Insight into mechanisms of diabetes-induced microvascular disease reveals new therapies
New findings from Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes - which currently affect 100 people a week in the UK (source Diabetes UK). The research from the University of Bristol is published online in Circulation Research and was funded ...Cell transplantation and cardiac repair
...m this data," said corresponding author Dr. Hans Dohman of the Hospital Pro-Cardiaco in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While previous reports observed that microvascular obstruction impairing cell uptake by the heart could be an issue, the team hypothesized that an intravenous approach may overcome that potential. "...Effect of Strict Diabetes Control on Heart Still Unclear
...or measuring blood sugar levels looks at hemoglobin A1C values spread over two to three months. "The central role of glucose control in preventing microvascular eye, kidney and nerve disease is fairly well-established," said Dr. Rick Bergenstahl, executive director of the International Diabetes Center in Minne...Sangamo BioSciences Presents Positive Phase 2 ZFP Therapeutic Data at ADA 2009
...nical trials have shown us that the dual angiogenic and neurotrophic effects of SB-509 are most effective in the later stages of DN when both diabetic microvascular disease and metabolic neuropathy are evident. The statistically significant improvement in SB-509-treated subjects across multiple independent clinica...Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
.... People with previous cardiovascular disease, microvascular disease, previous non-traumatic amputation or skin...ery atherosclerosis from those related to diabetic microvascular disease. The study found virtually no differenc...n height. "Classic markers of macrovascular and microvascular risk were associated with lower-extremity amputati...Study: Women with hard to diagnose chest pain symptoms at higher risk for cardiovascular events
... events were those with four or more cardiac risk factors. The physicians hypothesize that this difficult to diagnose chest pain could be caused by microvascular angina and endothelial dysfunction, affecting blood vessels in which the layers of the cells are not functioning properly and may be undetectable by s...Sporadic play activity as beneficial to child health as continuous bouts of exercise, study suggests
...including waist circumference, aerobic fitness and microvascular function (an early indicator of cardiovascular ris...e strongly associated with waist circumference and microvascular health than the intensity or the duration of activ...aviour in young children have been associated with microvascular function. The findings from this study enrich our ...Growth factor TGF-B helps maintain health of retinal blood vessels
...uture studies are aimed at exploring what other molecules are involved in maintaining healthy blood vessels and how these relate to the development of microvascular diseases. ...Less of a stink in diabetes patients?
... to good health, whereas an imbalance could indicate disease. In the case of diabetes, common complications of the disease are high blood pressure and microvascular dysfunction, which leads to damage of the tiny blood vessels (microvessels) that deliver blood, oxygen and nutrients to the eyes, skin, nerves and kid...Dynamis Therapeutics, Inc. Discovers RAGE Inhibitor
... (AGEs). Scientists expect that a RAGE inhibitor would be an important addition to the arsenal of drugs to treat diabetic kidney disease, retinopathy, microvascular disease, Alzheimer's, inflammatory diseases, some cancers, and aging. A patent has been filed on the discovery. A team of Dynamis Therapeutics' sc...Statement from the American Diabetes Association Related to ACCORD Trial Announcement
...a, patients with limited life expectancies, children, individuals with comorbid conditions, and those with longstanding diabetes and minimal or stable microvascular complications." This recent announcement by ACCORD investigators suggests that very intensive glucose lowering treatment aimed at normalizing bloo...Cueva Cranial Nerve Electrodes
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...hnique is much easier to perform than the delicate microvascular technique, which they described last year in an ef...duration of ovarian graft function. With the microvascular technique, the tiny blood vessels supplying the ov...isation of the ovarian graft. "We believed that microvascular transplant would give us a longer duration of ovar...Researchers describe protease inhibitor that may aid in diabetic retinopathy treatment
...ther studies are needed to determine the therapeutic potential of ASP-440, the research underscores the relevance of the kallikrein system in diabetic microvascular disease." In previous JDRF-funded research, Joslin researchers identified plasma kallikrein as a potential therapeutic target in people with diabet...Hypertension develops early, silently, in African-American men
...s through with each beat of the heart. "Although having a similar cardiovascular risk factor profile as young white men, diffuse macrovascular and microvascular dysfunction is present at a young age in apparently healthy African American men," the authors wrote. "Values seen are comparable to values often repo...Breakthrough optical technology to assess colon cancer risk, accuracy
...troenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. The study used fiber optic technology to map microvascular blood content in patients during colonoscopy. The results provide the first indication that the early increase in blood supply (EIBS) is detectable in...Backpack straps can decrease blood flow in the shoulder and arm
...ght brachial artery was measured using ultrasound and the index finger pulp microvascular flow was measured using the photoplethysmography method. Baseline flows wer...backpack loads of just 26 pounds decrease upper extremity macrovascular and microvascular blood flows, and may result in a loss of fine motor control and increased f...Researchers create system to build transplant tissue
...tep forward, Cornell engineers describe in the journal Nature Materials a microvascular system they have developed that can nourish growing tissues. The researche...ng and one of the paper's senior authors. "Simply embedding this mimic of a microvascular system allows you to maintain the core of the tissue during culture." Gel s...Now, self-healing materials can mimic human skin, healing again and again
...lf time after time. The new materials rely upon embedded, three-dimensional microvascular networks that emulate biological circulatory systems. “In the same manner...ven healing cycles. This limitation might be overcome by implementing a new microvascular design based on dual networks, the researchers suggest. The improved design...Active ingredient in common Chinese herb shown to reduce hypertension
...t once a day for two weeks. After the two-week treatment period, mean arterial blood pressure was measured in the right carotid artery. To examine the microvascular actions of tanshinone IIA researchers applied it topically to the hamsters¡¯ cheek pouch or mice cremaster muscles to achieve the final concentration ...Cancer cells forming blood vessels send their copper to the edge
...ings of the National Academy of Sciences, or PNAS. "We began our study," Finney explained, " by examining a model of angiogenesis that uses human microvascular endothelial cells to form capillary-like structures within about eight hours of being stimulated with specific growth factors. We then examined the di...OmniGuide Introduces The BeamPath Neuro(TM): A CO2 Laser Fiber for Brain And Spine Surgery
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...y understood. Some researchers believe the differences may be the result of microvascular disease, the narrowing or stiffening of the smaller arteries and arterioles that nourish the heart. While microvascular disease is believed to affect both men and women with coronary heart diseas...Cellix Ltd. Launches VenaEC Biochip for Flow-based Cell-adhesion Assays
... include a Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cell (HCAEC) monolayer for the investigation of monocyte adhesion for cardiovascular diseases and a Human microvascular Endothelial Cell (HMVEC) monolayer for the investigation of eosinophil adhesion for respiratory diseases. About Cellix Ltd. Cellix Ltd. is a priva...JCI table of contents: Dec. 3, 2007
...em, suggesting that inflammatory revascularization following ischemia is actually what leads to fibrosis and chronic rejection of the organ. TITLE: microvascular destruction identifies murine allografts that cannot be rescued from airway fibrosis AUTHOR CONTACT: Mark R. Nicolls Medical Service (111P), Palo...Nile Therapeutics, Inc. to Present at Upcoming BIO Investor Forum
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...(NO) to the vasculature. Nile believes that the unique activity profile of 2NTX-99 has potential utility in a range of atherosclerotic, thrombotic and microvascular diseases. More information on Nile can be found at http://www.nilethera.com . Contact: Daron Evans Chief Financial Officer Nile Therapeutics, I...Deliver siRNAs Into Primary Cells
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