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Kulkarni CS, Kothari JP, Sirsat RA, Almeida AF. A Simplified Risk Score to Estimate the Risk of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy after Contrast Exposure. Indian J Nephrol 2023; 33:333-339. [PMID: 37881743 PMCID: PMC10593291 DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_65_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Introduction Scores are available to predict the probability of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after cardiac interventions, but not many scores are available for non-cardiac interventions and there are none for intravenous exposure to contrast. We designed this study to develop a simplified score to determine the probability of developing CIN in patients exposed to the parenteral contrast medium. Methods This was a prospective study of patients who received parenteral contrast. Of 1300 patients, the first 1000 comprised the derivation cohort and the next 300 comprised the validation cohort. The patient variables in the development cohort were studied using univariate analysis. Statistically significant individual variables were used as independent variables, and CIN was used as the dependent variable in the final multivariate logistic regression model. Then, the risk score was obtained and validated. Results The incidence of CIN was 3.8%. The risk factors, namely the presence of diabetes mellitus, e-GFR, and route and volume of contrast material were significantly associated with the risk of CIN (P < 0.05). The developed risk score had a sensitivity of 90.4% and specificity of 98.78%. The overall accuracy was 97.8%. The values of AUC of ROC in the development and validation datasets were high. This indicated that the predicted CIN risk score correlated well with the calibration and discriminative characteristics. Conclusions The route and volume of contrast administered, low e-GFR, and diabetes mellitus were the significant risk factors. The developed risk score exhibited very good sensitivity and specificity and excellent accuracy in predicting the probability of CIN.
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- Chaitanya S. Kulkarni
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Gandhi Medical College and HH, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Director of Nephrology and Chief Consultant-Renal Transplant Medicine, Nanavati Max Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, Department of Nephrology, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC Mahim-Mumbai, India
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- Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, Department of Nephrology, P D Hinduja National Hospital and MRC Mahim-Mumbai, India
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Figueira I, Garcia G, Pimpão RC, Terrasso AP, Costa I, Almeida AF, Tavares L, Pais TF, Pinto P, Ventura MR, Filipe A, McDougall GJ, Stewart D, Kim KS, Palmela I, Brites D, Brito MA, Brito C, Santos CN. Correction to: Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17112. [PMID: 34408218 PMCID: PMC8373959 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96179-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- I Figueira
- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande, 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Qta do Galinheiro, Santarém, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Medical Department, Grupo Tecnimede, 2710-089, Sintra, Portugal
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK.,Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK.,NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Pb 115, NO-1431, Ås, Norway
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street Park 256, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal.,Department of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal.,Department of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica-António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal. .,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Paiva-Guimarães AGL, Freire KRL, Santos SFM, Almeida AF, Sousa ACB. Alternative substrates for conidiogenesis of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuillemin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes). BRAZ J BIOL 2019; 80:133-141. [PMID: 31017241 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.195711] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Beauveria bassiana is a promising fungus for the biological control of insect pests. The growing costs of conidia production have raised the need to ascertain the efficiency of some low cost substrates. The aim of this study was to analyze the potential use of different raw substrates without nutritional supplement for B. bassiana conidiogenesis. Growth and sporulation were evaluated using 30 g of substrate and 0.3 μL of a conidia suspension (1 x 106 conidia/mL). After 10 days of incubation (70 ± 10% humidity and temperature (T) = 29 ± 1 °C), rice (2.00 x 106 conidia/g substrate), algaroba (2.36 x 106 conidia/g), malt A (1.22 x 106 conidia/g) and malt B (1.75 x 106 conidia/g) showed the highest levels of conidia production. The resulting conidia showed insecticidal activity higher than 80% on coconut termites. These new raw substrates may represent viable alternatives for the production of entomopathogenic fungi for use in the biological control of various insect pests.
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- A G L Paiva-Guimarães
- Laboratório de Genética Molecular e Biotecnologia Vegetal, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Biotecnologia - CBIOTEC, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cidade Universitária, Castelo Branco, s/n, CEP 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Cervejeira, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Biotecnologia - CBIOTEC, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cidade Universitária, Castelo Branco, s/n, CEP 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Bioengenharia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Química, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Centro de Tecnologia - CT, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cidade Universitária, Castelo Branco, s/n, CEP 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Engenharia de Bioprocessos, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia - CBIOTEC, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cidade Universitária, Castelo Branco, s/n, CEP 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genética Molecular e Biotecnologia Vegetal, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Centro de Biotecnologia - CBIOTEC, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Cidade Universitária, Castelo Branco, s/n, CEP 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
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Figueira I, Garcia G, Pimpão RC, Terrasso AP, Costa I, Almeida AF, Tavares L, Pais TF, Pinto P, Ventura MR, Filipe A, McDougall GJ, Stewart D, Kim KS, Palmela I, Brites D, Brito MA, Brito C, Santos CN. Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11456. [PMID: 28904352 PMCID: PMC5597593 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11512-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Age-related complications such as neurodegenerative disorders are increasing and remain cureless. The possibility of altering the progression or the development of these multifactorial diseases through diet is an emerging and attractive approach with increasing experimental support. We examined the potential of known bioavailable phenolic sulfates, arising from colonic metabolism of berries, to influence hallmarks of neurodegenerative processes. In silico predictions and in vitro transport studies across blood-brain barrier (BBB) endothelial cells, at circulating concentrations, provided evidence for differential transport, likely related to chemical structure. Moreover, endothelial metabolism of these phenolic sulfates produced a plethora of novel chemical entities with further potential bioactivies. Pre-conditioning with phenolic sulfates improved cellular responses to oxidative, excitotoxicity and inflammatory injuries and this attenuation of neuroinflammation was achieved via modulation of NF-κB pathway. Our results support the hypothesis that these small molecules, derived from dietary (poly)phenols may cross the BBB, reach brain cells, modulate microglia-mediated inflammation and exert neuroprotective effects, with potential for alleviation of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- I Figueira
- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande, 6, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Qta do Galinheiro, Santarém, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Medical Department, Grupo Tecnimede, 2710-089, Sintra, Portugal
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, United Kingdom.,Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, United Kingdom.,NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Pb 115, NO-1431, Ås, Norway
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street Park 256, Baltimore, MD21287, USA
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal.,Department of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal.,Department of Biochemistry and Human Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quı́mica e Biológica - António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal. .,Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Silva CAL, Azevedo Filho CA, Pereira G, Silva DCN, Castro MCAB, Almeida AF, Lucena SCA, Santos BS, Barjas-Castro ML, Fontes A. Vitamin E nanoemulsion activity on stored red blood cells. Transfus Med 2017; 27:213-217. [PMID: 28230298 DOI: 10.1111/tme.12394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stored red blood cells (RBCs) undergo numerous changes that have been termed RBC storage lesion, which can be related to oxidative damage. Vitamin E is an important antioxidant, acting on cell lipids. Thus, this study aimed to investigate vitamin E activity on stored RBCs. METHODS We prepared a vitamin E nanoemulsion that was added to RBC units and stored at 4 °C. Controls, without vitamin E, were kept under the same conditions. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was monitored for up to 35 days of storage. RBC elasticity was also evaluated using an optical tweezer system. RESULTS Vitamin E-treated samples presented a significant decrease in ROS production. Additionally, the elastic constant for vitamin E-treated RBCs did not differ from the control. CONCLUSION Vitamin E decreased the amount of ROS in stored RBCs. Because vitamin E acts on lipid oxidation, results suggest that protein oxidation should also be considered a key factor for erythrocyte elastic properties. Thus, further studies combining vitamin E with protein antioxidants deserve attention, aiming to better preserve overall stored RBC properties.
