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M Satoh

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Increased erythrocyte aggregation in diabetes mellitus and its relationship to glycosylated haemoglobin and retinopathy.

The velocity of erythrocyte aggregation in vitro was determined in 15 non-diabetic and 28 Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic subjects, in autologous plasma under uniform shear flow using a rheoscope combined with a television image analyzer and a computer. In the diabetic subjects, the velocity of aggregation showed a significant correlation with the haemoglobin A1 level, and was significantly increased in the proliferative retinopathy group. An alteration of plasma protein composition in the diabetic subjects (increase of phi- and alpha 2-fractions) also influenced erythrocyte aggregation, being related to the haemoglobin A1 level. The percentage of the phi-fraction and a parameter, (alpha 2 + phi)/albumin, defined by plasma electrophoresis, showed a strong correlation with the velocity of aggregation.

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Viability of the human placental villi in organ culture.

The viability of the placental villi in organ culture was investigated both from the morphological and functional points of view. Morphological viability was judged on the appearance of the villi with special emphasis on the trophoblastic cells and the morphological integrity of the placental villi could be maintained for at least 96 h in organ culture. Functional viability was judged by analyses of delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; delta 5,4-isomerase (3 beta-HSD) activity with 14C-pregnenolone as the substrate and by the suppressive effect of the cultivated villi on the secretion of plasminogen activator (PA) obtained from mouse peritoneal macrophages stimulated by OK-432. It was found that the 3 beta-HSD activity and suppressive effect on PA secretion could be preserved for at least 120 h in organ culture.

3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases↗

Neurotransmitter-blocking agents influence antinociceptive effects of carbamazepine, baclofen, pentazocine and morphine on bradykinin-induced trigeminal pain.

The influence of naloxone (a narcotic antagonist), bicuculline (a GABA antagonist), phentolamine (an alpha-blocking agent), propranolol (a beta-adrenergic blocking agent), haloperidol (a dopaminergic blocking agent), methysergide (a serotonergic blocking agent) and atropine (a muscarinic blocking agent), on the antinociceptive effects induced by carbamazepine, baclofen, pentazocine and morphine, were investigated with a new antinociception test, using the trigeminal pain induced by application of bradykinin onto the tooth pulp of the rat. The antinociceptive effect of carbamazepine was significantly inhibited by bicuculline, phentolamine, propranolol and haloperidol but not by naloxone, methysergide and atropine. The effect of baclofen was significantly reduced by naloxone, bicuculline, propranolol and atropine but not by phentolamine, haloperidol and methysergide. The antinociceptive actions of pentazocine and morphine on trigeminal pain were significantly reduced by naloxone and phentolamine, and by naloxone alone, respectively. These results suggest the involvement of different neurotransmitters in the antinociceptive effects of the four analgesic drugs on trigeminal pain induced by bradykinin.

Analgesics↗

A newly designed model for infection-induced bladder stone formation in the rat.

A newly designed urolithiasis model for rats, inducing a mild urinary tract infection, exhibiting reduced renal damage without pyelonephritis and causing reliable stone formation, was established. This was accomplished by implanting a zinc disc in the bladder and then performing transvesical inoculation of Proteus mirabilis into the bladder. Five days after challenge with 10(7) colony forming units (CFU) of P. mirabilis in each rat, the number of organisms in the bladder urine reached a level of over 10(5) colony forming units per ml. The infection was mostly restricted to the urinary tract organs. Infectious bladder stones were formed 5 days after infection and developed day by day, weighing 88.3 +/- 18.8 mg. on the 21st day. Blood urea nitrogen values stayed in the normal range in all test animals during this experiment. The main composition of the stones formed was shown to be struvite (MgNH4PO4 X 6H2O).

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The periaqueductal gray is the site of the antinociceptive action of carbamazepine as related to bradykinin-induced trigeminal pain.

Using freely moving and conscious rats, the antinociceptive effects of microinjections of carbamazepine, into the periaqueductal gray (PAG), nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis (NRPG) and nucleus raphé magnus (NRM) on the biting-like responses induced by bradykinin applied to the tooth pulp, were investigated to determine the primary site of action of this drug. Microinjections of carbamazepine into the PAG ipsi- and contralateral to the stimulated tooth pulp produced dose-dependent suppressive effects on the biting-like responses within 1 min. The ED50 was 1.57 micrograms per rat, that is about 1,500 times less than that for carbamazepine administered systemically. The antinociceptive effect of carbamazepine administered into the PAG was inhibited by pretreatment with bicuculline but not by phentolamine, propranolol and haloperidol. Microinjections of carbamazepine into the NRPG and NRM were rarely effective in the production of antinociception at doses used (up to 3 micrograms per rat). These results suggest that the PAG is one of the primary target sites for the antinociceptive activity of carbamazepine, and that GABAergic systems are involved this action of carbamazepine.

