Formation of steroid hormones in vitro by developing corpora lutea of the rabbit.
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In order to clarify the mechanisms by which the egg is transported from the ruptured follicle into the fimbrial end of the Fallopian tube in the human being, the mesotubarium ovarica (MTO), the unique anatomical structure which connects the tubal fimbriae and the ovary, was studied in seven human adnexal specimens histochemically and electron microscopically. The results demonstrated clearly the presence of smooth muscle cells in the MTO, and failed to demonstrate the presence of cilia in the lining epithelial cells of the MTO. Based on these morphological results, contractility of the MTO was studied in vitro by using a muscle chamber and a pressure transducer with 26 human adnexal specimens. Spontaneous contractile activites of regular frequency and moderate intensity were observed in the MTOs of all specimens examined. A possible role of the MTO in the mechanisms of ovum pickup at the time of ovulation is discussed.
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In order to clarify the mechanisms by which the egg is transported from the ruptured follicle into the fimbrial end of the fallopian tube in the human, the mesotubarium ovarica (MTO), the unique anatomic structure which connects the tubal fimbriae and the ovary, was studied in seven human adnexal specimens histochemically and electronmicroscopically. The results demonstrated clearly the presence of smooth muscle cells in the MTO, and failed to demonstrate the presence of cilia in the lining epithelial cells of the MTO. A possible role of the MTO in the mechanisms of ovum pick-up at the time of ovulation is discussed.
Peak blood level of cephalexin was obtained at 4 hours after the administration of S-6437 as opposed to 2 hours after regular cephalexin. Peak blood level with regular cephalexin was higher than that with S-6437. Blood levels with S-6437, however, stayed for longer period than those with regular cephalexin. Mean urinary recovery within 12 hours after the administration of S-6437 after meal and during meal were 57.1 and 69.3%, respectively. S-6437 was studied in 23 pediatric patients, 7 with acute tonsillitis, 15 with acute cystitis and 1 with cellulitis. They were orally given 400 to 1,200 mg/day of S-6437 in two divided doses at 30 minutes after meal for 4 approximately 12 days. Of the 23 patients, 18 responded to the drug but 5 did not respond. As for side effects, eruption and diarrhea were observed in 1 and 2 patients, respectively. No other side effects were found.
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Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma is characterized by hyperglycemia, hyperosmolarity and dehydration in the absence of ketoacidosis. Two cases of hyperosmolar nonketotic coma, in which both the patients recovered, were presented. One of the cases was a 59-year-old female who had suffered from a metastatic brain tumor. After removal of the tumor, the patient's condition improved for a period. This was followed by a period of frequent vomiting, subsequently followed by coma. The laboratory data showed the absence of ketoacidosis in the blood sugar measured at 672 mg/dl and serum osmolarity at 343.1 mOsm./kg. The other case was a 74-year-old female who was admitted to the clinic because of cerebral thrombosis. Her caloric in-take was restricted and insulin was administered because of a mild diabetes mellitus which occured after admission. Then she entered a hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma. The laboratory data revealed blood sugar to be 1068 mg/dl and serum osmolarity to be 418 mOsm./kg. Immediately after large amounts of intravenous drip infusion and insulin were administerd, she recovered from the syndrome. The clinical observations and the pathogenesis of this syndrome were discussed.
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In an attempt to investigate the effect of ovulating hormone on the steroidogenesis of mature follicles in the course of ovulation, transitory changes of steroidogenesis in isolated rabbit follicles have been studied at several intervals after injection of an ovulatory dose of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Five to ten follicles of approximately 1-2 mm in diameter were isolated from ovaries of a mature rabbit (2.5-3.0 kg) under streomicroscope, before and at the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th hours after intravenous injection of of 100 IU/kg of hCG. Follicles were incubated with 100 muCi of acetate-1-14C in 2 ml of Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer (pH 7.4) at 37 degrees C for 3 hours under 95% oxygen plus 5% carbon dioxide. Each incubation was terminated by quick freezing and stored forzen at -20 degrees C until eighty follicles had been collected for each time period before commencement of analysis. Incorporation of radioactive acetate into pregnenolone, 17-hydroxypregnenolone, progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone., 20 alpha-dihydroxyprogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione, testosterone, estrone and estradiol-17beta were analysed by the reverse dilution technique and identified in radiochemically pure form by recrystallization to constant specific activities. The steroidogenic activity of the follicles was evaluated by overall as well as fractionated incorporations. A peak in the overall incorporation of 14C- acetate into the ten steroids at the 3rd hour after hCG injection, followed by gradual decrease up to the 9th hour was observed. The incorporation decreased markedly to a minimum level at the 12th hour after hCG injection, which was below the level of preinjection control. Comparable quantitative fluctuations were found with the fractionated incorporation of 14C-acetate into the C21 and C18 steroids in the time sequence following hCG injection. However, the fractionated incorporation into C19 steroids reached to a maximum at the 6th hour after hCG injection. 5istribution patterns of incorporation among the individual steroids were varied at each interval of time. In the non-injected control, mature follicles synthesized predominantly estradiol-17beta, testosterone and androstenedione. Divergent steroids were formed from radioactive acetate at the 3rd hour after hCG injection. These included porgestogen, androgen and estrogen, but pregnenolone and 17hydroxyprogesterone were the two principal steroids produced. There was no essential difference in the steroidogenic patterns between the 6th and 9th hour, the major products being C21 and C19 steroids such as pregnenolone, 17hydroxyprogesterone, dehydroipiandrosterone and testosterone. The three androgens were the major steroids formed at the 12th hour after hCG injection. Thus the chages in the steroidogenic profile of the follicle was obvious in the course of ovulation. The basis of qualitative changes in follicular steroidogenesis during the process of ovulation have been discussed in connection with an accompanying effect of an ovulatory dose of hCG.