Publications by authors named "A Tzoncheva"

Background: : Asthma is exhibiting classical circadian fluctuations of clinical symptoms and airflow measurements, presumably influenced by the underlying airway inflammation and the endogenous cortisol secretion. The aim of our study was to examine the cellular and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) contents of sputum, collected andfrozen at 2 opposite time points of the day-and-night cycle, and tocorrelate them to blood cortisol levels.

Methods: : Thirteen subjects with uncontrolled asthma (8 men, aged 25-54 years) and 10 healthy subjects (6 men, aged 25-50 years) volunteered for the study.

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Background: Since total homocysteine (Hcy) is markedly elevated in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), it has been presented as potential factor contributing to the high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in CRF. The aim of the study was to examine the significance of elevated Hcy and other cardiovascular risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis in patients with CRF.

Material And Methods: Fifty six patients 16-M, 40-F, average age 58+/-14.

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The renal excretory function and plasma renin activity (PRA) were studied in conscious rats on a low sodium diet (25 mmol/kg) after atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) infusion (100 ng/kg b.w./min) for 80 min through a catheter implanted in the right atrium.

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In four-month-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) the effect of a calcium blocking agent verapamil on blood pressure, ventricular contractility indices, parathyroid hormone (PTH), plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma and adrenal corticosterone content and catecholamines in hypothalamus, myocardium and adrenal gland was evaluated. Calcium and phosphorus in plasma were also determined. Verapamil treatment resulted in a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and a reduction in maximum left ventricular pressure.

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