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T Takano

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PubMed1977

Tuna cytochrome c at 2.0 A resolution. II. Ferrocytochrome structure analysis.

The x-ray crystal structure analysis of tuna ferrocytochrome c has been extended from 2.45 to 2.0 A resolution. The overall folding is unchanged and is the same as has been reported for tuna ferricytochrome c (Swanson R., Trus, B.L., Mandel, N., Mandel, G., Kallai, O.B., and Dickerson, R.E. (1977) J. Biol. Chem. 252, 759-755). No significant structural differences are observed between oxidation states. Difference map studies using reoxidized crystals of ferrocytochrome c confirm the absence of a conformation change. A detailed analysis of hydrogen bonding shows the presence of six beta or 310 bends of type II with obligatory glycines in the 3rd residue position. This explains 6 of the 10 nearly invariant glycines in the molecule. Close packing contacts account for three more, and only the invariant glycine 1 remains a mystery.

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PubMed1977

Effect of sex difference and pregnancy on the normal reactive hyperemia curve.

The 10-min reactive hyperemia reaction was studied in a group of normal males, 10 normal females, 10 females in each trimester of pregnancy, and 10 females 6 wk postpartum. Sex difference had a marked effect on the hyperemic reaction, in that 5 and 15 s after release of circulatory arrest, the mean forearm blood flow in normal males was significantly reduced below that of normal females. During pregnancy there was a shift in the reaction of the pregnant female toward that in the normal male. In the 1st trimester of pregnancy, 5 s after circulatory arrest the mean forearm blood flow was diminished below that of the normal female; in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters at 5 s, the reaction was significantly diminished below that of the normal female. At 6wk postpartum, the reaction was essentially the same as in the nonpregnant female. Although these changes may be explained by a hormonal difference, they portray that there may be a marked difference in vascular reactivity due to sex difference only.

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PubMed1977

Endogenous carbon monoxide production in alloxanized rats.

The endogenous production of carbon monoxide (Vco) in thirty-three diabetic rats induced by alloxan and in fifteen normal rats was measured by serial determinations of the expired carbon monoxide and of the increase of carbon monoxide in the blood during rebreathing in a closed system. Vco (mean +/- S.E., micronl/250g/hr) in the group of alloxanized rats 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 and over 144 hours after the alloxan injection was 6.2 +/- 2.9, 8.4 +/- 2.1, +/- 1.8, 10.7 +/- 3.5, 16.4 +/- 2.0 and 16.5 +/- 2.2, respectively, whereas it was 5.9 +/- 0.4 for the control. This indicates that the alloxanized group maintaining a high blood sugar level for over 120 hours has a three-fold higher Vco than the control.

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PubMed1977

Histotoxic properties of carbon monoxide in the living organ I. Fluorometry of oxidation-reduction state of the rabbit kidney in situ.

Effect of carbon monoxide on the redox state and blood flow in the renal cortex of the rabbit was examined by the fluorometric method. By a short-period (1-3 min) inhalation of CO in concentrations over 1%, the following were revealed: (1) Reduced pyridine nucleotide was increased, (2) oscillatory change of the reduced pyridine nucleotide, which is characteristic for the histotoxic reaction, developed, and (3) extent of the fluorescence changes tended to be in proportion to the concentration of CO, but no change was caused by inhalation of CO in lower concentrations (0.1%, 0.5%) even if the inhalation was continued for 30 min. As to the blood flow, CO in concentrations over 0.5% decreased it, whereas anoxia due to nitrogen increased it. Some implications were discussed from toxicological points of view on the results obtained.

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PubMed1977

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PubMed1976

Hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin ointment in congestive heart failure.

The hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin absorbed transcutaneously from an ointment base were determined in 10 patients with chronic congestive heart failure (9 with ischemic heart disease and 1 with cardiomyopathy). The response was characterized by a decrease in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure from an average of 30 to 19 mm Hg, and an increase in cardiac index from 1.7 to 2.2 liter/min per m2, with concomitant decreases in systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance and an increase in venous capacitance. Mean arterial pressure decreased from 85 to 80 mm Hg, and heart rate remained unchanged. The hemodynamic effects persisted for 3 to 6 hours. These results indicate that nitroglycerin ointment is a hemodynamically potent vasodilating agent with potential value in the therapy of congestive heart failure.

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