Biomedical subjects

J J Stanley

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PubMed1996

A comparison of the injuries sustained by female basketball and netball players.

A prospective and reliable method of injury surveillance was implemented to document a comprehensive injury profile in female basketball and netball. The study further aimed to compare the injury profiles of the two sports. Trained observers viewed basketball and netball games, noting the occurrence of injuries. Injuries were confirmed by questioning all players on site after the game. Injured players completed a questionnaire and the progress of their injury was monitored by telephone interview. A total of 16,162 player participations were observed; 6,972 for basketball and 9,190 for netball. Comparable injury rates were observed for female basketball and netball players; 18.22 and 17.30 injuries per 1,000 participations, respectively. The ankle, hand and knee were the body parts injured most frequently in both sports, whilst head and neck injuries were prevalent in basketball only. Netball players sustained severe injuries at a rate 3.3 times that of female basketball players. The major and severe injuries occurred at an average of one injury in 625 games in female basketball and one in 250 games in netball. The ankle, knee and calf/shin were the body parts most frequently involved in the more serious injuries.

Athletic Injuries↗

PubMed1993

Attenuation of renal reperfusion injury in rats by the 21-aminosteroid U74006F.

PURPOSE: The 21-aminosteroids represent a new class of compounds that serve as potent inhibitors of iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, the latter being an important component of ischemia-reperfusion tissue injury. It is hypothesized that reperfusion injury accompanies renal ischemia, and postischemic administration of one of these steroids, U74006F, will reduce renal damage in a rodent model, as assessed by renal function (plasma creatinine), histologic evidence of renal injury, and animal survival during a 72-hour interval. METHODS: Fifty-one rats subjected to 45 minutes of renal ischemia were treated on clamp release with 3 or 10 mg/kg U74006F intravenously (n = 5 and 19, respectively), an inactive vehicle (n = 23), or sham operation (n = 4). RESULTS: Both doses of U74006F improved morphologic outcome compared with vehicle-treated animals. Statistically significant improvement in renal function was observed with the 10 mg/kg dose of U74006F (p = 0.029, 0.014, and 0.065 at 24, 48, and 72 hours, respectively) but not with the 3 mg/kg dose. Only one (5.2%) of 19 rats receiving high-dose U74006F (10 mg/kg) died within 72 hours after ischemia, compared with five deaths (29.4%) in 17 rats receiving citrate vehicle alone (p = 0.060). All sham-operated animals survived 72 hours with normal morphology and plasma creatinine levels. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that iron-dependent lipid peroxidation is a component of reperfusion injury and indicate that U74006F may be useful in reducing this form of renal ischemic damage.

Animals↗

PubMed1992

Minimal physiologic temperature variations during renal ischemia alter functional and morphologic outcome.

Aortic and renal vascular reconstruction often involve significant renal ischemia. Profound hypothermia during renal ischemia preserves renal tissue. However, in the clinical setting of vascular reconstruction specific attempts at cooling the kidney are often impractical, and renal ischemia frequently occurs at physiologic temperatures. This study demonstrates that minimal temperature changes during renal ischemia alter the functional and morphologic outcome. Rats anesthetized with halothane underwent a right nephrectomy and placement of a snare around the left renal pedicle for 45 minutes to produce renal ischemia. Seventy-five adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 250 to 350 gm were divided into three groups based on the body temperature maintained during renal ischemia (35 degrees C, 37 degrees C, 39 degrees C). Body temperature was continuously monitored with a rectal thermistor and maintained by adjustment of a heating pad and lamp. Two postischemic protocols were followed including a creatinine assessment protocol with blood samples collected at 24, 48, and 72 hours and a histologic assessment protocol with biopsy of the kidney at 30 hours. At 24 hours after ischemia plasma creatinine concentrations were increased in rats with elevated body temperatures (35 degrees C vs 37 degrees C; [p = 0.001], 37 degrees C vs 39 degrees C; [p = 0.150]). The 30-hour histologic assessment indicated a difference in morphologic outcome (35 degrees C vs 37 degrees C; [p = 0.063], 37 degrees C vs 39 degrees C; [p = 0.016]), with proximal tubular morphology being better maintained at lower temperatures.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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