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- C A L Silva
- Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário Tabosa de Almeida (Asces - Unita), Caruaru, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Colegiado de Ciências Biológicas, Campus de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Enfermagem, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães - CPqAM, FIOCRUZ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- INCTS - Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Sangue, Hemocentro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Santana LS, Costa MGC, Pirovani NM, Almeida AF, Alvim FC, Pirovani CP. TcCYS4, a cystatin from cocoa, reduces necrosis triggered by MpNEP2 in tobacco plants. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:7636-48. [PMID: 25299077 DOI: 10.4238/2014.september.26.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/03/2022]
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In Brazil, most cocoa bean production occurs in Southern Bahia. Witches' broom disease arrived in this area in 1989 and has since caused heavy losses in production. The disease is caused by the basidiomycete fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, a hemibiotrophic fungus that produces the necrosis and ethylene-inducting protein (MpNEP2) during infection; this protein can activate cysteine proteases and induce programmed cell death. Cysteine proteases can be modulated by cystatin. In this study, we overexpressed TcCYS4, a cocoa cystatin, in tobacco plants and evaluated the effect on MpNEP2 in model plants. Tccys4 cDNA was cloned into the pCAMBIA 1390 vector and inserted into the tobacco plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Transgene expression was analyzed by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis. Transcript and protein levels in Tcccys4:tobacco lines were 8.9- and 1.5-fold higher than in wild-type plants (wt). Tcccys4:tobacco lines showed no change in growth compared to wt plants. CO2 net assimilation (A) increased in Tcccys4:tobacco lines compared to wt plants. Only one line showed statistically significant stomatal conductance (gs) and transpiration rate (E) changes. MpNEP2 was infiltered into the foliar mesophyll of Tcccys4:tobacco lines and wt plants, and necrotic lesions were attenuated in lines highly expressing Tccys4. Our results suggest that cocoa cystatin TcCYS4 affects MpNEP2 activity related to the progression of programmed cell death in tobacco plants. This may occur through the action of cystatin to inhibit cysteine proteases activated by MpNEP2 in plant tissues. Further studies are necessary to examine cystatin in the Theobroma cacao-M. perniciosa pathosystem.
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- L S Santana
- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Inhéus, BA, Brasil
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Farag YMK, Mittal BV, Keithi-Reddy SR, Acharya VN, Almeida AF, C A, Ballal HS, Gaccione P, Issacs R, Jasuja S, Kirpalani AL, Kher V, Modi GK, Nainan G, Prakash J, Rajapurkar MM, Rana DS, Sreedhara R, Sinha DK, Shah BV, Sunder S, Sharma RK, Seetharam S, Raju TR, Singh AK. Burden and predictors of hypertension in India: results of SEEK (Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney Disease) study. BMC Nephrol 2014; 15:42. [PMID: 24602391 PMCID: PMC4015417 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Hypertension (HTN) is one of the major causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of the study was to investigate the burden and predictors of HTN in India. Methods 6120 subjects participated in the Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney disease (SEEK), a community-based screening program in 53 camps in 13 representative geographic locations in India. Of these, 5929 had recorded blood pressure (BP) measurements. Potential predictors of HTN were collected using a structured questionnaire for SEEK study. Results HTN was observed in 43.5% of our cohort. After adjusting for center variation (p < 0.0001), predictors of a higher prevalence of HTN were older age ≥40 years (p < 0.0001), BMI of ≥ 23 Kg/M2 (p < 0.0004), larger waist circumference (p < 0.0001), working in sedentary occupation (p < 0.0001), having diabetes mellitus (p < 0.0001), having proteinuria (p < 0.0016), and increased serum creatinine (p < 0.0001). High school/some college education (p = 0.0016), versus less than 9th grade education, was related with lower prevalence of HTN. Of note, proteinuria and CKD were observed in 19% and 23.5% of HTN subjects. About half (54%) of the hypertensive subjects were aware of their hypertension status. Conclusions HTN was common in this cohort from India. Older age, BMI ≥ 23 Kg/M2, waist circumference, sedentary occupation, education less, diabetes mellitus, presence of proteinuria, and raised serum creatinine were significant predictors of hypertension. Our data suggest that HTN is a major public health problem in India with low awareness, and requires aggressive community-based screening and education to improve health.
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- Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Damascena NP, Souza MTS, Almeida AF, Cunha RS, Damascena NP, Curvello RL, Lima ACB, Almeida ECV, Santos CCS, Dias AS, Paixão MS, Souza LMA, Quintans Júnior LJ, Estevam CS, Araujo BS. Antioxidant and orofacial anti-nociceptive activities of the stem bark aqueous extract of Anadenanthera colubrina (Velloso) Brenan (Fabaceae). Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:753-6. [PMID: 24438027 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2013.877902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The anti-nociceptive and antioxidant activities of the Anadenantheracolubrina stem bark aqueous extract (AEAC) were investigated. AEAC (30 μg/mL) reduced 94.8% of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical and prevented 64% (200 μg/mL) of lipid peroxidation caused by 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride-induced peroxyl radicals. AEAC treatment (200 and 400 mg/kg) significantly (p < 0.001) reduced mice orofacial nociception in the first (61.4% and 62.6%, respectively) and second (48.9% and 61.9%, respectively) phases of the formalin test. Nociception caused by glutamate was significantly (p < 0.001) reduced by up to 79% at 400 mg/kg, while 56-60% of the nociceptive behaviour induced by capsaicin was significantly inhibited by AEAC (100-400 mg/kg). Mice treated with AEAC did not show changes in motor performance in the Rota-rod apparatus. It appears that AEAC is of pharmacological importance in treating pain due to its anti-nociceptive effects, which were shown to be mediated by central and peripheral mechanisms.
