Microsieving diluted suspensions of oxygenated sickle cell anaemia (HbSS) cells on polycarbonate filters shows that piracetam improves the red cell deformability in vitro. In vivo an oral intake of 160 mg/kg/day divided in four doses enhances the HbSS cell deformability as actively as it does in in vitro experiments. The drug is also able partially to restore the impaired deformability of physi...

Sickle cell anaemia is a type of haemoglobin disorder causing morbidity and mortality in many countries. The disease incurable therefore requires symptomatic management to improve quality life. Because the alternative system medicine can play significant role life sickle anaemia, lot combinations formulations are attempted across Unfortunately, very few have reached preclinical clinical researc...

conclusions ultimately, we can conclude that the hemoglobin level at the time of admission and before delivery, the type of disease, gestational age, and transfusion could be effective factors of patient mortality. results the mean maternal age was 27.60 ± 6.37 years. the hemoglobin level at hospital admission was 8.9 ± 1.61 g/dl for the survivors and 7.73 ± 1.19 g/dl for the deceased patients ...

Background Sickle cell nephropathy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Proteinuria contributes to progression of renal damage. Icroalbuminuria is an early feature of SCN and progression to advanced kidney damage is delayed if regression is achieved with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. We aimed to ...

The buccal route does not have any disadvantages when compared to the oral route of prostaglandin administration. The incidence of vomiting (25%) described for the oral route by other workers is similar.2 3 The buccal route also has the advantages of oral drug administration. These are staff convenience and patient comfort, the latter being without the discomfort of an intravenous infusion and ...