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Alkalinization of peritoneal dialysis solutions with sodium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate.

Peritoneal dialysis solution containing 1.5% dextrose was titrated with either sodium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate. The titratable acidity was approximately 1.5 mmol/L as determined by sodium hydroxide titration. Generation of carbon dioxide on addition of sodium bicarbonate resulted in a titration curve that was shifted downward and to the right compared with the curve for sodium hydroxide addition. The information presented can be used to guide the amount of base to be added when partial or complete neutralization of peritoneal dialysis solution is desired.

Bicarbonates↗

A comparison of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide digestion of mouse hair in the recovery of radioactivity following systemic administration of [3H]-nicotine and [3H]-flunitrazepam.

Pigmented (C57BI) and nonpigmented (balb/c) mice, 25 days of age, were treated intraperitoneally with [3H]-nicotine (4 mg/kg, 555 dpm/ng) or [3H]-flunitrazepam (1 mg/kg, 2200 dpm/ng) daily for three days. After 21 days, shaved back hair was digested at 37 degrees C for 24 h with either 1 M sodium hydroxide or 1 M sodium sulfide. With both drugs, sodium sulfide extraction removed the same amount of radioactivity as sodium hydroxide from nonpigmented hair. However, sodium sulfide removed significantly more radioactivity from pigmented hair than did sodium hydroxide. In pigmented hair, sodium sulfide solubilized 35% and 74% of the flunitrazepam- and nicotine-associated radioactivity, respectively. Of this, 12% and 43%, respectively, could be partitioned into ethyl acetate. Microscopic examination of residual pellets after digestion demonstrated a more thorough dissolution of the hair shaft with sodium sulfide with only melanosomes remaining. The results demonstrate the significant interaction of flunitrazepam and nicotine with melanins and the utility of sodium sulfide in increasing drug recovery.

Acetates↗

Simultaneous determination of ampicillin and sulbactam by liquid chromatography: post-column reaction with sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite using an active hollow-fibre membrane reactor.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of ampicillin (ABPC) and sulbactam (SBT) in serum and urine. The method involves separation of ABPC and SBT from the background components of serum and urine on a C18 column, post-column reaction with sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite using an active hollow-fibre membrane reactor, and detection at 270 nm. At ABPC and SBT concentrations of 10 and 5 micrograms/ml in urine and serum samples, the precisions (relative standard deviations) were 0.9-2.5% (n = 8). The detection limits were 20 and 5 ng for ABPC and SBT, respectively, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.

Ampicillin↗

Obstructive airway disease associated with occupational sodium hydroxide inhalation.

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is well known for its corrosive properties and its ability to generate heat on contact with water. The respiratory effects of industrial exposure to NaOH have, however, never been reported. A 63 year old man worked daily for 20 years cleaning large industrial jam containers by boiling lye (NaOH) solution without using respiratory protective equipment. Physical examination, chest x ray film, pulmonary function tests, and arterial blood gases were all compatible with severe obstructive airway disease with significant air trapping. It is probable that this massive and prolonged occupational exposure to the corrosive effect of NaOH mists induced irritation and burns to the respiratory system, eventually leading to severe obstructive airway disease.

Humans↗

Intrapericardial instillation of sodium hydroxide: failure to produce pericardial symphysis.

Previously reported clinical studies have suggested sodium hydroxide as an effective agent in causing pleural symphysis. To explore the sclerosing potential of this agent, we instilled 0.5% sodium hydroxide into the pericardium of four dogs. Normal saline was instilled into the pericardium of one control dog. Echocardiograms, 24 hour EKG monitoring and intracardiac pressures were recorded. One dog was sacrificed at the end of 24 hours, another at the end of seven days and three other dogs were sacrificed at the end of 28 days. ST elevations and prolonged episodes of supra-ventricular and ventricular tachycardia were noted during and within 24 hours after the intrapericardial instillation of sodium hydroxide in all the dogs. No arrhythmias were noted in the control dog. None of the dogs showed pericardial symphysis. These results suggest that sodium hydroxide causes serious cardiac arrhythmias when instilled intrapericardially and is of limited value in causing pericardial symphysis.

Animals↗

[The effect of aldioxa on the formation of gastritis induced with sodium hydroxide].

