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• Ribavirin
  ...little if any clinical usefulness against HIV, and it can greatly increase blood levels and also toxicity of the HIV antiviral didanosine (ddI, Videx). Othe ...ellular mRNAs, causing poor cellular translation of these. This would be a cell-toxic effect, but it does not seem to be important at therapeutic ribavirin
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...s ongoing to investigate its applicability towards treatments for [[sickle cell anemia]], cyanide poisoning, [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]s, [[bra ...t react with biological [[nucleophile]]s (such as DNA or an enzyme) in the cell.
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• Ketamine
  ...s, including [[analgesia]], [[anesthesia]], [[hallucination]]s, elevated [[blood pressure]], and [[bronchodilator|bronchodilation]].<ref>{{Cite book|author= ...ion equipment is not available. Ketamine tends to increase heart rate and blood pressure. Because ketamine tends to increase or maintain cardiac output, i
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...72}}</ref> enzymes necessary to separate bacterial DNA, thereby inhibiting cell division. This mechanism can also affect mammalian cell replication. In particular, some congeners of this drug family (for example
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• Metformin
  ...ed alone. [[Lactic acidosis]] (a buildup of [[lactic acid|lactate]] in the blood) can be a serious concern in [[overdose]] and when it is prescribed to peop ...was rekindled in the late 1940s after several reports that it could reduce blood sugar levels in people, and in 1957, French physician Jean Sterne published
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• Valproic acid
  ...d then stop the virus, whilst the immune system could destroy the infected cell. Flushing out all latent virus in this manner would potentially cure HIV pa ...proic acid induces non-apoptotic cell death mechanisms in multiple myeloma cell lines. | journal = [[Int J Oncol.|International Journal of Oncology]] | vol
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• Promethazine
  ...re. (typically in cases when patient is already taking medication for high blood pressure) ...er at least 10-15min. Rapid administration may produce a transient fall in blood pressure.
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• Activated carbon
  ...d over an adsorbent substance in order to remove toxic substances from the blood. ...ed charcoal is used in Intensive Care to filter out harmful drugs from the blood stream of poisoned patients. Activated charcoal has become the treatment of
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• Methyldopa
  * [[High blood pressure]] (HBP) or [[hypertension]] (HTN) ...ransmission]] in the [[peripheral nervous system]]. This effect may lower blood pressure and cause [[central nervous system]] effects such as [[clinical de
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• Digoxin
  ...is just slightly increased. Overall, the heart rate is decreased, while [[blood pressure]] increases as the stroke volume is increased, leading to increase Digoxin also affects the [[kidney]] by increased renal blood flow and increased [[glomerular filtration rate|GFR]]. A mild [[diuretic]]
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• Dopamine
  ...hich is the precursor of dopamine, can be given because it can cross the [[blood-brain barrier]]. ...nucleus]] of the hypothalamus is secreted into the hypothalamo-hypophysial blood vessels of the [[median eminence]], which supply the [[pituitary gland]]. T
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• Acetazolamide
  ...excrete bicarbonate (HCO₃^-), thus re-acidifying the blood. ...> backs up due to acetazolamide CA inhibition in the tubule and enters the cell with Cl^-, then passes into the bloodstream, creating a hyperchlo
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• Acetic acid
  ...s kept at a low level to avoid disrupting the control of the [[pH]] of the cell contents. Unlike longer-chain carboxylic acids (the [[fatty acids]]), aceti ...manual [[white blood cell]] counts. Another clinical use is for lysing red blood cells, which can obscure other important constituents in urine during a mic
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• Azathioprine
  ...in themselves increase the risks of [[non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]]s of the skin, [[Cholangiocarcinoma|hepatobiliary carcinomas]] a Under FDA rules, this drug, like many others, excludes eligibility for blood donation.
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• Magnesium hydroxide
  ...p>+</sup> [[ion]]s produced in the form of hydrochloric acid by [[parietal cell]]s in the [[stomach]] to produce water. ...uch would wear out the kidney and lead to toxic levels of magnesium in the blood. Healthy individuals should not use this type of medication continuously fo
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• Aluminium hydroxide
  ...compound is also used to control [[phosphate]] (phosphorus) levels in the blood of people suffering from kidney failure. ...= Vaccine adjuvants: current state and future trends | journal = [[Immunol Cell Biol.]] | year = 2004 | volume = 82 | issue = 5 | pages = 488–96 | doi =
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• Glucose
  | OtherNames = Dextrose, grape sugar, blood sugar, corn sugar ...] ([[monosaccharide]]), is an important [[carbohydrate]] in [[biology]]. [[Cell (biology)|Cells]] use it as a source of energy and a metabolic intermediate
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• Cortisol
  ...ow level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functions are to increase [[blood sugar]] through gluconeogenesis, suppress the immune system, and aid in fat ...etion of adrenal corticotrophic hormone ([[ACTH]]); ACTH is carried by the blood to the adrenal cortex where it triggers glucocorticoid secretion.
