conclusions this study delineated the beneficial role of rsv for growth regulation of skin cancer cells and highlighted the involvement of rsv in the induction of apoptosis in a431 cells. these findings might conduct evidence into the oncolytic properties of rsv in the skin cancer. further studies are required to indicate intracellular targets for rsv-induced apoptosis in skin cancer cells. res...

Elevated plasma free fatty acids (FFA) induce skeletal muscle insulin resistance and impair endothelial function. The aim of this study was to characterize the acute hemodynamic effects of FFA in the eye and skin. A triglyceride (Intralipid 20%, 1.5 ml/min)/heparin (bolus: 200 IU; constant infusion rate: 0.2 IU. kg(-1). min(-1)) emulsion or placebo was administered to 10 healthy subjects. Measu...

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Static magnetic blankets are often claimed to induce increases in blood flow, reduce muscle tension and tenderness, and be beneficial in both prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in horses. However, there are no studies that confirm alleged beneficial effects of magnets on muscles of the back in healthy horses. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether sta...

Blood flow in microcirculation has found vital role in maintenance of body temperature. Its measurement is vital in the field of skin-vessel reactivity, ageing of skin, micro vascular repair of the ulnar artery and wound healing in association with total elbow replacement. The existing techniques for blood flow measurements like Electromagnetic blood flow measurement, Thermal convection method,...

BACKGROUND The two tachykinins substance P and neurokinin A are abundantly present in the gastrointestinal tract. Substance P preferring neurokinin 1 receptors are mainly found in submucosal blood vessels while neurokinin A preferring neurokinin 2 receptors seem to be confined to smooth muscle cells. Tachykinin effects on intestinal mucosal blood flow in humans are not known. AIM To study the...

Background: The two tachykinins substance P and neurokinin A are abundantly present in the gastrointestinal tract. Substance P preferring neurokinin 1 receptors are mainly found in submucosal blood vessels while neurokinin A preferring neurokinin 2 receptors seem to be confined to smooth muscle cells. Tachykinin effects on intestinal mucosal blood flow in humans are not known. Aim: To study the...

1. The effects of locally induced alterations in skin temperature on the postural changes in skin blood flow of the foot were assessed in 38 healthy subjects in a constant-temperature environment (22 +/- 0.5 degrees C, mean +/- SD). 2. Moderate local cooling and warming of the foot (26-36 degrees C) was induced by blowing cold or hot air. Higher ranges of temperature (38-44 degrees C) were achi...

1. Neurovascular inflammation is impaired in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the distribution of nutritive and total skin blood flow in diabetic patients with and without neuropathy after neurovascular stimulation with acetylcholine. 2. Twenty patients with Type I diabetes, 10 with and 10 without neuropathy, and 10 age-matched non-diabetic contr...

conclusions results suggest that these methods cannot be interchanged, and vvi showed significantly lower lv peak twist, peak twisting rate and peak untwisting rate. however, when lv twist and lv twisting rates were normalized to lv length, values were comparable for both imaging techniques. results twist degree was significantly lower in the vvi group than in the tdi group (p = 0.008, r = 0.56...

BACKGROUND Stress is a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain. We wanted to explore stress related physiology in healthy subjects in order to gain insight into mechanisms of pain development which may relate to the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal pain disorders. METHODS Continuous blood pressure, heart rate, finger skin blood flow, respiration, surface electromyography together with percepti...