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Grem JL, McAtee N, Murphy RF, Balis FM, Cullen E, Chen AP, Hamilton JM, Steinberg SM, Quinn M, Sorensen JM, Arbuck SG, Lawrence D, Pang J, Allegra CJ. A pilot study of gamma-1b-interferon in combination with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and alpha-2a-interferon. Clin Cancer Res 1997; 3:1125-34. [PMID: 9815792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The combination of IFN-alpha-2a (IFN-alpha) and IFN-gamma-1b (IFN-gamma) has been found to produce more than additive cytotoxicity with fluorouracil (5-FU) in HT 29 colon cancer cells due to enhanced DNA-directed effects. We therefore studied the combination of IFN-gamma with IFN-alpha, 5-FU, and leucovorin (LV) in a clinical trial. Fifty-three patients received an initial cycle of 5 million units (MU)/m2 IFN-alpha s.c. on days 1-7 with 500 mg/m2 LV and 370 mg/m2 5-FU i.v. on days 2-6. IFN-gamma was then added once tolerable doses of 5-FU and IFN-alpha were established for each patient. IFN-gamma was administered at one of six dose levels between 0.3-4.8 MU/m2 s.c. on days 1-7. This design permitted comparison of the clinical toxicity and pharmacokinetics of 5-FU in two consecutive cycles in an individual treated with the same doses of 5-FU/LV/IFN-alpha in the absence and presence of IFN-gamma. In 43 matched patient cycles, the addition of IFN-gamma did not seem to worsen gastrointestinal toxicity, and skin toxicity tended to be milder. 5-FU clearance was higher in 14 cycles with IFN-gamma compared to the patient's prior cycle with the same doses of 5-FU/LV/IFN-alpha: 798 +/- 309 versus 601 +/- 250 ml/min/m2 (mean +/- SD; P = 0.04). In these 28 cycles, the median 5-FU clearance was significantly lower in 11 cycles that were complicated by more severe diarrhea: 524 versus 798 ml/min/m2 (grade 2 versus 0-1; P = 0. 0032). Overall, 38% and 26% of patients had grade 3-4 diarrhea and mucositis. Dose reductions of IFN-gamma for chronic fatigue, malaise, or anorexia were ultimately required more frequently with >/=2.4 MU/m2 (P = 0.018), and the maximum tolerated dose of IFN-gamma was considered to be 1.2 MU/m2/ day. Objective responses were seen in 41% of 29 measurable colorectal cancer patients. Compared to our previous experience with 5-FU/LV/IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha appeared to have opposite effects on 5-FU clearance. These results suggest that any potential benefit of adding IFN-alpha to 5-FU/LV on this schedule may not depend solely on alterations in 5-FU clearance.
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- J L Grem
- Medicine Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA.
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Qin J, Han B, Pang J. [The relationship between TIL from human primary hepatic carcinoma and prognosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1997; 77:167-70. [PMID: 9596951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) could affect the prognosis for patients with primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC). METHODS Tissue distribution, proliferative property and cytotoxicity of TIL were measured in colour medical image analysis, immunohistochemical technique, 3H-thymidine proliferative response and LDH-release assay. RESULTS On the basis of infiltrating level of TIL, all patients with PHC were classified into three types in which there can be non-infiltrating, lower infiltrating and high infiltrating. The survival time of patients without TIL was shorter than that of patients with TIL. In addition, their postoperative intrahepatic recurrences were higher than those of the latter. Freshly isolated TIL showed more poor proliferation and cytotoxicity than autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in vitro. TIL activated with anti-CD3 McAb and rIL-2 displayed higher cytotoxicity against fresh autologous hepatic carcinoma cells than against K562 targets. CONCLUSION Clinically, TIL are associated with the prognosis for patients with PHC, however, it is in the tumor nest that the functions of TIL are impaired or suppressed by some factors locally produced by tumor cells in vivo.
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- J Qin
- 44th Hospital PLA, Guiyang
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Yamaguchi T, Pang J, Reddy KS, Witkowska HE, Surrey S, Adachi K. Expression of soluble human beta-globin chains in bacteria and assembly in vitro with alpha-globin chains. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:26677-83. [PMID: 8900144 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.43.26677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Authentic soluble human beta-globin chains were produced in Escherichia coli using an expression plasmid (pHE2beta) containing full-length cDNAs coding for human beta-globin chain and methionine aminopeptidase. Spectral properties of the purified beta-globin were identical to those of authentic beta-globin. Soluble beta-globin showed low (16 kDa) and high molecular mass (32 kDa) forms that could be separated by gel filtration chromatography. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electrospray mass spectrometry revealed the 32-kDa species was dimeric beta-globin formed by an intermolecular disulfide bond, while the 16-kDa species was authentic monomeric beta-globin. Monomeric forms of beta-globin, like authentic native beta-globin, formed tetrameric hemoglobin (Hb) A (alpha2beta2) in vitro upon incubation with alpha-globin, while dimeric forms did not. When beta-globin dimers, however, were converted to monomers by incubation with dithiothreitol, the beta-globin chain monomers assembled with alpha-globin and formed hemoglobin tetramers. alpha-Globin was more thermally unstable than beta-globin, while assembled tetramers promoted higher stability. Disulfide-bonded beta-globin dimers showed a slight increase in thermal stability compared with beta-globin; however, dimers were still more unstable than tetrameric Hb A. These results indicate that presence of alpha chains favors assembly with beta-globin, beta-beta dimers cannot bind alpha chains, and that Hb A tetramer formation results in the most thermally stable species.