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- N P Damascena
- a Department of Physiology , Federal University of Sergipe , São Cristovão , SE , Brazil
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Singh AK, Farag YMK, Mittal BV, Subramanian KK, Reddy SRK, Acharya VN, Almeida AF, Channakeshavamurthy A, Ballal HS, P G, Issacs R, Jasuja S, Kirpalani AL, Kher V, Modi GK, Nainan G, Prakash J, Rana DS, Sreedhara R, Sinha DK, V SB, Sunder S, Sharma RK, Seetharam S, Raju TR, Rajapurkar MM. Epidemiology and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in India - results from the SEEK (Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney Disease) study. BMC Nephrol 2013; 14:114. [PMID: 23714169 PMCID: PMC3848478 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background There is a rising incidence of chronic kidney disease that is likely to pose major problems for both healthcare and the economy in future years. In India, it has been recently estimated that the age-adjusted incidence rate of ESRD to be 229 per million population (pmp), and >100,000 new patients enter renal replacement programs annually. Methods We cross-sectionally screened 6120 Indian subjects from 13 academic and private medical centers all over India. We obtained personal and medical history data through a specifically designed questionnaire. Blood and urine samples were collected. Results The total cohort included in this analysis is 5588 subjects. The mean ± SD age of all participants was 45.22 ± 15.2 years (range 18–98 years) and 55.1% of them were males and 44.9% were females. The overall prevalence of CKD in the SEEK-India cohort was 17.2% with a mean eGFR of 84.27 ± 76.46 versus 116.94 ± 44.65 mL/min/1.73 m2 in non-CKD group while 79.5% in the CKD group had proteinuria. Prevalence of CKD stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 was 7%, 4.3%, 4.3%, 0.8% and 0.8%, respectively. Conclusion The prevalence of CKD was observed to be 17.2% with ~6% have CKD stage 3 or worse. CKD risk factors were similar to those reported in earlier studies. It should be stressed to all primary care physicians taking care of hypertensive and diabetic patients to screen for early kidney damage. Early intervention may retard the progression of kidney disease. Planning for the preventive health policies and allocation of more resources for the treatment of CKD/ESRD patients are imperative in India.
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- Ajay K Singh
- Brigham & Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Souza MA, Castro MCAB, Oliveira AP, Almeida AF, Reis LC, Silva CJ, Brito MEF, Pereira VRA. American tegumentary leishmaniasis: cytokines and nitric oxide in active disease and after clinical cure, with or without chemotherapy. Scand J Immunol 2012; 76:175-80. [PMID: 22537157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02717.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The influence of immune response on the treatment of American tegumentary leishmaniasis is pointed by several authors, and the existence of protective immunity in self-healed patients (SH) is also suggested. Thus, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL-) 10, IL-17, IL-22 and nitric oxide (NO) production was determined in PBMC culture supernatants from patients with active disease (AD) and after therapy, SH patients and healthy subjects, in response to the soluble antigen of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. It was demonstrated that, during the active disease, there is a predominance of IFN-γ and TNF-α, indicating a proinflammatory phase of the response; IL-17 is also highlighted at this clinical state. Also, TNF-α was slightly increased in patients after therapy. NO secretion was noticed in SH individuals, while IL-17 appeared in low levels in these patients and seems to be regulated by NO. The presence of IL-10 was observed in all groups of patients. From this study, we can suggest that in the active disease and after clinical cure, with or without chemotherapy, specific cellular immunity takes part against Leishmania, but with some similarities between the clinical states. Thus, it indicates that the mediators herein described are necessary for the cure to occur.
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- M A Souza
- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães (CPqAM/FIOCRUZ), Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Rajapurkar MM, John GT, Kirpalani AL, Abraham G, Agarwal SK, Almeida AF, Gang S, Gupta A, Modi G, Pahari D, Pisharody R, Prakash J, Raman A, Rana DS, Sharma RK, Sahoo RN, Sakhuja V, Tatapudi RR, Jha V. What do we know about chronic kidney disease in India: first report of the Indian CKD registry. BMC Nephrol 2012; 13:10. [PMID: 22390203 PMCID: PMC3350459 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background There are no national data on the magnitude and pattern of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in India. The Indian CKD Registry documents the demographics, etiological spectrum, practice patterns, variations and special characteristics. Methods Data was collected for this cross-sectional study in a standardized format according to predetermined criteria. Of the 52,273 adult patients, 35.5%, 27.9%, 25.6% and 11% patients came from South, North, West and East zones respectively. Results The mean age was 50.1 ± 14.6 years, with M:F ratio of 70:30. Patients from North Zone were younger and those from the East Zone older. Diabetic nephropathy was the commonest cause (31%), followed by CKD of undetermined etiology (16%), chronic glomerulonephritis (14%) and hypertensive nephrosclerosis (13%). About 48% cases presented in Stage V; they were younger than those in Stages III-IV. Diabetic nephropathy patients were older, more likely to present in earlier stages of CKD and had a higher frequency of males; whereas those with CKD of unexplained etiology were younger, had more females and more frequently presented in Stage V. Patients in lower income groups had more advanced CKD at presentation. Patients presenting to public sector hospitals were poorer, younger, and more frequently had CKD of unknown etiology. Conclusions This report confirms the emergence of diabetic nephropathy as the pre-eminent cause in India. Patients with CKD of unknown etiology are younger, poorer and more likely to present with advanced CKD. There were some geographic variations.
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- Mohan M Rajapurkar
- Department of Nephrology, Muljibhai Patel Society for Research in Nephro-Urology, Dr Virendra Desai Road, Nadiad, 387001 India
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Sawant SU, Chandran S, Almeida AF, Rajan MGR. Correlation between Oxidative Stress and Thyroid Function in Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome. Int J Nephrol 2011; 2011:256420. [PMID: 22046528 PMCID: PMC3195443 DOI: 10.4061/2011/256420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background. The present study is to look for a correlation between oxidative stress and thyroid function in patients with the nephrotic syndrome in the remission phase as well as in a persistent proteinuric state. Introduction. Nephrotic syndrome is a form of chronic kidney disease due to which blood loses protein through the urine. We wanted to know if there was an increased loss of thyroid hormones in urine affecting thyroid function. Methods. 60 patients with nephrotic syndrome and 20 healthy non-proteinuric individuals as control subjects were enrolled in the study. We measured their serum tri-iodothyronine, thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone. Estimation of lipid peroxidation (LPx) catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were carried out by standard methods. Results. TSH was elevated in the nephrotic patients compared to controls, while TT4 and TT3 were significantly lower in the patients than in controls. Lipid Peroxidation and GPx were significantly higher in the nephrotic syndrome patients than in the controls, while SOD and catalase were significantly lower than in patients than in the control subjects. Conclusion. Nephrotic patients can lose significant amounts of thyroid hormones along with protein in urine, which can affect thyroid status, but this is reversible on remission.
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- Sangita U Sawant
- Radiation Medicine Centre, Bio-Medical Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe Building, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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Almeida AF, Castro MCAB, Oliveira AP, Souza MA, Pereira VRA. Immunophenotypic characterization of patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis prior to and after treatment in Pernambuco, Brazil. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992011000200016] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sodium hydrosulfide and dimethylsulfide duplicate the effects of hydrogen sulfide in causing coma in Sprague-Dawley rats and are additive for lethality. Nitrite, pyruvate and dithiothreitol had no significant effect on coma or lethality but bicarbonate with and without glucose reduced duration of coma. This finding suggests an antidotal treatment.
