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Xu N, Huang FC, Li WL, Luan X, Jiang YM, He B. [Predictive value of combination of MRI tumor regression grade and apparent diffusion coefficient for pathological complete remission after neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:359-365. [PMID: 33878826 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200225-00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: Pelvic high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has now become a standard method for evaluating the efficacy of neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). However, this traditional morphological qualitative assessment method based on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) is not effective in predicting pathological complete remission (pCR). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining the magnetic resonance tumor regression grade (mrTRG) with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) can improve diagnostic value for pCR after preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) of LARC. Methods: This was a diagnostic study. Clinicopathological data of 134 LARC patients who received nCRT and radical surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from January 2017 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients underwent MRI which included T2WI and DWI sequences before and 8 weeks after nCRT. Two radiologists independently drew ROIs on T2WI and DWI to estimate mrTRG stage and calculate the mean ADC value. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) method was applied to evaluate the predict value of mrTRG combined with mean ADC value for pCR. Results: Of 134 LARC patients, 85 were male and 49 were female with median age of 58 (28-82) years. After nCRT, MRI suggested 21 patients (15.7%) had clinical complete remission (cCR), e.g. mrTRG stage 1-2. Postoperative pathology revealed 31 (23.1%) patients had pCR. The evaluations of mrTRG and ADC value by the two readers were highly consistent, and the intra-group correlation coefficients were 0.83 (95% CI: 0.703-0.881) and 0.96 (95% CI: 0.989-0.996), respectively. There was a negative correlation between mrTRG and pCR (r(s)=-0.505, P<0.01), and a positive correlation between mean ADC value and pCR (r(s)=0.693, P<0.01). The ROC curve showed that mrTRG alone had a medium predictive value for pCR, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.832 (95% CI: 0.743-0.921); the mean ADC value had a higher predictive value for pCR, with AUC of 0.906 (95% CI: 0.869-0.962). The predictive value of the combined model of mrTRG and ADC value for pCR was significantly better than that of mrTRG alone (P=0.015), and the AUC was 0.908 (95% CI: 0.849-0.968). Conclusion: Both mrTRG and mean ADC value can be non-invasive methods to predict the efficacy of nCRT for LARC. Combining the mean ADC value with mrTRG can result in better pCR prediction.
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, the First Affiliate Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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Lin TC, Lu TM, Huang FC, Hsu PF, Shih CC, Lin SJ, Hsu CP. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease with Chronic Kidney Disease. Int Heart J 2018; 59:279-285. [DOI: 10.1536/ihj.17-260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Ting-Chao Lin
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
- Department of Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
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Hung JH, Chang TC, Wu JJ, Lai CC, Huang FC, Huang YH. A cluster of Mycobacterium massiliense keratitis in foundry workers. Clin Microbiol Infect 2016; 22:386.e5-386.e8. [PMID: 26721784 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Three consecutive workers from the same foundry had Mycobacterium massiliense keratitis. The strains isolated from each patient were identical. This is the first report of a non-surgery-related outbreak of non-tuberculous mycobacterial ocular infection. An investigation revealed that injured cornea with exposure to aerosolized non-tuberculous mycobacteria might account for this outbreak.
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- J H Hung
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taiwan.
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Chou CC, Shih HH, Ko SF, Tiao MM, Huang FC. Endoscopic variceal ligation for intractable esophageal variceal bleeding in children with idiopathic extrahepatic portal vein occlusion: report of three cases. Chang Gung Med J 2001; 24:734-40. [PMID: 11820655] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Extrahepatic portal vein occlusion (EPVO) is an important cause of extrahepatic portal hypertension and variceal hemorrhage in children. We report 3 children with a diagnosis of EPVO and intractable esophageal variceal bleeding who underwent scheduled endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) and prophylactic propranolol therapy for eradication of esophageal varices. Complete variceal obliteration was achieved in all 3 children following 3-4 treatment sessions. There were no significant complications or gastrointestinal hemorrhage during a follow-up period of 9 to 31 months after variceal eradication. In conclusion, EVL and long-term propranolol prophylaxis is safe and effective in eradicating bleeding esophageal varices in children with EPVO.
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- C C Chou
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan.
