scholarly journals Computed Tomography Evaluation Of Normal Canine Abdominal Lymph Nodes: Retrospective Study Of Size And Morphology According To Body Weight And Age In 45 Dogs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Teodori ◽  
Giovanni Aste ◽  
Roberto Tamburro ◽  
Antonio Morselli Labate ◽  
Francesco Simeoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Lymphatic Vessels ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Objective Parameter ◽  
Volume Measurements ◽  
Size And Morphology

Abstract BackgroundThe morphological characteristics of the largest lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of the body have been described through ultrasonography, although food and gas in the gastrointestinal tract can often have negative effects on the response of small abdominal structures. The aim of the study was to describe the size of normal abdominal lymph nodes (ALs) in dogs affected by disease, not including lymphadenomegaly or lymphadenopathy, and divided according to body weight and age. The ALs studied included the jejunal, medial iliac, portal, gastric, splenic, and pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes.ResultsMultiple statistical analyses among the three groups showed that all measurements of the ALs increased according to body weight changes (P <0.05). The most reliable values were the volume measurements (P <0.001) compared to the length, thickness and width. A single analysis between just two groups showed different values (P>0.1). Mixed results emerged from a comparison of weight categories and age; only the jejunal lymph nodes showed a possible correlation (P<0.1). Other characteristics (shape, attenuation and enhancement) are subsequently reported.Conclusions and Clinical RelevanceThe resulting data can be used to categorize CT measurements of normal ALs displayed based on the body weight and age of the subjects. This study was able to detect an objective parameter of normalcy that can serve as a reference for the evaluation of infectious or neoplastic events.

scholarly journals Computed Tomography Evaluation of Normal Canine Abdominal Lymph Nodes: Retrospective Study of Size and Morphology According to Body Weight and Age in 45 Dogs

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Simone Teodori ◽  
Giovanni Aste ◽  
Roberto Tamburro ◽  
Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate ◽  
Francesco Simeoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Lymphatic Vessels ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Volume Measurements

The morphological characteristics of the largest lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of the body have been described through ultrasonography, although food and gas in the gastrointestinal tract can often have negative effects on the response of small abdominal structures. The aim of the study was to describe the size of normal abdominal lymph nodes (ALs) in dogs affected by disease, not including lymphadenomegaly or lymphadenopathy, and divided according to body weight and age. The ALs studied included the jejunal, medial iliac, portal, gastric, splenic, and pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes. Statistical correlation considering body weight and age as continuous variables showed that all measurements of the ALs increased according to body weight changes (p < 0.01). The most reliable values were the volume measurements (p < 0.001) compared to the length, thickness, and width. Mixed results emerged from a comparison of weight categories and age; only the jejunal lymph nodes showed a significant correlation (p < 0.05). Other characteristics (shape, attenuation, and enhancement) are subsequently reported. The resulting data can be used to categorize CT measurements of normal ALs displayed based on the body weight and age of the subjects. This study aimed to propose a new parameter of normalcy that may serve as a reference for the evaluation of infectious or neoplastic events.

Inspector Quadro - the complex of preparation for the treatment of ectoand endoparasitoses in cats and dogs

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
M.V. Arisov ◽  
I.P. Belykh ◽  
V.V. Artemov
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
The Body ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Laboratory Methods ◽  
Diagnosis Of Infection

The purpose of the research: the study of the efficacy of the preparations for veterinary use "Inspector Quadro C" and "Inspector Quadro K" against ecto- and endoparasitoses of dogs and cats. Materials and methods. Studies were conducted on spontaneously infected dogs and cats of different sexes, age, weight and breed. The diagnosis of infection with ectoparasites was made based on the clinical picture and laboratory methods of investigation (microscopy of scrapings taken from ectoparasitized skin areas, examination of the coat for fleas, lice, worms, ixodids). Infection with helminths was established by detecting eggs of helminths in faeces of animals by the method of Füleleborn and mature segments of cestodes. Preparations were applied to the animals by drip application on dry undamaged skin in places inaccessible to licking in a dose of 0.1-0.4 ml per 1 kg of body weight. The results were statistically processed. Results and discussion. "Inspector Quadro S" and "Inspector Quadro K" showed 100% efficacy at sarcoptosis in dogs, notoedrosis in cats, otodectosis in dogs and cats, ixodidoses and entomoses. "Inspector Quadro C" showed a high efficiency (92.3%) at demodecosis in dogs. However, single mites were found in one dog. 100% efficacy of "Inspector Quadro C" and "Inspector Quadro K" has been established against intestinal nematodes and cestodes in dogs and cats. Negative effects of drugs on the body of animals have not been revealed.

