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C Paul

Publications and source records attributed to C Paul.

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Blood coagulation studies in patients with advanced carcinoma of the prostate treated with 2,6-cis-diphenylhexamethylcyclotetrasiloxane or estramustine-17-phosphate.

Two drugs, 2,6-cis-diphenylhexamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Cisobitan) and estramustine-17-phosphate (Estracyt) were given to patients with poorly differentiated metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. The effect of the drugs on blood coagulation was investigated. Some parameters showed changes during the treatment: Antithrombin III decreased in the Estracyt treated patients to a level which might imply a thrombogenic effect. Fibrinogen decreased, whereas factor VIII showed no consistent change. Normotest changes appeared to correlate with liver damage whereas antithrombin III showed no change. Increased levels of fibrinogen degradation products and fibrinopeptide A (FPA) were more frequent in the group of deteriorating patients. However, the number of FPA analyses were too small for any definite conclusions regarding possible disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Afibrinogenemia↗

Clinical trial of a new intramuscular iron preparation in iron deficiency anaemia.

A new intramuscular iron preparation (Ferastral) permitting high doses of iron (500 mg) to be given in two simultaneous of 250 mg, was tested in 20 courses given to 11 patients with iron deficiency anaemia. The total iron doses given ranged from 1 000-2 500 mg. The amount injected was calculated from the degree of haemoglobin deficiency. Additional 500-1 000 mg iron were given to fill the depots. Haemoglobin regeneration was satisfactory. Bone marrow aspiration to assess storage iron 2-14 weeks after treatment was carried out in most patients and showed restoration of stainable iron in bone marrow in those cases given Ferastral in doses of 500-1 000 mg greater than calculated to normalize haemoglobin concentrations. In two patients with persistent continued blood loss the bone marrow remained negative for stainable iron. Side-effects were negligible.

Adult↗

The primary sequence of chicken myoglobin (Gallus gallus).

After enzymatic digestion of chicken myoglobin by trypsin, chymotrypsin or thermolysin, the separation of peptides was performed by column chromatography on various ion exchange resins. Each peptide was purified by high-voltage paper electrophoresis or by chromatography either on paper or on ion-exchange resin, and its complete amino acid sequence was then determined by the combined dansyl-Edman procedure and by endopeptidase digestions. The whole globin was submitted to automatic Edman degradation using the Beckman sequencer. Residues have been positioned from overlaps of sequence data between tryptic (T), chymotryptic (C) and thermolysin (Th) peptides. The stepwise degradation of the whole globin confirmed the alignment of the N-terminal third of the molecule. The combination of these different approaches has led to the complete determination of the 153 residues sequence forming the polypeptide chain of chicken myoglobin. Comparison of the established chicken myoglobin structure with those from other species shows a conservation of structure, although the avian protein exhibits more variations in its amino acid sequence than has been found between other known myoglobins which all belong to mammalian species.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Total disappearance of a fatal pulmonary embolus during streptokinase therapy of an iliofemoral thrombosis.

During streptokinase treatment of an iliofemoral thrombosis, a formerly healthy man developed clinical signs of major pulmonary embolism. In spite of all attempts at resuscitation, the patient died after 1.5 hours. The autopsy showed no signs of remaining thrombus or emboli. The probable explanation is that the thrombus had partially been lysed and that the remaining parts formed an embolus large enough to cause considerable haemodynamic changes which could not be influenced. Lysis continued pre- and postmortally and was complete at the time of autopsy.

Aged↗

Complete amino acid sequence of the Mu heavy chain of a human IgM immunoglobulin.

The amino acid sequence of the micro, chain of a human IgM immunoglobulin, including the location of all disulfide bridges and oligosaccharides, has been determined. The homology of the constant regions of immunoglobulin micro, gamma, alpha, and epsilon heavy chains reveals evolutionary relationships and suggests that two genes code for each heavy chain.

Amino Acid Sequence↗