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T cell function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy /Lindberg, Erika, January 2008 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet, 2008. / Härtill 3 uppsatser.
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Effect of chronic mild stress on the neural consequences of permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion /Ritchie, Lesley January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-87). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.
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Development of models for the study of anesthetic preconditioning using rat pheochromocytoma and mouse neuroblastomaKam, Sarah Anne. January 2009 (has links)
Honors Project--Smith College, Northampton, Mass., 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-57).
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Effects of an expanded rehabilitation programme in patients with ischemic heart diseaseEdström Plüss, Cathrine. January 2009 (has links)
Lic.-avh. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2009.
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The protective role of transglutaminase 2 in ischemic strokeFiliano, Anthony J. January 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 4, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.
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Neurochemical and neuroprotective aspects of phenelzine and its active metabolite [Beta]-phenylethylidenehydrazineMacKenzie, Erin Margaret. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Neurochemistry, Department of Psychiatry. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on October 23, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.
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Cardiac exercise studies with bioelectromagnetic mappingTakala, Panu. January 2001 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Helsinky Univ. of Technology, 2001. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 14, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.
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Relationship between the talk test and the ischemic thresholdCannon, Christina. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Mechanisms underlying hypoxic ischemic injury to the developing brain: The significance of matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9Ranasinghe, Himani Sumudumalee January 2009 (has links)
Perinatal hypoxic ischemic (HI) injury is a leading cause of long-term neurological complications in newborn babies. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endopeptidases that are capable of degrading the extracellular matrix (ECM) components. They are considered to be integral in many physiological processes. However, recently it has been demonstrated that the inappropriate activity of these proteases, particularly MMP-2 and 9, contribute to the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia in the adult brain. Given that ECM disruption is frequently observed following injury to the developing brain, it is possible that MMPs play an important role in HI injury processes in the developing brain. Therefore, this thesis evaluated the hypothesis that MMP-2 and 9 participate in the pathophysiology of HI injury to the developing brain. Since ECM remodelling is a fundamental process during brain development it was important to first characterise the MMP-2 and 9 profiles in the normal developing forebrain. We demonstrated that MMP-2, which mainly was observed in cortical plate neurons, declined with age, thus indicating a potential role in the development and differentiation of the cortical plate. Conversely, MMP-9 was increased with age, particularly during active myelination, indicating that it may contribute in myelination. Secondly, we showed an upregulation of MMP-9 within the ischemic core during the early hours following HI injury, suggesting that MMP-9 may be involved in the development of delayed injury processes following hypoxic ischemia. On the contrary, MMP-2 was strongly upregulated during a later stage following injury surrounding the ischemic core possibly suggesting that it plays a role in wound repair processes. Thirdly, the profiles of tissue (tPA) and urokinase (uPA) plasminogen activators were characterised following HI injury since they are known to be major upstream activators of MMPs. uPA upregulation paralleled that of MMP-2 suggesting a function for uPA in wound repair processes following HI injury to the developing brain through activation of MMP-2. In contrast with uPA, tPA activity remained unaffected following injury at both ages. Finally, MMP-9 activity was inhibited using a very specific MMP-2/9 inhibitor, SB-3CT, to determine if the MMP-9 deficiency protects the developing brain from HI injury. The elevated MMP-9 activity following HI injury was attenuated by the SB-3CT treatment. Although SB-3CT failed to confer any significant neuroprotection, we recommend that further investigations are needed before discounting the role of MMP-9 during HI injury to the developing brain. In conclusion, we suggest that MMP-9 is induced following an insult to the developing brain potentially contributing to the delayed neuronal death whilst MMP-2 is involved in essential developmental, differentiation and wound repair processes.
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Η επίδραση της παρστατίνης στη νεφρική βλάβη εξ ισχαιμίας/επαναιμάτωσης στον επίμυΚυριαζής, Ιάσων 20 April 2011 (has links)
Παρστατίνη ονομάζεται το πεπτίδιο 41 αμινοξέων που αποκόπτεται από το αμινοτελικό άκρο του υποδοχέα PAR-1 κατά την ενεργοποίησή του από τη θρομβίνη. Προηγούμενες πειραματικές μελέτες κατέδειξαν ότι η Παρστατίνη δρα ώς καρδιοπροστατευτικός παράγων κατά την ισχαιμία-επαναιμάτωση του μυοκαρδίου. Σκοπός της παρούσης μελέτης ήταν η διερεύνηση της επίδρασης της Παρστατίνης στη νεφρική βλάβη εξ ισχαιμίας - επαναιμάτωσης. Μια πιθανή τέτοια δράση θα καθιστούσε την Παρστατίνη πολύτιμο εργαλείο σε μια σειρά κλινικών συνθηκών που σχετίζονται με το συγκεκριμένο φαινόμενο περιορισμού της νεφρικής λειτουργίας.