Effects of altitude acclimatization on rat myoglobin. Changes in myoglobin content of skeletal and cardiac muscle

1959 ◽  
Vol 196 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Anthony ◽  
Eugene Ackerman ◽  
G. K. Strother
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
The Body ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Body Weight Changes ◽  
Muscle Weight

Analyses were made of myoglobin content of rat skeletal and cardiac muscle following continuous exposure to simulated altitudes of 18,000 feet for a 2–10-week period. About five dozen rats were used. Acclimatization was associated with an increase in the myoglobin concentration of thigh, diaphragm, gastrocnemius and heart muscles. Total myoglobin content, however, increased during acclimatization in cardiac muscle but not in the three skeletal muscles. This finding together with the body weight changes and muscle weight changes suggested that the increases in myoglobin concentration of skeletal muscle may be merely a reflection of a decreased water content of muscles.

scholarly journals Prolonged intake of desloratadine: mesenteric lymphatic vessel dysfunction and development of obesity/metabolic syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 316 (1) ◽  
pp. G217-G227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Y. Gasheva ◽  
Irina Tsoy Nizamutdinova ◽  
Laura Hargrove ◽  
Cassidy Gobbell ◽  
Maria Troyanova-Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Lymphatic Vessel ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Lymphatic Vessels ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lymph Flow ◽  
The Body

This study aimed to establish mechanistic links between the prolonged intake of desloratadine, a common H1 receptor blocker (i.e., antihistamine), and development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated for 16 wk with desloratadine. We analyzed the dynamics of body weight gain, tissue fat accumulation/density, contractility of isolated mesenteric lymphatic vessels, and levels of blood lipids, glucose, and insulin, together with parameters of liver function. Prolonged intake of desloratadine induced development of an obesity-like phenotype and signs of metabolic syndrome. These alterations in the body included excessive weight gain, increased density of abdominal subcutaneous fat and intracapsular brown fat, high blood triglycerides with an indication of their rerouting toward portal blood, high HDL, high fasting blood glucose with normal fasting and nonfasting insulin levels (insulin resistance), high liver/body weight ratio, and liver steatosis (fatty liver). These changes were associated with dysfunction of mesenteric lymphatic vessels, specifically high lymphatic tone and resistance to flow together with diminished tonic and abolished phasic responses to increases in flow, (i.e., greatly diminished adaptive reserves to respond to postprandial increases in lymph flow). The role of nitric oxide in this flow-dependent adaptation was abolished, with remnants of these responses controlled by lymphatic vessel-derived histamine. Our current data, considered together with reports in the literature, support the notion that millions of the United States population are highly likely affected by underevaluated, lymphatic-related side effects of antihistamines and may develop obesity and metabolic syndrome due to the prolonged intake of this medication. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Prolonged intake of desloratadine induced development of obesity and metabolic syndrome associated with dysfunction of mesenteric lymphatic vessels, high lymphatic tone, and resistance to flow together with greatly diminished adaptive reserves to respond to postprandial increases in lymph flow. Data support the notion that millions of the USA population are highly likely affected by underevaluated, lymphatic-related side effects of antihistamines and may develop obesity and metabolic syndrome due to the prolonged intake of this medication.

