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V Ilić

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PubMed2001

[Assisted circulation II--systems for intermediate and long-term mechanical circulatory support].

The concept of artificial circulatory support has been established almost 200 years ago. It has only been within the last four decades that physicians and engineers have developed mechanical assist devices that can temporarily support the circulation until the native heart recovers from a reversible injury. In patients who do not regain native heart function, long-term circulatory support or permanent replace (biologically--heart transplant or permanent mechanical circulatory support) is indicated. In this paper we describe the devices (ABIOMED BSV 5000, Thoratec, HeartMate, Novacor and CardioWest TAH), that are in current clinical use for intermediate and long-term mechanical circulatory support.

Assisted Circulation↗
PubMed1996

Mechanisms involved in the binding of thymocytes to rat thymic dendritic cells.

The effects of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to cell-surface molecules, divalent cations, and various cell-signaling and metabolic inhibitors on the binding of thymocytes to rat thymic dendritic cells (TDC) were studied using a rosette assay. It was found that TDC/thymocyte adhesion was stronger and faster at 37 degrees C than at 4 degrees C. Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that bound thymocytes were predominantly CD4+CD8+ and CD4+CD8-, but in comparison to the phenotype of whole thymocytes, they were enriched in the mature TCR alpha beta hi subset. The binding of thymocytes to TDC at 37 degrees C was almost completely dependent on Ca2+ and Mg2+ and partly on an intact cytoskeleton and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. The adhesion was independent of new protein synthesis and the activities of protein kinases A and C, tyrosine kinases, as well as phosphotyrosine protein phosphatases. The TDC/thymocyte adhesion at 37 degrees C was partly blocked by anti-LFA-1 (WT.1), anti-CD18 (WT.3), and anti-ICAM-1 (1A29)mAb. MAbs to class II MHC (OX-3 and OX-6), CD4 (W3/25), CD8 (OX-8), and alpha beta TCR (R73) stimulated the adhesion via an LFA-1-dependent pathway, whereas an anti-CD45 mAb (G3C5) stimulated the rosette formation independently of LFA-1. MAbs to CD2 (OX-34), CD11b (ED7), CD11b/c (OX-42), and class I MHC (OX-18) were without significant effects on the adhesion process.

Animals↗
PubMed1994

Role of beta 2 integrins in the binding of thymocytes to rat thymic macrophages.

A role of beta 2 integrins and one of their ligands, ICAM-1, in thymic macrophage (TMF)/thymocyte interactions was studied. TMF were isolated as adherent cells from 4-day old culture of thymic-cell suspensions either from normal or hydrocortisone-treated rats. Adherent cells were 94-98% positive with ED1 (a pan-macrophage marker). The majority of them (75-95%) expressed the CD11b and CD18 molecules, and 60-70% expressed CD54 (ICAM-1). A low proportion of TMF (10-20%) expressed CD11a (LFA-1). The expression of all these antigens was upregulated by IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. The effect of these mAbs on TMF/thymocyte binding was studied using a simple rosette assay by incubating unstimulated or IFN-gamma or TNF-alpha stimulated TMF, grown on microscopic slides with resting or ConA+IL-2 activated thymocytes. It was found that LFA-1/CD18 and ICAM-1 play a significant role in the TMF/thymocyte adhesion. In addition, a LFA-1-dependent/ICAM-1-independent adhesion pathway was observed, suggesting that LFA-1 might use another ligand. The inhibitory effect of anti-CD18 mAb (WT-3) was higher than the effect of anti-LFA-1 mAb (WT-1) and was a consequence of blocking the CD18 chain both on thymocytes and TMF. No significant difference in the expression and function of adhesion molecules was found between TMF obtained from normal or hydrocortisone-treated rats. The involvement of CD11b in these processes was of lesser importance than the role of the CD11a molecule. By using mAbs to different epitopes of the CD11b molecule, such as OX-42 (anti-CD11b/CD11c), ED7, and ED8 (anti-CD11b), it was found that they were either slightly or moderately inhibitory under certain experimental conditions or did not significantly modulate TMF/thymocyte binding. OX-42 was slightly stimulatory in some experiments. Cumulatively, these results show that beta 2 integrins play a significant role in TMF/thymocyte interactions and probably contribute to T-cell development in vivo.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

[Inhibition of initial puerperal and postabortion lactation using oral prostaglandin E2 (Dinoprostone)].

Authors present their experience in oral administration of Prostaglandin E2 (Dinoproston, Upjohn) during postpartal and postabortal period (à 0.5 mg after legal pregnancy interruption) in suppression of lactation. Indications for postpartal lactation suppression were such as: stillbirth, postpartal neonatal death and maternal negative attitude towards breast feeding. The patients in whom the suppression of lactation was applied were of generative age (18-40 years) either primiparas or multiparas. All were delivered vaginally with no extra intrapartal or postpartal complications being the same in legal pregnancy interruptions which were performed by application of intravaginal, intracervical and intramuscular Prostaglandin preparations. The patients were administered 1 tbl od 0.5 mg Dinoproston preparation every 6-7 hours, 48 h after the delivery, i.e. 2 tbl in total (after meal). This method of lactation suppression was applied in 50 patients during 1990. Satisfactory results were achieved in all cases, while negative side effects and complications were not noted. Oral administration of PGE2 was found very efficient in postpartal and postabortal lactation suppression while compared with previously applied methods such as Estrogen-Testosterone preparation, i.e. small doses of Bromergon applied during 10-14 days. Oral administration of PG2 is more efficient and in a certain way more comfortable in relation to the previously applied methods.

Abortion, Induced↗
PubMed1986

Seminal plasma hormone profile in infertile men with and without varicocele.

Seminal plasma FSH, LH, prolactin, testosterone, and oestradiol were estimated in 41 infertile men with varicocele and 45 infertile men without varicocele who failed to impregnate their wives after 2 years of marriage and 30 fertile men. There was significant elevation of FSH in the seminal plasma of the infertile men with varicocele compared with the seminal plasma of the other infertile and fertile men. Seminal LH and prolactin values were similar in both infertile groups but significantly higher than in the fertile men. Testosterone and oestradiol levels in the seminal plasma of infertile men with varicocele were lower than in the fertile and the other infertile males. Finding that both steroids were decreased in infertile men with varicocele could explain disturbed function of spermatozoa in men with varicocele. Further analysis will elucidate the importance of these hormone findings in the seminal plasma of infertile men with varicocele.

Adult↗
PubMed1985

Hormone profile in hyperprolactinemic infertile men.

Serum levels of FSH, LH, prolactin, testosterone, and estradiol in 46 infertile men with hyperprolactinemia were compared with the same in 50 infertile and 30 fertile men with normal serum prolactin levels. Serum FSH levels in hyperprolactinemic men were significantly higher than in the other groups, indicating disturbance of spermatogenic process among those men. Significantly raised serum LH levels were in infertile men with serum prolactin over 1000 U/liter. All men with hyperprolactinemia had significantly lower serum testosterone levels than other infertile and fertile men. Although serum testosterone was not under the lower limit of normal range and high LH levels demonstrated disturbance of Leydig cell function in hyperprolactinemic infertile men, serum estradiol levels were not different among investigated groups. Azoospermic men with raised serum prolactin had higher serum FSH and LH levels than oligospermic men with hyperprolactinemia. These data demonstrated disturbance in hypothalamopituitary-testicular axis in infertile men with hyperprolactinemia. Further studies of prolactin in males with reproductive failure could probably clear this problem.

Estradiol↗