Kupffer cells and parenchymal cells of rat liver were isolated shortly after a single intravenous injection, or a constant infusion, of either thoracic duct lymph or isolated chylomicrons. The uptake of labeled free and esterified chylomicron cholesterol by the two cell types was compared to that of colloidal chromic [32P] phosphate. On the average, only about 6% of the cholesteryl ester of the ch

Unesterified radioactive cholesterol, both bound to serum lipoproteins and dispersed in ethanol-saline, was injected into bile fistula and intact rats. Due to phagocytosis, mainly by the liver macrophages, intravenously injected cholesterol in ethanol-saline disappears from the bloodstream significantly faster than lipoprotein-bound cholesterol. Soon after the initial phagocytosis, the particulate

Aims. This study was primarily aimed for developing and testing a valid and reliable instrument that measures perceived threat of the risk for graft rejection after organ transplantation. A second aim was to report descriptive data regarding graft rejection and Health‐Related Quality of Life.Background. The most serious risk connected with transplantations besides infection is graft rejection.Desi

The nursing process can be viewed as a problem-solving model, but we do not know whether use of the whole process including care plans with interventions based on nursing diagnoses improves nurses' ability to carry out assessments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to illuminate and describe the assessment and decision-making process performed by nurses who formulated individual care plans incl

AIM:To investigate perceptions of graft rejection and different methods to obtain knowledge about graft rejection among adult organ transplant recipients.BACKGROUND:Rejection is the most common cause of graft loss and graft dysfunction in clinical transplantation. Little is known about the recipients' own explanation models related to graft rejection.DESIGN:Phenomenography.METHOD:A strategic selec

Background: In an intensive care unit (ICU), privacy and proximity are reported to be important needs of dying patients and their family members. It is assumed that good communication between the ICU team and families about end‐of‐life decisions improves the possibilities of meeting families’ needs, thus guaranteeing a dignified and peaceful death in accordance with end‐of‐life care guidelines. Th

The purpose of this study was to describe family care routines and to explore environmental factors when patients die in Swedish intensive care units (ICUs). The main research questions were: what are the physical environmental circumstances and facilities when caring for patients in end‐of‐life and are there any routines or guidelines when caring for dying patients and their families? A questionn