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[The kinin system indices in the blood of patients with phlegmons of the maxillofacial area]. 1992

S S Kovtsur, and Z T Radlovskaia, and D V Dubko

Blood plasma initial protamine-splitting activity, levels of prekallikrein, fast and slow kallikrein inhibitors were measured in patients with maxillofacial phlegmons making use of K. N. Veremeenko's method. All these parameters were found changed in the patients on the day of their hospitalization; on days 5-7 of treatment a trend to their normalization was observed, the differences between these values in the patients and normal controls becoming insignificant. The kinin system activation reflected the severity of the patients' condition.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007571	Jaw Diseases	Diseases involving the JAW.	Disease, Jaw,Diseases, Jaw,Jaw Disease
D007705	Kinins	A generic term used to describe a group of polypeptides with related chemical structures and pharmacological properties that are widely distributed in nature. These peptides are AUTACOIDS that act locally to produce pain, vasodilatation, increased vascular permeability, and the synthesis of prostaglandins. Thus, they comprise a subset of the large number of mediators that contribute to the inflammatory response. (From Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p588)	Kinin
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002481	Cellulitis	An acute, diffuse, and suppurative inflammation of loose connective tissue, particularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of infection of a wound, ulcer, or other skin lesions.	Phlegmon
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D016234	Kallikrein-Kinin System	A system of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal nephron of the KIDNEY. These products include KALLIKREIN; KININS; KININASE I; KININASE II; and ENKEPHALINASE. This system participates in the control of renal functions. It interacts with the RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM to regulate BLOOD PRESSURE, generation of PROSTAGLANDINS, release of VASOPRESSINS, and WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.	Kallikrein Kinin System,Kallikrein-Kinin Systems,Systems, Kallikrein-Kinin