Μέθοδος και αποτελέσματα: Σε μια πρώτη φάση του πειράματος Παρστατίνη διαφόρων συγκεντρώσεων χορηγήθηκε σε 77 αρσενικούς επίμυες οι οποίοι υποβλήθηκαν σε χειρουργικά επαγόμενη νεφρική ισχαιμία 45 λεπτών και μετέπειτα 4ωρη επαναιμάτωση. Στο τέλος της περιόδου αυτής τα πειραματόζωα θανατώθηκαν και δείγματα αίματος, ούρων και νεφρών ελήφθησαν προς ανάλυση. Η Παρστατίνη βρέθηκε να παρουσιάζει στατιστικά σημαντική νεφροπροστατευτική δράση έναντι του σχετικού μάρτυρα, όπως αυτή καταδείχτηκε από τον περιορισμό της αύξησης της κρεατινίνης πλάσματος, του κλάσματος “franctional excretion of Na (FENa)” και των ιστολογικών βλαβών στο νεφρικό παρέγχυμα.
Δεδομένης της αποτελεσματικότητας της Παρστατίνης στην πρώιμη φάση της μελέτης, ένα πεπτιδικό παράγωγο 26 αμινοξέων της Παρστατίνης (η ακολουθία των αμινοξέων της Παρστατίνης από τη θέση 1 έως και 26 - Π1-26) μελετήθηκε στο ίδιο πειραματικό μοντέλο σε 29 αρρουραίους, με σκοπό να καταδειχθεί αν το μικρότερο αυτό μόριο διατηρούσε τη δράση του μητρικού μορίου και ταυτόχρονα εμφάνιζε βελτιωμένη αποτελεσματικότητα. Στη δεύτερη φάση, το Π1-26 αναδείχτηκε εξίσου ισχυρός νεφροπροστατευτικός παράγων με το μητρικό μόριο.
Συμπεράσματα: Η Παρστατίνη καθώς και το μόριο Π1-26 δρουν ως νεφροπροστατευτικοί παράγοντες κατά την ισχαιμία-επαναιμάτωση του νεφρού του αρουραίου. Μελέτες σε άλλα πειραματικά είδη καθώς και σε διαφορετικά μοντέλα νεφρικής ισχαιμίας κρίνονται σκόπιμες προκειμένου να επιβεβαιώσουν τα πολλά υποσχόμενα αποτελέσματα της παρούσης μελέτης.
Τα συγκεκριμένα αποτελέσματα έρχονται να προστεθούν στην προσφάτως αναγνωρισμένη καρδιοπροστατευτική δράση της Παρστατίνης. Αναδεικνύεται επομένως πως η νεφροπροστατευτική και καρδιοπροστατευτική ιδιότητα του μορίου αυτού πιθανώς να μην είναι ειδική για τα όργανα που έχουν μελετηθεί, αλλά η Παρστατίνη να δρα ενάντια στο φαινόμενο της βλάβης εξ’ ισχαιμίας επαναιμάτωσης εν γένει, ανεξάρτητα από τον ιστό στον οποίο αυτό συμβαίνει. Επέκταση της μελέτης και σε άλλους ιστούς κρίνεται αναγκαία. / Parstatin, is a 41 amino acid peptide that is cleaved from the proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) during its activation by thrombin. Previous studies have demonstrated that parstatin as well as its hydrophobic N-terminal part (parstatin 1-26) demonstrate cardioprotective properties in in-vivo and in vitro experimental models of cardiovascular ischemia reperfusion injury. In this study we examine whether parstatin as well as parstatin1-26 attenuates renal ischemia reperfusion injury (RIRI) in a rat model.
Methods
In total 106 male Wistar rats were used for the purposes of this study. RIRI model included 45 minutes of bilateral renal ischemia, though clamping of both renal pedicles, followed by 4 hours of reperfusion. The effects of Parstatin on RIRI were initially examined in 77 animals divided into 8 groups including sham (vehicle/no ischemia), sham/parstatin (parstatin/no ischemia), control (vehicle pretreatment/ischemia), parstatin 3-100μg/Kg (pretreatment with 3, 10, 30 or 100μg/Kg parstatin/ischemia), scramble (pretreatment with a non-parstatin 41 aminoacid peptide/ischemia) and after (ischemia/administration of 30μg/Kg parstatin after ischemia). The effects of parstatin 1-26 were then examined in 29 animals divided into 5 groups, including control (veicle/ischemia), parstatin1-26 1-100 μg/Kg (pretreatment with 1, 10 or 100μg/Kg parstatin1-26/ischemia) and after (ischemia/administration of 10μg/Kg parstatin1-26 after ischemia). At the end of reperfusion period all animals were sacrificed and their kidneys, urine and blood samples were taken for histological and biochemical examination. Studied parameters were serum creatinine and BUN levels, Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) and histological evaluation of renal specimens.
Results
Administration of 10 or 30μg/Kg of parstatin before or 30μg/Kg after renal ischemia attenuated RIRI. Dose response study revealed that at the higher examined dose (100μg/Kg parstatin effects were reversed. Pretreatment with 10μg/Kg of parstatin1-26 attenuated RIRI as well. Nevertheless, parstatin1-26 failed to induce statistically significant nephroprotection when administered after ischemia.
Conclusions
Parstatin as well its hydrophobic N-terminal segment, parstatin1-26, can preserve renal function and histological status in RIRI. The later reveals a potential role of this molecule in clinical entities related to the phenomenon of RIRI such as partial nephrectomy.
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