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The case is presented of an 18 year old female patient who was diagnosed at the age of 2 of Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), and that at the age of 17 presented amenorrhea and hirsutism with 18 months evolution, and diagnosed of polycystic ovaries (PCO). The possible causes of this rare association which has not been previously described are discussed.
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In an infant with neonatal citrullinaemia therapy was instituted on day 1 of life with a low-protein diet and oral supplements of arginine, alpha-keto-acids, essential amino acids and carnitine. The latter may have contributed to the excellent clinical outcome, as evidenced by normal growth and satisfactory psychomotor development at 3 years of age.
1. Electrical stimulation induced tritium release from branches of human middle cerebral arteries preincubated with [3H]noradrenaline (NA), which was reduced by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonists, clonidine and B-HT 920, and not affected by the alpha 1-agonist, methoxamine. 2. The stimulated tritium release was inhibited by yohimbine (alpha 2-antagonist), and increased by phentolamine (alpha-antagonist) and prazosin (alpha 1-antagonist). 3. The inhibitory effect of clonidine was antagonized by yohimbine. 4. NA uptake was markedly reduced when the interval between the death and the autopsy was greater than 5 hr. 5. These data indicates the existence of presynaptic inhibitory alpha 2-adrenoceptors, but not alpha 1, in human cerebral arteries, and that the adrenergic nerve endings start to degenerate from 5 hr after death.
The effect of the administration of secretin and bethanechol on exocrine pancreatic secretion was studied in rabbits subjected to temperature changes; these involved a drop from 38 degrees C +/- 1 to 28 degrees C +/- 1 (hypothermia) and a subsequent return to 38 degrees C +/- 1 (normothermia). It was observed that hypothermia does not depress the action of secretin on the secretion of fluid, HCO3- and Cl-. Neither was the action of bethanechol on the enzyme secretion affected by changes in body temperature.
The effects of experimentally induced hypothermia on exocrine pancreatic secretion in rabbits were investigated. During hypothermia the flow of pancreatic juice decreased to 50% of basal values and recovered after rewarming. Hypothermia scarcely affected HCO-3, Cl- and Na+ concentrations but did cause significant alterations in K+ concentrations. During hypothermia and later normothermia a parallel secretion in the enzymes amylase, chymotrypsin and trypsin was seen to take place. Enzyme secretion decreased throughout the experimental period in the rabbits undergoing hypothermia and later normothermia, as in the case of the control animals.
The present study investigated the level of immunity of the population against three strains of the influenza virus (A Chile/1/83 -A Philippines/2/82 and B URSS/100/83) before and three months after vaccination, and the immune response to whole virus vaccine as compared with fragmented virus vaccine. A high percentage of the population had titers greater than or equal to 1/10 before vaccination for the Chile (54%) and Philippines (65.7%) strains, while titers against the URSS strain were lower (25.4%). There was a definitive increase in antibody titer in the vaccinated population, although it was lower than expected. The overall response to both vaccines, with protecting titers greater than or equal to 1/40 after vaccination was 65.2% for the Chile strain, 74.6% for the Philippines strain, and 15% for the URSS strain. No differences in the overall immune response were found between the groups vaccinated with whole and fragmented virus.