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P Russo

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PubMed1981

DNA-damaging activity in vivo and bacterial mutagenicity of sixteen aromatic amines and azo-derivatives, as related quantitatively to their carcinogenicity.

Sixteen aromatic amines and azo-derivatives were studied. They were: benzidine; 2-acetylaminofluorene; 3'-methyl-p-dimethylaminobenzene; o-aminoazo-toluene; p-dimethylaminoazobenzene; 2,4-diamino-toluene; 4,4'-oxydianiline; 2,4-diaminoanisole; 4,4'-methylenedianiline; 2-naphthylamine; Auramine O; Rhodamine B; Ponceau MX; 1-naphthylamine; p-aminoazobenzene and aniline. The compounds were examined for their capability to induce alkaline DNA fragmentation in rat liver after treatment in vivo, for their mutagenicity in the Salmonella strains TA 98 and TA 100, for their acute toxicity and for their carcinogenicity in mice and rats. For each parameter a quantitative potency index was established, and the correlation existing amongst the different parameters investigated. Only mutagenicity in the strain TA 98 was slightly correlated with carcinogenic potency (r = 0.408). DNA fragmentation and toxicity were not correlated with carcinogenicity. A significant correlation was found between DNA fragmentation and toxicity (r = 0.539). No correlation was found between DNA fragmentation and mutagenicity. The lack of correlation between DNA fragmentation and carcinogenicity is in contrast with previous results obtained with a family of hydrazine derivatives (12) and a group of nitrosocompounds (22). For these two groups of chemicals correlation between DNA fragmentation and carcinogenicity existed, but not between carcinogenicity and mutagenicity in the Ames' test. It is suggested that short term tests can perform very differently for different classes of chemicals.

Amines↗
PubMed1981

Clinical hemodynamic and angiographic findings in 94 patients with old myocardial infarction. Comparison with 79 patients with coronary artery disease and no myocardial infarction.

Clinical, hemodynamic, coronary arteriographic, and ventriculographic findings of 94 patients (pts) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and old myocardial infarction (MI) have been described and compared with those of 70 pts with CAD and no previous MI. Pts with old MI presented a more compromised functional and hemodynamic status, with a higher incidence of NYHA class III-IV pts (40%), symptoms of left ventricular (LV) failure (31%), cardiomegaly (70%), higher left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) (19.6 +/- 9.6 mmHg, p less than 0.05), compared with 32%, 22%, 54% and 16.0 +/- 6.8 mmHg respectively in CAD pts with no MI. MI pts presented more severe CAD, higher incidences of three vessel disease (56%, p less than .005) and of left anterior descending (LAD) (34%) and right coronary artery (RCA) (36%) occlusions, compared with 34%, 6%, and 9% respectively in pts with no MI. Furthermore, pts with old MI showed more diffused and severe LV segmental wall contraction abnormalities, with higher frequencies of LV aneurysm (31%) and of pts with asynergy of more than 2 LV segments (26%), compared with 1% and 3% respectively in pts with no MI. Within the group with old MI, LVEDP was higher in pts with anterior (A) (22.0 +/- 11 mmHg, p less than .02) and anterior ł diaphragmatic (AłD) (21.5+/- 7.9 mmHg, p less than .05) MI, compared with pts with diaphragmatic (D) MI (16.6 +/- 7.1 mmHg); furthermore, LVEDP increase was significantly correlated with the severity and the extent of LV asynergy. In A and D MI, LAD and RCA stenoses or occlusions were prevalent respectively; pts with AłD MI showed larger numbers of coronary stenosis (3.05) and occlusions (1.05) per patient. The coronary artery supplying the infarcted area showed stenosis (greater than 75%) in 95.6% and was normal in 2.2% of cases. Thus, pts with CAD and old MI, and particularly of AłD and A MI, show a more compromised hemodynamic status and more severe degrees of CAD and of LV segmental wall contraction abnormality, which are responsible for their poor prognosis, compared to pts with CAD but no old MI.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

[Coronary artery disease (CAD) in females. Coronary arteriographic findings in 34 women and comparison with 184 males with cad].