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- A F Almeida
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Badakere SS, Pradhan VD, Almeida AF, Pawar AR. Use of immunofluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy in identifying rare cases of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) showing dual specificities to myeloperoxidase and proteinase3. J Fluoresc 2005; 14:459-63. [PMID: 15617388 DOI: 10.1023/b:jofl.0000031827.75873.a4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are the immunodiagnostic markers for idiopathic necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis affecting mainly medium to small sized blood vessels. The diagnosis of ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) is mainly based on clinical and histopathological characteristics along with the serological evidence. Immunofluorescence microscopy (IIF) is considered as the "gold standard" for ANCA detection, and ANCA showing two major patterns ie, cytoplasmic (c-ANCA) and perinuclear (p-ANCA) react with different antigenic targets of neutrophils like Proteinase3 (PR3) and Myeloperoxidase (MPO). A third unusual and rare immunofluorescence pattern called as "X- ANCA" or atypical ANCA is also sometimes seen. The difficulty in identification of ANCA immunofluorescence patterns is mainly seen due to the rare dual patterns seen in the same sera and also the additional nuclear immunofluorescence seen due to presence of anti-nuclear antibodies. ANCA testing by immunofluorescence and Confocal Laser scanning microscopy, as well as by specific ELISAs for detection of anti-PR3 and anti-MPO antibodies have helped in improving the diagnosis. Patients having dual specificities to MPO and PR3 in a patient is a rare finding. Among 425 clinically and histopathologically proven cases of AAV, eight patients (1.9%) had dual specificities, of which five patients showed mixed immunofluorescence pattern and 3 patients showed X-ANCA pattern which was confirmed by both immunofluorescence and Confocal Laser scanning microscopy and the dual specificities to MPO and PR3 were detected by individual ELISAs.
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- S S Badakere
- Department of Autoimmune disorders, Institute of Immunohaematology, Indian Council of Medical Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, 13th floor, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.
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Pradhan VD, Badakere SS, Bichile LS, Almeida AF. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence, clinical associations and correlation with other autoantibodies. J Assoc Physicians India 2004; 52:533-7. [PMID: 15645975] [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: 05/01/2023]
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AIM This study was undertaken to clarify the nature of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) along with other autoantibodies in lupus nephritis (LN) patients and in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients without nephritis and to know their correlation with clinical manifestations and presence of other autoantibodies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourty one LN patients and 18 SLE patients without nephritis were studied. LN patients were subdivided into diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (DPGN), focal proliferative glomerulonephritis (FPGN), rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) were detected by indirect immunofluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscope using PMN and HL60 cells. ANCA specificities like anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO), anti-proteinase 3 (anti-PR3), anti-lactoferrin (anti-LF) and anti-cathepsin G (anti-CG) were detected by ELISA. Other autoantibodies like anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), anti-single stranded DNA(anti-ssDNA), anti-ribonucleoproteins (anti-nRNP), anti-Smith antibodies (anti-Sm) and rheumatoid factor (RF) were also tested. RESULTS ANCA was detected in 37.3% patients. The predominant ANCA pattern was perinuclear (p-ANCA). ANCA positivity was higher in LN patients and when confirmed by ELISA, 54.5% ANCA positives had anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO). The cytoplasmic ANCA (c-ANCA) pattern was not seen in any patient. Two patients having FPGN with crescents showed atypical 'X-ANCA' pattern with dual specificity to anti-MPO and anti-PR3 by ELISA. The titers of ANCA were more in LN as compared to SLE without nephritis. LN cases having DPGN, FPGN, RPGN with crescents had higher titer p-ANCA positivity with corresponding anti-MPO antibodies, along with ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-ssDNA and anti-Sm + anti-nRNP and also high SLEDAI scores. CONCLUSION ANCA in SLE may be used as a serological marker along with clinical and histopathological assessment to differentiate vasculitides in LN cases from SLE without nephritis.
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- Vandana D Pradhan
- Department of Autoimmune disorders, Institute of Immunohaematology, Indian Council of Medical Research, 13th floor, KEM Hospital, Mumbai 400 012
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Pradhan VD, Badakere SS, Pawar AR, Almeida AF. Anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies in patients with microscopic polyangiitis. Indian J Med Sci 2003; 57:479-86. [PMID: 14646155] [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: 04/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in active necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis are associated with systemic vasculitides like Wegener's granulomatosis, Microscopic polyangitiis and Churg Strauss Syndrome. This study shows the incidence of ANCA with specificities to Myeloperoxidase and Proteinase3 in MPA cases and gives the correlation of ANCA with Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score. MATERIAL & METHODS Eighteen cases of MPA were diagnosed as per Chapel Hill Consensus Criteria. ANCA was detected by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy using fluorescence and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopes. Anti-MPO and anti-PR3 were identified by commercial ELISAs and anti-MPO subclass and IgG isotypes were also detected. RESULTS MPA patients showed a male preponderance with BVAS ranging from 17-30. Systemic involvement was seen in 88.9%, lower respiratory tract involvement in 77.8% and upper respiratory tract in only 33.3% cases. All these patients had perinuclear pattern on IIF, where titers ranged from 80-640 and ELISA showed anti-MPO; values ranging from 20-80 units/ml. IIF and ELISA showed a good correlation (r=0.77). Two patients having FPGN had dual specificities and had both anti-MPO and anti-PR3 which could be picked up only by ELISA. A good correlation (r=0.78) was observed between BVAS and ANCA levels as well. IgG ANCA was detected in 88.7% and 11.1% had IgG+IgM and IgG1+IgG4 ANCA was detected in 50% patients. CONCLUSION p-ANCA with anti-MPO is highly specific for MPA; both IIF and ELISA should be carried out for true positivity and to identify rare cases of dual specificities. Confocal laser scanning microscopy is useful in identifying ANCA patterns especially when ANA is also positive. ANCA testing with BVAS assessment will surely help in early diagnosis and estimating the severity of this life threatening disease.
