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The mechanical properties and macroscopic behaviour of non-absorbable materials have been widely studied. Nevertheless, biological tissue response to contact with these prostheses is not well-known. Our purpose was to compare the microscopic behaviour of two non-absorbable materials. Polypropylene and mersilene meshes were implanted on 36 female Wistar rats each (PPL and ME groups) . Six animals per group were sequentially sacrificed at 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 15 weeks. Global cell density and number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, giant cells, fibroblasts and histiocytes were compared for every studied phase. The polypropylene group showed higher cell density and polymorphonuclear response in the initial phases, while scores for giant cells were higher in the mersilene group. Fibrohistiocytic reaction was increased in the polypropylene group. Polypropylene tends to provoke higher acute inflammatory reaction and connective tissue formation than mersilene. The latter induces higher foreign body reaction.
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Abdominal Muscles/surgery , Surgical Mesh , Abdominal Muscles/pathology , Animals , Female , Foreign-Body Reaction/pathology , Polyethylene Terephthalates , Polypropylenes , Rats , Rats, WistarABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: A study in humans of the profile of physiologic secretion, basal and postprandial of three gastrointestinal peptides has been carried out. METHOD: 20 healthy subjects were studied (9 women and 11 men); any previous digestive pathology has not been included. The study was carried out by determining P substance, neurotensin and somatostatin in plasma by means of RIA I125. The subjects were studied in basal conditions of fasting and the samples were taken at 30, 60 and 90 minutes intervals after the oral intake of a semi-liquid preparation made up of the three immediate principles. RESULTS: It shows the secretion curve of the three gastrointestinal peptides, in a global way and also in relation to sex, age and body weight.
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Neurotensin/metabolism , Somatostatin/metabolism , Substance P/metabolism , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reference ValuesABSTRACT
A comparative, case-control study on the pre- and postprandial release of three gastrointestinal peptides implicated in gallbladder motility has been carried out in humans in the attempt to determine their possible role in the pathogenesis of cholelithiasis. Fifty-seven adult patients (40 females and 17 males) with an ultrasound diagnosis of gallstones and 20 healthy subjects (9 females and 11 males) without cholelithiasis or other digestive pathology were studied. Plasma substance P, neurotensin and somatostatin were measured by means of RIA-I125 in basal fasting conditions and 30, 60 and 90 minutes after the oral intake of a semiliquid mixed meal. The levels of secretion of each hormone were compared in patients and healthy controls on an overall basis and in terms of sex, age and body weight. We found a basal and postprandial hypersecretion of substance P in patients with gallstones when compared with controls. Individuals with cholelithiasis showed a moderate decrease in neurotensin secretion after the oral meal. Somatostatin release was unchanged. In conclusion, patients with gallstones may present a functional disorder in the secretion of gastrointestinal hormones involved in gallbladder motility.