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H Kida

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Partial isolation and characterization of bromosulphosphthalein-binding protein from rat liver plasma membranes.

Digestion of liver plasma membranes with trypsin and chymotrypsin prevented specific binding of 35-S or 131-I-bromosulphophthalein (BSP) to these membranes, in contrast concomitant appearance of BSP binding protein was observed in a high-speed (100,000 x g. 1 hr) supernatant of the extracts. On the other hand, BSP binding capacity of receptors was hardly destroyed by digestion with high concentration of phospholipase A, C. Gel filtration experiments on a column of Sephadex indicated that specific BSP binding to a protein in the high-speed supernatant was observed and this protein contained at least sialic acid and pentose suggesting a fragment of glycoprotein. In addition this molecular size was far smaller than 23,000, calibrated with bovine trypsin. Competitive inhibition was also observed between 131-I-BSP and BSP on a specific protein by gel filtration, while cholic acid did not affect its capacity to bind 131I-BSP. These results suggest that the specific protein on the liver plasma membrane is involved in the transport of organic anions across hepatocyte surface membranes.

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Vitamin D resistant hypophosphatemic osteomalacia associated with osteosarcoma of the mandible: report of a case.

A case of vitamin D resistant hypophosphatemic osteomalacia associated with osteosarcoma of the mandible is presented. The patient complained of lumbar, knee and foot pain and muscle weakness of two years' duration. Serum phosphorous was 1.0-1.6 mg/dl, tubular reabsorption of phosphorus was 47 to 58%, TmPO4/GFR was o.7-1.2 mg/dl. Aminoaciduria was noted. Bone biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of osteomalacia. He partially responded to the treatment with 1 alpha()H) D3 and sodium phosphate. After removal of sarcoma of the mandible, symptoms remitted and pertinent laboratory data became normal except serum alkaline phosphatase for more than one year without treatment. It is suggested that an impaired response of the tubule and bone to active vitamin D3, caused in some way by the osteosarcoma might be one of the causes of osteomalacia in this case.

Adult↗

B lymphocyte subset patterns and their significance in idiopathic glomerulonephritis.

The proportion of B lymphocyte subsets with surface immunoglobulin G (sIgG) was significantly increased in minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS), membranous nephropathy, IgA nephropathy and mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (MCGN) and with sIgA in IgA nephropathy and MCGN, and with sIgE in MCNS. Increased subsets in membranous nephropathy, IgA nephropathy and MCGN corresponded to the immunoglobulins deposited in the glomeruli, and the increased subset of sIgE in MCNS was correlated with the elevation of serum IgE. These results suggest that each disease studied has a characteristic subset pattern of B lymphocyte response. This may have an important role in determining the histological type of idiopathic glomerulonephritis.

Adolescent↗

Presence of Vi antigen in a virulent strain of leptospira interrogans serovar pomona and relation of Vi antigens of leptospiras to resistance to leptospiricidal activity mediated by antiserum plus complement.

Vi antigen was found in a virulent strain of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. The presence of Vi antigen was shown by the agglutinin-absorption and precipitin-absorption tests. Each strain of pomona and copenhageni which possessed Vi antigen and was resistant to the leptospiricidal activity mediated by the antiserum plus complement lost Vi antigen and became susceptible to the leptospiricidal activity when cultured in the presence of 8-azaguanine. The strains thus treated with 8-azaguanine recovered the resistance and Vi antigen when cultured in medium without 8-azaguanine.

Antigens, Bacterial↗

Hepatic glomerulonephritis. Characteristics of hepatic IgA glomerulonephritis as the major part.

Glomerular lesions associated with hepatic disease were evaluated. Among 752 consecutive patients with hepatitis and cirrhosis, nephritic urinary changes appeared in 1.0% of chronic hepatitis and 9.2% of cirrhotics, but none in patients with acute or subacute hepatitis. Kidney tissue was obtained from 141 cases, of which 59 underwent immunofluorescent studies. Except for a few with possibly coincidental glomerulonephritis, the main glomerular pathology was mesangial depositive or proliferative lesions with frequent circumferential mesangial interposition. The highest incidence (up to 69.2%) occurred in liver cirrhosis. The glomerular immunohistology was not necessarily homogeneous. In acute or subacute hepatitis, IgG or IgM, if present, was dominant. The more chronic the course the liver disease followed, the more frequently significant IgA deposition emerged, occurring in 60.5% of cirrhotics. The IgA positive cases often disclosed paramesangial dense deposits, which is one of the characteristics of primary IgA nephritis. Hepatic IgA nephritis exhibited a lower nephritogenicity and a proneness to show mesangial interposition when compared with primary or purpuric IgA nephritis. The possible origin of glomerular IgA associated with liver disease is discussed.

Chronic Disease↗

Growth of avian and human influenza viruses in organ cultures of duck and chicken colons.

Colons from ducks and chicken 1, 7, 14 and 28 days old maintained near-normal morphology up to 48 and 96 hours respectively in a system using NCTC135 medium (a part) + Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (9 parts ), at 37 degrees C and 95 per cent O2/5 per cent CO2. In the colon of 1 and 28 day-old ducks, duck influenza virus (Hav7N2) and budgerigar influenza virus (Hav4Nav1) grew to peak titer by hour 72, whereas human influenza virus (H3N2) did not grow. In the colon of 1 day-old chicken, the three viruses grew in the order of first duck virus, then budgerigar virus and then human virus, but in the colon of 28 day-old chicken, the growth of human virus was much less. Specific fluorescence was demonstrated in the mucosal epithelium of the colon of ducks and chicken, and intensity of fluorescence correlated with virus yield. THe fact that the avian and not the human influenza viruses showed good growth in the duck colons coincided with the fact that influenza viruses possessing avian hemagglutinin subtypes have frequently been isolated in nature from duck intestines.

Animals↗

Classification of avian paramyxoviruses by immunodiffusion on the basis of antigenic specificity of their M protein antigens.

Seventeen avian paramyxoviruses consisting of ten reference strains and seven recent isolates were classified by immunodiffusion into six species on the basis of the antigenic specificity of their M protein (MP) antigens. The species were represented by the following viruses. (1) Newcastle disease virus, (2) Chicken/California/Yucaipa/56, (3) Turkey/Wisconsin/68, (4) Duck/Mississippi/75, (5) Pigeon/Otaru/76 and (6) Budgerigar/Kunitachi/1/74. The differences in the HN antigens between viruses which were classified into the same species on the basis of the antigenic specificity of their MP antigens, may provide a basis for classifying them into types.

Antigens, Viral↗