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J Goto

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PubMed1983

[Clinical experience with cefmetazole in the field of oral surgery].

Tissue concentrations of cefmetazole (CMZ) in rabbits were 17--49% of the blood levels at the corresponding time. Transfer pattern of CMZ was very similar to the pattern of the blood level, suggesting to be supposable the tissue concentration of CMZ. The clinical trial was studied concentrating on the observation of side effects and laboratory findings, especially the change of transaminase after anesthesia with GOF (gas-oxygen-fluothane). Four cases, who had anethesia with GOF, revealed the elevation of transaminase.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

An epidemiological study of Serratia marcescens infections by bacteriocin typing.

Bacteriocin sensitivity typing according to the method of Traub (Appl. Microbiol. 1971. 21: 837-840) was carried out on 226 clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens obtained from inpatients at Nagasaki University Hospital during the period from January 1976 to December 1978. The isolates were divided into 16 different bacteriocin types, mainly 26, 4, and 9. The distribution of the types suggests that Serratia marcescens infections may be caused by cross infection. Reproducibility of bacteriocin typing and the relationship between serotypes (O-antigen) and bacteriocin types are discussed in regard to the application of this method to the study of nosocomial infections.

Bacterial Infections↗
PubMed1982

The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on biliary bile acid composition in patients with cholesterol gallstone.

To elucidate the role of conjugated biliary bile acids in gallstone dissolution, the acids in bile were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography before and after the treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid for 3-26 months in patients with gallstone. The stone-dissolving effect of ursodeoxycholic acid was confirmed in 7 of 10 patients and the lithogenic index lowered significantly after the treatment. The compositions of cholate, chenodeoxycholate and ursodeoxycholate were about 33, 45 and 4%, respectively, in the control and pre-treatment groups. In the post-treatment group, a markedly low value was observed in primary bile acids both glycine-conjugates and taurine-conjugates, especially in cholate, with a significantly high value of ursodeoxycholate (p less than 0.001) of both conjugates. On the other hand, no difference was observed in the composition of deoxycholate with significantly low percentage of taurine-conjugates compared with that in the pre-treatment group. The ratio of glycine- to taurine-conjugated bile acids showed a significantly higher value in the post-treatment group than in the pre-treatment group (p less than 0.001) and the control group (p less than 0.005). The bile specimens were measured concomitantly by gas-liquid chromatography and the results were compared with those of high-performance liquid chromatography. The mean value of total bile acids, the ratio of cholate to chenodeoxycholate and the ratio of glycine- to taurine-conjugated bile acids obtained by the former analysis procedure represented about 57, 80 and 115% of those of the latter. It is concluded that the high G/T value seems to have a role in the dissolution mechanism.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Studies on steroids. CLXX. Separation and determination of bile acid 3-sulfates in human bile by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A method for the simultaneous determination of sulfated bile acids in human bile without prior hydrolysis and solvolysis is described. The sulfate fraction was obtained from a bile specimen by passing it through a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge, followed by group separation by ion-exchange chromatography on a lipophilic gel, piperidinohydroxypropyl Sephadex LH-20. Subsequent resolution into the 3-sulfates of unconjugated, glycine- and taurine-conjugated ursodeoxycholate, cholate, chenodeoxycholate, deoxycholate and lithocholate was attained by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on an SC-02 column. Separation of these sulfates was effected when acetonitrile-0.5% ammonium carbonate (8:31, 8:26 and 8:23, v/v) was used as mobile phase. The sulfated bile acids in human bile were unequivocally identified on the basis of their behaviour in HPLC using mobile phases of various PH values. The present method proved to be applicable to the characterization and quantitation of sulfated bile acids in human bile.

Bile↗
PubMed1981

Syntheses of L-tyrosine-related amino acids by tyrosine phenol-lyase of Citrobacter intermedius.

Degradation of tyrosine to phenol, pyruvate and ammonia by tyrosine phenol-lyase from Citrobacter intermedius (formerly named Escherichia intermedia) is readily reversible at high concentrations of pyruvate and ammonia. Spectrophotometric studies indicate that ammonia is the first substrate which interacts with bound pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. Kinetic results show that pyruvate is the second substrate bound, hence phenol must be the third. When an appropriate phenol derivative is substituted for phenol, the corresponding tyrosine analogue can be synthesized. 3-Fluoro-, 2-fluoro-, 3-chloro-, 2-chloro-, 3-bromo-, 2-bromo-, 2-iodo-, 3-methyl-, 2-methyl- and 2-methoxy-L-tyrosines have been synthesized by this reaction. By using various phenol derivatives or tyrosine analogues as substrates, the substrate specificity of tyrosine phenol-lyase is investigated and the situation of its active site is discussed.

Citrobacter↗
PubMed1981

Smooth muscle relaxing drugs and guinea pig ileum.