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- V D Pradhan
- Department of Autoimmune Disorders, Institute of Immunohaematology, Indian Council of Medical Research, 13th Floor, K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai-400012, India
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Pradhan VD, Badakere SS, Iyer YS, Kumar R, Almeida AF. A study of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies in systemic vasculitis and other related disorders. J Postgrad Med 2003; 49:5-9; discussion 9-10. [PMID: 12865563 DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) play an important role as specific and sensitive markers for small vessel vasculitis and in some other systemic disorders. Indirect immunofluorescence test, known as the "Gold Standard" for screening of ANCA, can be further substantiated by ELISA for confirmation and for identifying sub-specificities like anti-Myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO), anti-Proteinase 3 (anti-PR3) and anti-Lactoferrin (anti-LF). AIMS The present study was undertaken to investigate the incidence, specificities and strength of ANCA in suspected vasculitis cases and to correlate their presence with that of these auto-antibodies and with the disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sera from 130 clinically suspected vasculitis patients were studied. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy (IIF) was used to identify cytoplasmic (c-ANCA), perinuclear (p-ANCA) and atypical (X-ANCA) patterns using ethanol and formalin fixed polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) and HL-60 cells from a human promyelocytic leukaemic cell line as substrates. ELISA was performed for identifying ANCA sub-specificities to anti-MPO and anti-PR3 and HEp-2 cells were used for detection of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA). RESULTS ANCA positivity was noted in 42.3% of these patients, wherein p-ANCA positivity rate was 34.6% and c-ANCA positivity was noted in 5.4% subjects. Three patients showed the unusual X-ANCA positivity. ELISA determined the sub-specificities: Out of 45 p-ANCA positive patients, 38 patients (84.4%) had anti-MPO and out of 7 c-ANCA positive patients, 5 patients (71.4%) had anti-PR3 antibodies. One patient with Class IV Lupus Nephritis, showed both anti-MPO and anti-PR3 antibodies and 17.8% p-ANCA positive patients had anti-Lactoferrin antibodies. CONCLUSIONS Use of the Immunofluorescence method coupled with identification of ANCA sub-specificities by ELISA, is recommended for detection of ANCA in clinically suspected cases of small vessel and other systemic vasculitis.
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- V D Pradhan
- Institute of Immunohematology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Parel, Mumbai - 400012, India
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Menon LR, Divate S, Acharya VN, Mahashur AA, Natrajan G, Almeida AF. Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in immunosuppressed patients. J Assoc Physicians India 2002; 50:1110-4. [PMID: 12516691] [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: 02/28/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in immunocompromised patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied BAL cytology and microbiological culture in 16 kidney transplant recipients (Group A), 14 dialysis patients (Group B) and eight HIV positive patients (Group C) suspected of having pulmonary infections. A group of 21 individuals without pulmonary diseases were studied as controls. RESULTS A comparison of the cytological profile in controls and study groups showed that percentages of lymphocytes and neutrophils were significantly increased in all three patient groups as compared to controls, BAL bacterial cultures were positive in 4, 3 and 4 cases of Group A, B and C, respectively. Direct examination of BAL cytosmears helped in detecting cytomegalovirus inclusions, acid fast bacilli and Pneumocystis carinii in 3, 2 and 5 cases of Group A, B and C, respectively though microbial cultures were negative. The sensitivity of BAL cytology was found to be 76.3%, whereas that of microbial culture was only 31.5%. The diagnostic yield of BAL was 68.75%, 71.42% and 100% in the Groups A, B and C, respectively, while it was 76% when all three groups were considered together. BAL cytology yielded the diagnosis in 47.36% of cases, a combination of BAL cytology and culture in 23.68% and culture alone in 5.3% of cases. CONCLUSIONS BAL is useful relatively non-invasive investigative tool in the rapid diagnosis of infections in immunocompromised patients. BAL cytology was found to be more useful than microbial cultures.
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- L R Menon
- Department of Pathology, KEM Hospital, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400 012
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Soman R, Vaideeswar P, Shah H, Almeida AF. A 34-year-old renal transplant recipient with high-grade fever and progressive shortness of breath. J Postgrad Med 2002; 48:191-6. [PMID: 12432193] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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- R Soman
- Department of Medicine, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, India
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Primary antiphospholipid antibody (APA) syndrome, a common prothrombotic disorder, has been known in dialysis patients and renal transplant recipients. We report a case of primary APA syndrome presenting as a posttransplant complication in a renal transplant donor. A renal donor presented with acute, painless anuria due to renal artery thrombosis 6 years following renal transplant surgery, subsequent thrombosis of jugular catheter and arteriovenous fistula occurred, despite anticoagulation treatment, due to primary APA syndrome. This incident represents the most catastrophic complication reported in a renal donor due to primary APA syndrome. The validity of a prothrombotic assay in an organ donor workup to detect predilection to hypercoagulable disorders and to prevent such complications is open to question. The actual significance of APA in the blood is unclear; hence, the presence of APA in a potential renal donor would pose an ethical and practical dilemma.
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- V C Chitalia
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, University of Bombay, India
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Acute exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) causes 4 dose-dependent responses: hyperpnea, unconsciousness or knockdown, apnea, and death. At present, scientific mechanisms for these effects are unknown, but inhibition of cytochrome oxidase in the central nervous system (CNS) by sulfide has been suggested. In this study, the premise of brain as target is examined by comparing peripheral with direct delivery of sulfide to brain. NaHS was administered to anesthetized Sprague-Dawley male rats, by femoral intravenous, or carotid intra-arterial injection. With apnea as the test, ED100 values of 0.6 and 3.0 mg kg(-1) were found for peripheral and direct delivery to brain, respectively. Peripheral delivery is 5 times as effective as direct delivery to the brain, and greater if the relative dilution factors are considered. Lidocaine, applied to the vagus, prevented apnea, so lung-brain transmission was essential. It was therefore concluded that the lung is the peripheral site of action. Hyperpnea increased in duration with dose. The carotid body, located distal to the arterial catheter, sensed the high doses of NaHS but did not trigger apnea. Intravenous infusion or intraperitoneal injection with NaHCO3 prevented hyperpnea, apnea, and death. The following conclusions are drawn: the carotid body is not implicated in NaHS-induced apnea, the lung and not brain harbors the primary site of action of H2S, and an afferent neural signal from the lung via the vagus induces the apnea. Finally, NaHCO3 appears to prevent toxicity from sulfide, and therefore H2S, by some unexplained mechanism. Practical emergency treatment for acute toxicity in the field may be possible.
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- A F Almeida
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Chitalia VC, Almeida AF, Krishnan M, Chauhan SK, Khetan PP. Minimal change nephrosis and antiphospholipid antibodies: coincidental or associated? Nephrol Dial Transplant 1998; 13:3275-6. [PMID: 9870515 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Changes in the protein content, maximal activity, and Km of phosphate-dependent glutaminase were measured in the lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes) from just-weaned, mature (3 months), and aged rats (15 months). Also, [U-14C] glutamine transport and decarboxylation and the production of glutamate and aspartate from 2 and 20 mM glutamine were measured in incubated mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes. The ageing process induced a reduction in the protein content of the thymus and spleen, as well as the phosphate-dependent glutaminase activity in the thymus and isolated lymphocytes. The Km of phosphate-dependent glutaminase, however, was not affected by the process. Ageing reduced [U-14C] glutamine decarboxylation and increased glutamate and aspartate production in incubated lymphocytes. The results indicate that the ageing process does modify several aspects of glutamine metabolism in lymphocytes: reduces maximal glutaminase activity and [U-14C] glutamine decarboxylation and increases the Km for [U-14C] glutamine uptake and the production of glutamate and aspartate.
