Evaluation of the liver functional changes in modeling the hemodynamic effects of microgravity in bed rest studies

Autor: B. V. Afonin, A. A. Solovieva, G. A. Tikhonova, E. A. Sedova, Valuev Va
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Human Physiology. 42:747-751
ISSN: 1608-3164
0362-1197
DOI: 10.1134/s0362119716070021
Popis: Ultrasonic examinations of eight male volunteers during bed rest in the antiorthostatic position (ANOP) at–15° showed plethora in the venous system of the abdominal cavity and slow blood flow through the liver with no effect on biochemical parameters. The 13C-methcetine breath test (13C-MBT) with 100 mg of 13C-methoxymethacetine showed diminution of the metabolic capacity and decline in the rate of detoxification activity of the liver due to functional changes related to hemodynamic alterations in ANOP. 13C-MBT can be used as a noninvasive method for diagnosing functional changes in the liver induced by hemodynamic reorganization in microgravity and other states triggering similar hemodynamic mechanisms.
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