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Tseng SH, Chen YT, Cheng HC, Huang FC, Lee SC, Chen FK. Impression cytology study of conjunctival epithelial phenotypes on the healing ocular surface after pterygium excision. Cornea 2001; 20:244-50. [PMID: 11322410 DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200104000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the process of conjunctival epithelial regeneration after three types of pterygium excision procedures. METHODS Thirty-eight patients (45 eyes) with primary pterygium were randomly assigned to a bare-sclera procedure (group 1, 15 eyes of 12 patients), bare-sclera with intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC 0.02% for 30 seconds; group 2, 15 eyes of 14 patients), or pterygium excision with conjunctival autografting (group 3, 15 eyes of 12 patients). Controls were healthy fellow eyes and seven eyes of age- and sex-matched subjects. Impression cytology was performed preoperatively, at 1 and 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. The nucleus-to-cytoplasm (N/C) ratio of nongoblet epithelial cells and goblet cell density (GCD) in the pterygial area were calculated and compared over time across treatment groups. RESULTS Pterygium excision wounds healed in a similar four-stage process in all groups, but at different rates and with different final results. The N/C ratio was highest at about 1 month postoperatively in groups 1 and 2 and at 2 weeks in group 3, before gradually returning to control levels. Preoperatively, the GCD in treated eyes was almost twice that in control eyes (p = 0.001) but fell to zero immediately postoperatively. Goblet cells first appeared (with the most rapidly increased density) in group 3, followed by group 1. At 12 months, the mean GCD in groups 1 and 3 were not significantly different from those in controls, whereas the mean GCD in group 2 was still less than that of control (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Healing of conjunctiva is delayed by MMC and is promoted by autografting. Even 1 year after surgery, the ocular surface remains abnormal with respect to epithelial phenotypes in eyes treated by any of the three techniques.
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- S H Tseng
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Huang MC, Huang FC, Cheng YF, Shieh CS. The value of angiography in diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum: case report. Chang Gung Med J 2000; 23:716-9. [PMID: 11190383] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Meckel's diverticulum is the most common anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and usually produces no symptoms, although the classic symptom is painless rectal bleeding in a child. Because most symptomatic diverticula in children contain ectopic gastric tissue, radionuclide imaging using a technetium 99m pertechnetate scan is considered to be the method of choice. However, a bleeding Meckel's diverticulum may not be detected by pertechnetate imaging despite the presence of ectopic gastric mucosa. When the scan is negative, visceral angiography is an alternative procedure for detecting Meckel's diverticulum. We encountered a case of pathology-proven Meckel's diverticulum whose angiography result was diagnostic, while upper gastrointestinal panendoscopy, colonofibroscopy, barium enema studies, and repeated radionuclide scans were all negative. We report on this case to emphasize the potential role for angiographic detection of Meckel's diverticulum.
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- M C Huang
- Department of Family Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niaosung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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We report a case of Meckel's diverticulum in a 6-month-old girl who presented with a 5-month history of chronic screaming but no symptoms or signs of intestinal obstruction. Infantile colic was the presumptive diagnosis. Abdominal sonography at 6 months of age demonstrated an abdominal mass with an anechoic center and a double-layered wall, surrounded by bowel loops. Abdominal CT and barium enema x-ray studies demonstrated nonspecific findings of a cystic mass with compression of adjacent bowel loops. Histologic examination of the resected mass revealed a Meckel's diverticulum with a perforation sealed off by the neighboring bowel and mesentery to form an inflammatory mass.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Huang FC, Chuang JH, Ko SF. Clinical experience in the treatment of ulcer-induced gastric outlet obstruction in seven children. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 2000; 41:189-92. [PMID: 11021004] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Peptic ulcer disease complicated with gastric outlet obstruction is rare in children. The experience in the treatment in children is limited. From 1987 to 1998, 7 children with gastric outlet obstruction due to peptic ulcer disease were encountered in our hospital. The 5 patients treated from October 1987 to May 1997 underwent truncal vagotomy, combined with pyloroplasty in 4 patients and antrectomy in 1. The indications for operation were failure of treatment with a histamine 2 (H2)-receptor antagonist. The remaining 2 patients, treated from June 1997 to October 1998, were successfully treated with oral omeprazole with or without the addition of antibiotics. These 2 patients had shorter hospital stays and could tolerate feeding earlier than those treated with truncal vagotomy. Although surgical treatment has merits in the management of children with peptic ulcer disease complicated with gastric outlet obstruction, in light of our cases we disclosed the trend toward intensive medical treatment.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lee CH, Wang PW, Lee TT, Tiao MM, Huang FC, Chuang JH, Shieh CS, Cheng YF. The significance of functioning gallbladder visualization on hepatobiliary scintigraphy in infants with persistent jaundice. J Nucl Med 2000; 41:1209-13. [PMID: 10914911] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to determine whether gallbladder visualization can help exclude biliary atresia in hepatobiliary scintigraphic studies of infants with persistent jaundice. METHODS One hundred fifty-two infants with persistent jaundice (49 patients with a final diagnosis of biliary atresia and 103 with biliary patency) were studied using both hepatobiliary scintigraphy and abdominal sonography. Food was withheld for 4 h before the examination, and the infants were fed nothing but glucose until 6 h after the initial injection of (99m)Tc-disofenin or until the gallbladder was seen. If the gallbladder was seen, the infants were fed milk, and imaging was continued to observe gallbladder contractility. RESULTS In none of the 49 patients with biliary atresia could the gallbladder be seen with hepatobiliary scintigraphy, but abdominal sonography revealed 9 normal-sized gallbladders. Of the 103 patients with biliary patency, hepatobiliary scintigraphy detected the gallbladder more frequently (74%, 76/103) than did abdominal sonography (63%, 65/103). All visualized gallbladders contracted after the infants were fed milk. If we include visualization of both the gallbladder and bowel radioactivity as criteria, the specificity of biliary atresia on hepatobiliary scintigraphy increases to 86% (89/103). CONCLUSION Gallbladders were usually visible on hepatobiliary scintigraphy of fasting patients with biliary patency. A functioning gallbladder, with or without visualization of bowel radioactivity, indicated biliary patency.