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- A F Almeida
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of São Paulo, Butantan, Brazil
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Acharya VN, Sinha DK, Almeida AF, Pathare AV. Effect of low dose recombinant human omega erythropoietin (rHuEPO) on anaemia in patients on hemodialysis. J Assoc Physicians India 1995; 43:539-42. [PMID: 8772973] [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: 02/02/2023]
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The effect of low dose rHuEPO therapy in ESRD patients on regular dialysis therapy was assessed in a prospective study in 22 patients. Routine hematological and biochemical tests, bone marrow aspiration, serum iron and ferritin studies were performed. The quality of life was also assessed. rHuEPO was administered in a dose of 25 units/kg i.v. post dialysis 3 times a week for 8 weeks, followed by 36 units/kg for further 4 weeks. Significant rise (p = 0.0001) in Hb & PCV with rise in reticulocyte count (0.016) was noted. Serum ferritin was a better index of iron status of the body. Significantly improved anemia and quality of life of ESRD patients on hemodialysis was seen in 95% of the patients.
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Greer JJ, Reiffenstein RJ, Almeida AF, Carter JE. Sulfide-induced perturbations of the neuronal mechanisms controlling breathing in rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1995; 78:433-40. [PMID: 7759410 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1995.78.2.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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The effects of sulfide on neonatal rat respiration were studied. Two in vitro experimental models were utilized: the isolated brain stem-spinal cord preparation and the medullary slice preparation containing respiratory rhythm-generating regions from neonatal rats. Plethysmographic measurements of the effects of sulfide on the breathing patterns of unanesthetized neonatal rats were also made to compare the sensitivities of neonatal and adult rats to sulfide toxicity. In vitro, sulfide acted at sites within the ventrolateral medulla to depress the frequency of respiratory rhythmic discharge by approximately 50-60%. However, the neuronal network underlying respiratory rhythmogenesis continued to function in the presence of concentrations of sulfide far beyond those deemed to be lethal in vivo. Intraperitoneal administration of sulfide caused a dose-dependent decrease in the frequency and amplitude of breathing of neonatal rats of all ages (0-19 days postnatal), although the sensitivity to sulfide increased with age. We hypothesize that the rapid suppression of breathing caused by sulfide is due to changes in neuronal excitability within respiratory rhythm-generating centers rather than, as previously hypothesized, to perturbations of cellular oxidative metabolism.
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- J J Greer
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Almeida AF, Gunjotikar RV, Chitalia V. Dyslipidemia in chronic renal failure patients. J Postgrad Med 1994; 40:52-4. [PMID: 8737550] [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: 02/01/2023] Open
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Chafekar DS, Rajani RM, Krishna BA, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Left ventricular function in end stage renal disease--non-invasive assessment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. J Assoc Physicians India 1994; 42:216-8. [PMID: 7860512] [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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Non-invasive assessment of left ventricular function was performed by echocardiography and radionuclide ventriculography in 17 end-stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Patients with diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and pericardial or valvular heart disease were excluded from the study. Parameters studied on echocardiography were left ventricular internal diameter in diastole (LVIDd), left atrial diameter (LAD), Aortic root diameter (ARD), Left ventricular posterior wall thickness in systole (LVPWs), End diastolic volume (EDV), End Systolic volume (ESV), fractional shortening percentage (FS%) and ejection fraction (EF). Parameters studied on radionuclide ventriculography were Peak ejection rate (PER), Peak filling rate (PFR) and Ejection fraction (EF). Significantly abnormal values for echocardiographic parameters LVIDd, LVPWs, EDV, ESV and FS% were found. On evaluation by MUGA scans, it was observed that the PER was significantly decreased while the PFR and EF did not change significantly.
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- D S Chafekar
- Department of Nephrology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bombay
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Gunjotikar RV, Taskar SP, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Dyslipoproteinemia in renal transplantation. J Postgrad Med 1994; 40:10-2. [PMID: 8568706] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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Twenty-seven live related donor renal allograft recipients were evaluated for dyslipoproteinemia. Twenty-two patients received dual immunosuppression with prednisolone and azathioprine. Five patients received cyclosporin as well. Total cholesterol (Tch), triglycerides (TG), HDL cholesterol (HDLch), LDL cholesterol (LDLch) and VLDL cholesterol (VLDLch) levels were estimated. Fifteen (56%) patients showed significant lipoprotein abnormalities. Renal allograft recipients showed significantly lower levels of Tch (p < 0.05) and LDLch (p < 0.05) and higher levels of TG (p < 0.005) and HDLch (p < 0.05). Diet and beta blockers did not influence lipoprotein levels. A significant negative correlation was noted between post-transplant duration and Tch, TG and VLDLch levels. Increased TG levels were associated with increase in weight and higher daily prednisolone dosage at the time of evaluation. The study confirms the existence of dyslipoproteinemia in renal allograft recipients.
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- R V Gunjotikar
- Dept. of Nephrology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra
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Joseph LJ, Desai KB, Mehta HJ, Mehta MN, Almeida AF, Acharya VN, Samuel AM. Measurement of serum thyrotropin levels using sensitive immunoradiometricassays in patients with chronic renal failure: alterations suggesting an intact pituitary thyroid axis. Thyroidology 1993; 5:35-9. [PMID: 7522529] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were measured in 127 patients with varying grade of chronic renal failure (CRF). Sensitive immunoradiometricassays (IRMA) were used so that small changes in TSH levels if any, could be appreciated, and to see if such alterations exhibit some relationship with those in thyroid hormone levels. Mean serum TSH levels in the patient group of 2.33 microU/ml (0.07-7.3) was significantly higher in comparison to 1.73 microU/ml (0.25-4.6) in normal subjects (p < 0.001). However, they were not significantly different when measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) as compared to normals. Serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels of 72 +/- 32 ng/dl, 7.4 +/- 2.6 micrograms/dl and 2.9 +/- 0.9 pg/ml were significantly lower than in normal subjects, whereas serum free thyroxine (FT4) showed a slight though not significant elevation. When patients were divided in three subgroups according to the degree of renal insufficiency, TSH levels showed a gradual rise with corresponding depression in their T3, FT3 and T4 levels. In 19 patients who were on hemodialysis (HD) and subsequently received successful renal transplantation, most of the thyroid function parameters returned towards the normals with TSH undergoing significant depression from their pretransplant levels as well as from normal levels. The results indicated that a slight but significant elevation in TSH levels could be revealed by sensitive IRMA in patients with CRF. Rising TSH levels with increasing renal insufficiency and its inverse relationship with T3 and T4 levels suggest maintenance of pituitary thyroid axis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- L J Joseph
- Radiation Medicine Center, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, India
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Almeida AF, Chafekar DS. Minimal change nephrotic syndrome. J Assoc Physicians India 1993; 41:257-8. [PMID: 8300452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Trivedi HS, Gulane M, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. The effect of successful renal transplantation on visual evoked potentials and brain stem auditory evoked responses. Transplant Proc 1992; 24:1753. [PMID: 1412825] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- H S Trivedi
- Department of Nephrology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India
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Dikshit MP, Acharya VN, Trivedi HS, Almeida AF. Plasma exchange vs cyclosporine retrieval therapy in steroid-resistant acute rejection of renal allografts. Transplant Proc 1992; 24:1724. [PMID: 1412811] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- M P Dikshit
- Department of Nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India
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Mittal BV, Desai JD, Madiwale CV, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the evaluation of acute renal allograft rejection. J Assoc Physicians India 1992; 40:441-5. [PMID: 1484023] [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: 12/27/2022]
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310 Fine needle aspirations biopsies (FNAB) were performed in sixty-five live related renal donor transplant recipients in a prospective study over 2 years. 82.8% of FNAB were adequate for opinion and there were no complications after the procedure. Methodology used and interpretation of FNACs was as described by Von Willebrand and Hayry. The procedure of FNAC had a sensitivity of 83.3%, specificity of 98.3% and accuracy of 96.1%, and statistically significant (p < .001) correlation was noted between FNAC and Needle biopsy. The increment in lymphoblasts, lymphocytes and score above 3 was suggestive of acute cellular rejection. Increment in monocytes and macrophages above 1% in addition to other cells, was suggestive of acute vascular rejection. FNAC was found to be a safe, simple and easy procedure with high specificity and sensitivity.
