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J Moody

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PubMed1986

Liquid chromatographic determination of folic acid in multivitamin preparations.

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for a stability-indicating assay of folic acid in multivitamin preparations. This method shows excellent recovery and precision characteristics, allows the determination of folic acid to levels of 0.1 microgram/mL, is simple to execute, and is suitable for high volume routine work. A good correlation was demonstrated between the HPLC method and the currently used bioassay.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗
PubMed1986

The effects of age on carbamazepine pharmacokinetics and adverse effects.

The pharmacokinetics and effect of single oral doses of carbamazepine (400 mg) were compared in a group of six young volunteers aged between 20 and 25 years, and a second group of five elderly volunteers aged between 66 and 84 years. No age related changes in salivary or plasma pharmacokinetics or in psychomotor function were detected.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

The posterior sagittal approach to repair of vaginal atresia and imperforate anus.

In 1982 deVries and Peña reintroduced the posterior sagittal approach for the repair of high imperforate anus, and it is already being utilized by many pediatric surgeons worldwide. This approach, the so-called "Kraske approach," has been used in the past for access to difficult rectal lesions, and has been applied to cloacal anomalies, again by Peña and deVries. We have recently applied this technique to repair a mid-vaginal atresia in a 12-year-old girl who also had chronic constipation and fecal incontinence following neonatal imperforate anus repair. The posterior sagittal approach allowed simultaneous reconstruction of the anus and vagina and may have application to the primary repair of ano-vaginal anomalies in infancy. The case history and a discussion of the technique form the basis of this report.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1985

Use of DTPA for increasing the rate of elimination of plutonium-238 and americium-241 from rodents after their inhalation as the nitrates.

This study has shown that: both inhaled (2 mumol/kg) and injected (30 mumol/kg) diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (DTPA) can reduce the lung deposit of 238 Pu and 241 Am inhaled as nitrate to about 1% of that in untreated controls; injection of DTPA is more effective than aerosolized DTPA for reducing deposits of 238Pu and 241Am in the liver and skeleton; combined treatment involving early inhalation of DTPA followed by repeated intravenous injections is likely to be the most effective treatment for workers who have accidentally inhaled plutonium and americium nitrates.

Aerosols↗
PubMed1984

Antibodies to synthetic peptides as probes of acetylcholine receptor structure.

Peptides containing the C-terminus of the alpha-chain of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), as deduced from cDNA data, were synthesised and shown to bind to antibodies to denatured nAChR. Conversely, peptide-specific antibodies bound both to native and to denatured nAChR. Binding was exclusively to the alpha-chain. Trypsinization experiments and the use of the unique C-terminal hexapeptide of the alpha-chain demonstrated that the proposed C-terminus does exist on the mature alpha-chain, and that post-translational cleavage can be discounted as an explanation of the discrepancy of the molecular masses of the alpha-chain deduced from SDS gel electrophoresis (40 kDa) and from the DNA sequencing (50 kDa). Cleavage of the alpha-chain in the membrane occurs at two closely linked sites, resulting in the formation of a large fragment (approximately 35 kDa) and the remainder of the chain (approximately 9-10 kDa). No signs of experimental myasthenia gravis were observed in rabbits immunised with C-terminal peptide coupled to carrier protein.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1984

Misonidazole combined with hyperfractionation in the management of malignant glioma.

Multiple daily fractionated radiation therapy (MDF) may be more effective than conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (CF) in the treatment of malignant glioma. The hypoxic cell sensitizer misonidazole (MISO) could be more effective when employed with small fractions of radiation every 4 hours to take advantage of the long half-life of the drug. To evaluate MDF and MDF in combination with MISO, a randomized prospective trial was initiated. Between January 1981, and December 1982, patients with histologically verified astrocytoma with anaplastic foci or glioblastoma multiforme were randomized to CF (5800 cGy, 30 fractions, 6 weeks), MDF (6141 cGy, 69 fractions, 4 1/2 weeks, at 89 cGy every 4 hours 3 times daily) and MDF in combination with MISO (1.25 gm/M2 three times weekly for the first 3 weeks). In January 1983, the CF arm was dropped and a high dose MDF arm added (7120 cGy, 80 fractions, 5 1/2 weeks, at 89 cGy per fraction every 4 hours 3 times daily). CCNU chemotherapy was given at the time of tumor progression. One hundred and twenty-eight patients were evaluated (38 CF, 42 MDF, 37 MDF plus MISO, and 11 high dose MDF). Median survival was 29 weeks for CF, 45 weeks for MDF and 50 weeks for MDF plus MISO. Survival was significantly improved for patients treated with MDF compared to patients treated with CF (p less than .002). The addition of MISO to MDF did not result in further improvement in survival. Acute toxicity was acceptable. No clinically apparent delayed toxicity was observed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Intrahepatic transplantation of pancreatic islets in the rat.

