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In Vitro Model of Physiological and Pathological Blood Flow with Application to Investigations of Vascular Cell Remodeling
Published on: November 3, 2015
[The effect of local vibration on blood-lipids and whole blood viscosity]
Bao-yu Zhao1, Xing-shan Man, Su-fang Lu
1The Hospital of Jiuquan Iron & Steel Co., Jiayuguan, Gansu 735100, China.
Objective:
To study the effects of local vibration on blood-lipids and whole blood viscosity.
Methods:
The total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), whole blood viscosity, apolipoprotein (Apo-), red blood cell (RBC), platelet (PLT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), serum-protein, postprandial blood sugar (PBS), and serum-protein of experimental and control workers were detected. The difference of the means and abnormal rates of two groups were compared.
Results:
The means of TG, TC, HDL in exposed group [(1.01 +/- 0.85), (3.25 +/- 0.61), (1.14 +/- 0.20) mmol/L respectively] were significantly lower than that of control group [(1.89 +/- 1.47), (3.87 +/- 0.82), (1.22 +/- 0.26) mmol/L, respectively, P < 0.01 or P < 0.05]. Apo-A was also decreased [(1.13 +/- 0.29) g/L vs (1.23 +/- 0.16) g/L, P < 0.01]. The mean of whole blood viscosity were significantly increased in exposed group [(2.76 +/- 0.42) mPa.s vs (2.54 +/- 0.33) mPa.s, P < 0.01]. The abnormal rate of Apo-A was significantly higher in exposed group (23.30%) than that in control (4.50%, P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Local vibration may induce decrease in blood lipids, increase in blood viscosity and changes in some other blood parameters.
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