Water Balance of the Camel

1956 ◽  
Vol 185 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen ◽  
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen ◽  
T. R. Houpt ◽  
S. A. Jarnum
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
The Body ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Hot Environment ◽  
Dry Food ◽  
High Degree

Camels ( Camelus dromedarius) were exposed to prolonged periods of water deprivation during winter, spring and summer in the Sahara desert. Determinations were made of: weight changes, water and food intake, urine flow and concentrations, plasma concentrations, etc. It was found that the camel can tolerate a loss of water corresponding to 30% of its body weight even when exposed to the severe desert heat. Other mammals dehydrated in a hot environment may die from circulatory failure already when the water loss involves 12% of the body weight. Unlike many other mammals the camel does not lose its appetite when deprived of water but continues to eat normally until the desiccation becomes very severe. It has a low urine output (0.5–1 l/day when kept on a diet of dates and hay), a low water content in the feces, and, when dehydrated in the summer, a very low evaporative water loss. When offered water the camel drinks in 10 minutes enough water for complete rehydration. The longest period that we kept a camel on dry food without drinking water in the hot summer was 17 days. This camel was not working and it had its protective fur which decreased the heat gain from the environment. It is concluded that the ability of the camel to withstand prolonged dehydration is due to: a) tolerance to an extremely high degree of desiccation of the body and b) low overall water expenditure. Particularly effective as a water conserving mechanism is the low evaporative water loss during dehydration in the summer.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns and Changes in Body Weight among Polish Women. A Cross-Sectional Online Survey PLifeCOVID-19 Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Ewa Drywień ◽  
Jadwiga Hamulka ◽  
Monika A. Zielinska-Pukos ◽  
Marta Jeruszka-Bielak ◽  
Magdalena Górnicka
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Excessive Body Weight

There is limited information on the relationships between restrictions linked to COVID-19 and changes in body weight. The aim of the study was to identify the body weight changes and their determinants in the nutritional and socio-demographic context during the COVID-19 pandemic in Polish women. During lockdown in Poland, 34% of women gained weight, while 18% of women reduced weight. As many as 44% of women with obesity before the pandemic increased their body weight, and 74% of women that were underweight reduced their body weight. In a group with weight gain, women increased their body weight by 2.8 kg on average and around 65% of them increased their total food intake. Unhealthy dietary changes and the negative lifestyle changes that comprised of an increase in screen time and a decrease in physical activity were found as key factors associated with weight gain. A higher risk of weight gain was associated with being obese before the pandemic or living in a macroeconomic region >50% of EU-28 GDP, while those younger in age and carrying out remote work had a higher chance of weight loss. Concluding, the specific conditions during lockdown worsened the nutritional status, which may increase the risk of complicatedness and mortality from COVID-19. It seems advisable to create dietary and lifestyle recommendations tailored to the individual needs of women who are underweight or have excessive body weight. More attention should be paid also to environmental impacts. Both, the reduction of excessive body weight and the maintenance of a normal weight should be based on the principle to eat and live sustainably and healthily.

EFFECT OF A SELF-EFFICACY PROMOTION TRAINING PROGRAMME ON THE BODY WEIGHT CHANGES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansooreh Aliasgharpour ◽  
Maryam Shomali ◽  
Masoumeh Zakeri Moghaddam ◽  
Sograt Faghihzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
The Body ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Body Weight Changes

scholarly journals Evaluation of nutritional behaviour related to COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Funda Elmacıoğlu ◽  
Elif Emiroğlu ◽  
Mutlu Tuçe Ülker ◽  
Berkin Özyılmaz Kırcali ◽  
Sena Oruç
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
The Body ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cognitive Restriction ◽  
Uncontrolled Eating

Abstract Objective: It is known that social isolation process has an impact on individuals’ eating behaviours. Continuing nutritional behaviour resulting from emotional eating, uncontrolled eating and cognitive restriction may turn into eating disorders in the future. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the possible effects of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and social isolation process on individuals’ nutritional behaviours and body weight changes. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Nutritional behaviours of the participants before the COVID-19 pandemic and in the social isolation process were evaluated with the Three Factor Nutrition Questionnaire. The changes in individuals’ body weight during this period were also evaluated. Participants: A total of 1036 volunteer individuals (827 women, 209 men) aged 18 years and over participated in the study. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic and social isolation process, there was an increase in emotional eating and uncontrolled eating behaviours of individuals, but no significant change in cognitive restriction behaviour occurred (P = <0·00; P = <0·00 and P = 0·53, respectively). It was reported that the body weight of 35 % of the individuals who participated in the study increased during this period. Conclusion: Social isolation process practiced as a result of COVID-19 pandemic may lead to changes in some nutritional behaviours. Some precautions should be taken to prevent this situation that occurs in nutritional behaviours from causing negative health problems in the future.

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