Analgesics↗

Effect of selenite on renal toxicity and antitumor activity of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum in mice inoculated with Ehrlich ascites tumor cell.

Effect of sodium selenite on renal toxicity and antitumor activity of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (Cisplatin; CDDP) repeatedly administered to mice inoculated with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells were examined. Simultaneous repeated administration of selenite with CDDP markedly improved the growth depression, the renal toxicity indicated by blood urea nitrogen value and the diarrhea caused by CDDP, and inhibited the growth of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells cooperatively with CDDP. This results suggest that selenium compounds are useful for prevention of the toxic side effects of CDDP.

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Suppressive effect of ciramadol on the bradykinin-induced activities of the lamina V-type cells of the rat spinal dorsal horn.

The effects of a new analgesic drug, ciramadol, on single neuronal activities of lamina V-type cells of the spinal dorsal horn were investigated in spinal rats when applied microelectrophoretically to the cells or administered systemically. In the majority of lamina V-type cells examined, ciramadol inhibited the activities induced by intra-arterial injection of bradykinin (painful stimulation) but not those induced by mechanical noxious and innocuous stimuli. These results directly evidence that ciramadol acts on the lamina V-type cells of the spinal dorsal horn to block the bradykinin-induced (nociceptive) activities there.

Amines↗

A new bronchofiberscope for the study of diseases of very peripheral airways.

A new device, the BF-1.8T, has been designed to go through the 2.6 mm channel of the conventional fiberoptic bronchoscope (Olympus BF type ITR). It measures 1.8 mm in outer diameter; it has a visual angle of 75 degrees, a range of observation of 3 to 30 mm, an effective length of 950 mm, and a total length of 1120 mm. The tip can extend from the wedge of the outside endoscope by up to 180 mm, providing safe manipulation by the examiner. The results of four cases were briefly presented out of nearly 100 so far examined in our hospital. Selective alveolobronchography (SAB) was simultaneously performed because SAB could be done easily and the results were complementary to the direct observation which was obtained with the BF-1.8T. These data were also correlated with the results of transbronchial lung biopsies.

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Periosteal ossifying fibroma of the palate.

An unusual case of the ossifying fibroma of a 54-year-old woman is reported. Clinically the lesion appeared as an exophytic mass on the hard palate and apparently originated outside of bone. Histologically the resected tumor is well encapsulated and made up of a richly cellular fibroblastic stroma containing foci of mature bone with a predominantly lamellar structure. While the possibility exists that the lesion is reactive, it appears to be a true neoplastic growth and a purely soft tissue process arising from the periosteum of the palate. Thus, we proposed the term periosteal ossifying fibroma for this distinct lesion in order to distinguish it from the common peripheral ossifying fibroma.

Diagnosis, Differential↗

[A case of thyroid carcinoma with temporal bone metastasis].

A 34-year-old female who had received left hemi-thyroidectomy because of carcinoma of the thyroid complained of progressive deafness 5 years postoperatively. A red pulsating tumor was found in her mid-ear; it was removed incompletely. The tumor was diagnosed as a glomus jugulare tumor. The patient died at age 47 due to tumor progression. Autopsy revealed a temporal bone tumor with brain invasion; histological examination confirmed it to be a metastasis from the thyroid carcinoma. Clinical and histological details of this rare case are reported and the relevant literature is reviewed.

Adult↗

[Milking of 234Th from uranium by the combined use of adsorption on active charcoal and anion exchange].

A rapid and simple procedure for the preparation of carrier-free 234Th for use as a tracer has been devised. A 0.01 mol X dm-3 HCl solution (120 cm3) of uranium (1.6 mol X dm-3) is kept contact with active charcoal. After the bulk uranium solution is removed, 234Th adsorbed on the charcoal is eluted with a 6 mol X dm-3 HCl solution (120 cm3). A small amount of uranium remaining in the solution of 234Th is completely removed by passing the solution through anion-exchange column.

Adsorption↗