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Objective:To determine the adverse effects of continuous circulatory support on liver and kidney function in experimental animals using left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).Methods:Six healthy experimental sheep were selected and implanted with HeartCon type LVAD. The liver and kidney indexes of experimental sheep before and 70 days after operation were detected, including urea (UREA), creatinine (CREA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total bilirubin (TBIL), and the functional changes of liver and kidney were evaluated.Results:The preoperative levels of UREA, CREA, ALT, AST and TBIL in the six experimental sheep were (4.60±1.51) mmol/L, (94.80±23.10) μmol/L, (16.20±6.87) U/L, (82.60±17.33) U/L, and (0.52±0.25) μmol/L, respectively. Compared with the indexes before the LVAD implantation, there was no significant change in CREA levels in experimental sheep after the implantation (all P>0.05). After the implantation, the levels of UREA, ALT, AST and TBIL increased to varying degrees within 1 to 14 days after the implantation. At the end of the study, the levels of UREA, ALT, AST and TBIL have returned to the preoperative levels, and the differences were not statistically significant (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Within the 70 days of continuous circulatory support with HeartCon-type LVAD, no evidence of adverse effects of continuous flow LVAD on the liver and kidney function of experimental animals was found. HeartCon-type LVADs are able to provide adequate circulatory support to maintain proper end-organ function.
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Objective@#The main purpose of this study was to ascertain whether (or not) exposure to benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene (BTXE) , under normal working conditions, was associated with any health effects.@*Methods@#From January to December 2014, the workplaces concentrations of BTXE were measured of 71 enterprises in Suzhou Industrial Park. Occupational health examination were investigated on 764 employees who exposed to BTXE, as well as 4409 employees of the corresponding enterprises who unexposed to BTXE, and analyzed the data of the two groups.@*Results@#A total of 6 monitoring sites in 3 enterprises BTXE concentrations excess of the standards, the unexposed group was under the limit of detection. The means of red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, intermediate cell count and percentage of intermediate cells were significantly higher in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . Conversely, platelet count was significantly lower in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . The proportion of red blood cell volume, lymphocyte count and percentage of intermediate cells were significantly lower in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . Both means and proportion of glutamic pyruvic transaminase and urea nitrogen were significantly higher in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . The positive rate of protein, urine, urine red blood cell were significantly higher in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . The abnormal rate of electrocardiogram, liver and kidney B scan were significantly higher in exposed group than in unexposed group (P<0.05) . Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that percentage of intermediate cells increased, urea nitrogen increased, urine protein positived, urine red blood cells positived in exposed group the OR values were 1.689, 3.291, 3.163 and 1.743 (P<0.05) .@*Conclusion@#Occupational exposure to low concentrations of BTXE had a certain impact on the blood system and liver and kidney function of the employees, occupational health surveillance for such people should be strengthened.
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Objective To explore serum liver and kidney function,blood lipid,complement indicators in patients with hepatitis B-associated nephropathy and the relationship between HBV infection and kidney function.Methods 141 cases with hepatitis B-associated nephropathy were randomly selected from January 2015 to July 2016 from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University including 96 male,female 45 eases.65 cases with nephropathy included 31 male,female 34 eases.68 cases with healthy people included 36 male and female 32 cases.Liver and kidney function parameters were detected by the automatic biochemical analyzer Siemens ADVIA 2400.Complement C3 and C4 were detected by the automated immunoassay analyzer Beckman 1MMAGE 800.HBV DNA load was detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument ROCHE LightCycler(R)480.Results ALT,Cr,UA,Urea,β2-M,LDL,TCh,TG,C3 and C4 were significant difference among hepatitis B complicated with nephropathy,nephropathy group and healthy groups (FALT =6.50,FCr=46.02,FUA =32.89,FUrea =37.60,Fβ2 M =44.98,FLDL=4.13,FTch =5.20,FTG =26.90,FC3 =14.54,Fc4 =11.01,all P＜0.05).ALT,AST,β2-M,C3 and C4 were significant difference among hepatitis B activity period complicated with nephropathy,hepatitis B non-activity period complicated with nephropathy and nephropathy group (FALT =5.96,FAST =7.45,Fβ2-M =18.70,FC3 =5.32,Fc4 =4.16;all P＜0.05).Conclusion Concentrations of liver and kidney function,blood lipid abnormalities and complement had a certain relationship with the hepatitis B complicated with nephropathy and HBV had a certain effect on serum concentrations of β2-M and complement.
