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12. Effect of methylprednisolone on experimental brain edema in magnetic resonance imaging
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- Kozler, Petr, Herynek, Vít, Marešová, Dana, Perez, Pablo D, Šefc, Luděk, and Pokorný, Jaroslav
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- počítač and online zdroj
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- fyziologie, physiology, methylprednisolone, magnetic resonance imaging, water intoxication, cytotoxic edema, vasogenic edema, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Magnetic resonance imaging has been used for evaluating of a brain edema in experimental animals to assess cytotoxic and vasogenic edema by the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and T2 imaging. This paper brings information about the effectiveness of methylprednisolone (MP) on experimental brain edema. A total of 24 rats were divided into three groups of 8 animals each. Rats with cytotoxic/intracellular brain edema induced by water intoxication were assigned to the group WI. These rats also served as the additional control group CG when measured before the induction of edema. A third group (WIMP) was intraperitoneally administered with methylprednisolone 100 mg/kg during water intoxication treatment. The group WI+MP was injected with methylprednisolone 50 mg/kg into the carotid artery within two hours after the water intoxication treatment. We evaluated the results in four groups. Two control groups (CG, WI) and two experimental groups (WIMP, WI+MP). Rats were subjected to MR scanning 24 h after edema induction. We observed significantly increased ADC values in group WI in both evaluated areas - cortex and hippocampus, which proved the occurrence of experimental vasogenic edema, while ADC values in groups WIMP and WI+MP were not increased, indicating that the experimental edema was not developed and thus confirming the protective effect of MP., Petr Kozler, Vít Herynek, Dana Marešová, Pablo D. Perez, Luděk Šefc, Jaroslav Pokorný., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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13. Effects of a caspase and a calpain inhibitor on resting energy expenditures in normal and hypermetabolic rats: a pilot study
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- Vana, P. G., Laporte, H. M., Kennedy, R. H., Gamelli, R. L., and Majetschak, M.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, resting energy expenditure, burn, hypermetabolism, calpain, caspase, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Several diseases induce hypermetabolism, which is characterized by increases in rest ing energy expenditures (REE) and whole body protein loss. Exaggerated protein degradation is thought to be the driving force underlying this response. The effects of caspase and calpain inhibitors on REE in physiological and hypermetabolic conditions, how ever, are unknown. Thus, we studied whether MDL28170 (calpain inhibitor) or z-VAD-fmk (caspase inhibitor) affect REE under physiological conditions and during hypermetabolism post -burn. Rats were treated five times weekly and observed for 6 weeks. Treatmen t was started 2 h (early) or 48 h ( late) after burn. In normal rats, MDL28170 transiently increased REE to 130 % of normal during week 2-4. z-VAD-fmk reduced REE by 20-25 % throughout the observation period. Within 14 days after burns, REE increased to 13 0±5 % . Whereas MDL28170/ early treatment did not affect REE, MDL28170/ late transiently increased REE to 180±10 % of normal by week 4 post- burn. In contrast, with z -VAD -fmk/ early REE remained between 90-110 % of normal post- burn. z-VAD-fmk/ late did not affect burn-induced increases in REE. These data suggest that caspase cascades contribute to the development of hypermetabolism and that burn-induced hypermetabolism can be pharmacologically modulated. Our data point towards caspase cascades as po ssible therapeutic targets to attenuate hypermetabolism after burns, and possibly in other catabolic disease processes., P. G. Vana, H. M. LaPorte, R. H. Kennedy, R. L. Gamelli, M. Majetschak., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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14. Effects of bepridil on stretch-activated BKca channels and stretch-induced extrasystoles in isolated chick hearts
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- Jin, H., Iribe, G., and Naruse, K.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, stretch-activated channels, arrhythmia, SAKca channels, bepridi, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Various types of mechanosensitive ion channels, including cationic stretch-activated channels (SAC NS ) and stretch-activated BKca (SAKca) channels, modulate heart rhythm. Bepridil has been used as an antiarrhythmic drug with multiple pharmacological effects; however, whether it is effective for mechanically induced arrhythmia has not been well investigated. To test the effects of Bepridil on SAKca channels activity, cultured chick embryo nic ventricular myocytes were used for single - channel recordings. Bepridil significantly reduced the open probability of the SAKca channel (PO). Next, to test the effects of bepridil on stretch-induced extrasystoles (SIE), we used an isolated 2-week-old Langendorff-perfused chick heart. The left ventricle (LV) volume was rapidly changed, and the probability of SIE was