Biological endpoints, enzyme activities, and blood cell parameters in two anuran tadpole species in rice agroecosystems of mid-eastern Argentina

Major advances in coronary interventional techniques and pharmacotherapy as well as the use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) have considerably reduced the risk of in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, ISR remains a major clinical challenge. Inflammation and platelet activation are important processes that underlie the pathophysiology of ISR. Parameters related to blood cells, entailing both cell count and morphology, are useful markers of the inflammatory response and platelet activation in clinical practice. Recent studies have highlighted several new combined or derived parameters related to blood cells that independently predict ISR after DES implantation. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, an inflammatory marker, is regarded as a predictor of the risk of ISR and the stability of atherosclerotic plaques. The mean platelet volume, a widely used platelet activation parameter, has been shown to be a predictor of the risk of ISR and the efficacy of antiplatelet therapy. Other markers considered include the platelet/lymphocyte ratio, red blood cell distribution width, and platelet distribution width. This review provides an overview of these parameters that may help stratify the risk of coronary angiographic and clinical outcomes related to ISR.

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Aeromonas salmonicida infected fish transfer disease to healthy fish via water

Open Life Sciences ◽

10.2478/s11535-012-0066-8 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 878-885

Author(s):

Vesta Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė ◽

Nijolė Kazlauskienė ◽

Milda Vosylienė ◽

Tomas Virbickas

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Infected Fish ◽

Aeromonas Salmonicida ◽

Internal Organs ◽

European Perch ◽

Infection Transmission ◽

Cell Parameters ◽

Sea Trout ◽

Tryptone Soya Agar

AbstractExperimental studies of infection transmission via water from infected to healthy fish were conducted. The dark-brown bacterial colonies typical for Aeromonas salmonicida on tryptone soya agar (TSA) have been isolated and counted (from 3.0±0.6×102 to 3.5±0.5×105 c.f.u. g−1) from the internal organs of naturally infected (NI) and experimentally infected (EI) perch and sea trout. No significant differences in dark-brown bacterial counts were detected between EI perch and EI sea trout. The assessment and comparison of the alterations of the biological parameters of EI European perch and sea trout with bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida with naturally infected perch were conducted. No mortality was recorded in groups of EI perch and sea trout. Whereas, the mortality of NI perch (collected from the main sites of outbreak of disease) was observed from the second day of the experiments. Changes in morphophysiological parameters of EI perch and sea trout were similar. Different alterations in blood cell parameters of EI fish were observed, and the most noticeable was the decrease (P≤0.01) in white blood cell count (WBC) of EI perch and sea trout. Based on these results it can be deduced that there is infection transmission of bacterium A. salmonicida from European perch via water to other fish species.

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The association of red blood cell parameters with mortality in a population of hemodialysis patients

Dialysis & Transplantation ◽

10.1002/dat.20508 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 72-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brian E. Michel

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Red Blood Cell ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Cell Parameters

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Red blood cell parameters in antenatal nonsickling hemoglobinopathy screening

International Journal of Women s Health ◽

10.2147/ijwh.s73362 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 379 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gabriela Bencaiova ◽

Kristina Dapoto ◽

Roland Zimmermann ◽

Alexander Krafft

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Red Blood Cell ◽

Cell Parameters

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Red Blood Cell Parameters of Thai Vegans Compared with Non‐vegetarians

Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine ◽

10.1080/13590840500088248 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 303-306

Author(s):

Viroj Wiwanitkit ◽

Suphan Soogarun ◽

Jamsai Suwamsaksri

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Red Blood Cell ◽

Cell Parameters

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Do Blood Cell Parameters have a Predictive Role in the Etiology and Severity Pediatric Antrochoanal Polyp Cases?

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1709194 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Müge Özçelik Korkmaz ◽

Bilgehan Çelik ◽

Fatih Turan ◽

Mehmet Güven ◽

Ebru Güven

Keyword(s):

Blood Cell ◽

Patient Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Cell Parameters ◽

Inflammatory Parameters ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Distribution Parameters ◽

Predictive Role ◽

Severity Of The Disease ◽

And Gender

Abstract Introduction There are no definitive parameters to guide the etiology and severity of pediatric antrochoanal polyps. Objective The aim of our study is to compare the values of blood cell distribution parameters in cases of pediatric antrochoanal polyps (ACPs) with those of the control group. These values may be guiding parameters in determining the etiology of ACPs and evaluating the severity of the disease and the risk of recurrence. Methods Blood count values of patients operated for pediatric ACPs were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the data of the control group with the same age and gender distribution. The ACPs group was divided into subgroups in terms of inflammation, severity, and recurrence, and these subgroups were statistically compared as well. Results When the ACP patient group and the control group were compared, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. When we compared the patients considering the CT findings, there was a statistically significant difference between the stage III patients and the control group in terms of mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values (p < 0.05 in both). Similarly, the MPV and PLR values were significantly higher in the recurrence patient group than in the control group. (p < 0.05 in both). Conclusion As a result of the data obtained, it can be suggested that inflammatory parameters in pediatric cases of ACPs vary in terms of recurrence and the severity of the disease.

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