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Objective To investigate the effect of acupoint massage on vital signs in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention surgery.Methods128 patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention surgery from January 2014 to June 2016 were divided into the observation group and the control group according to the random number table, 64 cases in each group.The control group were given traditional surgery,and received routine treatment at postoperative rehabilitation period.At the basis of this, the observation group were given acupoint massage.The liver and kidney function indexes, coagulation function, blood routine, heart rate and blood pressure in the two groups were compared.ResultsThe systolic blood pressure was (142.98±18.35mmHg, the diastolic blood pressure was (92.83±17.28) mmHg and the heart rate was (79.4±11.7) times/min in the observation group;the systolic blood pressure was (143.26±17.26) mmHg, the diastolic blood pressure was (82.65 ± 13.17) mmHg and the heart rate was (71.9±12.1) times/min in the control group, the differences in the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).The TBIL of the control group was (9.36±3.71)umol·L-1, DBIL was (4.01±1.14)umol·L-1, TP was (53.23±7.29) g·L-1, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05, ALB was (32.10±3.17) g·L-1 and BUN was (4.23 ± 1.32) mmol·L-1, which was lower than that of TBIL, DBIL, TP and ALB in the observation group (P<0.05) The levels of PTA and FIB in the observation group were higher than those in the control group.The levels of PT, APTT and TT were lower than those in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionAcupoint massage can effectively enhance the liver and kidney function and coagulation function, reduce the blood pressure and heart rate of patients, relieve anxiety and reduce the recovery time of patients.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Astragalus membranaceus on the antioxidant capacity and liver and kidney function in patients with chronic schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome.Methods 110 cases of patients with chronic schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome were selected as subjects.They were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group by random number table method.Both groups were treated with routine antipsychotic drugs, and the observation group were additionally treated with Astragalus injection, once per day.10~14 d as a course of treatment, they were treated for a total of 6 courses.The antioxidant capacity and the liver and kidney function were compared between the two groups.The mental symptoms was evaluated with the positive and negative symptoms scale(PANSS).Results After treatment, the antioxidant capacity of the two groups was significantly increased while MDA was significantly decreased, and the changes were more obvious in observation group than the control group.After treatment, indexes of liver and kidney function were significantly increased.Except BUN and SUA, the other indicators were better in the observation group than the control group(P<0.05).After treatment, PANSS score (61.4±7.8)in the control group was significantly higher than that of the observation group(54.5±8.2)(P<0.05).Conclusion Astragalus membranaceus can be used as an assisted drug for treating chronic schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome.It can effectively improve the antioxidant capacity, reduce the damage to liver and kidney function and improve symptoms of mental illness, so as to improve the quality of life.
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever as complicações hematológicas e bioquímicas em bovinos da região Sudoeste do Paraná infectados por Anaplasma marginale, comparando estas alterações com os parâmetros apresentados por bovinos sadios da mesma região. Foram avaliadas 40 vacas com aptidão leiteira, sendo 20 clinicamente suspeitas de estarem infectadas pelo parasito e outras 20 sadias, que serviram como grupo controle. O hemograma foi realizado em contador hematológico automático. Para a contagem diferencial de células brancas e pesquisa do agente realizou-se esfregaço sanguíneo. As análises de albumina, proteínas totais (PT), uréria, creatinina, aspartato-aminotrasferase, e gama-glutamiltransferase séricas, foram realizadas em analisador bioquímico semi-automático. Os resultados obtidos foram avaliados através do programa SPSS, versão 20.0, sendo submetidos ao Teste t de Student. O diagnóstico foi realizado pela identificação do hemoparasito em esfregaço sanguíneo. Os animais infectados apresentaram uma parasitemia que variou de 11 a 20%. Constatou-se diferença estatística significante (p<0,01), entre os seguintes parâmetros: hematócrito das infectadas (17,99±1,49%) e sadias (29,38±0,96); número de hemácias das infectadas (3,71±0,39x106 /µL) e sadias (7,23±0,37x106 /µL); hemoglobina das infectadas (6,08±0,65g/dL) e sadias (9,96±0,33g/dL); VCM das infectadas (52,60±3,07fL) e sadias (41,34±1,31fL); monócitos das infectadas (1353,27±373,61/µL) e sadias (517,84±113,22/µL); PT (proteínas totais) das infectadas (7,60±0,18g/dL) e sadias (5,90±0,28g/dL). Os animais infectados apresentaram acentuada anemia e aumento sérico das PT. Conclui-se que estes hemoparasitos provocam monocitose e sinais clínicos graves decorrentes da anemia acentuada, porém não alteram os marcadores da função hepática e renal de bovinos na forma clínica de Anaplasmose.
