Hyperglycaemia and Inflammation are culprits of late diabetic complications

Hyperglycaemia and the inflammatory process play a crucial role in the development of late diabetic complications. In hyperglycaemic conditions glucose metabolism is enhanced in both main and alternative pathways. It res...

Evaluation of the dental status in patients referred for heart surgery – a preliminary report

The authors examined the oral health status in 100 consecutive patients of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, referred to scheduled heart operations. 26% of them were edentulous and they did...

Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions in everyday clinical practice

Introduction: Contrast nephropathy is a potentially serious complication of PCI, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease – CKD. Material and methods: Assessment of the effects of preventive measures on the p...

Recording of the neuronal activity in the gastrointestinal tract using the Multisite Optical Recording Technique (MSORT)

The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) plays a key role in regulating the function of the gastrointestinal tract. The knowledge about the function of neurons is based on experiments using the intracellular recording method. Li...

The influence of diet supplementation with methionine on the pathomorphological changes of rabbit organs in experimental atherosclerosis