Determination of captopril in biological fluids by gas-liquid chromatography

The quantitation of captopril in biological fluids by gas-liquid chromatography using a flame photometric detector is described. Captopril was converted into an adduct with N-ethylmaleimide and then into the hexafluoroisopropyl ester. The latter derivative was separated on a 2% OV-210 column and determined by employing the captopril-N-hexylmaleimide adduct as an internal standard. The blood level and urinary excretion of captopril administered intravenously to dogs were measured by the proposed method.

Use of technetium-99m as a radioactive label to study migratory patterns of leukocytes

Technetium-99m had been used as a radioactive label to study the migratory patterns of neutrophils. In a previous in vitro study, neutrophils were labeled with Tc-99m and infused into patients with and without various hematological disorders. Increased pulmonary localization was detected by scintillation camera within 10 min; this decreased gradually within 3 hr. Accumulation was seen in the liver and spleen at 3 hr. The same results were noted by using neutrophils labeled with Tc-99m sulfur colloid. In a patient with severe ulceration in the oral cavity, due to acute leukemia, Tc-99m-labeled transfused neutrophils that were collected by filtration leukopheresis were concentrated in the infected lesions.

Shortened platelet survival in acute promyelocytic leukemia

A platelet kinetic study in 2 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) demonstrated that the platelet survival was characteristically shortened. These findings suggest increased platelet consumption during the process of DIC in APL.