Publications by authors named "Pooja Lokkur"
Article Synopsis
- Transplantation is the preferred treatment for most patients with kidney failure, and the complement system is crucial to this process.
- Dysregulation of the complement system leads to various kidney-related diseases and impacts post-transplant issues such as rejection and graft function.
- Understanding the complement cascade can guide strategies for preventing complications during kidney transplantation, with new therapeutic options being developed to enhance graft survival.
Background: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO ESTIMATE THE FOLLOWING IN ADULTS OF INDIAN ORIGIN: a) Gender and side differences in the skin-to-muscle (SM) and muscle-to-bone thickness (MB) at the deltoid intramuscular injection site; b) Correlation of SM thickness with the BMI, age and gender; c) The prevalence of under and over-penetration assuming a standard needle length of 25 mm and following prescribed guidelines for IM injection.
Methods: The SM, MB and skin-to-bone (SB) thicknesses were bilaterally estimated in two hundred adult Indian subjects (100 male and 100 female) using an ultrasound probe at a pre-determined point on the upper arms of the subjects. The BMI of each subject was calculated.