The effects of various smooth muscle relaxing drugs on contractile responses to acetylcholine (ACh), Ba2+ and Ca2+, and on the tissue cyclic AMP levels were examined in the guinea pig ileum. Papaverine and theophylline caused a decrease both in the maximum height and the slope of dose-response curves induced by the three stimulants, and an increase in the cyclic AMP levels. Diltiazem and D-600 produced a decrease in the maximum and the slope of ACh and Ba2+ dose-response curves, shifted the Ca2+ dose-response curves to higher concentrations, in a parallel manner, but failed to change the cyclic AMP levels. Etomidoline and benactyzine shifted the curves for the three stimulants in parallel to the right, but at higher concentrations depressed the maximum of ACh and Ba2+ responses with a further parallel shift. These drugs exerted little influence on the basal level of tissue cyclic AMP, but etomidoline significantly depressed the Ba2+ -induced increase in cyclic AMP level. The smooth muscle relaxing drugs used could be classified in three types, thereby suggesting that there are at least three different mechanisms involved in smooth muscle relaxing action.

Acetylcholine↗
PubMed1980

A novel immunization procedure involving pretreatment with cross-reacting steroid conjugated to a copolymer of D-glutamic acid and D-lysine for production of low cross-reactive antisera.

Anti-testosterone and anti-5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone antisera have been produced by pretreatment of mice with a cross-reacting steroid coupled to a copolymer of D-glutamic acid and D-lysine to inhibit production of cross-reacting antibodies before immunization with the specific steroid conjugated to a protein. 15 beta-Carboxyethylmercapto derivatives were used as haptens. The cross-reactivities of the anti-testosterone and anti-5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone antisera with 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone and with testosterone were 0.49 and 13.5%, respectively.

Animals↗
PubMed1980

Genetical relationship between R plasmids derived from Salmonella and Escherichia coli obtained from a pig farm, and its epidemiological significance.

A total of 475 Salmonella strains belonging to 5 serovars, isolated from a pig farm which had been heavily contaminated with Salmonella for the past 2 years were tested for antibiotic susceptibility and detection of R plasmids. Thirty-three Escherichia coli isolates from the same farm were also examined in a similar way. Out of 475 strains 348 (73.2%) were resistant to one or more antibiotics such as tetracycline (Tc), streptomycin (Sm), sulfadimethoxine (Su), chloramphenicol (Cm) and kanamycin (Km), and 247 (85.2%) out of 290 strains belonging to 3 serovars examined harboured conjugative R plasmids. There was no change in the pattern of drug resistance during this survey nor any variation in the pattern of resistance of R plasmids, whatever the serovar. The antibiogram pattern Tc Sm Su, mainly S. typhimurium, was common among Salmonella strains. Among the transferred resistance patterns, the thermosensitive R plasmids conferring the Tc marker detected in this study were Fi-, and belonged to incompatibility group H1, whereas the R plasmids conferring Sm Su resistances which coexisted in the same host were Fi+, and compatible with the reference R plasmids tested. The I alpha plasmid conferring Cm resistance alone was isolated from S. anatum and the FII plasmid conferring Sm Km resistances was also isolated from S. typhimurium. In contrast, the 33 E. coli strains examined were resistant to three or five antibiotics and most of the resistance markers were located on conjugative R plasmids. I alpha plasmids conferring Cm resistance alone or FII plasmids conferring Cm or Km markers were common in the E. coli strains. H1 and H2 plasmids conferring multiple resistance markers were also found in them. The genetic properties of R plasmids derived from Salmonella or E. coli strains are compared, and the potential spread of R plasmids between strains of Salmonella and E. coli is discussed.

Animals↗
PubMed1980

Effects of rapid stimulation on the transmembrane action potentials of rabbit sinus node pacemaker cells.

We studied the mechanism of post-overdrive suppression in superfused rabbit sinus node pacemaker cells. Small specimens of sinus node tissue isolated from rabbit hearts were driven at a fast rate (overdrive) for 10-120 seconds using single sucrose gap methods. During the control perfusion (35 degrees C Tyrode's solution), overdrive caused a progressive decrease in maximum diastolic potential (MDP), overshoot (OS), and maximum rate of depolarization at phase 0 [dV/dt)max]. After cessation of the overdrive, the rate of diastolic depolarization decreased, and the spontaneous activity was suppressed temporarily (post-overdrive suppression). MDP, OS, (dV/dt)max, and the spontaneous activity returned within a few seconds to the level observed before overdrive. Atropine (2 x 10(-6) g/ml) did not influence the effects of overdrive. After ouabain administration (3 x 10(-7) g/ml) or in low temperature perfusate (25 degrees C), the effects of overdrive were accentuated, and a marked suppression of spontaneous activity with a long pause of over several seconds was seen following the overdrive. These results suggest that the post-overdrive suppression of sinus node is attributable, at least in part, to ionic shifts following overdrive, and may be potentiated by metabolic dysfunction of pacemaker cells.

Action Potentials↗