Sentences with phrase «of damage to the blood vessels»

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.

Neurological signs appear as a result of damage to blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord associated with EHV infection.

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It creates a biological response, Murthy says, that leads to chronic inflammation, damaged tissue and blood vessels, and an increased risk of heart disease, arthritis and diabetes.

IDx - DR studied over 1 million eye images to learn how to recognize symptoms of diabetic retinopathy, a condition that develops when high blood sugar damages retinal blood vessels (SN Online: 6/29/10).

When the modified cells were injected into mice whose hind limbs had been injured, the tissue that regrew to repair the damage had three times the blood vessel density of similar tissue in mice given unmodified cells.

«But it's not falling that kills you; it's the landing,» Richard says: The abrupt pressure of an impact is likely to break open blood vessels such as your aorta, damage internal organs, and shatter your bones.

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 canceTo 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 canceto 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 canceto visualize brain blood vessels damaged by diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or cancer.

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.

This happens because the loss of blood flow in a vessel causes the local oxygen level to drop, which stimulates local production of vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, a protein which in most tissues causes the growth of new blood vessels to repair damage.

Such antibodies, when attached to DNA in complexes, get lodged in the walls of arteries and in tissues to cause inflammation that damages blood vessels, skin, joints and the kidneys as part of the most severe type of lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

The spread of damage from region to region depends on the detailed pattern of blood vessels in each patient and the amount of blood they carry, both of which vary greatly from person to person.

An autopsy can trace the path of a bullet through a body, or reveal microscopic damage to blood vessels in the brain, or identify a lethal clog in an artery.

Even harder to swallow was the claim that the material could transform, in a matter of months, into whatever type of body tissue had been damaged — muscle, skin, or blood vessel.

Any surgery carries the risk of infection, and the procedure itself can actually damage the blood vessels, making them more vulnerable to clots and aneurysms.

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.

Of those who venture into the skull, about half restrict themselves to repairing blood - vessel damage on the brain's surface.

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.

Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that cells called fibroblasts, which normally give rise to scar tissue after a heart attack, can be turned into endothelial cells, which generate blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients to the injured regions of the heart, thus greatly reducing the damage done following heart attack.

Zebrafish have emerged as an important vertebrate model for cardiovascular research for a number of reasons, including the ability to regenerate its heart if damaged, and because the transparency of the embryos allows easy observation of internal processes like blood vessel development.

The sugar molecule attaches itself to a protein called E-selectin, which is produced on the surface of blood vessels near damaged tissue.

Its chief role is to probe for cells on the surface of blood vessels that are exuding E-selectin as a signal that they are damaged.

Years of high blood sugar can damage blood vessels in the retina, leading to diabetic retinopathy.

Because the new blood vessels (also known as choroidal neovascular membranes) can be so damaging, a wide variety of treatments have been tried to arrest their growth.

The force of that blood flow helps keep the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells, healthy; when blood flow is disrupted, such as during surgical procedures or a stroke, the vessels start to leak, which can cause a host of inflammatory responses that lead to cell damage and disease.

In the small number of people with signs of both previous tissue damage and a new clot in a blood vessel, 14 per cent of those given alteplase are likely to have a hemorrhage, the team says.

Both of these complications can cause significant damage to blood vessels and nerve endings, making complications such as cardiovascular problems more likely.

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.

Now, scientists have discovered just how they do it without permanently damaging blood vessels, which they slip into and out of up to 10 times each day.

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.

This happens because the loss of blood flow in a blood vessel causes the local oxygen level to drop, which stimulates local production of vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, a protein that in most tissues causes the growth of new blood vessels to repair damage.

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.

In this vascular - decline hypothesis, the amyloid cascade is thought to be a consequence of the damaged blood vessels and only part of the process contributing to Alzheimer's.

Through the UCSD Clinical Cardiovascular Cell Therapy program, Dib and collaborating cardiology faculty plan to conduct clinical studies in a number of areas, including the effectiveness of adult stem cell transplant as a treatment for congestive heart failure; as a way to minimize heart damage after a heart attack; and in the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to increase blood flow to the heart for patients experiencing chest pain.

These factors, together with damage to the lining of the blood vessels, can lead to permanent changes in the immune cells.

These drugs have been found to increase oxidative stress (a type of cell damage), impair the body's ability to digest fat and damage blood vessels.

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.

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.

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.

Your fat tissue contains the most abundant source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in your body — a class of repair cells which have the ability to decrease inflammation, repair or replace damaged tissue while stimulating new blood vessel growth for improved blood flow.

When these damaged blood vessels begin to leak fluid near the center of the retina, known as the macula, macular edema occurs.

Researchers generally attribute tissue thickening (and ensuing damage to small blood vessels) to hyperactivation of skin cells called fibroblasts.

This line of investigation could eventually lead to artificial blood vessels, grown with patients» own cells or «off the shelf,» or biological / pharmaceutical treatments that promote the regeneration of damaged blood vessels.

«They cause overactivity in the immune system, which can lead to joint pain, fatigue, and damage to the blood vessels,» says Scott Zashin, MD, clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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.

Men may experience erectile dysfunction due to blood vessel damage, and some can have a problem with retrograde ejaculation, in which semen travels to the bladder instead of through the tip of the penis.

Exposure to UV rays causes pigmentation, prominent blood vessels, wrinkles and other signs of premature ageing as it damages skin's constituent collagen and elastin.

The anti-inflamatory properties found in this cruciferous vegetable may prevent the damage done to the walls of blood vessels.

«High blood pressure damages blood vessels throughout the body, making them more susceptible to developing clots,» says Lewis Morgenstern, MD, director of the University of Michigan Stroke Program.

Heat therapy dilates the blood vessels of the muscles which increases the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles, helping to heal the damaged tissue.

If the blood vessels leading to the penis are damaged in any way, often due to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), dilation becomes a problem.