Browsing by Author "B.K. Panda"

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A comparison of ventilatory pulmonary functions between the national cadet corps (N.C.C.) of hilly and plain areas
(1981) A.K. De; P.K. Das Gupta; B.K. Panda; A.K. Bhattacharya
[No abstract available]
Free radicals in diabetic retinopathy
(1999) Rajendra Singh; Shyama Pandey; K.S. Satyan; B.K. Panda; Shrikant Shrikant; S.K. Bhattacharya
Serum enzymic antioxidants were estimated spectrophotometrically in 25 normal cases, 25 diabetic cases without retinopathy, and 25 diabetic cases with retinopathy. Superoxide dismutase levels were significantly augmented in both groups of diabetic patients as compared with the control group. By contrast, the catalase activity was significantly attenuated in diabetic patients, but was more pronounced in diabetics without retinopathy. Similarly, there was a significant decrease in glutathione peroxidase in both diabetic groups and was more pronounced in diabetics with retinopathy.
Pattern of venous lactate and pyruvate after submaximal exercise in athletes training in different disciplines
(1983) A.K. Bhattacharya; B.K. Panda; P.K. Das Gupta; A.K. De
The differences in the distribution pattern of muscle fiber types between short-, middle-, and long-distance runners are well known. Since slow- and fast-twitch muscle fibers have different oxidative and glycolytic activities, lactate and pyruvate blood concentrations are expected to behave differently in athletes training in different sports disciplines after short exercise. Twenty-four well-trained athletes participated in the present study. The purpose of the investigation was to examine lactate and pyruvate blood concentrations during a 5-min treadmill exercise test at 6 km/h with a slope of 10% in short-, middle-, and long-distance runners and athletes of other disciplines (nonrunners). The highest and lowest post-exercise lactate and pyruvate levels were found in the short- and long-distance runners, respectively. In contrast to what was found in all other athletes, a decrease of the lactate-pyruvate ratio was observed in the middle-distance runners after exercise. The combination of both aerobic and anaerobic training in these athletes could account for this observation.
Respiratory performance and grip strength tests on the basketball players of inter-university competition
(1980) A.K. De; A.K. Bhattacharya; B.K. Panda; P.K. Das Gupta
The participants of basketball in the Inter-University competition were tested for assessing the physical efficiency level with special reference to respiratory and strength performances. The simple anthropometric measurements like height and weight of these subjects were noted to be higher than those of average healthy non-athletic populations of India. The socio-economic status of these subjects was assessed by standard questionnaire method and they were from families having an income range between Rs. 85/-165/ per capita per month. The respiratory performances viz. FVC, FEV1, MVV, MEFR, PEFR were all noted to be high in these sportsmen in comparison to those of age-matched healthy Indians. The grip strength test values were similar to those of hockey and soccer players. This study, therefore, indicated more efficiency in basketball players than in the age-matched average non-athletic healthy Indians.
Serum immunoglobulin E in early childhood wheezing
(The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2003) B.K. Das; Swati Kumar; B.K. Panda; O.P. Mishra
Objective: To study the serum Ig E levels in patients presenting with wheezing under the age of 24 months. Methods: The study was conducted on 38 cases and 35 controls. The children presenting with first attack of wheezing were clinically considered as bronchiolitis and those with recurrent attacks with positive history of atopy in the patient or in their first degree relatives were considered as bronchial asthma. The Ig E estimation was done by immune assay method. Results: The mean serum Ig E was significantly higher in asthma patients (p<0.001). It was also higher in bronchiolitis patients but the difference was not statistically significant. However, 26 per cent of these patients had values above 1 SD of the control mean. These patients were considered as potential cases of asthma. Conclusion: The determination of serum Ig E may be of value in identifying those children presenting with first wheezing attack, who may develop asthma in future. Only a long-term follow-up of these patients can give an answer to the postulation that raised Ig E level at the time of first viral lower respiratory tract infection is a potential marker for the development of recurrent wheezing in later life.
Thyroid hormone studies in protein-energy malnutrition [1]
(Oxford University Press, 1999) B.K. Das; B.K. Panda; R. Dhingra; O.P. Mishra; J.K. Agarwal
[No abstract available]