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- C H Lee
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Huang FC, Kutchan TM. Distribution of morphinan and benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloid gene transcript accumulation in Papaver somninferum. Phytochemistry 2000; 53:555-564. [PMID: 10724180 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00600-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The opium poppy Papaver somniferum L. produces the antimicrobial benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloid sanguinarine and the narcotic analgesic morphinan alkaloid morphine. Transcripts of three genes of alkaloid biosynthesis in P. somniferum in developing seedlings, mature plants and plant cell suspension culture were monitored for temporal/spatial or for methyl jasmonate-induced accumulation by RNA gel blot analysis. These genes encoded (S)-N-methylcoclaurine 3'-hydroxylase (CYP80B1) that is common to morphine and sanguinarine biosynthesis, the berberine bridge enzyme (BBE) that lies on the pathway to sanguinarine, and codeinone reductase (COR) the penultimate enzyme of morphine biosynthesis. In developing P. somniferum seedlings, the morphine precursor thebaine was present throughout the first twenty days of germination. In contrast, sanguinarine was present in detectable quantities only after day five after germination and continued to increase at least until day twenty. Accumulation of cyp80b1, bbe1 and cor1 gene transcripts paralleled these differences. In the mature poppy plant, cyp80b1, bbe1 and cor1 gene transcripts were detected in the root, the stem, the leaf lamina and the leaf mid rib. Only cyp80b1 and cor1, however, were found in the flower bud and the capsule. Consistent with the fact that sanguinarine accumulation, but not that of morphine, can be induced in opium poppy cell suspension culture by addition of methyl jasmonate to the culture medium, cyp80b1 and bbe1, but not cor1 transcript accumulated in response to elicitor treatment.
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- F C Huang
- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle/Saale, Germany
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PURPOSE We sought to describe the clinical features, responsible pathogens, management, and prognosis of infectious scleritis after pterygium excision. METHODS A retrospective study through review of medical records of patients diagnosed with infectious scleritis after pterygium excision over a 10-year period at our institution. RESULTS A total of 16 cases of infectious scleritis after pterygium excision was identified. Among them, eight were associated with sclerokeratitis, and six had multifocal scleral nodules with subconjunctival abscesses. Culture results were positive in 15 (93.8%) cases. Pseudomonas was isolated in 13 (81.3%) patients, fungus in three (18.8%), and two had a mixed growth (12.5%). Based on the in vitro susceptibility test, four (31%) Pseudomonas isolates were resistant to gentamicin, whereas all isolates were sensitive to amikacin. During the course of treatment, eight cases were complicated by vitreous opacity, four developed glaucoma, four had serous retinal or choroidal detachment, and two had secondary cataract. Scleral infection recurred in two patients after cessation of therapy. Among the nine patients treated with medical therapy, two eyes were enucleated, whereas only two attained a visual acuity of > or =2/200 at the end of the follow-up period. On the other hand, seven patients had combined antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. The number of surgical debridement ranged from one to three, with an average of 1.4. In this combined-treatment group, only one patient required enucleation, and five cases attained a visual acuity of > or =2/200. The duration of hospitalization for patients with combined treatment was 21.2+/-4.8 days compared with the 28.4+/-5.0 days for those with medical treatment alone (p = 0.035). CONCLUSION Surgical debridement in combination with appropriate antimicrobial therapy shortens the course of treatment and improves the visual outcome of severe infectious scleritis after pterygium excision.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Hsu HL, Huang FC, Ni YH, Chang MH. Steroids used to desensitize penicillamine allergy in Wilson disease. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 1999; 40:448-50. [PMID: 10927964] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Patients with Wilson disease require life-long treatment and penicillamine is the drug of choice. We present a 14-year-old boy with Wilson disease who developed hypersensitivity reaction 2 days after starting penicillamine therapy. His symptoms included fever, maculopapular rash and lip edema. The allergic reaction disappeared when penicillamine was discontinued, but relapsed after reinstituting penicillamine at a lower dose. Desensitization was attempted by introducing steroid therapy, the dose of 0.7 mg per kilogram per day of prednisolone for 2 days, then penicillamine was successfully tolerated. Subsequent tapering of the daily prednisolone dose was performed till it was discontinued one month after treatment began. We suggest that concomitant use of steroid and penicillamine should be used for the treatment of patients who develop penicillamine intolerance.
