diaphragm muscle
A Composite Material-based Computational Model for Diaphragm Muscle Biomechanical Simulation
... the diaphragm in order to predict its deformation field during ...into muscle tissue modelling, the mechanical effects of pathologies, and to predict the contraction forces of the diaphragm ...
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Bench to bedside review: Diaphragm muscle function in disuse and acute high dose corticosteroid treatment
... increase in MAFbox mRNA expression, while with AMV the expression did not differ significantly from controls [40]. In another study, when spontaneous breathing for 5 minutes or 60 minutes was interposed during 24 hours ...
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Manual evaluation of the diaphragm muscle
... the diaphragm muscle is critical for many patients, not just those with respiratory ...respiratory muscle can be of benefit in several clinical scenarios; however, there are not so many authors ...
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Ultrasound evaluation of diaphragmatic mobility in patients with idiopathic lung fibrosis: a pilot study
... Our study is characterized by some limitations. First of all, the small sample size can raise some concerns. Otherwise, our results may be very significant given the smallness of the samples analyzed and could be ...
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A review of analgesic and emotive breathing: a multidisciplinary approach
... respiratory diaphragm muscle is innervated by the phrenic nerve (C3–C5) and the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X); the first receives pulses from groups of medullary neurons of the pre-Bötzinger complex and ...
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Muscle reorganisation through local injection of stem cells in the diaphragm of mdx mice
... the diaphragm muscle was previously describe by Zhang et ...the diaphragm muscles of mdx mice by injection into the caudal vein in 18 8-week-old mdx ...nucleated muscle fibres was slightly ...
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Key words
... of diaphragm muscle contraction even during the fatigue period when a shortening is seen in muscle fibers [7, 11, ...the diaphragm motor neuron [24], and the last one is the inotro- pic effect ...
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Improvement of diaphragm and limb muscle isotonic contractile performance by K+ channel blockade
... for muscle activation relative to the normal activation rates of each muscle when acti- vated by the brain in vivo as well as the force-frequency relationships of each ...and diaphragm muscle ...
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Anatomic connections of the diaphragm influence of respiration on the body system
... The diaphragm muscle not only plays a role in respiration but also has many roles affecting the health of the ...The diaphragm muscle should not be seen as a segment but as part of a body ...
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Novel insights in ICU acquired respiratory muscle dysfunction: implications for clinical care
... of diaphragm muscle mass in patients on controlled mechanical ventilation ...of diaphragm fibers was significantly lower (53 and 57% for fast ‐ and slow ‐ twitch fibers respectively) compared to ...
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Cerium oxide nanoparticle treatment ameliorates peritonitis-induced diaphragm dysfunction
... the muscle strips in the organ bath. The muscle strips were mounted on the two stainless pins in a glass organ bath, and electrical field stimulation (EFS) was delivered using two platinum electrodes along ...
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Hyperglycemia induced diaphragm weakness is mediated by oxidative stress
... of diaphragm homogenates were used to assess diaphragm levels of actin, actinin, tropomyosin and troponin ...late diaphragm dysfunction in a variety of animal models [23-25], we also examined ...
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Effect of Elastase induced Emphysema on the Force generating Ability of the Diaphragm
... the diaphragm to generate force was examined in costal diaphragm muscle strips from 10 Golden hamsters killed 18 mo after intratracheal injection of pancreatic elastase in a dose producing ...
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Correlation of maximal inspiratory pressure to transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure in intensive care unit patients
... vere diaphragm weakness [1–5]. Moreover, diaphragm weakness is thought to be associated with poor out- comes in this patient population, with the weakest pa- tients requiring more prolonged mechanical ...
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Wind Analysis of Tall Building with Floor Diaphragm
... Recent years, many tall buildings and structures are constructed and more are being planned in the world. Wind loads and responses are the key factors for their structural designs. The need for tall buildings is ...
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Outcome of fistulotomy Vs fistulectomy in management of fistula in Ano: A prospective study
... Even so, enough puborectalis muscle usually remains to maintain near- perfect continence. To preserve sphincter rmuscle, fistulas with tracts crossing at high levels may be treated by division of the lower half of ...
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Phenotypic and metabolic features of mouse diaphragm and gastrocnemius muscles in chronic lung carcinogenesis: influence of underlying emphysema
... The current model of induction of emphysema has been well-validated in the literature as many publications are currently available in which elastase has been used to induce emphysema in animal models [59, 60]. In the ...
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Eicosapentaenoic acid preserves diaphragm force generation following endotoxin administration
... inhibit diaphragm calpain I activation, as evidenced by the fact this agent reduced both formation of active cleaved calpain I protein and reduced diaphragm calpain activity as gauged from a fluorogenic ...
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Prevalence and intensity of Sarcocystis spp. infection in animals slaughtered for food in Lithuania
... back muscles. Meanwhile, intense infection was established in all the examined muscle groups of the sheep, i.e. 70.5% in the oesophagus, 47.1% in the neck, 45.9% in the diaphragm, 29.5% in the jaw, 23.0% in ...
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Quantifying diaphragm effort using diaphragm electromyography
... Introduction: Diaphragm dysfunction develops in the majority of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients on the intensive care unit (ICU), and is associated with adverse outcomes, including prolonged ...
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