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• Epinephrine
  ...ter]].<ref>{{cite pmid|6278965}}</ref>. It increases heart rate, contracts blood vessels, dilates air passages and participates in the [[fight-or-flight res ...olysis]] by [[adipose tissue]]. Together these effects lead to increased [[blood glucose]] and [[fatty acid]]s, providing substrates for energy production w
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• Mercury (element)
  ...rm.org/details.cfm?ID=782|title=Two States Pass First-time Bans on Mercury Blood Pressure Devices|date=June 2, 2003|publisher=Health Care Without Harm|acces ...either [[Sodium hydroxide#Methods of production|membrane cell or diaphragm cell technologies]] to produce chlorine.
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• Zidovudine
  ...significant exposure to the virus (such as a needle-stick injury involving blood or body fluids from an individual known to be infected with HIV).<!-- ...effects might be caused by the sensitivity of the γ-DNA polymerase in the cell [[mitochondria]].<ref>{{cite pmid | 20544523}}</ref> Drugs that inhibit [[l
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• Morphine
  *[[Hypotension]] or decreased [[blood pressure]] *[[Orthostatic hypotension]] or very low [[blood pressure]]
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• Diazepam
  ...f [[eclampsia]], when [[Intravenous therapy|IV]] [[magnesium sulfate]] and blood pressure control measures have failed.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaplan ...are also more sensitive to the effects of benzodiazepines even at similar blood plasma levels. Doses of diazepam are recommended to be about half of those
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• Sodium chloride
  ...lysis of liquid sodium chloride. This is now done in a [[Downs Cell|Down's cell]] in which sodium chloride is mixed with [[calcium chloride]] to lower the ...cannot live in an overly salty environment: water is drawn out of their [[cell (biology)|cells]] by [[osmosis]]. For this reason salt is used to [[Food pr
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• Cicuta
  ...n the presence of cicutoxin this depolarization continues unabated causing cell overactivity. The hyperactivity in brain cells results in seizures.<ref nam ...-09-14}}</ref> and alternating [[hypotension|low]] and [[hypertension|high blood pressure]].<ref name="Costanza"/> Other cardiac effects may include [[ECG]]
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• Aesculus californica
  ...ic]] [[glycoside]] [[aesculin]], which causes [[hemolysis]] of [[red blood cell]]s.
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• Locoweed
  ...most tissues. Vacuolation is most obvious in [[neuron]]s and [[epithelial cell]]s. The vacuolation resolves shortly after poisoning is discontinued, but i ...by documenting exposure, identifying the neurologic signs, and analyzing [[Blood serum|serum]] for alpha-mannosidase activity and swainsonine.<ref name="pmi
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• Pentoxifylline
  ...roves blood flow through peripheral blood vessels and therefore helps with blood circulation in the arms and legs (e.g. intermittent claudication), and the It also helps prevent strokes and can be used in managing [[sickle cell disease]].
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• Renin inhibitor
  ...ular cell]]s of [[kidney]], which produce renin in response to decreased [[blood flow]]. ...he system. The catalytic role played by renin is thus crucial in mediating blood pressure by the Renin-Angiotensin System.<ref name="ref 1"> [http://pharmax
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• Polidocanol
  ...eins (1 to 3 mm in diameter). Asclera works by damaging the cell lining of blood vessels, causing them to close and eventually be replaced by other types of
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• Polyphosphate
  ...aracteristic of the exponential growth stage of bacteria to the program of cell survival under stationary conditions, “a life in the slow line”. They p *They are important for cell motility, biofilms formation and virulence.
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• Nanocellulose
  ...ng high-pressure homogenizers. The homogenizers are used to delaminate the cell walls of the fibres and liberating the nanosized fibrils. This production r * Filter medium partly based on nanocellulose for leukocyte free blood transfusion
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...yethylene glycol allows a slowed clearance of the carried protein from the blood. This makes for a longer-acting medicinal effect and reduces [[toxicity]], ...sing PEG can mask antigens without damaging the functions and shape of the cell.