calculated in the presence and absence of bepridil, and the effect of the drug was compared with that of Gadolinium (Gd3+). Bepridil decreased the probability of SIE despite its suppressive effects on SAKca channel activity. The effects of Gd3+, which blocks both SAKca and SACNS , on the probability of SIE were the same as those of bepridil. Our results suggest that bepridil blocks not only SAKc a channels but possibly also blocks SACNS , and thus decreases the stretch -induced cation influx (stabilizing membrane potential) to compensate and override the effects of the decrease in outward SAKca current (destabilizing membrane potential)., H. Jin, G. Iribe, K. Naruse., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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15. Effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate in partially hepatectomized rats
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- Milan Holeček and Vodeničarovová, M
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- fyziologie, physiology, branched-chain amino acids, supplements, liver regeneration, muscle wasting, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) is a leucine metabolite with protein anabolic effects. Since HMB is synthesized in the liver, unique effects of exogenous HMB intake may be hypothesized in subjects with liver disease, in which muscle wasting is frequently found. We studied effects of HMB on the liver and soleus (SOL) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles in partially-hepatectomized (PH) rats. HMB or saline was infused using osmotic pumps to PH or sham-operated rats for 7 days. We found lower body weight and protein content in EDL of PH rats treated with saline than in sham-operated animals. These effects were insignificant in HMB treated animals. In blood plasma of PH rats treated with HMB we found lower concentrations of creatinine and higher concentrations of urea and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA; valine, leucine, and isoleucine) than in PH animals treated with saline. HMB increased BCAA concentrations in SOL and EDL of PH animals and decreased proteolysis in EDL of both sham-operated and PH animals. In the livers of PH rats treated with HMB we found higher DNA content, DNA fragmentation, and BCAA concentrations than in saline-treated animals. The results indicate that HMB affects metabolism of BCAA and has positive influence on protein balance in muscles. Further studies are needed to clarify the effect of HMB on liver regeneration., M. Holeček, M. Vodeničarovová., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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16. Effects of cyclic stretching exercise on long-lasting hyperalgesia, joint contracture, and muscle injury following cast immobilization in rats
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- Hayashi, Kazuhiro, Fukuyasu-Matsuo, Saori, Inoue, Takayuki, Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro, Asai, Yuji, Iwata, Masahiro, and Suzuki, Shigeyuki
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- počítač and online zdroj
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- strečink, fyziologie, stretching exercises, physiology, hyperalgesia, muscle damage, immobilization, 14, and 612
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- English
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- The effects of exercise on mechanical hyperalgesia, joint contracture, and muscle injury resulting from immobilization are not completely understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of cyclic stretching on these parameters in a rat model of chronic post-cast pain (CPCP). Seventeen 8-week-old Wistar rats were randomly assigned to (1) control group, (2) immobilization (CPCP) group, or (3) immobilization and stretching exercise (CPCP+STR) group. In the CPCP and CPCP+STR groups, both hindlimbs of each rat were immobilized in full plantar flexion with a plaster cast for a 4-week period. In the CPCP+STR group, cyclic stretching exercise was performed 6 days/week for 2 weeks, beginning immediately after cast removal prior to reloading. Although mechanical hyperalgesia in the plantar skin and calf muscle, ankle joint contracture, and gastrocnemius muscle injury were observed in both immobilized groups, these changes were significantly less severe in the CPCP+STR group than in the CPCP group. These results clearly demonstrate the beneficial effect of cyclic stretching exercises on widespread mechanical hyperalgesia, joint contracture, and muscle injury in a rat model of CPCP., Kazuhiro Hayashi, Saori Fukuyasu-Matsuo, Takayuki Inoue, Mitsuhiro Fujiwara, Yuji Asai, Masahiro Iwata, Shigeyuki Suzuki., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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17. Excitation-contraction coupling and excitation-transcription coupling in blood vessels: their possible interactions in hypertensive vascular remodeling
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- Misárková, E., Michal Behuliak, Bencze, M., and Josef Zicha