The effects of aldioxa and cetraxate hydrochloride on the formative process of gastritis induced with intragastric application of 2% sodium hydroxide were studied. Rats were given food including either aldioxa or cetraxate hydrochloride for 6 weeks after the sodium hydroxide application. After sacrifice, the stomachs were removed, and the gastric mucosa were observed macroscopically and histologically. Gastric mucosal injury was widely induced with sodium hydroxide, being histologically characterized by mucosal hypertrophy, cell infiltration and intestinal metaplasia. These lesions seem to be the early stage of chronic gastritis. The aldioxa group showed a decrease of mucosal hypertrophy and cell infiltration as compared with the control group. In the cetraxate hydrochloride group, the mucosal surface of white gray color and the mucosal bosselation were observed macroscopically. Histologically, these were found to be cell infiltration and cyst formation. Moreover, intestinal metaplasia occurred at high incidence in this group. These findings in the cetraxate hydrochloride group are recognized to be an aggravation of chronic gastritis. From the above results, it is suggested that aldioxa promotes good regeneration of mucosa and should be useful for the clinical therapy of chronic gastritis.

Allantoin↗

Increased selectivity in the detection of glycoproteins on nitrocellulose membranes by washing with sodium hydroxide solution.

We increased selectivity in the detection of glycoproteins on nitrocellulose membranes by introducing a washing step using sodium hydroxide solution. Glycoproteins on the nitrocellulose membrane were first oxidized by sodium periodate; biotin hydrazide was then coupled to the aldehyde groups generated in the sugar moiety of the glycoproteins. The membrane was washed twice using sodium hydroxide solution, and avidin-horseradish peroxidase was then coupled to the remaining biotin. This system allows the detection of nanograms of glycoproteins on nitrocellulose membranes, and its specificity allows the clear distinction of glycoproteins from the nonglycosylated protein of bovine serum albumin.

Collodion↗

A critique of the U.S. standard for industrial exposure to sodium hydroxide aerosols.

Published studies of the toxicity of sodium hydroxide aerosols are few. These studies were generally marred by inadequate characterization of particle size and chemical compositon and of the ambient humidity. Because NaOH aerosols can readily undergo reaction with carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate, a much less alkaline (and less hygroscopic) compound, these shortcomings may warrant a reconsideration of the NaOH standard and the consideration of a Na2CO3 standard.

Aerosols↗

Obstructive lung injury after treating wood with sodium hydroxide.

Corrosive lung injuries caused by exposure to sodium hydroxide have seldom been described. A formerly healthy 25-year-old developed irreversible obstructive lung injury after working for one day with a caustic soda treatment of wood in a poorly ventilated room.

Adult↗

[Three-dimensional structures of the nonpigmented epithelium of the dog ciliary body--application of sodium hydroxide digestion to scanning electron microscopic observation of the ciliary epithelium].

The nonpigmented epithelium (NPE) of the dog ciliary body was three-dimensionally observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) using sodium hydroxide digestion. The inner limiting membrane of the NPE and the zonular fibers covering the NPE were completely dissolved in 6N sodium hydroxide for 10-15 minutes at 60 degrees C, although the surface structures of the plasma membrane were remarkably preserved despite the rather rigorous treatment. Thus, the entire surface of the NPE was exposed for SEM. The surface of the NPE at the anterior part of the pars plicata was flat, but many complex processes were observed in the surfaces of the NPE as lateral walls of the middle and posterior parts of the pars plicata, to which the zonular fibers had adhered. The processes were more prominent in the middle portion and gradually flattened near the posterior portion. Many pit-like structures and drumstick-like processes of the plasma membrane were localized at the apex of the ciliary process.

Animals↗

Inactivation of the 22A strain of scrapie agent by autoclaving in sodium hydroxide.

Samples of macerated mouse-brain infected with the 22A strain of scrapie agent were subjected to gravity-displacement autoclaving at 121 degrees C for 30 minutes in the presence of 2 M sodium hydroxide. No infectivity was detectable by mouse bioassay in samples which were either held for an hour at room temperature before autoclaving, or autoclaved immediately after adding the hydroxide. In contrast, all of the mice injected with a control sample, held for an hour in distilled water before autoclaving, developed scrapie. If adopted as a routine decontamination procedure it is recommended that hydroxide-treated waste should be autoclaved in sealed heat-resistant containers which can withstand the pressures involved. This would make the procedure safer for the operator, and avoid autoclave damage through exposure to sodium hydroxide.