The objective of this study was to describe the hematological and biochemical complications in cattle of southwestern Paraná region infected with Anaplasma, comparing these changes with the parameters presented by healthy cattle from the same region. We evaluated 40 cows with milk aptitude, 20 clinically suspected of being infected by the parasite and other 20 healthy, which served as a control group. Blood counts were performed in automated hematology counter. For the differential white cell count and agent search was held smears. Albumin analysis, total protein (TP), urea, creatinine, aspartate-aminotransferase and serum gamma-glutamyl transferase were carried out in semi-automatic biochemical analyzer. The results were evaluated using SPSS, version 20.0, and submitted to the Student t test. The diagnosis was made by identifying the hemoparasite in blood smears. Infected mice had a parasitemia ranging from 11 to 20%. We found statistically significant differences (p<0.01) among the following: hematocrit of infected (17,99±1,49%) and healthy controls (29,38±0,96%); number of red blood cells infected (3,71±0,39x106 / µL) and healthy controls (7,23±0,37x106 /µL); of infected hemoglobin (6,08±0,65g/dL) and healthy controls (9,96±0,33g/dL); VCM infected (52,60±3,07fL) and healthy controls (41,34±1,31fL); of infected monocytes (1353,27±373,61/µL) and healthy controls (517,84±113,22/µL); PT (total protein) of infected (7,60±0,18g/dL) and healthy controls (5,90±0,28g/dL). Infected animals showed marked anemia and serum increase in PT. We conclude that these blood parasites cause monocytosis and severe clinical signs resulting from severe anemia, but do not alter markers of liver and renal function of cattle in the clinical form of Anaplasmosis.
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Animals , Cattle , Parasitemia , Albumins , Hematology , Anaplasmataceae Infections , AnemiaABSTRACT
The liver and kidney are very important organs of the body that play vital roles of detoxification of compounds and removal of waste products respectively. In this research, some liver and kidney function tests were carried out on albino mice infected with malaria parasite to know the effect of treatment with extract on them. Pulverised dried seeds of Picralima nitida were extracted using ethanol. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities, total bilirubin, total protein, urea and creatinine levels and histopathological studies on liver and kidney tissues were performed. From the results of the experiment, significant (p < 0.05) reductions were observed in serum levels of urea, creatinine of the treated groups compared to the positive control (group infected with malaria parasite and treated with 3% tween 80) on days 3 and 5 post treatment. There was non-significant (p > 0.05) reduction in serum AST and ALT activities of the groups treated with 20, 40 and 80 mg/kg b.w. of the extract on days 3 and 5 post treatment compared to the positive control. Groups treated with 20 and 40 mg/kg b.w. of the extract showed significant (p < 0.05) reduction in bilirubin level on days 3 and 5 post treatment compared to the positive control. All the treated groups showed significant (p < 0.05) elevation in serum total protein on day 3 post treatment while the group treated with 80 mg/kg b.w. of the extract showed significant (p < 0.05) elevation in total protein on day 5 treatment compared to the positive control. Histopathological studies on the hepatic tissues of the treated mice showed lesser inflammatory cells around the portal areas than the untreated. No lesions were noticed in the renal tubules of both the treated and untreated mice. From the results of this experiment, it is now obvious that Picralima nitida seeds possess good hepato-protective properties.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of ulinastatin on liver and kidney function in the patients with traumatic hemorrhag-ic shock. Methods:Totally 110 patients with traumatic hemorrhagic shock were divided into the control group (n=55) and the obser-vation group (n=55) according to the random number table. The control group received the conventional anti-shock treatment, and the observation group received ulinastatin with intravenous injection by syringe pump additonally. The changes of heart rate, urine vol-ume, liver function, renal function and inflammatory cytokine levels in the two groups were observed before and after the operation. Results:The heart rate at the 3rd h and 6th h after the operation in the observation group was significantly lower than that before the treatment , and urine volume was aslo significantly more than that before the treatment. The postoperative AST, ALT and LDH at the 3rd h and 6th h in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group at the same period, and the difference was significant (P0. 05);the IL-6 levels on the 1st and 3rd day in the observation group were significantly higher than those before the surgery, however, lower than those in the control group with significant differences (P<0. 05). Conclusion: Ulinastatin has protective effect on liver and kidney function in the pa-tients with traumatic hemorrhagic shock, and can improve heart rate and urine output of the patients.
