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We aim to maximize the pumping volume of a pulsatile ventricular assist device, where the diaphragm is covered with an endothelial cell layer. These cells are estimated to survive a cyclic strain up to fifteen percent. To increase the pumping volume under this strain constraint we use an approach based on corrugation of the diaphragm in its reference configuration. The paper explains the parametrization scheme for finding corrugation shapes, addresses modeling and evaluation schemes and reports on the results of a parameter study. The results show that corrugated diaphragm shapes are effective for increasing pumping volumes under a strain constraint.
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Diafragma/anatomia & histologia , Coração Auxiliar , Teste de Materiais , Fluxo Pulsátil , Humanos , Modelos Teóricos , PressãoRESUMO
Influenzal pneumonia has been studied in mice subjected to sublethal doses of airborne PR8-A influenza virus. Electron microscopy revealed that the virus propagated in and at the same time destroyed the ciliated and nonciliated bronchial cells and the types 1 and 2 alveolar pneumocytes. The regenerating bronchial membranes were metaplastic and grew peripherally into the surrounding alveolar ducts and alveoli to form epithelial nodules which caused obstruction and collapse of the involved lobes. The development of the lung lesions was correlated with phospholipid (lecithin) levels in consolidated and unconsolidated infected and normal lungs. As the lungs became more and more consolidated, there was a corresponding and significant decrease in the amount of phospholipid (dipalmitoyl lecithin) compared to the amount of normal or unconsolidated infected tissue. The destruction of the type 2 pneumocytes by the influenza virus and their failure to regenerate is considered to be the reason for the low phospholipid levels in the involved lobes, and thus an important cause of post-influenzal collapse in mice. The above adds additional evidence to the view that the type 2 pneumocytes are a major source of surfactant in mammalian lungs.
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Pulmão/patologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/patologia , Orthomyxoviridae/patogenicidade , Fosfatidilcolinas/metabolismo , Surfactantes Pulmonares/metabolismo , Aerossóis , Animais , Glucosefosfato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Pulmão/enzimologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Microscopia Eletrônica , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/enzimologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/ultraestruturaRESUMO
Pulmonary epithelial cell destruction in mice infected with PR8-A influenza virus has been studied with light and electron microscopy and enzyme histochemistry, and correlated with pulmonary surfactant activity. All epithelial cell types were infected by the virus, resulting in destruction, pneumonitis, and atelectasis by seven to ten days. Pulmonary surfactant activity decreased progressively following onset of infection, and was minimal by seven to ten days. Before types 1 and 2 alveolar pneumocytes regenerated, the regenerating bronchial cells grew peripherally into some of the denuded alveolar ducts and alveoli to form epithelial nodules. Eventually the types 1 and 2 pneumocytes regenerated to cover the alveolar surfaces that were not invaded by bronchial epithelium. This regeneration was associated with increased surfactant activity in the postinfluenzal lesions, suggesting that the type 2 pneumocytes are a source of surfactant.
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Pulmão/patologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/patologia , Surfactantes Pulmonares/metabolismo , Animais , Anticorpos Antivirais/isolamento & purificação , Brônquios/enzimologia , Brônquios/patologia , Brônquios/fisiologia , Células Epiteliais , Epitélio/ultraestrutura , Glucosefosfato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Pulmão/enzimologia , Camundongos , Orthomyxoviridae/ultraestrutura , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/enzimologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/metabolismo , Alvéolos Pulmonares/patologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/fisiologia , RegeneraçãoAssuntos
Gatos , Cães , Leucemia/etiologia , Linfoma/etiologia , Psittaciformes , Sarcoma/etiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Doenças do Gato/mortalidade , Criança , Doenças do Cão/mortalidade , Doença de Hodgkin/etiologia , Humanos , Leucemia Linfoide/etiologia , Leucemia Mieloide/etiologia , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/etiologia , Linfoma não Hodgkin/etiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosAssuntos
Infecções Bacterianas/complicações , Influenza Humana/microbiologia , Infecções Respiratórias/microbiologia , Viroses/complicações , Animais , Surtos de Doenças , Humanos , Vacinas contra Influenza/administração & dosagem , Influenza Humana/complicações , Influenza Humana/epidemiologia , Camundongos , Microscopia Eletrônica , Orthomyxoviridae/patogenicidade , Sistema Respiratório/microbiologia , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Influenza Humana/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Amantadina/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Surtos de Doenças , Humanos , Vacinas contra Influenza , Influenza Humana/complicações , Influenza Humana/diagnóstico , Influenza Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Influenza Humana/microbiologia , Influenza Humana/patologia , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Pulmão/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Orthomyxoviridae/patogenicidade , Pneumonia/etiologia , Pneumonia/patologia , Estações do Ano , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Poluição do Ar , Vida Livre de Germes , Pulmão , Dióxido de Nitrogênio , Fosfatase Ácida/metabolismo , Aerossóis , Fosfatase Alcalina/metabolismo , Animais , Exposição Ambiental , Histocitoquímica , Pulmão/citologia , Pulmão/enzimologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , Camundongos , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/mortalidade , Consumo de Oxigênio , Infecções Estafilocócicas/mortalidadeAssuntos