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, vascular smooth muscle cells, contractile VSMC phenotype, proliferative VSMC phenotype, Cell Ca2+ handling, intracellular signaling pathways, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) display considerable phenotype plasticity which can be studied in vivo on vascular remodeling which occurs during acute or chronic vascular injury. In differentiated cells, which represent contractile phenotype, there are characteristic rapid transient changes of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), while the resting cytosolic [Ca2+]i concentration is low. It is mainly caused by two components of the Ca2+ signaling pathways: Ca2+ entry via L-type voltagedependent Ca2+ channels and dynamic involvement of intracellular stores. Proliferative VSMC phenotype is characterized by long-lasting [Ca2+]i oscillations accompanied by sustained elevation of basal [Ca2+]i. During the switch from contractile to proliferative phenotype there is a general transition from voltagedependent Ca2+ entry to voltage-independent Ca2+ entry into the cell. These changes are due to the altered gene expression which is dependent on specific transcription factors activated by various stimuli. It is an open question whether abnormal VSMC phenotype reported in rats with genetic hypertension (such as spontaneously hypertensive rats) might be partially caused by a shift from contractile to proliferative VSMC phenotype., E. Misárková, M. Behuliak, M. Bencze, J. Zicha., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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18. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia in an index male: grey zones of the differential diagnosis from primary hyperparathyroidism in a 13-year clinical follow up
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- Zajíčková, Kateřina, Dvořáková, Marcela, Moravcová, Jitka, Včelák, Josef, and Goltzman, David
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- počítač and online zdroj
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- fyziologie, physiology, bone mineral density, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, calcium-sensing receptor, primary hyperparathyroidism, calcium-to-creatinine clearance ratio, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) type 1, caused by a heterozygous inactivating mutation of the gene encoding the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), is characterized by mild to moderate hypercalcemia, hypocalciuria and inappropriately normal or elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH). FHH must be differentiated from primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) because parathyroidectomy is ineffective in the former. Herein, we report a 39-year-old male patient with a 13-year history of asymptomatic PTH-dependent hypercalcemia (mean calcium of 2.88 mmol/l; reference range 2.15-2.55 mmol/l) and calcium-tocreatinine clearance ratio (Ca/Cr) ranging from 0.007 to 0.0198, which is consistent with either FHH or PHPT. Although a family history of hypercalcemia was negative, and PET-CT with fluorocholine was suggestive of a parathyroid adenoma, genetic analysis of the CaSR gene identified a heterozygous inactivating mutation NM_000388.4:c.1670G>A p. (Gly557Glu) in exon 6 and a polymorphism NM_000388.4:c.1192G>A p. (Asp398Asn) in exon 4. The G557E mutation has been previously reported in a Japanese family in which all family members with the mutation had Ca/Cr below 0.01 consistent with FHH. The biochemical profile of FHH and PHPT may overlap. Our FHH patient with a G557E CaSR mutation illustrates that the differential diagnosis can be difficult in an index case with no family history, (false) positive parathyroid imaging and higher calciuria than expected for FHH. Calcium intake, vitamin D status and bone resorption might have contributed to the Ca/Cr variations over a 13-year clinical follow up. This case thus emphasizes the irreplaceable role of genetic testing of the CaSR gene when clinical evaluation is inconclusive., Kateřina Zajíčková, Marcela Dvořáková, Jitka Moravcová, Josef Včelák, David Goltzman., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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19. High-molecular-weight HPMA-based polymer drug carriers for delivery to tumor
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- Kostka, L. and Tomáš Etrych
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, nanotherapeutics, pH responsive, HPMA copolymers, 14, and 612
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- English
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- In this work, design and synthesis of high-molecular-weight N-(2- hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide-based polymer drug delivery systems tailored for cancer therapy is summarized. Moreover, the influence of their architecture on tumor accumulation and in vivo anti-cancer efficacy is discussed. Mainly, the high-molecularweight delivery systems, such as branched, grafted, multi-block, star-like or micellar systems, with molecular weights greater than the renal threshold are discussed and reviewed in detail., L. Kostka, T. Etrych., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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20. Hypertenze
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- Ivana Vaněčková
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- Věda. Všeobecnosti. Základy vědy a kultury. Vědecká práce, fyziologie, hypertenze, biologický výzkum, physiology, hypertension, biological research, 12, and 00
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- Czech
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- Ivana Vaněčková.
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