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- B V Mittal
- Department of Nephrology, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Bombay
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Mehta HJ, Joseph LJ, Desai KB, Mehta MN, Samuel AM, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Total and free thyroid hormone levels in chronic renal failure. J Postgrad Med 1991; 37:79-83. [PMID: 1803002] [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: 12/28/2022] Open
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The levels of serum total thyroxine (TT4), triiodothyronine (TT3), free T3, (FT3) free T4 (FT4) and thyrotropin (TSH) were measured in 127 clinically euthyroid patients with varying grades of chronic renal failure (CRF); and 97 healthy individuals. They were grouped as: Group I containing 93 patients on conservative management; Group II containing 34 patients on regular dialysis therapy; and Group III (normals). Group I patients showed significant decrease in TT3, TT4 and FT3 levels (p less than 0.001) as compared to Group III, whereas FT4 and TSH values in group I were not significantly altered. TT3, TT4 and FT3 levels reduced as the severity of renal damage increased. Variations in TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4 and TSH levels in Group II patients were similar to those in Group I, except for a decrease in TSH levels (p less than 0.05) as compared to normals. Several thyroid function tests are abnormal in CRF patients, however, finding of normal FT4 and TSH levels would indicate functional euthyroid status.
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- H J Mehta
- Department of Nephrology, K. E. M. Hospital, Bombay, Maharashtra
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Chafekar DS, Mehta HJ, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Pregnancy and lupus nephritis. Natl Med J India 1990; 3:269-271. [PMID: 29852553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We retrospectively studied 10 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-seen between October 1981 and October 1989-who underwent 29 pregnancies to assess the influence of SLE on the outcome of pregnancy and the effects of pregnancy on the course of lupus nephritis. Nineteen gestations occurred before the diagnosis of SLE was made, 7 after and in 3 cases it wasmade in the second trimester of pregnancy. Out of 29 pregnancies, 12 were successful, 16 unsuccessful and 1 patient underwent a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP). A history of repeated abortions prior to the diagnosis of SLE was obtained in 2 patients. When the disease had been in remission for 6 months, 5 successful pregnancies occurred. Two patients showed a rise in plasma creatinine and developed severe hypertension during the third trimester. Weconclude that a prior history of repeated abortions may be one of the manifestations of underlying SLE. In these patients successfuloutcome of conception without deterioration of maternal renal function may be obtained provided gestation occurs during a period of sustained remission.
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- D S Chafekar
- Department of Nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay 400012, India
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- Department of Nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay 400012, India
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- Department of Nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay 400012, India
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- Department of Nephrology, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay 400012, India
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Mehta HJ, Desai JD, Chafekar DS, Gunjotikar RV, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. The therapeutic role of plasma exchange in acute renal allograft rejection. Transplantation 1990; 50:885. [PMID: 2238067] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- H J Mehta
- Department of Nephrology, King Edward VIII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India
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Mehta HJ, Talwalkar NC, Merchant MR, Mittal BV, Suratkal LH, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Pattern of renal amyloidosis in western India. A study of 104 cases. J Assoc Physicians India 1990; 38:407-10. [PMID: 2384456] [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: 12/31/2022]
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A total of 31,266 autopsies and 1556 renal biopsies were scrutinised over a period of 19 years (1968-1986) retrospectively and prospectively, with an aim to study the incidence and pattern of renal amyloidosis in western India. A total of 104 cases with amyloidosis were detected, 41 from the autopsy series (0.1%) and 63 from biopsies (4%). Secondary amyloidosis was seen in 83.7% and primary amyloidosis in 11.5%. The interval between the onset of predisposing disease and first evidence of amyloidosis varied from 2 months to 31 years. Tuberculosis of various organs was the main cause of secondary amyloidosis (72.4%). Nephrotic syndrome was a common mode of presentation (71.4%). Besides kidneys, which were involved in all cases, the liver, spleen and adrenals were other commonly involved organs at autopsy. Renal failure was the leading cause of death (34.1%).
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- H J Mehta
- Department of Nephrology and Pathology, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Bombay
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Merchant MR, Khanna UB, Almeida AF, Acharya VN, Mittal BV. Clinicopathological study of acute renal failure following viperine snake bite. J Assoc Physicians India 1989; 37:430-3. [PMID: 2613661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fifty patients of acute renal failure following Viperine snake bite were studied. Oliguria (100%), local swelling (48%) and bleeding tendencies (42%) were the predominant clinical features encountered. Of the 25 patients in whom detailed coagulation studies were done, 24 patients had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and 1 had primary fibrinolysis. DIC was commoner with Russell's viper bite (62%) in comparison to Echis carinatus bites (40%). Renal histology obtained in 29 cases revealed tubular necrosis (35%), cortical necrosis (24%) tubular degeneration (17%) and glomerular changes (17%). Ballooning of glomerular capillaries (59%), splitting of glomerular basement membrane (40.7%), swelling of endothelial cells (29.6%), and focal proliferation of mesangial cells (17%) were the significant glomerular changes encountered. 20 (40%) patients succumbed, DIC (50%), irreversible shock (30%) and septicaemia (20%) being the immediate causes of death. Development of oliguria within 24 hours of snake bite and cortical necrosis were associated with higher mortality.