Islets of Langerhans from isogeneic donor rats were transplanted directly into the hepatic parenchyma of recipients which had been made severely diabetic by streptozotocin (glycaemia ranging between 400 and 1090 mg%). Complete control lasting up to 13 months was achieved in 65% of recipients by using 600-800 islets. Following intravenous glucose administration, each rat responded similarly to normal rats with a rapid but reduced release of insulin. Cytoimmunofluorescence and electron microscopic studies demonstrated the presence of both functional insulin and glucagon cells, within the transplanted islets. It is suggested that for various reasons direct intrahepatic transplantation might become the preferred method for islets.

Animals↗
PubMed1977

Age as a factor affecting lithium therapy.

1 We examined the case notes of 82 psychiatric out-patients (aged 21-84 years) receiving lithium prophylaxis and with steady-state plasma lithium levels. 2 The mean weight-related daily dose of lithium prescribed decreased by about 50% between the third and eight decades. 3 The corresponding steady-state plasma lithium levels showed a less marked tendency to decrease, this only being seen in the seventh and eighth decades. 4 In patients aged 50 years or over the daily lithium dose required to give a plasma level of 1 mmol l-1 (0.50 mmol kg-1) was significantly lower than that (0.65 mmol kg-1) in patients aged under 50 years (P less than 0¿5, Student's t-test). In patients aged 70-79 years this dose was 31% lower than in patients under 50 years. However, interindividual variation was great and it was estimated that age only contributed about 14% to the total interpatient variation. 5 Of the 36 patients under 50 years of age, 42% had minor lithium side-effects and 17% were not optimally controlled with lithium. The corresponding figures for the 46 'older' patients were 46% and 28%. 6 Generally the 50% dosage reduction seemed necessary to compensate for an age-related decrease in lithium excretion and to reduce lithium side effects to a level comparable to that acceptable in younger patients.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Characterization of synergy between ofloxacin, ceftazidime, and tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The purposes of this study were to investigate the potential for synergy between ceftazidime, tobramycin, and ofloxacin against two clinical isolates (PSA 9258, and PSA 9263) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizing time-concentration-kill curves. A pharmacodynamic model was used to simulate one-compartment pharmacokinetics for single-, double-, or triple-drug combinations utilizing two different elimination half-lives (T1/2). Each duplicate experiment was conducted for 24 h in cation-supplemented Mueller-Hinton broth. Synergy, indifference, and antagonism were defined as reductions of > or = 2.0, > or = 0 to < or = 2, or < or = 0 in mean log10 CFU/ml (CFU = colony-forming units) in bacterial counts at any time point during the 24-hour experiment, respectively. Time-concentration-kill curve studies simulating a peak concentration (CP) = 6 micrograms/ml and T1/2 = 5.5 h for ofloxacin combined with ceftazidime (CP = 80 micrograms/ml; T1/2 = 2 h) resulted in 2.18 and 1.81 log CFU/ml mean decreases in bacterial counts for PSA 9258 and 9263, respectively. Simulated ofloxacin pharmacokinetic parameters (CP = 6 micrograms/ml); T1/2 = 5.5 h) combined with tobramycin (CP = 8 micrograms/ml; T1/2 = 2 h) produced 2.26 and 0.6 log CFU/ml mean reductions in bacterial counts for PSA 9258 and 9263, respectively. Time-concentration-kill curve results were inconsistent with checkerboard synergy experiments which indicated antagonism for ofloxacin/tobramycin combinations (fractional inhibitory concentrations = 2.0/2.5) and indifference for ofloxacin/ceftazidime combinations (fractional inhibitory concentrations = 1.0/1.0). In secondary experiments, tobramycin (T1/2 = 2 h) and ceftazidime (T1/2 = 2 h) at concentrations of one fourth and equal to the minimum inhibitory concentration were combined with ofloxacin (CP = 6 micrograms/ml; T1/2 = 5.5 h). When ofloxacin was combined with tobramycin equivalent to the minimum inhibitory concentration, mean reductions in bacterial counts were 3.74 and 5.59 CFU/ml. These results suggest that an enhanced antipseudomonal activity may result by the combination of clinically achievable concentrations of ofloxacin with minimum inhibitory concentration equivalent concentrations of tobramycin.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