Sentences with phrase «of cellular injury»

«But we discovered that attaching microbeads to the cell's surface amplifies the cell's response during cavitation and produces the same result with much less risk of cellular injury.»

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They found subtle evidence of axonal injury at the cellular level in six athletes who had not been diagnosed with concussion but sustained RHI during the normal course of play.

Some autopsy data shows that infants of smokers have signs of established hypoxic - ischemic cellular injury in the brain and the heart which probably occurred in antenatal life, may have been caused by suboptimal placental function and may have been sub-clinical, but if the baby continues to be in a vulnerable environment exposed to post-natal passive smoking, this could affect autonomic nervous system function and lead to poor temperature control, and poor heart rate and respiration control.

The affected mitochondria could no longer provide the synapses with enough energy, which ultimately prevented the synapses from functioning — providing the first direct link between cellular injury caused by amyloid protein and the characteristic breakdown of neuronal communication that occurs in Alzheimer's patients.

A new kind of cellular alchemy may allow cells to be converted into other tissues to treat injuries.

«We came up with a list of potential cellular candidates that could be compensating for the loss of these specific macrophages and used several different tests to determine which cells were clearing away the nerve debris after injury,» Lindborg said.

Known to help restore ATP and maintain cellular energy, creatine is being investigated to treat a number of neurological conditions — including Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal cord injury.

«Proper blood cell production is dependent on functioning hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that are destroyed during conditioning procedures for transplantation or following bone marrow injury,» said the study's first author Kevin A. Goncalves, who performed this research as part of his PhD studies in cellular and molecular physiology at the Sackler School.

They are recruited to sites of injury or infection and there turn into macrophages (literally «large eaters») that ingest pathogens, infected cells, or cellular debris.

Previous research has described at least some of the fundamental processes involved in healthy, on - going peripheral nerve growth regeneration, including the critical role of mitochondria — cellular organelles that produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy - carrying molecule found in all cells that is vital to driving nerve recovery after injury.

Recent research suggests one benefit of environmental enrichment at the cellular level: it repairs brain myelin, the protective insulation surrounding axons, or nerve fibers, which can be lost because of aging, injury or diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

He and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin — Madison have begun to explore how fruit flies could help uncover the cellular mechanisms behind traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans.

Topics such as the mechanisms of cell injury in normal and dystrophic muscle, compensatory muscle regeneration and hypertrophy, and the effects of various therapies or voluntary exercise on muscle repair, satellite cell activation, muscle growth, bone density and age - related atrophy are examined using a large variety of cellular, molecular and whole - animal in vivo assays of function.

Most of the discussion section at the end of the paper focuses on the complexity of the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved with vascular injury, especially in very advanced lesions.

The central nervous system damage seen with prenatal ZIKV infection is likely due to direct cellular injury, as ZIKV RNA15, 17,32 and live virus15 have been identified in the brain tissue of infants with microcephaly.

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.

Also noted by IER studies are an increase in the expression levels of silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1 (SIRT1), an NAD + - dependent deacetylase.20 The expression of SIRT1, also increased by prolonged ER in rodents, is linked to the up - regulation of cellular stress resistance and improved outcomes in animal models of metabolic, neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases.106, 107These findings have been suggestively accompanied by improvements in resilience to disease progression in rodent models of Type 1 diabetic nephropathy 20, survival following induced ischaemic injury 21 and a reduction in oxidative stress.105

Bananas also contain small amounts of beta - carotene, which gives bananas with their yellow color and provides an additional source of vitamin A. Collectively, these vitamins support a number of physiological processes; vitamin A promotes healthy cellular growth; vitamins C and E serve as antioxidants that help prevent disease; vitamin K helps your body form blood clots in response to injury; and the B - vitamins support your metabolism.

Rooted in her experience as an elite athlete who used traditional foods to cure her own debilitating injuries, and combining her research with the latest discoveries in the field of epigenetics, Dr. Cate shows how all calories are not created equal; food is information that directs our cellular growth.

Bee (Hymenoptera) envenomation may include stings from honeybees, bumblebees, yellow jackets, hornets and wasps — and the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center warns that components of venom can create cellular injury, elicit an inflammatory response, trigger histamine release and act as a possible allergen.

The reparative phase occurs within 3 to 14 days after injury and is characterized by the cellular response of fibroblasts and endothelial cells.

The departing blood will also carry away deleterious by - products of injury and bring in fresh cellular nutrients, allowing cells to rejuvenate faster.

Today it is very easy to take photographs of a damaged car, an injury or an accident scene at any location and at any time because most people have camera features in their cellular phones.

The courts must decide at what point the injury which is mesothelioma «arises»: is it at the point where a victim is exposed to asbestos, when no perceptible damage is evident, or at the point when cellular mutation — the onset of disease — actually «begins» in fact, or when it becomes symptomatically manifest?