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A wide spectrum of clinicopathological changes have been described in 50 cases of ARF following viperine snake bite studied prospectively over a 15-year period. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) was seen in 24/50 cases (Russel's viper bite in 62% and Ecchis carinatus bite in 42% of subjects). Histological examination of renal tissue obtained 1.5 days to 8 weeks after the bite revealed proliferative glomerular changes in 17 cases. These were characterized by ballooning of the capillaries, thickening and splitting of glomerular basement membrane (GMB), fibrin thrombi in the capillaries, and mesangial cell proliferation most prominently seen in Ecchis carinatus bites resulting in ARF.
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- V N Acharya
- Department of Nephrology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India
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Suratkal LH, Khanna UB, Plumber ST, Desai JD, Almeida AF, Chawla KP, Naik SR, Vora IM, Mittal BV, Acharya VN. Amyloidosis--a rare complication of Crohn's disease. J Assoc Physicians India 1987; 35:659-60. [PMID: 3436937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Khanna UB, Bhivandkar MG, Almeida AF, Mittal BV, Chablani AT, Badakere SS, Bhatia HM, Acharya VN. Spectrum of renal involvement in SLE. J Assoc Physicians India 1987; 35:623-6. [PMID: 3436930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mittal BV, Almeida AF. Malignant hypertension (a clinico-pathologic study of 43 cases). J Postgrad Med 1987; 33:49-54. [PMID: 3681746] [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: 01/06/2023] Open
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Severini A, Prasad KV, Almeida AF, Kaplan JG. Regulation of the number of Na+,K+-pump sites after mitogenic activation of lymphocytes. Biochem Cell Biol 1987; 65:95-104. [PMID: 3030372 DOI: 10.1139/o87-014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The early activation of Na+,K+-ATPase-mediated ion fluxes after concanavalin A (ConA) stimulation of pig lymphocytes is caused by an increase in intracellular Na+ concentration. A second mechanism of regulation of Na+,K+-ATPase activity becomes apparent between 3 and 5 h after mitogenic stimulation, but prior to onset of increase in cell volume; this consists of an increase (about 75%) in the number of ouabain-binding sites (from 35 X 10(3) +/- 12 X 10(3)/cell in resting to 60 X 10(3) +/- 27 X 10(3)/cell in activated lymphocytes). The increase in ouabain binding was attributed to an increase in the number of active Na+,K+-ATPase molecules, based on the following evidence: there was an increase in the Vmax of ouabain binding, without variation in the Km; the increase in ouabain binding was accompanied by a proportional increase in K+ influx, when the assay was performed in the presence of the Na+ ionophore monesin, which was used to eliminate the difference in intracellular Na+ concentration between resting and activated cells; there was proportionality between ouabain-inhibitable ATPase activity in permeabilized cells and the number of ouabain-binding sites in resting and activated lymphocytes. The ConA-induced increase in ouabain-binding sites was influenced neither by amiloride nor by incubation in low Na+ medium, under conditions which prevented both increase in intracellular Na+ concentration and K+ influx. Increase in intracellular Na+ concentration was ineffective in altering the number of active pump molecules in resting cells. During incubation with ConA, the presence of ouabain did not affect the increase in ouabain-binding sites; thus, regulation of the number of pump sites is independent of the regulation of their activity. The ConA-induced increase in number of ouabain-binding sites did not require protein synthesis; indeed, cycloheximide, anisomycin, and puromycin, under conditions in which they inhibited protein synthesis by by 95%, induced the increase to approximately the same extent as did ConA. This suggests the presence in resting lymphocytes of a rapidly turning over protein that either prevents the ATPase subunits from assembling or from integrating into the membrane.
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Khanna UB, Almeida AF, Mittal B, Dedhia NM, Acharya VN. Glomerulonephritis presenting as acute renal failure. J Postgrad Med 1987; 33:24-8. [PMID: 3612578] [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: 01/06/2023] Open
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Dedhia NM, Almeida AF, Khanna UB, Mittal BV, Acharya VM. Acute renal failure--a complication of new multidrug regimen for treatment of leprosy. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 1986; 54:380-2. [PMID: 3746041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A leprosy patient who developed acute renal failure on multidrug therapy is reported. The patient had initially received a once-weekly dose of rifampin and after he had stopped taking the drug for a time, was given rifampin on a once-monthly dose schedule. He recovered completely from his acute renal failure. Kidney biopsy showed interstitial nephritis with mononuclear and eosinophilic cellular infiltrates.
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Almeida AF, Bhivandkar MG, Khanna UB, Shah BV, Karnad D, Mittal BV, Kinare SG, Acharya VN. Malignant hypertension (clinico-pathological study of 88 patients). J Assoc Physicians India 1986; 34:563-6. [PMID: 3793675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Shah BV, Almeida AF, Khanna UB, Acharya VN. Rifampicin induced acute renal failure. J Assoc Physicians India 1986; 34:159-60. [PMID: 3711013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dedhia NM, Shah BV, Khanna UB, Almeida AF, Acharya VN. Hemolytic uremic syndrome: study of prognostic factors as seen on the Indian scene. J Postgrad Med 1986; 32:4-8. [PMID: 3746711] [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: 01/07/2023] Open
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Rafuse PE, Almeida AF, Kwan SF, Smith PA. Effects of mammalian brain extracts and chlormadinone acetate on neuronal Na+,K+-ATPase and electrogenic Na+,K+-pump activity in vitro. Brain Res 1985; 344:33-40. [PMID: 2412648 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91186-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acid-acetone extracts of brain (from beef and guinea pig) and chlormadinone acetate (CMA) were compared with ouabain for their ability to inhibit the electrogenic Na+,K+-pump and the Na+,K+-ATPase of neuronal tissues. The membrane potential of neurones in the paravertebral sympathetic ganglion of the bullfrog was recorded in K+-free Ringer's solution by means of the sucrose gap technique. The potassium activated hyperpolarization (K+H), induced by the re-introduction of potassium, was used as an index of electrogenic Na+, K+-pumping. The K+H was blocked by 1 microM ouabain. Na+,K+-ATPase activity was measured in microsomal membrane preparations of frog and beef brain using a continuous spectrophotometric assay. Although ouabain consistently inhibited beef brain Na+,K+-ATPase (IC50 = 2.2 microM), acid-acetone extracts prepared from guinea pig and beef brain produced only partial inhibition. Neither of the extracts significantly reduced the K+H of the frog ganglion. CMA inhibited Na+,K+-ATPase prepared from bullfrog brain and spinal cord with slightly greater potency (IC50 = 4.5 microM) than did ouabain (IC50 = 10 microM). In contrast, electrogenic Na+,K+-pumping (i.e. the K+H) in the frog ganglion was not affected by this steroid. It is concluded that although both the extracts and CMA inhibited Na+,K+-ATPase, neither can be considered ouabain-like due to their failure to affect the electrogenic Na+,K+-pump in situ.
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