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- H L Hsu
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tseng SH, Chen YT, Huang FC, Jin YT. Seborrheic keratosis of conjunctiva simulating a malignant melanoma: an immunocytochemical study with impression cytology. Ophthalmology 1999; 106:1516-20. [PMID: 10442897 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(99)90446-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Seborrheic keratosis on the conjunctiva appears to have never been reported in the literature. The authors report here a well-documented case of seborrheic keratosis of conjunctiva clinically simulating a malignant melanoma. DESIGN Case report. METHODS A 66-year-old man presented with a juxtalimbal pigmented tumor involving the temporal conjunctiva of his left eye. Because of the rapid enlargement of the mass within a period of 5 months, a clinical diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made. Cytopathologic examinations were performed by impression cytology before the patient underwent a wide en-block excision of the tumor. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cytologic features were studied by impression cytology with periodic acid-Schiff-Papanicolaou stain. Immunochemical characteristics of tumor cells were studied by immunochemical stain of cytokeratin and HMB-45. Tumor morphology was observed by histopathologic examination. RESULTS Impression cytology disclosed basaloid cells intermixing with squamoid cells, and these cells demonstrated positive immunoreactivity to cytokeratin and no reactivity to HMB-45. Histopathologic examination of the tumor specimen established the diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis, and the results of immunohistochemical staining were consistent with those of the impression cytology with immunocytochemical staining. CONCLUSION The authors describe the first case report of conjunctival seborrheic keratosis and present its immunocytochemical and immunohistochemical characteristics. Such a benign lesion can clinically mimic a malignant melanoma.
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- S H Tseng
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Huang FC, Chuang JH, Shieh CS. Congenital duodenal membrane: a ten-year review. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 1999; 40:70-4. [PMID: 10910590] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Traditionally, congenital duodenal membrane (CDM) has been classified as a type of duodenal atresia. To provide a better understanding of this disease entity, the experience of our 13 patients with congenital duodenal membrane treated from April 1988 to November 1998 is reported. Nine were boys and four were girls, including four prematures (31%). Late diagnosis was made in eight babies and led to prolonged hospitalization (mean 20 days), although duodenal obstruction was demonstrated by barium study in all 13 patients. The low frequency of bilious vomiting (46%) and abdominal distention (39%), and lack of definite findings on plain abdominal X-ray and abdominal ultrasonography, have contributed to the delayed diagnosis in our patients. Nevertheless, no major complications developed after web excision with duodenoplasty, and satisfactory weight gain was noted in all patients except the two with Down syndrome. Since CDM is often overlooked, a better understanding of this disease entity can prevent delayed diagnosis, growth retardation and prolonged hospitalization.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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He W, Gavai A, Huang FC, Regan J, Hanney B, Poli G, Bruno J, Chan WK, Djuric SW, Yu KT, Zilberstein A. Novel cytokine release inhibitors. Part IV: analogs of podocarpic acid. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1999; 9:469-74. [PMID: 10091704 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00023-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Podocarpic acid derivatives as cytokine (IL-1beta) release inhibitors are discussed.
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- W He
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori is a well-known cause of chronic antral gastritis and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease in adults. However, because of the relatively low incidence of duodenal ulcer in childhood, few studies have been directed specifically at the relation between the treatment of H. pylori infection and duodenal ulcer in children. An evaluation in a larger patient population is necessary to draw a conclusion. METHODS Twenty-six children with duodenal ulcer and H. pylori antral gastritis received triple therapy (amoxicillin, bismuth, and metronidazole) to investigate whether eradication of the organisms can promote healing and prevent relapse of the ulcers in children. Endoscopic examinations were performed before, 2 months, and 12 months after the beginning of treatment. RESULTS H. pylori infection was eradicated in 25 (96%) of the 26 patients who underwent upper endoscopic follow-up. Clinical improvement and ulcer healing were achieved in 24 (92%) of 26 children. During a mean follow-up of nearly 2 years, the annual ulcer relapse rate was estimated to be 9%. CONCLUSIONS Triple therapy is the treatment of choice for endoscopically proven duodenal ulcer and histologically proven H. pylori antral gastritis in children. It strongly supports a causal relation between H. pylori and duodenal ulcer disease in children.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Truncated analogs of tripterine as cytokine (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8) release inhibitors are discussed.
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- W He
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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The synthesis and biological activity of a novel series of 2, 2-disubstituted indan-1,3-dione-based PDE4 inhibitors are described. This structurally unique class of PDE4 inhibitors is markedly different from the known PDE4 inhibitors such as RP 73401 (2) and CDP 840 (3). Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies led to the identification of inhibitors with nanomolar potency and oral activity in a murine endotoxemia model for TNF-alpha inhibition. Unlike other classical PDE4 inhibitors, several analogues were found to be nonemetic in a canine emesis model at intravenous doses of up to 3 mg/kg.
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MESH Headings
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/metabolism
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemical synthesis
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/toxicity
- Benzamides/chemical synthesis
- Benzamides/chemistry
- Benzamides/pharmacology
- Benzamides/toxicity
- Brain/metabolism
- Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4
- Dogs
- Endotoxemia/metabolism
- Female
- Guinea Pigs
- In Vitro Techniques
- Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/enzymology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Molecular
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/chemical synthesis
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/chemistry
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/toxicity
- Pyridines/chemical synthesis
- Pyridines/chemistry
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Pyridines/toxicity
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
- Vomiting/chemically induced
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- W He
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, SW 8 Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, 500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA
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Steroidal derivatives as IL-1 beta release inhibitors are discussed.
