Sentence examples for persistent alteration from inspiring English sources

Recent studies show that migraineurs have subclinical structural brain changes and persistent alteration of pain perception, in some cases correlated with the duration of the disease and the frequency of attacks that might play a role in the transformation of episodic migraine to chronic forms.

Urbanization is among the most important human activities that cause drastic and persistent alteration of habitats, and it is likely to increase in the future [11].

Some of these genes, e.g., STOM, SSX2IP, TRPC6, APLP2 (2 probes), and DHRS7, exhibited a persistent alteration even in subjects (n = 6) who quit smoking more than 20 years before the study.

Prenatal exposure to PCBs also causes a greater and more persistent alteration of other organ systems than does postnatal exposure.

Persistent alteration in conduit artery function and arterial stiffness may predispose a person to hypertension and cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

In either case, removal of the appendix could result in a persistent alteration of the fecal microbiota.

The present studies confirm that a relatively short-term exposure to hyperoxia followed by RA recovery that induces persistent alterations in lung structure also alters immune homeostasis which is characterized by: (1) decreased CCSP protein expression; (2) decreased expression of SCGB3A1 protein; (3) increased expression of acidic forms of ANXA1; and (4) increased lung macrophage numbers.

These findings elucidate a mechanism through which some genes show long-term altered expression following prenatal alcohol exposure, leading to persistent alterations to cognitive function and behavioural phenotypes observed in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

In clinical syndromes of systemic inflammation, such as sepsis, major surgery, trauma, ischemia/reperfusion, and prolonged hyperglycemia, diffused and persistent alterations of glycocalyx are linked to widespread endothelial dysfunction, altered permeability, and impaired oxygen and nutrient delivery to cells [ 8, 33, 34].

Studies in humans revealed early and persistent alterations of myocardial structure and decreased cardiac function detected by echocardiography in fetal, neonatal and juvenile patients with IUGR [15 17].

Studies have revealed both transient and persistent alterations to the adult gut microbiota community resulting from antibiotic treatment later in life.