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- T Yamaguchi
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Hematology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Adachi K, Pang J, Reddy LR, Bradley LE, Chen Q, Trifillis P, Schwartz E, Surrey S. Polymerization of three hemoglobin A2 variants containing Val6 and inhibition of hemoglobin S polymerization by hemoglobin A2. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:24557-63. [PMID: 8798718 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.40.24557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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To understand determinants for hemoglobin (Hb) stability and Hb A2 inhibition of Hb S polymerization, three Valdelta6 Hb A2 variants (Hb A2 deltaE6V, Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaQ87T, and Hb A2 deltaE6V, deltaA22E,deltaQ87T) were expressed in yeast, and stability to mechanical agitation and polymerization properties were assessed. Oxy forms of Hb A2 deltaE6V and Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaQ87T were 2- and 1.6-fold, respectively, less stable than oxy-Hb S, while the stability of Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaA22E,deltaQ87T was similar to that of Hb S, suggesting that Aladelta22 and Glndelta87 contribute to the surface hydrophobicity of Hb A2. Deoxy Hb A2 deltaE6V polymerized without a delay time, like deoxy Hb F gammaE6V, while deoxy Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaQ87T and deoxy Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaA22E,deltaQ87T polymerized after a delay time, like deoxy Hb S, suggesting that beta87 Thr is required for the formation of nuclei. Deoxy Hb F gammaE6V,gammaQ87T showed no delay time and required a 3.5-fold higher concentration than deoxy Hb S for polymerization, suggesting that Thr effects on Valdelta6 Hb A2 and Valgamma6 Hb F variants are different. Mixtures of deoxy Hb S/Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaQ87T polymerized, like deoxy Hb S, while polymerization of Hb S/Hb A2 deltaE6V mixtures was inhibited, like Hb S/Hb F gammaE6V mixtures. These results suggest alpha2betaSdelta6 Val, 87 Thr hybrids and Hb A2 deltaE6V,deltaQ87T participate in Hb S nucleation, while only 50% of alpha2betaSdelta6 Val hybrids and none of the Hb A2 deltaE6V participate. These findings are in contrast to those of mixtures of Hb S with Hb F gammaE6V or Hb F gammaE6V,Q87T, which both inhibit Hb S polymerization. Our results also suggest participation in nucleation of some alpha2betaSdelta hybrids in A2S mixtures but not alpha2betaSgamma hybrids in FS mixtures.
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- K Adachi
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Hematology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Ruan B, Pang J, Wilson W, Schroepfer G. Concerning the thermolability of cholesta-5,8-dien-3β-ol, a sterol that accumulates in blood and tissues in a human genetic developmental disorder. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0960-894x(96)00437-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li X, Pang J, Fox JG. Coinfection with intracellular Desulfovibrio species and coccidia in ferrets with proliferative bowel disease. Lab Anim Sci 1996; 46:569-71. [PMID: 8905593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- X Li
- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Wang X, Pang J, Shan C, Yang S, Zheng Y. [Effect of danshen injection on pulmonary thromboembolism and platelet free radical levels in mice]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 1996; 21:558-60, inside back cover. [PMID: 9772649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The Danshen Injection has been proved good for decreasing platelet malonaldehyde (MDA) levels in pulmonary thromboembolism induced by collagen and adrenaline in mice, as well as increasing the activity of superoxide desmutase (SOD) in platelets, thus providing protection against pulmonary thromboembolism and inhibition of platelet aggregation.
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- X Wang
- Department of Medicine and Appliances, PLA No. 534 Hospital, Luoyang
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The hygroscopicity of Brequinar sodium, an organ transplant immunosuppressant, at 75% relative humidity highly depends on the crystal form or crystallinity of the drug substance. Hygroscopicity and ease of water uptake of three lots of Brequinar sodium were investigated. Those lots contained different impurities at levels ranging from 0.26% to 0.5%. DSC thermograms of the hydrated samples suggest that unbound/loosely bound water was released around 90 degrees C and water of hydration was released at 175 degrees C. At equilibrium, 2% of the water was tightly bound. Stoichiometry suggests that this is a hemihydrate. Unbound/loosely bound water has no impact on the hemihydrate crystal structure as indicated by x-ray powder diffraction patterns. The results suggest that the less perfect crystals exhibited a faster water uptake and converted to a stable hemihydrate when stored at 75% relative humidity. Both the anhydrous and the hemihydrate forms of Brequinar sodium exhibited rapid dissolution rate and comparable water solubility.
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- L S Wu
- DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0400, USA
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Fung-Leung WP, Surh CD, Liljedahl M, Pang J, Leturcq D, Peterson PA, Webb SR, Karlsson L. Antigen presentation and T cell development in H2-M-deficient mice. Science 1996; 271:1278-81. [PMID: 8638109 DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5253.1278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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HLA-DM (DM) facilitates peptide loading of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules in human cell lines. Mice lacking functional H2-M, the mouse equivalent of DM, have normal amounts of class II molecules at the cell surface, but most of these are associated with invariant chain-derived CLIP peptides. These mice contain large numbers of CD4+ T cells, which is indicative of positive selection in the thymus. Their CD4+ cells were unresponsive to self H2-M-deficient antigen-presenting cells (APCs) but were hyperreactive to wild-type APCs. H2-M-deficient APCs failed to elicit proliferative responses from wild-type T cells.
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- W P Fung-Leung
- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Adachi K, Pang J, Konitzer P, Surrey S. Polymerization of recombinant hemoglobin F gamma E6V and hemoglobin F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T alone, and in mixtures with hemoglobin S. Blood 1996; 87:1617-24. [PMID: 8608256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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To further understand determinants for Hemoglobin (Hb) S polymerization, as well as the inhibitory mechanism of Hb F on Hb S polymerization, Hb F variants containing Val-gamma 6 (Hb F gamma E6V) or Val-gamma 6, Thr-gamma 87 (Hb F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T) were expressed in yeast. The oxy form of Hb F gamma E6V was about 10-fold less stable to mechanical agitation than native oxy Hb F, which is similar to stability differences comparing oxy Hb S and oxy Hb A. Deoxy Hb F gamma E6V showed approximately 20-fold decreased solubility compared with native deoxy Hb F in high phosphate buffer and formed gels like deoxy Hb S in low phosphate buffer, indicating that the Val-gamma 6 substitution decreases solubility of Hb F like Val-beta 6 in deoxy Hb S. Oversaturated deoxy Hb F gamma E6V polymerized without a delay time in low and high phosphate buffers, in contrast to deoxy Hb S, which is accompanied by a distinct delay time before polymerization. Deoxy Hb F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T also polymerized without a delay time like deoxy Hb F gamma E6V. These results suggest that deoxy Hb F gamma E6V gamma Q87T polymers are different from those of deoxy Hb S, and that contact sites differ from those of deoxy Hb S, even though both have the same primary donor (A3) and acceptor sites in the EF helix. These results also suggest that other amino acids in addition to beta 6 Val and amino acids in the F helix are critical for nucleation-controlled polymerization of deoxy Hb S. 1:1 mixtures of deoxy Hb S and either Hb F variant polymerized with a delay time when the concentrations for the Hb S/Hb F gamma E6V and Hb S/Hb F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T mixtures were about 2- and 1.5-fold, respectively, higher than that for Hb S. Logarithmic plots of delay time versus concentration for Hb S/Hb F gamma E6V mixtures showed the same straight line as the line for Hb S/Hb S beta T87Q mixtures, but values for Hb S/Hb F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T mixtures were intermediate between those for Hb S and Hb S/Hb F gamma E6V mixtures. A 1:1 mixture of deoxy Hb A and Hb F gamma E6V, gamma Q87T also polymerized, but exhibited biphasic kinetics, when the concentration was increased to more than 3.5-fold higher than that required for Hb S polymer formation. These results suggest that Gin-gamma 87 is a critical amino acid for exclusion of FS hybrids (alpha 2 beta S gamma) from nuclei formation with Hb S. Our findings also show that Val-gamma 6 in hybrids that form in mixtures of the Hb F variants with either Hb S or Hb A interacts with the hydrophobic acceptor pocket on the EF helix of an adjacent tetramer containing Thr-beta 87.