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- W He
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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Hulme C, Moriarty K, Miller B, Mathew R, Ramanjulu M, Cox P, Souness J, Page KM, Uhl J, Travis J, Huang FC, Labaudiniere R, Djuric SW. The synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series of indole PDE4 inhibitors I. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1998; 8:1867-72. [PMID: 9873449 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(98)00324-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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: 11/19/2022]
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This communication describes the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel potent series of phosphodiesterase type (IV) (PDE4) inhibitors. The compounds described contain an indole moiety which replaces the 'rolipram-like' 3-methoxy-4-cyclopentoxy motif. Several of the compounds presented possess low nanomolar IC50's for PDEIV inhibition. In vivo activities determined from measurement of serum TNF-alpha levels in LPS challenged mice (mouse endotoxemia model) are also reported.
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- C Hulme
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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Tripterine and closely related triterpenoid derivatives as IL-1 beta release inhibitors are discussed.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhóne-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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PURPOSE To compare the corneal astigmatic changes induced by clear corneal incisions with those induced by scleral tunnel frown incisions., both from a temporal approach, in sutureless cataract surgery. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. METHODS This prospective study comprised 120 eyes divided into two groups of 60 each based on incision type. All patients had examinations with an autokeratometer preoperatively and 1 week and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. RESULTS Simple subtraction of the scalar analysis in each group showed minimal astigmatic changes; however, the standard deviation of astigmatic change was greater in the clear corneal incision group. The mean vector analysis of surgically induced astigmatism in the scleral frown incision group was 0.;69, 0.75, 0.72, and 0.61 diopter (D) at 1 week and 1, 3, and 6 months, respectively. In the clear corneal incision group, it was 1.55, 1.12, 0.93, and 0.92 D at the same intervals. In the scleral frown incision group, Naeser's polar value also showed minimal changes in polar astigmatism throughout the study; in the clear corneal incision group, it showed a mean with-the-rule (WTR) astigmatic shift of +0.73, +0.22, +0.13, and +0.08 D at 1 week and 1, 3, and 6 months, respectively. CONCLUSION Corneal stability was achieved with minimal astigmatic change 1 week after scleral frown incisions, while clear corneal incisions induced greater WTR astigmatism with delayed stabilization 1 to 3 months postoperatively.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Hulme C, Moriarty K, Huang FC, Mason J, McGarry D, Labaudiniere R, Souness J, Djuric S. Quaternary substituted PDE IV inhibitors II: the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel series of gamma-lactams. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1998; 8:399-404. [PMID: 9871693 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(98)00036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/19/2022]
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This communication describes the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel potent series of phosphodiesterase type (IV) (PDE IV) inhibitors. Several of the quaternary substituted lactams presented possess low nanomolar IC50's for PDE IV inhibition.
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- C Hulme
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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Hulme C, Poli GB, Huang FC, Souness JE, Djuric SW. Quaternary substituted PDE4 inhibitors I: the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel series of oxindoles. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1998; 8:175-8. [PMID: 9871649 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(97)10206-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The following letter presents the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel quaternary substituted series of phosphodiesterase type (IV) (PDE4) inhibitors. The compounds represent conformationally constrained analogues of the Celltech PDE IV inhibitor, CDP 840. Examples with sub-micromolar IC50's for PDE4 inhibition are reported.
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- C Hulme
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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Huang PL, Do YY, Huang FC, Thay TS, Chang TW. Characterization and expression analysis of a banana gene encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase. Biochem Mol Biol Int 1997; 41:941-50. [PMID: 9137825 DOI: 10.1080/15216549700202001] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A cDNA encoding the banana 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase has previously been isolated from a cDNA library that was constructed by extracting poly(A)+ RNA from peels of ripening banana. This cDNA, designated as pMAO2, has 1,199 bp and contains an open reading frame of 318 amino acids. In order to identify ripening-related promoters of the banana ACC oxidase gene, pMAO2 was used as a probe to screen a banana genomic library constructed in the lambda EMBL3 vector. The banana ACC oxidase MAO2 gene has four exons and three introns, with all of the boundaries between these introns and exons sharing a consensus dinucleotide sequence of GT-AG. The expression of MAO2 gene in banana begins after the onset of ripening (stage 2) and continuous into later stages of the ripening process. The accumulation of MAO2 mRNA can be induced by 1 microliter/l exogenous ethylene, and it reached steady state level when 100 microliters/l exogenous ethylene was present.
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- P L Huang
- Department of Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC.
