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T Horie

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Promoting mechanism by bile salt related to water absorption in drug rectal absorption.

The promoting mechanism by bile salts in rat rectal absorption of antipyrine was studied by the in situ recirculating perfusion. The significant correlation between rectal absorption clearance (CLAP) of antipyrine (AP) and apparent water influx (influx') was found in the control without promoters, indicating the existence of solvent drag in the AP rectal absorption. Sieving coefficient of AP (bAP), i.e. the slope of the regression line between CLAP and influx', was 0.6 approximately equal to that in small intestine reported previously. The relation between the promoting effects and solvent drag was further studied, resulting that both CLAP and influx' were significantly enhanced by sodium taurocholate (TC-Na), sodium glycocholate (GC-Na) and sodium cholate (C-Na). Accordingly the promoting effects of bile salts might be due to the increase in solvent drag. However TC-Na did not produce the significant change in bAP. From these results, the enhancing mechanism in the epithelial cell membrane transport was discussed.

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The effect of albumin on the uptake of bromosulfophthalein by isolated rat hepatocytes.

The initial rate of uptake of bromosulfophthalein (BSP) by isolated rat hepatocytes analyzed as a function of the unbound concentration of BSP was greater in the presence of albumin than in its absence, though the presence of albumin in the medium apparently decreased the uptake of BSP by hepatocytes analyzed as a function of the total concentration of BSP. This suggests that the uptake of BSP by isolated rat hepatocytes in the presence of albumin is not only dependent on the unbound concentration of BSP, but also is driven by the bound fraction of BSP.

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[Digital perfusion images for evaluating patients with mitral valve replacement].

To determine whether the distribution of pulmonary perfusion can be applied as a noninvasive means of evaluating patients with mitral valve replacement (MVR), computerized Tc-99m MAA pulmonary perfusion images (digital perfusion images: DPI) were obtained for 32 patients in the preoperative, early postoperative and late postoperative (18 months mean) periods. DPI consisted of isocount areas, and a 100-70% area was defined as a hyperperfusion area. The distribution of pulmonary perfusion was evaluated using patterns of hyperperfusion area in anterior DPI. In 32 patients above-mentioned had the hyperperfusion areas in the upper lung fields preoperatively, the perfusion of the lung base was investigated. In 21 patients hyperperfusion area appeared in the lung base in the late follow-up period (group A), and all patients improved clinically. In 11 patients, the DPI improved to nearly normal patterns. In five patients, the DPI improved after one year postoperatively. In 11 patients, hyperperfusion areas did not appear in the lung base in the late follow-up period (group B). Six of the 11 patients did not improve clinically. There were no significant hemodynamic differences between groups A and B except for slight differences in the postoperative pulmonary vascular resistance. These results suggested significant correlations between the clinical improvement and the normalization of the DPI. The use of DPI patterns may facilitate quantitative and objective estimations of postoperative states. Since DPI are easy to perform noninvasively, DPI may comprise a useful graphic diagnostic method for evaluating patients with MVR.

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Interaction of electron acceptors with the excited triplet state of Zn cytochrome c.

The decay rate of the excited triplet state of Zn cytochrome c was enhanced by electron acceptors including methyl viologen and ferric complexes of cyanide, oxalate, EDTA and cytochrome c at room temperature. Ferrous compounds were several orders of magnitude less effective than the respective ferric form in quenching the phosphorescence. In the presence of ferricytochrome c and ferricyanide the semilogarithmic plots of the decay curve showed an anomalous decay profile in which the rate of interaction appeared to accelerate after excitation. One explanation is that the quenching process was accelerated by a conformational change of the polypeptide chain around the excited triplet state porphyrin. Another explanation is that quenching occurs via an intermediate.

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Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase and its new inhibitors.

The 5-lipoxygenases of guinea pig peritoneal polymorphonuclear leukocytes and of rat basophilic leukemia cells have been solubilized, purified partially by affinity chromatography, and shown to convert arachidonic acid principally to 5-hydroperoxy-6,8,11,14- eicosatetraenoic acid. The activity of both 5-lipoxygenases is calcium dependent and enhanced by adenosine triphosphate and other nucleotides in the presence of calcium ion. Both 5-lipoxygenase activity and leukotriene generation by sensitized guinea pig lung tissue challenged with antigen were suppressed substantially by specific benzoquinone and flavonoid inhibitors. The in vivo significance of the findings will be explored with potent and selective lipoxygenase inhibitors, which are delineated in the 5-lipoxygenase model systems.

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Adsorption of Escherichia coli onto insolubilized lauryl pyridinium iodide and its bacteriostatic action.

Insoluble lauryl pyridinium iodide [C12(50)] was synthesized as an antimicrobial agent. Escherichia coli cells were not killed by C12(50) but only adsorbed onto it. Though cells on C12(50) could not grow in nutrient agar, they possessed the ability to develop once they were liberated from C12(50). The adsorption of cells onto C12(50) was inhibited by iodide anions released from C12(50) itself. The ability of C12(50) to adsorb was decreased by the adsorbed cells, but C12(50) could be reactivated by washing with alkaline solutions. It was, therefore, suggested that this adsorption was mainly due to the electrostatic interaction between cells and C12(50). The adsorption of cells onto C12(50) was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy.

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Disinfection of water with quaternary ammonium salts insolubilized on a porous glass surface.

Insoluble quaternary ammonium salts bound to porous glass showed antibacterial activity. An agent designated as G(12), which had a dodecyl alkyl chain, was selected for some antibacterial tests on comparison of it with the agent reported previously. The antibacterial activity of G(12) toward Escherichia coli was mainly due to the adsorption of cells and therefore gradually decreased during continuous treatment of a cell suspension. The lost G(12) activity was completely recovered by washing with ethanol, and the activity of refreshed G(12) decreased in the same manner as that of fresh G(12). The lost activity was, however, always recovered only by ethanol treatment. This indicated that G(12) might interact with cells more strongly by means of a hydrophobic force than an electrostatic one. The antimicrobial spectrum showed that G(12) was effective against not only bacteria but also yeasts.

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Heterogeneous distribution of conjugation activities of harmol in isolated rat liver cells.

The regional distribution of the conjugation reaction activities of harmol was examined in isolated rat liver cells fractionated to the centrilobular and periportal regions. The heterogeneous distribution in the conjugation rates per unit cell numbers was found only in glucuronidation. The difference in the metabolic intrinsic clearance per total cell numbers in each region was mainly due to the cell numbers, resulting that the metabolic abilities in both reactions are higher in the periportal region than the centrilobular region. This finding in sulfate conjugation is consistent with the results in the isolated perfused liver previously presented by other investigators but the result that in glucuronide conjugation is contradictory to them.

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Effect of atrial pacing on phase analysis in patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Phase analysis of ECG-gated radionuclide ventriculography was performed during sinus rhythm and atrial pacing for 11 patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. During sinus rhythm, phase analysis demonstrated abnormal early-emptying segments reflecting preexcitation in six of the 11 patients. In the remaining five patients, the precise site of abnormal early-emptying could not be detected. Atrial pacing increased the degree of pre-excitation, and abnormal early-emptying segments became clear in all patients. Our study demonstrated the utility of atrial pacing in performing phase analysis for patients with the WPW syndrome. Seven patients had abnormal early-emptying segments; four of them with ECG type A, in the left ventricle, and three of them with ECG type B, in the right ventricle. These results were consistent with results of the body surface and electrophysiologic mapping. In patients with posterior septal accessory pathways, phase analysis suggested probable laterality of the accessory pathway.

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