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- K Adachi
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Fung-Leung WP, De Sousa-Hitzler J, Ishaque A, Zhou L, Pang J, Ngo K, Panakos JA, Chourmouzis E, Liu FT, Lau CY. Transgenic mice expressing the human high-affinity immunoglobulin (Ig) E receptor alpha chain respond to human IgE in mast cell degranulation and in allergic reactions. J Exp Med 1996; 183:49-56. [PMID: 8551243 PMCID: PMC2192401 DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.1.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The high-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin (Ig) E (Fc epsilon RI) on mast cells and basophils plays a key role in IgE-mediated allergies. Fc epsilon RI is composed of one alpha, one beta, and two gamma chains, which are all required for cell surface expression of Fc epsilon RI, but only the alpha chain is involved in the binding to IgE. Fc epsilon RI-IgE interaction is highly species specific, and rodent Fc epsilon RI does not bind human IgE. To obtain a "humanized" animal model that responds to human IgE in allergic reactions, transgenic mice expressing the human Fc epsilon RI alpha chain were generated. The human Fc epsilon RI alpha chain gene with a 1.3-kb promoter region as a transgene was found to be sufficient for mast cell-specific transcription. Cell surface expression of the human Fc epsilon RI alpha chain was indicated by the specific binding of human IgE to mast cells from transgenic mice in flow cytometric analyses. Expression of the transgenic Fc epsilon RI on bone marrow-derived mast cells was 4.7 x 10(4)/cell, and the human IgE-binding affinity was Kd = 6.4 nM in receptor-binding studies using 125I-IgE. The transgenic human Fc epsilon RI alpha chain was complexed with the mouse beta and gamma chains in immunoprecipitation studies. Cross-linking of the transgenic Fc epsilon RI with human IgE and antigens led to mast cell activation as indicated by enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of the Fc epsilon RI beta and gamma chains and other cellular proteins. Mast cell degranulation in transgenic mice could be triggered by human IgE and antigens, as demonstrated by beta-hexosaminidase release in vitro and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in vivo. The results demonstrate that the human Fc epsilon RI alpha chain alone not only confers the specificity in human IgE binding, but also can reconstitute a functional receptor by coupling with the mouse beta and gamma chains to trigger mast cell activation and degranulation in a whole animal system. These transgenic mice "humanized" in IgE-mediated allergies may be valuable for development of therapeutic agents that target the binding of IgE to its receptor.
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- W P Fung-Leung
- R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute (La Jolla), San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Adachi K, Sabnekar P, Adachi M, Reddy LR, Pang J, Reddy KS, Surrey S. Polymerization of recombinant Hb S-Kempsey (deoxy-R state) and Hb S-Kansas (oxy-T state). J Biol Chem 1995; 270:26857-62. [PMID: 7592928 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.45.26857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In order to investigate the role of the R (relaxed) to T (tense) structural transition in facilitating polymerization of deoxy-Hb S, we have engineered and expressed two Hb S variants which destabilize either T state (Hb S-Kempsey, alpha 2 beta 2 Val-6,Asn-99) or R state structures (Hb S-Kansas, alpha 2 beta 2 Val-6, Thr-102). Polymerization of deoxy-Hb S-Kempsey, which shows high oxygen affinity and increased dimer dissociation, required about 2- and 6-fold higher hemoglobin concentrations than deoxy-Hb S for polymerization in low and high phosphate concentrations, and its kinetic pattern of polymerization was biphasic. In contrast, oxy- or CO Hb S-Kansas, which shows low oxygen affinity and increased dimer dissociation, polymerized at a slightly higher critical concentration than that required for polymerization of deoxy-Hb S in both low and high phosphate buffers. Polymerization of oxy- and CO Hb S-Kansas was linear and showed no delay time, which is similar to oversaturated oxy- or CO Hb S. These results suggest that nuclei formation, which occurs during the delay time prior to deoxy-Hb S polymerization, does not occur in T state oxy-Hb S-Kansas, even though the critical concentration for polymerization of T state oxy-Hb S-Kansas is similar to that of T state deoxy-Hb S.
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- K Adachi
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Hematology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Plank LD, Monk DN, Gupta R, Franch-Arcas G, Pang J, Hill GL. Body composition studies in intensive care patients: comparison of methods of measuring total body water. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 1995; 4:125-128. [PMID: 24394266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Changes in total body water (TBW) were monitored in 12 critically-ill intensive care patients using four independent methods. Over the 10-day study period TBW measured by tritium dilution changed from 51.3 ± 2.5 (SEM) kg to 43.6 ± 2.3 kg, an average loss of 7.7 ± 0.8 kg. A six-compartment model of the body incorporating measurements of protein by in vivo neutron activation analysis and fat and bone mineral by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to determine TBW by difference from body weight. The 10-day change in TBW measured by this approach was 8.4 ± 0.9 kg which correlated well with the tritium dilution changes (r=0.84, P<0.01, SEE=1.83 kg). The changes measured by single frequency and multi-frequency bio- electrical impedance analysis were not significantly different from the tritium results (9.7 ± 1.3 and 8.2 ± 0.8 kg. respectively) although the prediction errors were high for both methods (SEE=3.29 and 2.72 kg, respectively) with correlations that were statistically significant for the single frequency approach but not for the multi-frequency approach (r=0.71, P<0.01 and r=0.45, ns, respectively). The high prediction errors render these impedance techniques inappropriate, at the present time, for monitoring total water changes in individual intensive care patients.