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Tsai CJ, Chang MH, Tsai TC, Huang FC, Yang JC, Shun CT. Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal ulcer in children and adolescents. Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 1996; 37:415-9. [PMID: 9074277] [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: 02/04/2023]
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To investigate the relationship between H. pylori infection and duodenal ulcer in children and adolescents, the markers of H. pylori infection were studied in 22 children and adolescents who had duodenal ulcers and were followed prospectively (Group A). Another 36 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, but without ulcer, were also studied for comparison (Group B). Antral and duodenal tissues were biopsied and analyzed for the presence of H. pylori using three standard methods: urease test, culture and histology. The specific IgG antibody against H. pylori positivity using the ELISA method were also analysed. By these three methods, H. pylori positivity in the antral tissues, chronic active antral gastritis, and seroprevalence rate were found to be much higher in Group A than Group B. However, a similar trend was not found in the duodenal tissues. H. pylori was found in four of five patients during postoperative follow-up for duodenal ulcer. Among the four patients, no duodenal ulcer but chronic active gastritis was detected endoscopically in three who received vagotomy. Only the one who received simple closure of the perforated duodenal ulcer had a recurrent duodenal ulcer. It was concluded that a close relationship among duodenal ulcer, chronic active gastritis and H. pylori is present in children and adolescents.
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- C J Tsai
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C
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Chan WK, Huang FC, Morrissette MM, Warus JD, Moriarty KJ, Galemmo RA, Dankulich WD, Poli G, Sutherland CA. Structure-activity relationships study of two series of leukotriene B4 antagonists: novel indolyl and naphthyl compounds substituted with a 2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl side chain. J Med Chem 1996; 39:3756-68. [PMID: 8809164 DOI: 10.1021/jm950699x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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N-Methyl-N-phenethylphenylacetamide has been reported to be a key binding domain to LTB4 receptors. Here we describe the synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of two new series of LTB4 receptor antagonists in which the phenyl ring of this receptor binding domain is replaced with indole and naphthalene, respectively. Results of these studies indicate that, in addition to the 2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl moiety, the presence of an acid group and a lipophilic side chain, as well as the spatial relationship of these three functions, is crucial for high binding affinity with LTB4 receptors. Our SAR studies also reveal that an arenecarboxylic acid, or an enoic acid in which the carboxyl group is conjugated with the central ring, is the preferred polar group. The lipophilic side chain of the naphthyl series was found to tolerate minor variations, ranging from a phenylmethoxy group to phenyl and alkyloxy groups. The most active compounds are 2-ethyl-3-[1-[2-[methyl(2-phenethyl) amino]-2-oxoethyl]-5-(phenylmethoxy)indol-3-yl]propenoic+ ++ acid (4g) of the indolyl series and 4-[2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-8-(phenylmethoxy )-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (2a) or the naphthyl series, with IC50 of 8 and 4.7 nM respectively, in the receptor binding assay using intact human neutrophils.
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- W K Chan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA
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Huang FC, Chan WK, Moriarty KJ, Poli G, Morrissette MM, Galemmo RA, Warus JD, Dankulich WP, Sutherland CA. A novel series of [2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl] benzene-containing leukotriene B4 antagonists: initial structure-activity relationships. J Med Chem 1996; 39:3748-55. [PMID: 8809163 DOI: 10.1021/jm9506985] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This report describes the synthesis of a new class of LTB4 receptor antagonists containing [2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]benzene as a key binding domain for interaction with high-affinity LTB4 receptors. In addition to this binding domain, two other structural features, an acid function and a lipophilic group, are also required by these compounds for high binding affinity. Our studies indicate that maximal binding affinity in this series is controlled by the spatial relationship of these groups relative to one another. The structure-activity relationships are discussed. The most potent compound in this chemical series, (E)-5-[2-[methyl(2-phenethyl)-amino]-2-oxoethyl]-2-(benzyloxy)cinn amic acid (32), has an IC50 of 2 nM in a guinea pig spleen cell membrane assay. In the whole-cell human neutrophils binding assay, (Z)-5-[2-[methyl-(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-2-(benzyloxy)cinn amic acid (30) was the most potent compound with an IC50 of 50 nM.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA
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Huang FC, Chang MH, Chen CC. Home parenteral nutrition in children. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:45-50. [PMID: 8640094] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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From 1985 to 1994, home parenteral nutrition (HPN) was used as the method of feeding nine pediatric patients. Indications for HPN included congenital or acquired short bowel syndrome. Crohn's disease, chronic intractable diarrhea, chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and Hirschsprung's disease. During the period, two patients died; one of sepsis and the other from hepatic failure. Three of the remaining patients have since moved on to oral feeding, but four patients continued on HPN. The majority of these patients have attained a normal weight and height for age while receiving HPN. All patients were fed via an implanted silicone catheter. Catheters were removed and replaced due to complications including nine episodes of infection, four episodes of occlusion, three episodes of breakage and two episodes of dislodgement. Catheter-related sepsis was the most common cause of morbidity and hospital readmission in patients receiving HPN, but was acceptably rare. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequently cultured organism from either the catheter tip or the blood. HPN is a relatively safe feeding method for patients who would otherwise remain hospitalized for prolonged periods on parenteral nutrition for permanent or prolonged intestinal failure.