We studied the clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic findings of 34 women (W) and of 184 men (M) with significant (greater than or equal 50%) CAD. W, compared to M, presented a higher incidence of systemic hypertension (p less than .025), while less frequent were among W smoking habits (p less than .001), history of old myocardial infarction (MI) (p less than .005), and patients in III-IV NYHA class (p less than .025). Left ventricular (LV) dP/dt was higher in W than in M (p less than .005). At coronary arteriography, single vessel disease (SVD) was more frequently found in W than in M (70% vs 23%, respectively, p less than .001); this findings was more evident in patients under 50 years of age (100% vs 30%, respectively, p less than .055). Prevalence of left anterior descending (LAD) over right (RCA) and circumflex (Cx) coronary artery stenoses was more marked in W than in M, especially in patients under 50 years of age (SVD of the LAD in 67% and of RCA in 33% of young W). Poor angiographic run-off of LAD was found in 21% of W, and only in 10% of M. In 2 of the 3 W with poor run-off of LAD operated on, a coronary bypass on the distal LAD was no technically feasible. At left ventriculography, a lower frequency of LV segmental wall motion abnormalities was found in W than in M, especially in patients with no history of MI (p less than .001). In summary, W with significant CAD, compared to age matched M, presented in our experience with a higher frequency of SVD and of LAD stenoses, and with a better LV contractile performance at left ventriculography. Furthermore, in W LAD more frequently showed a poor angiographic run-off. Such findings may bear important implications on the indication and results of coronary surgery in W with CAD.

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PubMed1979

CSF electrophoresis: an adaptation using cellogel RS for identification of protein banding.

A CSF electrophoresis on a particular gelatinized cellulose acetate (Cellogel RS) has been tested. The method allows the routine separation of many protein fractions in concentrated CSF in a very brief time and affords the recognition and quantification of oligoclonal banding, that is of extreme importance in the diagnosis of some neuropathies as multiple sclerosis.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins↗
PubMed1976

Serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activity in the affective psychoses and schizophrenia. Decreased activity in unipolar psychotically depressed patients.

Serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activity was studied in 125 psychiatric patients and 73 normal controls. Serum DBH activity in schizophrenic, bipolar manic, and neurotic depressive patients was not significantly different from that in controls. Although serum DBH activity in unipolar and bipolar depressed patients was also not significantly different from that in controls, the subgroup of psychotically depressed unipolar patients had significantly lower serum DBH levels than controls did. Serum DBH activity in bipolar psychotically depressed patients also tended to be low, but was not significantly less than in controls. Serum DBH activity in the patient group usually did not increase in the immediate period following successful treatment with drugs or electroconvulsive therapy, indicating that basal levels of serum DBH activity in psychiatric patients are not state-dependent. Low serum DBH levels in psychotically depressed patients must be verified in an independent group of patients before its significance can be appreciated. Our findings could be the result of the study of an atypical group of psychotically depressed patients.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1975

[Iatrogenic pathology in the cardiovascular field].

The possible iatrogenic effects of some drugs commonly employed in heart cases (digitalis, quinidine, procainamide, antihypertensives, etc.) and the possible risks of electrical stimulation techniques are described. Attention is also given to the dangers associated with erroneous laboratory data, or the mistaken interpretation of correct data by the physician. Some illustrative cases are presented.

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents↗
PubMed1975

[Coronary risk factors in 287 cases of myocardial infarct treated in a coronary unit].

The main coronary risk factors were estimated in a series of 287 myocardial infarct patients admitted to a coronary unit. Particular attention is drawn to smoking, arterial hypertesion, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia in this respect. 24 cases in patients under 40 yr where cigarette smoking was by far the most important factor are examined more closely.

Adult↗