Sentences with phrase «on blood vessels by»

Even a single meal high in saturated fat can have an adverse effect on blood vessels by inhibiting vasodilation, the normal increase in the diameter of blood vessels that occurs after a meal.

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By this stage of your pregnancy you will probably have been advised not to lay on your back to avoid your growing bump pressing on the vena cava blood vessel.

Oral decongestants (pills or syrups taken by the mouth) are drugs from the same family as adrenaline (a hormone that acts on blood vessels).

Caused by extra blood vessels under the skin, port wine stains are usually located on the face or neck but, unlike hemangiomas, don't disappear without treatment.

But is it fair to equate historical constraints with defects in describing how vertebrate photoreceptors are on the back of the «inside - out» retina, shadowed by blood vessels and overlying cells?

The intense pain is caused by the dilation of blood vessels which creates pressure on the trigeminal nerve.

The researchers then measured the effect of flavanols on hallmarks of cardiovascular aging, such as arterial stiffness (as measured by pulse wave velocity), blood pressure and flow - mediated vasodilation (the extent to which blood vessels dilate in response to nitric oxide).

Earlier research by other scientists has shown that the drug verteporfin, used to treat abnormal blood vessel formation in the eye, acts on the YAP pathway inhibiting the protein's YAP function.

In this study, we found that chloroquine not only has an effect on the growth of the cancer cells, but also makes the tumor environment less aggressive by normalizing the abnormal blood vessels in the tumor,» says Patrizia Agostinis.

Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma cells, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

As such, discovering the underlying mechanisms of blood vessel formation is extremely critical to develop therapies targeting a wide range of illnesses, by either blocking or promoting blood vessel growth, depending on the illness.

The epithelium's maturation into a villus intestinal epithelium with long finger - like extensions was helped along by co-culturing human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells on the opposite side of the shared matrix - coated porous membrane in the «vascular» channel where they assembled a surrogate blood vessel with a hollow lumen through which feeding medium was flowed.

In an effort to overcome these limitations, a team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering led by its Founding Director, Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., had previously engineered a microfluidic «Organ - on - a-Chip» (Organ Chip) culture device in which cells from a human intestinal cell line originally isolated from a tumor were cultured in one of two parallel running channels, separated by a porous matrix - coated membrane from human blood vessel - derived endothelial cells in the adjacent channel.

By engineering red blood cells to have «sticky» proteins on their surface, a team of researchers has given the cells the ability to carry anything from drugs to treat immune disorders or cancer to radioactive molecules used in imaging of blood vessels.

To study this barrier and determine why a lack of blood flow causes it to leak, the researchers built a blood - vessel - on - a-chip model consisting of a channel lined with a layer of human endothelial cells surrounded by extracellular matrix within a microfluidic device, which allowed them to easily simulate and control the flow of blood through a vessel and evaluate the cells» responses.

In a paper published by PLOS - ONE, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members Nancy Klauber - DeMore, MD, professor of surgery, and Paul Dayton, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering, were able to visualize lesions created by angiosarcoma, a malignant cancer that develops on the walls of blood vessels.

They are driven by stem cells with the proneural pattern of gene expression and depend on rapid cell division and angiogenesis — creation of new blood vessels.

The microscope has been used to peer inside blood vessels being invaded by cancer cells and capture white blood cells while they chomp down on sugars inside a fish eyeball.

On Friday I discussed one of the recent developments in the science of tissue engineering, the development of artificial blood vessels for transplant by Dr. Laura Niklason of Yale University.

The authors also highlight a recent report on the production of platelet from mouse fetal - liver culture - derived MKs using a biomimetic microfluidic platelet bioreactor [5], which may allow the further enhancement of MK production from hiPSCs by the recapitulation of the bone marrow and blood vessel microenvironments.

For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients» heads, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers.

The most potent of these, known as effector memory T cells, are activated by a group of proteins known as human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) on the surface of endothelial cells lining the donated organ's blood vessels.

The vessel formed on the chip includes a channel lined by human endothelial cells and perfused with human whole blood.

Minoxidil, which also promotes hair growth when used on the scalp, can relax the smooth muscle cells in blood vessels by opening certain potassium channels.

