In immobilization tests with crustaceans, the nanoparticle adhesion to antennas and exoskeleton of the organism may mechanically impair their mobility, as observed for platinum nanoparticles (Sørensen et al., 2015) and TiO2 [16].
A high tissue egg burden is associated with generalized inflammation and fibrosis and thus mechanically impairs the tubal motility or the tubal patency [ 32- 34].
Diabetes may increase LV mass independently of arterial BP. 13 Collagen deposition around intramural vessels and between myofibres is increased, and collagen type III is accumulated in patients with diabetes, which could mechanically impair diastolic function.
Supplemental oxygen administration is essential to enhance survival in respiratory impaired and mechanically ventilated patients.
There is convincing evidence that contractility of the respiratory muscles is impaired in mechanically ventilated patients.
Considering that most of these neurologically impaired patients are mechanically ventilated, the decision to withdraw therapies will nearly always include a statement about the pursuit of this assistance.
Mechanically skinned fibres from aged EDL mice also show impaired excitation-contraction coupling and impaired Ca2+ release from the SR [41], which would lead to a slower twitch response.
The activation of apoptotic cascades was observed in the MV6h group, thus suggesting that mechanically induced stress in the lung after surgery could promote impaired memory through association with hippocampal inflammation, which deserves being explored in further investigations.
Studies in mechanically ventilated children with viral LRTD have shown lower levels of surfactant phospholipids and impaired capacity to reduce surface tension, indicating a deficient pulmonary surfactant system.
At hospital discharge, 50% of another prospectively studied group of mechanically ventilated ICU patients had detectable neuro-psychologic abnormalities, and one-third of the total group remained cognitively impaired 6 months later [ 68].