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- L D Plank
- University Department of Surgery, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Reinhart SC, Norden AG, Lapsley M, Thakker RV, Pang J, Moses AM, Frymoyer PA, Favus MJ, Hoepner JA, Scheinman SJ. Characterization of carrier females and affected males with X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis. J Am Soc Nephrol 1995; 5:1451-61. [PMID: 7703383 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v571451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis (XRN) was described in a large kindred in which nephrolithiasis; proximal tubular dysfunction, proteinuria, nephrocalcinosis, and renal failure occur only in males. Carrier females are asymptomatic, but formal studies of them have not been done. The gene for XRN has been mapped to the pericentromeric region of the X chromosome, close to the loci for several eye disease genes. We studied six affected males, 13 carrier females, and 25 normal members of this family including 7 females whose genetic haplotype predicted them to be carriers. Studies were done in the Clinical Research Unit on a diet containing 400 mg of calcium and 2 g of sodium, and by an additional outpatient urine collection was obtained on a 1-g calcium intake. Hypercalciuria occurred in five of six affected males, 4 of 12 carrier females, and three of seven predicted carriers. Significant proteinuria was present in all affected males and in no other subjects. Low-molecular-weight proteinuria was present in all affected males: the excretion of alpha 1-microglobulin exceeded normal by 3- to 14-fold, of beta 2-microglobulin exceeded normal by 100- to 400-fold, and of retinol-binding protein exceeded normal by 1,000- to 3,000-fold. The excretion of these proteins was less strikingly elevated in carrier females, but the excretion of alpha 1-microglobulin was abnormal in 9 of 15 carriers, beta 2-microglobulin was abnormal in 12 of 15, and retinolbinding protein in was abnormal 12 of 13, and this pattern was similar in predicted carriers. The urinary concentrating ability was abnormal in four affected males with renal insufficiency but normal in all other subjects. Urinary wasting of potassium, phosphorous, and glucose occurred infrequently, and no subject was hypouricemic. Formal ophthalmologic studies were normal in five affected males. Thus, the most consistent urinary abnormalities in XRN are hypercalciuria and low-molecular-weight proteinuria, the latter of which appears to be a marker for the carrier state.
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- S C Reinhart
- Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210
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Studies investigating the erosion mechanism of the newly developed poly (fatty acid dimer: sebacic acid) polyanhydride (p:[FAD:SA]) are described. The overall erosion of different monomer compositions of p(FAD:SA) copolymers was examined to determine whether and to what extent copolymer properties affected polymer erosion. Increasing the hydrophobic monomer (FAD) content up to 50 wt% in the copolymer resulted in longer erosion, whereas further increases up to 70 wt% decreased the erosion period. Polymer crystallinity depended on copolymer FAD content. Copolymer degradation was studied by examining anhydride bond hydrolysis using infrared spectroscopy. Much faster hydrolysis was found in p(FAD:SA) 70:30 compared with more crystalline copolymers of higher SA content. Light microscopy indicates the presence of an erosion zone, a distinct area where mass loss occurs. This erosion zone moves from the outside toward the interior of the polymer matrix. It plays an important role in erosion because any water or monomer must diffuse through this eroded layer.
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- L Shieh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139
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A plasma membrane rich fraction was prepared from olfactory rosettes of Atlantic salmon and used to study binding of L-glutamic acid and activation of phospholipase C (PLC). Glutamate binding was saturable, high affinity, and inhibited by aspartic acid and taurocholate but not by alanine and lysine. Binding of glutamate was potently inhibited by various ligands for rat brain metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) and also by kainate and N-methyl-D-aspartate. Glutamate stimulated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate breakdown consistent with G protein-dependent activation of PLC. Northern blot analyses demonstrated the presence of olfactory rosette RNA that hybridizes with cDNA probes for mGluR1 and mGluR4 under low stringency conditions. The results indicate the salmon olfactory system includes a subtype of the metabotropic glutamate receptor family.
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- J Pang
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881
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Pang J, Clark NA. Observation of a chiral-symmetry-breaking twist-bend instability in achiral freely suspended liquid-crystal films. Phys Rev Lett 1994; 73:2332-2335. [PMID: 10057033 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.73.2332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Yang W, Pang J, Li C. [An investigation on the distribution of leptospirae interrogans in water and soil in southwest of Yunnan Province]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1994; 15:289-91. [PMID: 7859262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The conservation of pathogenic leptospirae in water and soil is one of the important problems of geography-epidemiological survey of leptospirosis. We have conducted this investigation by using of filtration-culture isolation method in five counties in the west and southwest of Yunnan during 1988-1992. The results showed that the isolates from samples of water and soil collected between July and September in Menglian and Huaping county were leptospirae biflexa while in the samples of water and soil collected between November and December in three counties, 8 strains of L. interrogans were isolated from the samples of Gengma and Baoshan county. The total positive rate was 3.31% (8/242). The positive rate of water and soil was 2.14% (3/140) and 4.9% (5/102) respectively. Strains obtained in this investigation belong to six serogroups: Icterohaemorrhagiae and Pyrogenes in 2 respectively. Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Sejroe and Australis in 1 respectively. These serogroups of leptospirae obtained from water and soil were corresponded with the serogroups obtained from the patients and animals with leptospirosis in local area. This survey provided new data for expounding the structure of the focus of leptospirosis.
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- Yunnan provincial institute of epidemic disease control and research, Dali
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Lo YH, Bellis SL, Cheng LJ, Pang J, Bradley TM, Rhoads DE. Signal transduction for taurocholic acid in the olfactory system of Atlantic salmon. Chem Senses 1994; 19:371-80. [PMID: 7881971 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/19.5.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Conjugated bile acids such as taurocholic acid (TChA) are potent olfactory stimuli for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). A plasma membrane rich fraction was derived from salmon olfactory rosettes and used to investigate TChA signal transduction and receptor binding. In the presence of GTP gamma S, TChA caused dose-dependent stimulation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) breakdown, half maximal at less than 10(-7) M TChA. Stimulation of PIP2 breakdown by TChA required GTP gamma S, was blocked by GDP beta S, and was mimicked by A1F4-, consistent with a G protein requirement. A1F4- and Ca2+ stimulated breakdown of PIP2, but not phosphatidylcholine, arguing against a non-specific lipase activation. Stimulation of PIP2 breakdown by TChA was maximal at low Ca2+ concentration, < or = 10 nM. Conventional binding analysis with 3H-TChA was inconclusive due to a high degree of non-specific binding and to lack of tissue specificity expected for an olfactory receptor. Analysis of odorant amino acid binding indicated possible interaction of TChA with a putative acidic amino acid receptor but no interaction of TChA with a putative neutral amino acid receptor. We conclude that olfactory discrimination between amino acids and bile acids occurs in part at the receptor level while both classes of odors appear to use the same signal transduction mechanism, G protein mediated activation of phosphoinositide specific phospholipase C (PLC).