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Objective To provide an experimental reference for clinic application of Jiazhu vascular ligating clips on ligation effects and the impact on the body in rabbits after laparoscopoic cholecystectomy.Methods 36 rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups, normal control group, Jiazhu group and similar product control ( Hem-o-lok) group, 12 rabbits in each group.Except for normal control group, the rabbits were used gallbladder duct and gallbladder artery closed by vascular ligating clips and Hem-o-lok clips in Jiazhu group and similar product control group, respectively.The changes of blood biochemical, electrolytes, hematological parameters, coagulation, ligation effects and organ coefficients were observed at post-operation during 12 months.Results Compared with normal control group, the rabbit weight was reduced in the Jiazhu group at 3 days postoperatively ( P 0.05 ) , and there were all no significant differences with electrolyte, coagulation and organ coefficients between each group (P >0.05).Conclusion Jiazhu vascular ligating clips are safe and reliable to close gallbladder duct and blood vessels, It shows that there are no differences in the validity and security between Jiazhu vascular ligating clips and Hem-o-lok clips.
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Comparative effects of oyster mushrooms on plasma and fecal lipid profiles and on liver and kidney function were evaluated in hyper and normocholesterolemic rats. Feeding of hypercholesterolemic rats a 5% powder of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus, P. sajor-caju and P. florida) reduced the plasma total cholesterol level by 37%, 21% and 16%, respectively and reduced the triglyceride level by 45%, 24% and 14%, respectively. LDL/HDL ratio decreased by 64%, 45% and 41% for P. sajor-caju, P. ostreatus and P. florida fed rats, respectively. Mushroom feeding also reduced body weight in hypercholesterolemic rats. However, it had no adverse effect on plasma bilirubin, creatinin and urea nitrogen level. Mushroom feeding also increased the total lipid and cholesterol excretion in the feces. The present study reveals that feeding of 5% oyster mushroom powder does not have detrimental effects on the liver and kidneys rather may provide health benefits for the cardiovascular-related complication by decreasing the atherogenic lipid profiles.
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Animals , Rats , Agaricales , Bilirubin , Body Weight , Cholesterol , Feces , Florida , Insurance Benefits , Kidney , Liver , Nitrogen , Ostreidae , Plasma , Pleurotus , UreaABSTRACT
Objective:To evaluate the effects of ulinastatin on inflammatory response and liver and kidney functions after chest operation.Methods:Forty patients who received chest operation were randomly divided into two groups as test group(20) and control group(20).For the test group,we use 300 000 unit ulinastatin respectively 1 day before and 1,2,3 days after the operation.For the control group,we use the physiological saline at the same time.We detected IL-6,IL-8,FN and TNF-? levels and functions of several viscera by measuring aspartate aminotransferase(AST),alanine aminotransferase(ALT),total bilirubin(TB),Scr,BUN,Cr pre-operation and 1 d,3 d,5 d and 7 d post-operation.Results: In the operation group,the levels of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-? were lower than those of patients in the control group at 1 d,3 d,5 d,and 7 d after operation.The levels of ALT,AST,and TB of patients in the test group were lower than those of patients in the control group at 1 d, 3 d,and 5 d after operation.The liver and kidney function recovered to normal in the test group 7 d post operation.Conclusion: Ulinastatin has protective effect during the recovery of patient's liver and kidney functions after chest surgery.The results confirmed that ulinastatin can enhance the body's tolerance to surgery stress by suppressing the secretion of harmful cytokines.