Publications by authors named "D DJURIC"
Article Synopsis
- This study examined postoperative pain management practices in women undergoing hysterectomy in Austria and Canada, focusing on opioid prescribing differences amid the opioid epidemic.
- It found that while total morphine equivalent doses (MED) were similar across both countries, Austria administered higher MED during surgery but significantly lower MED within the first 24 hours post-op compared to Canada.
- The findings suggest cultural attitudes towards pain management heavily influence prescribing practices, as evidenced by the stark contrast in discharge opioid prescriptions (98.5% in Canada vs. 0% in Austria), highlighting the need for further research in this area.
Effects of four-week lasting aerobic treadmill training on hepatic injury biomarkers, oxidative stress parameters, metabolic enzymes activities and histological characteristics in liver tissue of hyperhomocysteinemic rats.
Mol Cell Biochem
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Disruptions in homocysteine metabolism can make the liver more vulnerable to diseases like alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis.
- A study using rats tested the impact of aerobic treadmill training on liver injury markers and oxidative stress, comparing sedentary to physically active groups under normal and hyperhomocysteinemic conditions.
- Results showed that aerobic exercise improved some liver health indicators, lowered lipid peroxidation, but also caused an increase in certain enzyme activities, indicating altered energy metabolism due to high homocysteine levels.
Background: Critically ill COVID-19 patients are usually subjected to clinical, laboratory, and radiological diagnostic procedures resulting in numerous findings. Utilizing these findings as indicators for disease progression or outcome prediction is particularly intriguing.
Objectives: Exploring the significance of dynamic changes in haematological and biochemical parameters in predicting the mortality of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Insights into the Cardioprotective Effects of Pyridoxine Treatment in Diabetic Rats: A Study on Cardiac Oxidative Stress, Cardiometabolic Status, and Cardiovascular Biomarkers.
Diagnostics (Basel)
July 2024
The aims of this study were to examine the effects of pyridoxine administration on the activities of cardiac antioxidant stress enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) and enzyme indicators of cardiometabolic status, lactate and malate dehydrogenase (LDH, MDH), as well as LDH and MDH isoforms' distribution in the cardiac tissue of healthy and diabetic Wistar male rats. Experimental animals were divided into five groups: C1-control (0.9% sodium chloride-NaCl-1 mL/kg, intraperitoneally (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTakotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy, characterized by an increased concentration of catecholamines, free radicals, and inflammatory cytokines, endothelial dysfunction, and increased apoptotic activity. High doses of isoprenaline are used in animal models to induce Takotsubo (TT)-like myocardial injury. The aim of the study was to investigate the antiapoptotic effects of liraglutide in experimental TTS and its role in the NF-κB pathway.
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