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- Y H Lo
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881
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Chan TY, Poon P, Pang J, Swaminathan R, Chan CH, Nisar M, Williams CS, Davies PD. A study of calcium and vitamin D metabolism in Chinese patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. J Trop Med Hyg 1994; 97:26-30. [PMID: 8107170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hypercalcaemia can occur in patients with tuberculosis. To further characterize the calcium and vitamin D metabolism in this disorder, serum calcium, 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)2D and parathyroid hormone and the interrelationships between serum calcium, 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D were compared in 24 untreated Chinese patients with culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis and 24 age and sex-matched controls in Hong Kong. Albumin adjusted serum calcium was significantly higher in patients (2.33 +/- 0.07 compared with 2.20 +/- 0.09 mmol l-1, P < 0.001), despite a lower calcium intake (426 +/- 208 compared with 564 +/- 335 mg day-1). No significant group difference was found in serum 25(OH)D or 1,25(OH)2D concentrations. There was a positive correlation between serum 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D concentrations in the patient group (r = 0.50, P < 0.02), but a negative one in the control group (r = -0.48, P < 0.05). Serum parathyroid hormone was significantly lower in patients (20.9 +/- 8.5 compared with 38.2 +/- 14.5 pmol l-1, P < 0.001). In the patient group, no correlation between the radiographic extent of disease and serum calcium or 1,25(OH)2D concentrations was seen. Our findings confirmed that serum calcium is raised in tuberculosis but the effect may be reduced by a low calcium intake and a low parathyroid hormone level. Although the calcium and vitamin D metabolism appeared to be altered in tuberculosis, no direct relationship between serum calcium and 1,25(OH)2D, was found.
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- T Y Chan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT
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Kwong YL, Pang J, Ching LM, Liu HW, Liang RH, Chan LC. Trisomy 12 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. An interphase cytogenetic study by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1994; 72:83-5. [PMID: 8143280 DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(94)90119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a rare disorder in the Chinese population. We evaluated the use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a chromosome 12-specific probe in the detection of trisomy 12 in interphase cell of 19 Chinese CLL patients. FISH successfully detected trisomy 12 in two cases, one of which had normal conventional cytogenetic findings, giving an incidence of 10%. The low incidence of trisomy 12 in our CLL patients may also reflect a biologic difference of this rare disorder in our population, compared to that of the West.
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- Y L Kwong
- University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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Lambris JD, Lao Z, Pang J, Alsenz J. Third component of trout complement. cDNA cloning and conservation of functional sites. J Immunol 1993; 151:6123-34. [PMID: 8245455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Of the 30 distinct complement proteins recognized to date, C3 is probably the most versatile and multifunctional molecule known, interacting with at least 20 different proteins. It plays a critical role in both pathways of complement activation and participates in phagocytic and immunoregulatory processes. Structural and functional analysis of C3 from different species, in addition to phylogenetic information, provides insights into the structural elements mediating the various functions. This study describes the cDNA cloning of one of two isoforms of the third complement component, C3-1, of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) and the analysis of its functional sites. By screening a trout liver lambda gt11 library with anti-trout C3 chain-specific antibodies and polymerase chain reaction we have determined the cDNA sequence of trout C3-1. The obtained sequence is in complete agreement with the protein sequence of several tryptic peptides, corresponding to different regions of trout C3-1. C3-1 consists of 1640 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 181,497 Da. The sequence contains two potential N-glycosylation sites, one on each chain of C3. The deduced protein sequence showed 44.1, 43.3, 44.2, 44.9, 43.1, 43.8, 45.9, 29.9, and 33.1% amino acid identities to human, mouse rat, guinea pig, rabbit, cobra, frog, hagfish, and lamprey C3, whereas the identities to human C4, C5, and alpha 2M are 30.4, 28, and 22.9%, respectively. The trout C3 amino acid sequence shows clusters of high and low similarity to C3 from other species. In the regions of high similarity belong the C3 domains that contain the thiolester site and the properdin binding sites, whereas the regions that correspond to regions of human C3 where CR1 and CR2 bind show low amino acid sequence similarity. The deduced amino acid sequence shows that the C3 convertase cleavage site (Arg-Ser) is conserved in trout C3, whereas the factor I cleavage sites are Arg-Ala and Arg-Thr instead of Arg-Ser, which is found in the C3 of other species. Protein sequencing of the trout C3 fragments fixed on zymosan during complement activation confirmed the cleavage of trout C3 by trout C3 convertase and factor I at Arg-Ser and Arg-Thr, respectively.
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- J D Lambris
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104
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Pang J, Taylor GR, Munroe DG, Ishaque A, Fung-Leung WP, Lau CY, Liu FT, Zhou L. Characterization of the gene for the human high affinity IgE receptor (Fc epsilon RI) alpha-chain. The Journal of Immunology 1993. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.151.11.6166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The Fc epsilon RI couples the mast cell-surface binding of IgE and Ag to a complex series of intracellular events culminating in cell activation and degranulation. The alpha-chain of Fc epsilon RI constitutes the Ig-binding subunit of this heterotetrameric receptor, and is itself a member of the Ig gene superfamily. We have isolated a human genomic DNA clone containing the entire Fc epsilon RI alpha gene, and completely sequenced a region from 1257 bp 5' of the transcription start site, to 513 bp 3' of the last exon of the gene. As with the previously characterized rat and mouse genes, human Fc epsilon RI alpha consists of five exons and four introns, and spans 5889 bp of genomic DNA. The splice donor and acceptor sites deduced by comparison with the cDNA sequence corresponded exactly to the locations found in analogous rodent genes. By mapping the 5' end of Fc epsilon RI alpha transcripts we found three major transcription initiation sites 24, 27, and 29 bp upstream of the ATG translation initiation codon. As well, several longer minor transcripts were seen, with a maximum of 60 nt of 5'-untranslated sequence. About 650 bp of DNA upstream of the ATG translation initiation codon were compared among human, rat, and mouse Fc epsilon RI alpha sequences in search of common motifs that might mediate conserved regulatory interactions with DNA binding proteins. A 172-bp region of the human Fc epsilon RI alpha 5'-flanking sequence was highly conserved in both rodent species. Further studies will be required to determine whether these or other sequences are involved in Fc epsilon RI alpha gene regulation.