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- F C Huang
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Ni YH, Chang MH, Hsu HY, Huang FC, Chen AC. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in infants. J Formos Med Assoc 1995; 94:635-7. [PMID: 8527968] [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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After a trial of 1 month of nasogastric tube feeding, three infants (aged 5-14 mo) underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) to enable long-term enteral feeding. The Ponsky-pull technique was employed for PEG insertion. In two patients, the procedure was complicated by superficial wound infection at the cutaneous exists of the PEG tubes: one with Pseudomonas sp and the other staphylococcal colonization. Both responded well to antibiotic treatment. All patients obtained good nutritional support. The preliminary experience reported here suggests that, even in infants, PEG is a safe and easy nonsurgical method of enteral feeding.
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- Y H Ni
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC
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The influence of cosolovents on the in-vitro percutaneous penetration of diclofenac sodium from a gel system was studied using a simplex lattice experimental design. Gel formulations were prepared by gelling the vehicle mixture of water, alcohol and propylene glycol with Carbomer 940. The synthetic membrane Durapore and hairless mouse skin were employed as barriers in a Franz-type diffusion cell. It was found that the penetration through the synthetic membrane was well described by the Higuchi model. There existed a better inverse relationship between the penetration rate and the drug solubility in the respective vehicle. It appeared to be a membrane-controlled mechanism when using hairless mouse skin as the barrier. The penetration rates in steady-state for nine formulations were fitted to a polynomial equation based on this simplex lattice method. A three-dimensional plot was constructed in this simplex surface studied. The maximal penetration rate was found to be from the vehicle containing water and ethanol in an exact volume ratio of 3:1 and the minimal penetration rate was observed from the vehicle containing water only.
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- H O Ho
- Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tapei Medical College, Taiwan, ROC
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Du LQ, Wang HZ, Huang FC, Li AS, Shao QQ. Genetic transformation of Lycium barbarum L. via A. tumefaciens. Sci China B 1994; 37:286-92. [PMID: 8068193] [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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A system for transformation and regeneration of Lycium barbarum L., an important Chinese medical plant, has been established. Young stem segments from Lycium barbarum L. were infected with Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58cl(pGV3850::neo1103), and the transformed calli selected from the callus induction medium containing 50 micrograms/ml kanamycin could regenerate buds on differentiation medium containing 25 micrograms/ml kanamycin. 30% of the regenerated buds were normal in morphology. The normal buds could develop into whole plantlets after they were transferred to the rooting medium to induce roots. Nopaline detection, NPT-II enzyme activity assay and Southern blotting hybridization indicated that the foreign genes had been integrated into the genome of Lycium barbarum L. and expressed in the plant. In the processes of experiments, it was found that (i) after the pre-processes, the explants which formed callus quickly were easy to transform; (ii) the rate of normal regenerated plants from transgenic calli was higher than that from the untransgenic ones.
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- L Q Du
- Institute of Genetics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, PRC
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Huang FC, Chan WK, Warus JD, Morrissette MM, Moriarty KJ, Chang MN, Travis JJ, Mitchell LS, Nuss GW, Sutherland CA. 4-[2-[Methyl(2-phenethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-8-(phenylmethoxy)-2- naphthalenecarboxylic acid: a high affinity, competitive, orally active leukotriene B4 receptor antagonist. J Med Chem 1992; 35:4253-5. [PMID: 1331462 DOI: 10.1021/jm00100a034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F C Huang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426
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Huang FC, Galemmo RA, Poli GB, Learn KS, Morrissette MM, Johnson WH, Dankulich WP, Campbell HF, Carnathan GW, VanInwegen RG. Development of a novel series of (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl-containing compounds as high-affinity leukotriene D4 receptor antagonists. 4. Addition of chromone moiety enhances leukotriene D4 receptor binding affinity. J Med Chem 1991; 34:1704-7. [PMID: 1851845 DOI: 10.1021/jm00109a025] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The combination of the benzopyran-4-one ring, a moiety found in the prototype leukotriene antagonist, FPL 55,712, with the (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl group led to a significant increase in leukotriene receptor binding affinity. This modification resulted in a 10,000-fold improvement in binding affinity compared to FPL 55,712. Compound 7 (RG 12553), with a Ki value of 0.1 nM, has higher affinity than the natural agonist LTD4 and is one of the most potent LTD4 antagonists reported. The structure-activity relationships of this series of potent leukotriene antagonists are discussed.
