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H Schulte

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Localization of GRF-like immunoreactive neurons in the rat brain.

The localization of human GRF1-44-immunoreactive neurons was studied in the rat brain. A dense accumulation of GRF-containing fibers was noted in the external layer of the median eminence. Cell bodies were observed in colchicine-treated rats. The most intensely fluorescent cluster of cells was contained in the arcuate nucleus. Other cells were seen on the base of the hypothalamus, within the median forebrain bundle, dorsal and ventral aspects of the ventromedial nucleus, zona incerta and dorsal part of the dorsomedial nucleus. These cells may influence the pulsatile release of pituitary growth hormone.

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Dietary habits in Eastern Germany: changes after reunification and their relation to CHD risk profiles (DRECAN).

As part of the DREsden CArdiovascular risk and Nutrition study, 2038 participants, selected from a cohort of 3076 workers in the Dresden area, underwent a detailed nutritional analysis of the periods before and after German reunification. Although protein, fat, carbohydrate, and total calorie intake did not change in Dresden after reunification, polyunsaturated fat replaced 17% of the saturated fatty acids, dairy product intake tripled, and fruit intake increased by 70%. Relative to a reference PROCAM 'western' cohort, the 90th percentile of triglycerides was higher in middle-aged men, and the levels of total cholesterol and HDLC were higher in all males. Serum LDLC levels in males and females were similar. Serum lipid concentrations and the prevalence of hyperlipidemia were similar to those of the PROCAM cohort, but smoking was less common. In young males and females, body mass index was higher; hypertension was more frequent. We assume that the differences in nutrition and risk profile before reunification were less substantial than commonly believed.

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[The effect of pathogenic factors and anti-rheumatic drugs on the proliferation of cultured human fibroblasts].

1. Staphylolysin and low density lipoprotein (LDL) stimulate the proliferation of cultivated fetal human fibroblasts of the lung. 2. Antirheumatic drugs (prednisolone, acetylsalicylic acid, D-penicillamine and chloroquine) inhibit the proliferation of cultivated fetal human fibroblasts. 3. Antirheumatic drugs (prednisolone, acetylsalicylic acid, D-penicillamine and chloroquine), simultaneously added to the cluture eliminate the acceleration of the proliferation induced by staphylolysine or low density lipoprotein. 4. These results suggest, that in rheumatic diseases either pathogenic factors or antirheumatic drugs stimulate or inhibit, respectively, directly the cells of the connective tissue. Arterial wall cells, being mesenchymal cells, react in similar way on staphylolysine, low density lipoprotein and antirheumatic drugs. The similarity between the rheumatic and the arteriosclerotic process suggest to use antirheumatic drugs in the prevention and therapy of human arteriosclerosis.

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Routine screening for coagulation inhibitors prior to prescribing the pill: prevalence data from a large cohort of German pill starters.

A total of 2674 women were recruited to participate in a multicenter oral contraceptive (OC) study on hemostasis. At baseline, protein S activity less than 60% of normal values was found in two volunteers (0.75 per 1000) and the antithrombin III activity was less than 60% of normal values in three volunteers (1.1 per 1000). All measurements were confirmed by a second assessment. In contrast, of the 28 women presenting with protein C levels less than 60% of normal values, only six were confirmed (2.3 per 1000). Of these, one was also protein S-deficient. Seven women could not be studied twice and 15 were false-low according to their normal control values. These data suggest that routine screening of the hemostatic system may reveal findings suggestive of inhibitor deficiencies in as many as 3.75 per 1000 of apparently healthy candidates for OCs. However, our data also demonstrate that unselected screening is compromised by a considerable rate of false-positive results and cannot generally be recommended. However, screening of coagulation inhibitors is feasible in women with a family history of thromboembolic disease.

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