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- J Pang
- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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Pang J, Taylor GR, Munroe DG, Ishaque A, Fung-Leung WP, Lau CY, Liu FT, Zhou L. Characterization of the gene for the human high affinity IgE receptor (Fc epsilon RI) alpha-chain. J Immunol 1993; 151:6166-74. [PMID: 8245459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The Fc epsilon RI couples the mast cell-surface binding of IgE and Ag to a complex series of intracellular events culminating in cell activation and degranulation. The alpha-chain of Fc epsilon RI constitutes the Ig-binding subunit of this heterotetrameric receptor, and is itself a member of the Ig gene superfamily. We have isolated a human genomic DNA clone containing the entire Fc epsilon RI alpha gene, and completely sequenced a region from 1257 bp 5' of the transcription start site, to 513 bp 3' of the last exon of the gene. As with the previously characterized rat and mouse genes, human Fc epsilon RI alpha consists of five exons and four introns, and spans 5889 bp of genomic DNA. The splice donor and acceptor sites deduced by comparison with the cDNA sequence corresponded exactly to the locations found in analogous rodent genes. By mapping the 5' end of Fc epsilon RI alpha transcripts we found three major transcription initiation sites 24, 27, and 29 bp upstream of the ATG translation initiation codon. As well, several longer minor transcripts were seen, with a maximum of 60 nt of 5'-untranslated sequence. About 650 bp of DNA upstream of the ATG translation initiation codon were compared among human, rat, and mouse Fc epsilon RI alpha sequences in search of common motifs that might mediate conserved regulatory interactions with DNA binding proteins. A 172-bp region of the human Fc epsilon RI alpha 5'-flanking sequence was highly conserved in both rodent species. Further studies will be required to determine whether these or other sequences are involved in Fc epsilon RI alpha gene regulation.
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- J Pang
- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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Chan CH, Cohen M, Pang J. The effects of inhaled corticosteroids on chronic airflow limitation. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 1993; 11:97-101. [PMID: 8080611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A placebo-controlled, double blind, cross-over study of inhaled budesonide was carried out to examine its effectiveness in the treatment of chronic airflow limitation (CAL). Fourteen patients (11 males, mean age 66 years) with stable CAL received placebo treatment for four weeks followed by inhaled budesonide 400 micrograms BD for eight weeks. Response was assessed by measuring forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). There was no significant improvement in the overall spirometric measurements and symptom scores except a reduction in daily peak expiratory flow rate fluctuation (p < 0.05). However, individual patients showed significant increase in FEV1. Two patients (14%) had greater than 30% increase in FEV1 in response to inhaled corticosteroids. This response could not be predicted from history of allergy, skin test, bronchial challenge test, peripheral blood or sputum eosinophilia. We conclude that only a minority of patients with stable CAL may respond to inhaled budesonide. Nonetheless, patients who are symptomatic despite treatment with maximum doses of bronchodilators may have a trial of inhaled corticosteroids in order to demonstrate any additional benefit.
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- C H Chan
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT
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Lambris JD, Lao Z, Pang J, Alsenz J. Third component of trout complement. cDNA cloning and conservation of functional sites. The Journal of Immunology 1993. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.151.11.6123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Of the 30 distinct complement proteins recognized to date, C3 is probably the most versatile and multifunctional molecule known, interacting with at least 20 different proteins. It plays a critical role in both pathways of complement activation and participates in phagocytic and immunoregulatory processes. Structural and functional analysis of C3 from different species, in addition to phylogenetic information, provides insights into the structural elements mediating the various functions. This study describes the cDNA cloning of one of two isoforms of the third complement component, C3-1, of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) and the analysis of its functional sites. By screening a trout liver lambda gt11 library with anti-trout C3 chain-specific antibodies and polymerase chain reaction we have determined the cDNA sequence of trout C3-1. The obtained sequence is in complete agreement with the protein sequence of several tryptic peptides, corresponding to different regions of trout C3-1. C3-1 consists of 1640 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 181,497 Da. The sequence contains two potential N-glycosylation sites, one on each chain of C3. The deduced protein sequence showed 44.1, 43.3, 44.2, 44.9, 43.1, 43.8, 45.9, 29.9, and 33.1% amino acid identities to human, mouse rat, guinea pig, rabbit, cobra, frog, hagfish, and lamprey C3, whereas the identities to human C4, C5, and alpha 2M are 30.4, 28, and 22.9%, respectively. The trout C3 amino acid sequence shows clusters of high and low similarity to C3 from other species. In the regions of high similarity belong the C3 domains that contain the thiolester site and the properdin binding sites, whereas the regions that correspond to regions of human C3 where CR1 and CR2 bind show low amino acid sequence similarity. The deduced amino acid sequence shows that the C3 convertase cleavage site (Arg-Ser) is conserved in trout C3, whereas the factor I cleavage sites are Arg-Ala and Arg-Thr instead of Arg-Ser, which is found in the C3 of other species. Protein sequencing of the trout C3 fragments fixed on zymosan during complement activation confirmed the cleavage of trout C3 by trout C3 convertase and factor I at Arg-Ser and Arg-Thr, respectively.
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- J D Lambris
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104
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Zhou L, Pang J, Munroe DG, Lau C. A human retinoic acid receptor gamma isoform is homologous to the murine retinoic acid receptor gamma 7. Nucleic Acids Res 1993; 21:2520. [PMID: 7685085 PMCID: PMC309563 DOI: 10.1093/nar/21.10.2520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- L Zhou
- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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Pang J, Chan HS, Sung JY. Prevalence of asthma in patients with bronchiectasis in Hong Kong. Eur Respir J 1993; 6:148-9. [PMID: 8425588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Pang J, Chan HS, Sung JY. Prevalence of asthma in patients with bronchiectasis in Hong Kong. Eur Respir J 1993. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.93.06010148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhou L, Otulakowski G, Pang J, Munroe DG, Capetola RJ, Lau C. Quantitation of human cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (CRABP-II) RNA from cultured human skin fibroblast cells and human skin biopsies treated with retinoic acid. Nucleic Acids Res 1992; 20:6215-20. [PMID: 1282237 PMCID: PMC334507 DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.23.6215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has been validated for the quantitation of retinoic acid (RA) induction of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (CRABP-II) RNA from cultured human skin fibroblasts and human skin biopsies. The method utilizes reverse transcription and PCR (RT-PCR) to compare cellular CRABP-II RNA with a known amount of added internal standard RNA generated from a modified CRABP-II cDNA containing a 42 bp deletion. Thus, after RT-PCR of cellular and standard CRABP-II RNA in the same tube, the resulting DNA bands could be distinguished by size on ethidium bromide-stained, nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel. Serial dilutions of cellular RNA were co-amplified with a fixed amount of internal standard CRABP-II RNA, and the ratio of intensities of the two DNA bands was determined by computerized image analysis of the gel photograph. A linear relationship was found between the logs of this ratio and the input RNA. Absolute quantitation of cellular CRABP-II RNA was determined from the 'equivalence point', the dilution at which band intensities from cellular and standard RNAs were identical. Using this quantitative assay, the amount of CRABP-II RNA in cultured fibroblasts was 24 attomoles per microgram total RNA. A 4.2-fold increase in CRABP-II RNA was seen following 24 hours treatment with 10(-6) M RA. CRABP-II RNA content in skin biopsies taken from 3 human subjects ranged from 16 to 25 attomole/micrograms RNA. Topical treatment with 0.1% RA cream resulted in induction ranging from 3.9- to 12-fold over vehicle treatment. The method described here offers a rapid, sensitive and quantitative assay of specific RNAs, and should be especially useful for the measurement of RNA levels from small solid-tissue biopsies.