He focused his research on the lens of the eye, a clear tissue nourished not by blood vessels but by a network of membrane proteins that maintain homeostasis.

By the end of the two years, we will have worked out how good this experimental approach is at preventing blood vessel growth, and also any possible side effects on healthy eye cells.

As part of a «Body on a Chip» project funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, in collaboration with partners from around the country, are developing miniature hearts, livers, blood vessels and lungs that will be used to predict the effects of chemical and biologic agents and used to test the effectiveness of potential treatments.

Previous efforts to treat ischemia by creating new blood vessels have focused on delivering angiogenic growth factors like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to ischemic sites.

Dr. King's research focuses on unearthing the causes of diabetic complications by exploring insulin actions on blood vessels, discovering factors and new treatments for diabetic complications, and understanding the reasons for the high rate of diabetes in Asian Americans.

In a new study, scientists led by Selvi C. Jeyaraj of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have identified a biological mechanism that may be responsible for icy extremities: an interaction between a series of molecules and receptors on smooth muscle cells that line the skin's tiny blood vessels.

We also found that the EphB4 receptor expressed on the surface of breast cancer cells can promote tumor xenograft growth by enhancing blood vessel formation through interactions with its preferred ligand, ephrin - B2, present in tumor endothelial cells.

Nondrowsy decongestants are generally based on pseudoephedrine, an ingredient that works by constricting blood vessels, which can be good for congestion but is not always a good thing.

Known as a vasovagal reaction, it's caused by the action of the vagus nerve on the blood vessels and may be due to a heart problem.

This uber - rosiness can be caused by two main things: rosacea, a condition of the blood vessels underneath the skin (typically on the cheeks and chin), or — you guessed it — the sun.

Just when I thought I had my life under control, my optometrist found leaking blood vessels in my retinas, brought on by diabetes.

Some sources claim that Barberry has a beneficial effect on blood pressure by causing a dilatation of the blood vessels.

When cardiologist Robert Vogel, M.D., and co-workers at the University of Maryland investigated the effect of olive oil on artery function, they found that it reduced blood flow in vessels by a whopping 31 percent.

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.

Theobromine has a similar effect on the lungs as theophylline, acts as a diuretic, and can also lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels.

The author of an article published in Integrative Medicine in 2015 noted that increased calcium supplementation — needed by older women to reduce their risk of osteoporosis — may become problematic because it can lead to deposits on artery and blood vessel walls.

This fact is shown by the results of many studies on a variety of tissues, including bones, spine, cartilage, intestines, blood vessels, nerves, brain and muscles.

The multiplication of cancer cells depends on an adequate supply of oxygen, and in order to obtain this supply of oxygen, cancer cell growth is often accompanied by the formation of new blood vessels (through a process called angiogenesis).

There, he is purchased by the beautiful niece (de Havilland's Arabella) of a vicious plantation owner (Lionel Atwill's Col. Bishop), but during an attack on the colony by a Spanish armada, Blood takes to the ocean aboard a stolen army vessel.

This is because ACE inhibitors depend on the dilation of blood vessels in the kidneys and such dilation can be interfered with by NSAIDs.

By dilating the blood vessels taking blood away from the heart, it decreases the work the heart must do to pump blood around the body and thereby reduces the afterload on the heart

Besides the potential for harm to the trachea, there is also the potential for the esophagus, blood and lymphatic vessels, vertebrae, intervertebral discs, facets (small joints connecting the vertebrae), spinal cord, and muscles of the neck to be adversely affected by abrupt leash tugs on a cervical collar.

Non ulcer Keratitus Not rated yet Reader Question on Eye Endema Followed by Suggestion From Our Vet My cat has very severe edema with blood vessels in the cornea.

An aural hematoma - a large blood blister on the ear, caused by rupture of small blood vessels between the skin and cartilage - resulting from scratching at the ears

Reader Question on Eye Endema Followed by Suggestion From Our Vet My cat has very severe edema with blood vessels in the cornea.

Veterinarians are sometimes asked to surgically correct cryptorchidism by moving the testicle (s) down into the scrotum, but this is an extremely difficult and delicate operation with very little chance of success because of the length of the spermatic cord, the effect on attached tissues and blood vessels, and other technical reasons.