Sentences with phrase «on your blood vessel walls»

For example, one direct, negative impact of low vitamin K intake on the heart may be reduced activity of matrix Gla protein, which helps prevent calcium deposits on blood vessel walls.

High sodium diets are commonly used to study diet induced hypertension, since increasing levels of circulating sodium cause cells to release water (due to osmotic pressure) which elevates the pressure on blood vessel walls.

Oxidized cholesterol builds up on blood vessel walls, but these nutrients reduce the development of atherosclerosis.

Not exact matches

In experiments conducted on human lung endothelial cells and in mice, the researchers showed that NS1 caused permeability of the endothelium, which lines the walls of blood and lymph vessels.

Their experiments revealed that the presence of ICs within the joint space induces the generation of complement C5a, a component of the innate immune system, which is then displayed on the inner walls of adjacent blood vessels.

In an animal lacking expression of the C5a receptor on neutrophils (right), only a few adhere to the blood vessel wall and, after quickly detaching, do not enter the joint.

They've even injected white blood cells into the vessels and watched as they squeezed through gaps in the vessel wall to reach the tissue on the other side, just as they do in the human body.

However, the reality is that nanocarriers may not always reach their intended target in sufficient numbers because of a constraint on their ability to transit through the blood vessel wall at the tumor site, leading the encapsulated drugs to be diverted or lost before they can deliver their payload.

Prior research has identified a major vascular access mechanism that relies on a vesicle transport system, which can be turned with a peptide called iRGD in the blood vessel wall.

These cells have different factors on their surfaces which determines how «sticky» the cells are and whether they are responsible for mediating the cancer cells binding to the blood vessel walls.

In another, a cancer cell trails sticky appendages as it rolls through a blood vessel and attempts to gain purchase on the vessel wall.

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.

The coatings on these additional structures imply that this phenomenon is not unique to preserved blood vessels, which would only be present on the walls.

The HLAA provided an on - demand hemostatic seal, within seconds of light application, when applied to high - pressure large blood vessels and cardiac wall defects in pigs.

Prior studies with animals suggested that another function of the drug is to turn on the genes for elastin (a protein found in elastic fibers) and other elastic fiber genes, such as Fbn - 1 and Lox, causing elastin deposits within the blood vessel wall.

Many years of sun exposure can weaken blood vessel walls, contributing to a type of bruising in older adults known as «actinic purpura» or «senile purpura» — unsightly purple patches that occur on the backs of the hands and forearms without much of a bump or injury.

Some researchers partially attribute this to the impact that pomegranate juice has on nitric oxide which is a compound that enables the muscles in blood vessel walls, like in the penis, to widen, relax and increase the flow of blood.

«According to [lead researcher] Dr. Ley, when blood flow is extremely fast, neutrophils attach on to the blood vessel wall using sling - like membrane tethers.

Dr. Ley and team focused on how neutrophils attach to the blood vessel wall, rather than their migration out of the blood vessel.

• widespread effects on circulation, muscles and sugar metabolism • raised heart rate • increased heart output • increased rate and depth of breathing • increased metabolic rate • increased force of muscular contraction • delayed muscular fatigue • reduced blood flow to bladder (muscular walls relax and sphincters contract) • reduced blood flow to intestines • increased blood pressure • increased sugar (glucose) in the blood • increased break - down of glucose for energy *, especially in muscle cells • increased free fatty acids in the blood * • more oxidation of fatty acids to produce energy * • more ATP (the cells» primary energy compound) produced * • blood vessels constrict

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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.

Over time, too much glucose in the blood can lead to increased plaque deposits on the insides of the blood vessel walls.

The person responsible for the discovery of PCO bioflavonoids was a French scientist named Dr. Jacques Masquelier, who first tested bioflavonoid - containing peanuts on lab animals and discovered that their blood vessel walls would double in strength only hours after ingesting them.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, «High blood glucose levels over time can lead to increased deposits of fatty materials on the insides of the blood vessel walls.

The only effective way of treating cellulite is addressing the above mentioned causes, focusing on strengthening the connective tissue (collagen) and muscles found under the skin, a long - term weight loss (burning fat slowly and systematically), slowing down the ageing process of the skin cells, improving blood circulation and strengthening blood vessel walls, detoxification of the body and liver, and improving overall health.

Originating from epithelial cells (skin cells that cover the lining of body surfaces), Carcinomas can occur on the skin, bladder wall, and blood vessels that then pass into the surrounding tissues and organs.

The physical presence of the heartworms irritates the vessel and heart walls, and, depending on the number present, occlude vessels, causing the heart to pump harder against increased resistance to blood flow.

The top number (systolic blood pressure) is the pressure on the vessel walls when the heart pumps and the diastolic blood pressure or bottom number is the pressure when the heart relaxes.

To put it bluntly, Dead Space is one of the most gorgeous games I have ever played... well, as gorgeous as a blood soaked mining vessel covered in writing on the walls and full of mutated human bodies can be.