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- R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
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Geschwind and Galaburda (1985) have suggested that specialization for the control of distal and proximal musculature might be located in different hemispheres in some individuals. Because inconsistent lefthanders (as defined by Ponton, 1987; Peters and Servos, 1989) tend to write with the left hand but throw with the right arm, and have a stronger right arm (Peters, 1990), it was thought that individuals in this group might provide evidence for the prediction made by Geschwind and Galaburda. This did not prove to be the case for tapping speed, where righthanders, inconsistent and consistent lefthanders all showed congruence. It appears that the question "are some left-handers right-armed?" can be answered only relative to specific activities.
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- M Peters
- Dept. Psychology, University of Guelph
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Thomas MJ, Hedrick CC, Smith S, Pang J, Jerome WG, Willard AS, Shirley PS. Superoxide generation by the human polymorphonuclear leukocyte in response to latex beads. J Leukoc Biol 1992; 51:591-6. [PMID: 1319445 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.51.6.591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In this study, superoxide formation was not immediately detected when polymorphonuclear leukocytes were treated with linoleyl alcohol-coated, carboxy-modified latex beads. However, all other measures of neutrophil activation were present. Superoxide was not detected until 30 min after the initial exposure to beads. However, an O2(-)-producing, NADPH-dependent oxidase is active 15 min after exposure. When polymorphonuclear leukocytes are pretreated with cytochalasin B, superoxide production is detected immediately after exposure to the beads. Superoxide secretion after treatment with linoleyl alcohol-coated latex beads is compared with the response to other latex beads. The results imply that neutrophils form a phagolysosome around linoleyl alcohol-coated latex beads that is tightly sealed and does not allow superoxide to escape into the medium where it could be detected by the reduction of ferricytochrome c.
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- M J Thomas
- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Pang J, Modlin J, Yolken R. Use of modified nucleotides and uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG) for the control of contamination in the PCR-based amplification of RNA. Mol Cell Probes 1992; 6:251-6. [PMID: 1406734 DOI: 10.1016/0890-8508(92)90024-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The inadvertent carryover of amplified fragments of nucleic acids (amplicons) is a potential source of contamination in the polymerase chain reaction. Recently, a method has been developed to generate amplicons with deoxyuracil triphosphate (dUTP) and to specifically hydrolyze these amplicons with uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG) following the completion of the assay. We evaluated this system for the specific amplification of RNA from coxsackievirus A3 and B3. We found that RNA from both viruses could be amplified with dUTP, although the use of this triphosphate in place of TTP resulted in some loss of assay sensitivity. We also found that the dUTP-containing amplicons could be efficiently hydrolyzed by UNG, resulting in a 10,000,000-fold reduction in amplicon concentration with little effect on the native nucleic acid. The dUTP-UNG method has a great deal of potential for reducing amplicon contamination during the routine performance of nucleic acid amplification reactions.
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- J Pang
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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Coni P, Pang J, Pichiri-Coni G, Hsu S, Rao PM, Rajalakshmi S, Sarma DS. Hypomethylation of beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene and its expression during hepatocarcinogenesis in the rat. Carcinogenesis 1992; 13:497-9. [PMID: 1547542 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/13.3.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Our earlier studies had demonstrated that inhibition of DNA methylation following carcinogen treatment potentiated initiation of the carcinogenic process in the rat liver system. The hepatic nodules developed by initiation-promotion protocols showed a characteristic hypomethylation in the cell-cycle-related genes c-fos, c-myc and c-Ha-ras. In the present study we have found that the gene for beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase, a major rate-limiting enzyme in the biogenesis of mevalonate, is also hypomethylated at both CCGG and GCGC sites and expressed in hepatic nodules. This gene, however, did not exhibit hypomethylation in CCGG sequences in non-nodular surrounding liver, livers from rats subjected to two-thirds partial hepatectomy, or exposed to initiator alone (1,2-dimethylhydrazine given 18 h after partial hepatectomy) or to diets containing 1% orotic acid alone (promoting regimen). The activity of the enzyme and mevalonate formation are positively correlated with DNA synthesis and cell proliferation--two key components of the carcinogenic process. Taken together, the results suggest that hypomethylation of specific genes occurs in the carcinogenic process and this altered pattern of DNA methylation may play a role in the growth of the nodules.
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- P Coni
- Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mattern CF, Murray K, Jensen A, Farzadegan H, Pang J, Modlin JF. Localization of human immunodeficiency virus core antigen in term human placentas. Pediatrics 1992; 89:207-9. [PMID: 1734385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication was sought in human placentas obtained at term from pregnancies complicated by maternal HIV infection. Placentas were obtained from the pregnancies of 19 HIV-seropositive women, 4 women who were seronegative, and 4 untested women with no risk factors for HIV infection. These placentas were each examined by immunoperoxidase immunocytochemistry using monoclonal anti-p24/55 antibodies. In addition, minced placental tissue from 11 of the seropositive pregnancies and the 3 seronegative pregnancies were co-cultivated with stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The clinical status of the infants born to the HIV-seropositive women was assessed when the infants were 8 to 28 months of age. P24/55 antigen was detected in 5 of the 19 placentas of the HIV-seropositive pregnancies and in none of the 8 placentas of seronegative or low-risk pregnancies. This HIV core viral antigen was located exclusively in the cytoplasm of villous cells with morphological characteristics of macrophages. The HIV antigen-containing cells were very sparsely distributed. Staining of the trophoblast was not observed in any placental specimen. Human immunodeficiency virus was isolated in culture from 3 of the 11 placentas from seropositive pregnancies. Clinical follow-up has not revealed a relationship between infection of the infant and either p24/55 antigen identification or isolation of virus from the placenta. Virological and histological evidence of HIV replication is found in approximately one fourth of placentas obtained at term from pregnancies complicated by maternal HIV infection. Replicating virus appears localized to sparse macrophages located within the chorionic villi, but specifically not within the trophoblastic layer.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- C F Mattern
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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A prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong was carried out between January and December, 1988. Ninety adults (57 male) with a mean age of 57.3 years were admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. The etiologic diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 37 cases (41 percent). Pneumococcal infection was diagnosed in 11 patients (12 percent). The same number of patients had pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as acute pneumonia. It could not be differentiated from other causes of pneumonia on clinical and radiologic grounds, although pleural effusion and upper lobe involvement were more common in patients with tuberculosis. Chlamydia species were identified in five patients (6 percent) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae was identified in three patients (3 percent). There was no case of Legionnaires' disease. The etiologic agent could not be identified in 59 percent of cases. The low incidence of etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia was probably related to the widespread use of antibiotics in private practice. Tuberculosis is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong and this diagnosis should be considered in patients who fail to respond to first-line antibiotics.
