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C Jones

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Vascular expression of clusterin in experimental cyclosporine nephrotoxicity.

Clusterin is a widely expressed glycoprotein, which appears to be induced during tissue damage. We have examined the expression of the clusterin gene in the kidney during the development of cyclosporine (CyA)-induced nephrotoxicity in the rat using in situ hybridization histochemistry. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (170 g) were divided into experimental or control groups and were given intraperitoneal injections of CyA (25 mg/kg) or vehicle respectively for 2, 4 and 6 weeks. Kidneys from animals sacrificed at these times were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in paraffin. Tissue sections were hybridized using either a sense or antisense riboprobe complementary to clusterin mRNA which was labelled with 32P-UTP. Clusterin gene expression was detected in scattered tubules in kidneys from control animals. Expression of clusterin in cortical collecting ducts of CyA-treated animals was evident at 2 weeks and increased substantially at 4 and 6 weeks. Clusterin expression was also seen in afferent arterioles, the glomerular capsule and transitional epithelium of the renal pelvis of kidney sections from rats treated with CyA for 6 weeks. No labelling above background was seen at any time with the sense probe. Renin immunostaining in afferent arterioles of kidney sections from animals treated with CyA showed a marked increase after 4 and 6 weeks of CyA treatment.

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Preventing baby bottle tooth decay: eight-year results.

Baby bottle tooth decay (BBTD) is a preventable dental disease that affects more than 50% of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children. A community-oriented program to prevent BBTD was implemented in 12 AI/AN communities in 1986. In 1989, the overall prevalence of BBTD for the 12 sites combined decreased from 57% to 43% which represented a 25% reduction (P<.001). Funding for the formal program was discontinued in 1990. In 1994, the Indian Health Service Dental and Head Start funded an assessment of the current prevalence of BBTD and the level of program implementation at the 12 original sites. This paper describes the findings. At the five sites where both one-to- one counseling and community-based educational activities had continued, BBTD prevalence was reduced by 38%(P<.001) over the eight-year period.

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A hard day's night.

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