Animals↗

Effectiveness of sodium hydroxide as a pleural sclerosing agent in rabbits: influence of concomitant intrapleural lidocaine.

The two agents that have been used most commonly to produce a pleurodesis are tetracycline and bleomycin. Tetracycline is no longer generally available because of more stringent requirements on the manufacturing process. Bleomycin is very expensive. Therefore, alternative agents are necessary particularly in developing countries. The objective of this project was to determine whether 0.5% sodium hydroxide is an effective sclerosant in an experimental model in rabbits. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) (2 ml of 0.5%) was instilled intrapleurally in 24 anesthetized male rabbits. Half the rabbits received 1 ml of 2% lidocaine 3-5 min before the NaOH. Twenty-eight days after the instillation, the animals were sacrificed, and the pleural spaces were assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of fibrosis and inflammation. The results indicated that the intrapleural injection of NaOH was effective in creating a pleurodesis only if the animals were not premedicated with lidocaine. The mean (+/- S.D.) degree of gross pleurodesis after NaOH alone 2.8 (1.0) was significantly (p < 0.001) greater than after that following the combination 1.3 (0.5). We conclude that NaOH is an effective pleural sclerosant but that it is ineffective if it is injected concomitantly with lidocaine.

Anesthetics, Local↗

Effects of invert soap with 0.05% sodium hydroxide on infectious bursal disease virus.

The effects of invert soaps with sodium hydroxide on infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) were studied. Didecyldimethylammonium chloride was most effective, followed by alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride and [mono-bis(tri-methylammonium-methylene chloride)]-alkyl (C9-15) toluene. Dilutions without NaOH had little effect on virus titer. Didecyldimethylammonium chloride was further tested for its effects on IBDV by varying temperature, concentration of invert soap, and pH of the dilution. The effect of the invert soap was strong at 40 C, moderate at room temperature, and weak at 4 C. The concentration of invert soap influenced its efficacy at room temperature but not at 4 C. At pH values below 12.9, the invert soap showed decreased efficacy.

Animals↗

The sodium hydroxide erosion assay: a revision of the alkali resistance test.

Burckhardt proposed the alkali resistance method as a means of assessing the integrity of the stratum corneum barrier in 1947. Researchers after Burckhardt largely found the test unreliable and nonreproducible; it therefore fell into disuse worldwide. We have upgraded the procedure by exposing the skin to 1.0 M sodium hydroxide under strictly specified conditions for successive 1-min periods until the emergence of the first erosions, revealed by staining with nitrazine yellow. Histology showed that the erosions were follicular and limited to the epidermis. The test was highly reproducible and repeatable. We demonstrated the usefulness of the test in the following ways: (1) the erosion time increased with aging, correlating with a thickened horny layer; (2) as few as five Scotch tape strippings greatly decreased the erosion time, although transepidermal water loss was only slightly increased; (3) slight damage to the horny layer by a 24-h exposure to 0.01% sodium lauryl sulfate sharply reduced the erosion time; (4) the erosion time decreased after daily open applications for 3 weeks of clobetasol propionate, corresponding to the thinned horny layer; (5) daily applications of petrolatum increased the erosion time. This new version of the alkali resistance test, renamed the sodium hydroxide erosion assay, promises to be a useful tool for studying the horny layer barrier in healthy and diseased skin.

Administration, Topical↗

Effects of quaternary ammonium compounds with 0.1% sodium hydroxide on swine vesicular disease virus.

The effects of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) with sodium hydroxide on swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV), an enterovirus were studied. Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) with 0.1% NaOH showed a stronger effect against SVDV than other QACs with 0.1% NaOH. The effect of DDAC with 0.1% NaOH was strong at 40 degrees C. DDAC was effective against SVDV at pH values around 11.0, but not in the distilled water control. The effect of DDAC with 0.1% NaOH was already observed at 1 min after mixing of the DDAC with SVDV. Observation under an electron microscopy revealed that the probable mechanism of inactivation of DDAC with 0.1% NaOH is as follows: The virus particles were partially destroyed by 0.1% NaOH. DDAC gathered these affected particles and formed a micelle, then SVDV lost its infectivity. From these results, QACs with 0.1% NaOH are considered to be very effective against SVDV representing enteroviruses.

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