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• Emulsion
  ...[higher organisms]]. The exceptions are [[Spermatozoon|sperm cells]] and [[blood cells]], which are vulnerable to nanoemulsions due to their membrane struct
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• Depleted uranium
  |Binucleated cells with micronuclei, Inhibition of cell cycle kinetics and proliferation; Sister chromatid induction, tumorigenic p |Blood
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• Sugar
  ...ing showed that controlling all carbohydrates is necessary for controlling blood glucose levels, the idea behind carbohydrate counting.<ref>{{cite book |las ...ter digestion and absorption. the principal monosaccharides present in the blood and internal tissues include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Many pentose
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• Embalming chemicals
  ...esult also creates the simulation, via color changes, of the appearance of blood flowing under the skin. *Cell Conditioner. These chemicals act to prepare cells for absorption of arteria
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• Iron
  ...ing from the evolutionarily primitive [[archaea]] to humans. The color of blood is due to the [[hemoglobin]], an iron-containing protein. As illustrated b ...ds iron absorbed from the [[duodenum]] and carries it in the [[bloodstream|blood]] to cells.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0000079|title=How M
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• Phenazopyridine
  ...297}}</ref> because it can cause [[hemolysis]] (destruction of [[red blood cell]]s) due to [[oxidative stress]].<ref name=Frank>{{cite journal |author=Fran
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• Sulfamethoxazole
  ...irement. This allows for the selective toxicity to bacterial cells (or any cell dependent on synthesizing folic acid) over human cells. Bacterial resista ...ctor immediately. Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim is also known to increase blood concentrations of the drug [[warfarin]] (U.S. brand name: '''Coumadin''') a
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• Malachite green
  ...is important because it, not MG, traverses cell membranes. Once inside the cell, it is then metabolized into LMG. Only the cation MG is deeply coloured, wh ...i_lab_pro_2.18.pdf Protocol 2.18 Leucomalachite Green Presumptive Test for Blood], ''National Forensic Science Technology Center'', July 8, 2010, Retrieved
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• Octopamine
  ..., 997-1007</ref><ref>Tecott, L. H. and Heberlein, U. (1998) Y do we drink? Cell 95: 733-735</ref><ref>[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/Columnists/ru ...e that octopamine facilitates weight loss. Octopamine may also increase [[blood pressure]] significantly when combined with other [[stimulant]]s, as in som
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• Metiamide
  ...dosed with metiamide developed [[agranulocytosis]] (decreased white blood cell count).<ref name=Tagamet/>
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• Ergothioneine
  ...oxidizing agent, so this will in turn rapidly oxidize other thiols in the cell such as glutathione.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hand CE, Taylor NJ, Honek J ...the other hand, since these antioxidant properties were measured in simple cell-free systems, their relevance to the actual function of ergothioneine in th
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• Fever
  * Reaction to incompatible blood products ...liver produces extra heat. If these measures are insufficient to make the blood temperature in the brain match the new setting in the hypothalamus, then [[
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...oxygen binding to hemoglobin, reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, leading to [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. Additionally, [[myoglobin]] and ...]] or [[cardiovascular disease]], [[cardiac output]], [[anemia]], [[sickle cell disease]] and other hematological disorders, [[barometric pressure]], and [
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• Occupational asthma
  Although called skin prick test, it does not involve drawing blood, in fact, the skin is not even scratched. It is usually performed on the in Immunoglobulin E is an antibody found in our blood and is effective against toxins. Since it can also trigger allergic reactio
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• Cancer
  ...mes ''[[metastasis]]'' (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from [[ben ...tions in those cells, such as accurate DNA replication, control over the [[cell cycle]], orientation and adhesion within tissues, and interaction with prot
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• Nosocomial infection
  ...of the [[urinary tract]], bloodstream, and other parts of the body. Their cell structure makes them more difficult to attack with antibiotics than Gram-po ...] (10,2 %), other respiratory infections (6,8%) and bacterial infections / blood poisoning (6,4 %).<ref>Ibid, Vol. 1, Tableau 31, p. 24.</ref> The rates amo
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• Manganese
  ...ode (electron acceptor) material in standard and alkaline disposable [[dry cell]]s and batteries. The invention of the [[Leclanché cell]] in 1866 and the subsequent improvement of the batteries containing mangan
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