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S D Desai

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PubMed1988

Presence of Mycobacterium leprae-reactive lymphocytes in lymph nodes of lepromatous leprosy patients.

A critical problem in leprosy is the relative deficiency of antigen-specific T cell-mediated immunity. We were successful in detecting a significant response to viable M. leprae in mononuclear cells isolated from the lymph nodes of lepromatous leprosy patients in contrast to the apparent M. leprae-specific energy seen in the peripheral blood. This observation suggests that antigen-reactive lymphocytes are generated in the lymph nodes of lepromatous patients but the inability to detect them in the circulation may be due either to a different processing and presentation of mycobacterial antigens within the peripheral blood and lymph node compartments or to a selective sequestration of lymphocytes within the lymph node.

Antigens, Bacterial↗
PubMed1983

Ratios of pleural fluid to serum immunoglobulins in malignant pleural effusions.

Pleural fluid and serum protein electrophoresis and quantitative immunoglobulin measurements were carried out in patients with pleural effusions. The mean pleural fluid/serum ratios of IgA, IgG, and IgM were elevated in patients with malignant pleural effusions compared with patients with nonmalignant pleural effusions (P less than 0.04). The sensitivity of a pleural/serum IgA, IgG ratio P greater than 0.6 was 46%, 69%, respectively, and for IgM ratio greater than 0.5 was 28%. The specificity for these same ratios was 89%, 74%, and 100% respectively.

Blood Protein Electrophoresis↗
PubMed1981

Relation of oral dose of oxtriphylline to serum theophylline level.

Serum theophylline levels were studied in relation to oral doses of oxtriphylline in 30 patients with reversible airway obstruction. A wide scattering of levels was observed and was attributed to widely differing rates of metabolism of the drug. From the data obtained it was concluded that the most commonly prescribed daily dose of oxtriphylline, 800 mg, will produce a therapeutic level of theophylline in only about one quarter of patients. A daily starting dose of 15 to 20 mg/kg, however, will produce therapeutic levels in approximately one third of patients without significant toxic effects. Once the patient's conditions is stable the serum theophylline concentration should be measured; if it is subtherapeutic the dose of oxtriphylline should be increased slowly and the serum theophylline concentration remeasured until a level of 10 to 20 microgram/ml is achieved.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1981

Calcite sputum lith. Characterization by analytic scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction.

The chemical identification by x-ray diffraction and analytic scanning electron microscopy of a sputum lith weighing 1 mg is described. These technics demonstrated that the lith was composed of rhombohedral calcium carbonate (calcite). Since different crystal species form under different chemical conditions, these precise, nondestructive analytic technics should have wide application in the investigation not only of a bronchial liths but also of other microcrystalline tissue deposits.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Pluronic F127-based ocular delivery system containing biodegradable polyisobutylcyanoacrylate nanocapsules of pilocarpine.

The objectives of our study were to prepare a biodegradable polyisobutylcyanoacrylate (PIBCA) colloidal particulate system of pilocarpine, to incorporate it into a Pluronic F127(PF127)-based gel delivery system, and to evaluate its ability to prolong the release of pilocarpine. Polyisobutylcyanoacrylate nanocapsules (PIBCA-NC) of pilocarpine were prepared by interfacial polymerization. Physicochemical characterization of the colloidal dispersion of PIBCA-NC of pilocarpine was performed by measuring drug loading, particle size analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Results indicated that approximately 13.5% of pilocarpine was loaded onto the PIBCA-NC, the nanocapsules ranged from 370 to 460 nm, the distribution was narrow, and there was no significant effect of stirring speed on particle size. The PIBCA-NC dispersion of 1% pilocarpine alone (I) and after incorporation into the Pluronic F127 gel delivery system (II) were compared against 1% pilocarpine incorporated into a PF127 gel containing 5% methylcellulose (PF127MC) alone (III) by measuring the miotic response in the albino rabbit eye. Statistical analysis indicated a rank-order for both the duration and intensity of miosis of II > III >> I, with all differences being significant (p < 0.05). Thus, it appears that II increases the contact time of pilocarpine with the absorbing tissue in the eye, thereby improving ocular bioavailability. The PIBCA-NC of pilocarpine dispersed in the PF127MC gel delivery system has considerable potential for achieving a prolonged delivery for such drugs as pilocarpine and other more hydrophobic drugs.

Algorithms↗