Poluição do Ar , Filtração , Nefrite/etiologia , Animais , Peso Corporal , Bronquiectasia , Bronquite/etiologia , California , Doença Crônica , Exposição Ambiental , Feminino , Histocitoquímica , Masculino , Neoplasias/etiologia , Neoplasias/patologia , Nefrite/patologia , Fibrose Pulmonar/etiologia , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologia , Ratos , Fatores SexuaisAssuntos
Adenoma/epidemiologia , Poluição do Ar , Broncopneumonia/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/epidemiologia , Fibrose Pulmonar/epidemiologia , Adenoma/patologia , Animais , Broncopneumonia/patologia , California , Exposição Ambiental , Filtração , Pulmão/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Camundongos , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologiaAssuntos
Microbiologia do Ar , Imunidade Ativa , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Animais , Anticorpos/análise , Brônquios/patologia , Feminino , Pulmão/imunologia , Pulmão/patologia , Camundongos , Microscopia Eletrônica , Testes de Neutralização , Orthomyxoviridae/patogenicidade , Alvéolos Pulmonares/patologiaAssuntos
Envelhecimento , Divisão Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ozônio/farmacologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores Etários , Animais , DNA/análise , DNA/biossíntese , Exposição Ambiental , Masculino , Camundongos , Microscopia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/citologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Radiografia , Timidina , Fatores de Tempo , TrítioRESUMO
An ultrastructural study of the secretory activity of non-ciliated bronchiolar epithelial (Clara) cells has been made. Membrane-bound, electron-dense granules were observed in the apical cytoplasm of Clara cells, immediately beneath the terminal web, and within terminal web regions, with their limiting membranes in close association with the plasma membrane of the cell. Granules were also observed in cytoplasmic pockets with varying amounts of their surfaces exposed to the bronchiolar, lumen, or within cytoplasmic projections into the lumen. Granules that were enveloped in a thin, uniform coat of cytoplasm and granules with no associated cytoplasm were both found free in the bronchiolar lumen. The study is consistent with the conclusion that the granules are secretory in nature, being extruded by a merocrine and possibly an apocrine mechanism.
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Brônquios/ultraestrutura , Animais , Brônquios/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/ultraestrutura , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/ultraestrutura , Epitélio/metabolismo , Epitélio/ultraestrutura , Feminino , Camundongos , Microscopia EletrônicaRESUMO
The innervation of the pulmonary veins was studied with electron microscopy. The adrenergic and cholinergic nerves were differentiated with potassium permanganate fixation. All three layers of the venous wall, namely, the tunica intima, media and adventitia, contained unmyelinated axons. Adrenergic and cholinergic axons were located near the cardiac muscle in the tunica media and near the smooth muscle in the tunica intima. The morphological relationships may explain the pharmacological and electrophysiological responses of the large pulmonary veins observed by others.
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Fibras Adrenérgicas/ultraestrutura , Fibras Colinérgicas/ultraestrutura , Veias Pulmonares/inervação , Animais , Axônios/ultraestrutura , Camundongos , Músculo Liso/inervação , Músculo Liso/ultraestrutura , Bainha de Mielina/ultraestrutura , Veias Pulmonares/ultraestrutura , Coloração e RotulagemRESUMO
The influence of the patient's position (sitting or supine) on the intraocular pressure has been examined by means of Goldmann applanation-tonometry. The statistical analysis shows that the intraocular pressure decreases after the first measurement. This is the reason for measuring higher values in the first position, irrespective wether the first measurement is done in sitting or supine position. Analysing the values of steady state pressure i.e. 12 min after taking or changing position indicates a little higher mean value of intraocular pressure in the sitting position of the patient. The difference of mean valuse of sitting ans supine position of the patient is not significant. There are patients who have always higher others have always lower values of intraocular pressure in the supine position. These observations described earlier by Strobl and Follmann, have been confirmed by repeated measurements on 19 patients with differences in both directions of 2 to 4 mm Hg. For this reason it seems not feasible to use a statistical mean value of a population to correct the intraocular pressure of a particular case after changing position.