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- C H Chan
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T
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A case of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFT) is presented. The histogenesis of this uncommon tumor is debated with most investigators favouring origin in submesothelial fibroblasts. Part of the evidence supporting this has been the persistent negativity of the tumor cells for cytokeratin--a feature militating against origin in mesothelial-lining cells. Our case shows unequivocal focal cytokeratin positivity in tumor cells; we feel that although this indicates mesothelial differentiation it does not militate against origin in submesothelial fibroblasts since, in reactive conditions, these are capable of mesothelial differentiation including expression of cytokeratin. Indeed, it reinforces the hypothesis that SFT is of submesothelial origin. Solitary fibrous tumors can be cellular and atypical. The reactivity of the tumor with cytokeratin, albeit rarely, should be considered in differentiating SFT from sarcomatoid mesothelioma.
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- L J McGuire
- Department of Morbid Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- H S Chan
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories
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Isolated giant tuberculomata of the liver are rare, and they are frequently misdiagnosed as primary or secondary tumors of the liver. We describe the computed tomography findings in 2 patients with giant tuberculomata of the liver. One patient had a large low-attenuation lesion with rim enhancement after contrast. The other patient had multiple calcific lesions that did not enhance but showed a rim of hypoattenuation after contrast. Biopsy established the diagnosis and both patients recovered with antituberculous chemotherapy.
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- H S Chan
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin
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The prevalence of atopic diseases and bronchial reactivity to histamine and methacholine was determined in 36 patients with bronchiectasis and in 36 control patients matched for age, sex, and smoking history. There was no difference in the prevalence of asthma, other atopic diseases, family history of atopic diseases, or positive responses to skinprick tests (nine versus five) in the two groups. The prevalence of bronchial hyperreactivity, however, was significantly higher in the group with bronchiectasis than in the control group for both histamine (7 v 0 patients) and methacholine (6 v 0 patients). The group with bronchiectasis had more airflow obstruction (mean FEV1 67% predicted), but there was no correlation between spirometric indices and log PD20 (the log dose of histamine or methacholine causing a 20% fall in FEV1). This suggests that, although reduced airway calibre may be a factor underlying bronchial hyperreactivity in bronchiectasis, it is not the only mechanism. Further studies are needed to determine whether bronchial hyperreactivity has a causative role in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis or whether it occurs as a result of the disease.
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- J Pang
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Chung WM, Chan MS, Chan HS, Pang J. Therapeutic embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. Singapore Med J 1989; 30:488-9. [PMID: 2617303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A 49-year old man presented with recurrent transient ischaemic attacks and a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAM) was found in his lower left lobe. Left lower lobectomy was performed, and the attacks ceased. However, 18 months later, a fresh PAM was detected in the right lower lobe. In order to avoid further lung resection, therapeutic embolization with metal-dacron coils and gelfoam was performed, resulting in complete occlusion of the PAM. The patient remained well at follow-up 6 months later. Therapeutic embolization is an effective alternative to surgery in the treatment of PAM, especially in the presence of multiple lesions when it is important to conserve functional lung tissue.
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Diffusing capacity (DLCO) was measured in 260 healthy subjects aged 60-86 years who were leading an active life in the community. DLCO correlated with body surface area and spirometric indices, and declined with age. It was lower in women, in smokers and in those with chronic bronchitis. Multiple regression equations based on age and body surface area were derived for elderly Chinese men and women. Compared with predicted values based on studies of Caucasians of all ages, those for elderly Chinese men were higher, while those for elderly women were similar. Predicted values for an elderly Chinese population should be derived from equations established from this survey rather than those extrapolated from Caucasians of all ages. DLCO/VA correlated with weight and body surface area but not with height, and declined with age. There was no difference between men and women, and between those with or without symptoms of chronic bronchitis. Predicted values from this study of elderly Chinese were comparable to those derived from Caucasians of all ages. Differences in DLCO values for elderly Chinese compared to Caucasians may be explained by differences in lung volumes rather than ethnic variations in the diffusing characteristics of the alveolar capillary membrane, and by the small numbers of elderly subjects in some of the studies of Caucasian subjects.
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- J Woo
- Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Forced expiratory volume (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and peak expiratory flow (PEF) were measured in healthy subjects (129 men, 210 women) aged 60 years and above who were leading an independent and active life in the community. Women but not men showed an age related decline in FEV1 and FVC. Correlations of FEV1 and FVC with height were weaker than those reported for all age groups. Male ex-smokers had lower FEV1 values than current smokers and non-smokers. Regression equations are derived for men and women for predicting values appropriate to Chinese elderly people. These values are slightly lower than those for white people, but the difference is not as great as in values derived from surveys of all age groups.
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- J Woo
- Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
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This report describes a patient who underwent a subtotal hysterectomy 6 years ago for fibroids. She re-presented recently with lung metastases and a pelvic mass. Macroscopic appearances at laparotomy suggested a leiomyosarcoma of the uterine stump, but histological appearances suggested the patient was suffering from the rare condition 'metastasizing leiomyoma'. Subsequent response to hormone manipulation supported the latter diagnosis.
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- J M Ford
- Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand
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Pang J. Partial hospitalization. An alternative to inpatient care. Psychiatr Clin North Am 1985; 8:587-95. [PMID: 4059096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Despite problems with research designs, sample sizes, differing areas of focus, and various research instruments, psychiatry can be encouraged by studies pointing to the following: Partial hospitalization can offer a viable alternative to inpatient hospitalization with less stigma and less family burden for patients. Such patients fare as well or better than their inpatient counterparts. When families or stable living situations are not available, the most acute patients can be treated and housed in a supervised living situation. Social and familial roles can be maintained. Partial hospitalization is helpful in reducing length and expense of full-time hospitalization when used as an transition to more traditional outpatient treatment and community life. This does not lead to increased rates of readmission or to exacerbating other symptoms or pathology. Partial hospitalization has grown steadily in the past 20 years. The question is no longer whether partial hospitalization works, but "what kind of patient can be best treated by partial hospitalization?" Innovative programs are sprouting. The 1980s bring fiscal, educational, and clinical challenges to partial hospitalization programs everywhere.
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Pang J. Organising a clinical examination. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1985; 19:93-5. [PMID: 3999054 PMCID: PMC5371003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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