem cell microchimerism
in transfused trauma patients, and the immunological mechanisms and prevention of transfusion - related acute
lung injury (TRALI) and alloimmunization.
In the elderly, lung injury from inhaled particles or from infections might lead to undue scarring processes, some of which in turn lead to lung fibrosis and respiratory insufficienc
In the elderly,
lung injury from inhaled particles or from infections might lead to undue scarring processes, some of which
in turn lead to lung fibrosis and respiratory insufficienc
in turn lead to
lung fibrosis and respiratory insufficiency.
Hyperoxic
lung injury is characterized by epithelial cell death and leukocyte infiltration / inflammation
in the
lung.
Calcitonin Gene - Related Peptide Enhances the Expression of Signaling Molecules of the Wnt 7b / Beta - Catenin Pathway
in Rat Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells Under Hyperoxia Hyperoxic
lung injury is characterized by epithelial cell death and leukocyte infiltration / inflammation
in the
lung.
Time and compartment ‐ resolved proteome profiling of the extracellular niche
in lung injury and repair
The HARP study showed that 80 mg of simvastatin administered acutely to patients with acute
lung injury showed significant improvements
in organ failure scores, suggesting that statins modulate the systemic inflammation after only a short duration of treatment [17].
We often treat people who have fallen off of high ladders, which results
in serious and extensive
injuries (head trauma, collapsed
lungs).
But her lower limbs were not the extent of her
injuries, which also included a broken sternum, ribs, and pelvis,
in addition to bruising to her heart and
lungs, Global News reported.
Further research showed that a bacterial toxin called endotoxin was circulating
in the bloodstream following this meal, causing inflammation and
injury in the heart and
lungs.
Rhamnazin has also shown protective properties against inflammation
in acute
lung injury, inhibiting the metabolism of cytokines, which are proteins secreted by the immune system
in order to affect cellular functions.
A recent study
in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from heart disease,
lung disease, pneumonia, stroke, diabetes, infections — and even
injuries and accidents!