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- F C Huang
- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
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Galemmo RA, Johnson WH, Learn KS, Lee TD, Huang FC, Campbell HF, Youssefyeh R, O'Rourke SV, Schuessler G, Sweeney DM. The development of a novel series of (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl-containing compounds as high-affinity leukotriene receptor antagonists. 3. Structural variation of the acidic side chain to give antagonists of enhanced potency. J Med Chem 1990; 33:2828-41. [PMID: 2170649 DOI: 10.1021/jm00172a024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 12/30/2022]
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This paper is the third in a series outlining the development of orally active sulfido peptide leukotriene antagonists containing a (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl moiety. In this work the systematic variation of the acid side chain substituents led to dramatic and reproducible changes in the oral activity of these compounds, presumably due to alterations in their pharmacokinetic properties. The most potent compound identified, 5-[4-[4-(quinolin-2-yl-methoxy)phenyl]-3-methylbutyl]tetrazole (32), represents a convergence of good in vitro antagonist activity and a 3-10-fold improvement in oral potency over the current clinical candidate 2. The new findings from these optimization studies are as follows: oxygen substitution in the acid side chain was not necessary for antagonist activity, in vitro and in vivo activity was enhanced by alkyl or phenyl substitution on the gamma-carbon of the acid side chain of para-substituted (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl derivatives, and free rotation about the side chain carbon atom adjacent to the (quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl ring was required for activity. The lead compound of this report (32) is a competitive inhibitor of [3H]LTD4 binding to receptor membrane purified from guinea pig lung (Ki = 12 +/- 3 nM) and of the spasmogenic activity of LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 in guinea pig lung strip. Dosed orally in guinea pigs, this compound blocks LTD4-induced bronchoconstriction (ED50 0.8 mg/kg) and antigen-induced systemic anaphylaxis (ED50 = 1.2 mg/kg).
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- R A Galemmo
- Rorer Central Research, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
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Youssefyeh RD, Magnien E, Lee TD, Chan WK, Lin CJ, Galemmo RA, Johnson WH, Tan J, Campbell HF, Huang FC. Development of a novel series of (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl-containing compounds as high-affinity leukotriene receptor antagonists. 1. Initial structure-activity relationships. J Med Chem 1990; 33:1186-94. [PMID: 2157009 DOI: 10.1021/jm00166a016] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This series of reports describes the development of orally active, highly potent, specific antagonists of the peptidoleukotrienes containing a (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl moiety. Described in this first report are the structure-activity relationships that led to a more than a 20-fold improvement of the potency and selectivity of the initial chemical lead (RG 5901). From this series of compounds, RG 7152 (16) was identified and selected for further evaluation in the clinic as an antiasthmatic agent. Compound 16 competitively inhibits [3H]LTD4 binding to membranes from guinea pig lung (Ki = 38 +/- 6 nM) and the spasmogenic activity of LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 in parenchymal lung strips from guinea pigs. Unlike the original lead (RG 5901), compound 16 does not inhibit 5-lipoxygenase from guinea pig PMNs. Following oral administration to guinea pigs, 16 blocks LTD4-induced dermal permeability (ED50 = 6.9 mg/kg), LTD4-induced bronchoconstriction (ED50 = 1.1 mg/kg), antigen-induced bronchoconstriction (ED50 = 2.5 mg/kg), and anaphylactic-induced mortality (ED50 = 16 mg/kg). These studies on structure-activity relationships indicate that there is a requirement for an acidic function and the presence of the (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl moiety in a specific geometric arrangement.
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Huang FC, Galemmo RA, Johnson WH, Poli GB, Morrissette MM, Mencel JJ, Warus JD, Campbell HF, Nuss GW, Carnathan GW. Development of a novel series of (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl-containing compounds as high-affinity leukotriene D4 receptor antagonists. 2. Effects of an additional phenyl ring on receptor affinity. J Med Chem 1990; 33:1194-200. [PMID: 2157010 DOI: 10.1021/jm00166a017] [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: 12/30/2022]
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This series of reports describe the development of orally active, highly potent, specific antagonists of the peptidoleukotrienes containing a (2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenyl moiety. The compounds reported in this paper contain an additional phenyl ring, which has significantly improved the receptor affinity. The effect of changes in the linkage between the two phenyl rings as well as the orientation of the acidic functional group on biological activity are discussed. Many of these compounds have high affinity to the sulfidopeptide leukotriene D4 receptors with Ki values ranging between 2 and 20 nM and are orally active. Compound 27 [RG 12525, 5-[[2-[[4-(2-quinolinylmethoxy)phenoxy]- methyl]phenyl]methyl]-1H-tetrazole] represents the best combination of in vitro and in vivo biological activity in this series and has been selected for further evaluation in clinical studies of asthma.
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- F C Huang
- Rorer Central Research, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
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Carnathan GW, Sweeney DM, Travis JJ, Gordon RJ, Sutherland CA, Jariwala N, Clearfield M, O'Rourke S, Huang FC, Van Inwegen RG. The inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by RG 6866. Agents Actions 1989; 28:204-11. [PMID: 2596372 DOI: 10.1007/bf01967402] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The generation of leukotrienes C4, D4 and E4 from arachidonic acid is dependent upon the activity of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX). The effects of RG 6866 (N-methyl-4-benzyloxyphenylacetohydroxamic acid) on the activity of guinea pig 5-LOX in vitro and in vivo were determined in the present study. The generation of 5-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE) from arachidonic acid by isolated guinea pig peritoneal polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells was inhibited by incubation with RG 6866 (IC50 = 0.20 microM). A similar effect (IC50 = 0.23 microM) was observed when 5-HETE production was measured in a supernatant fraction from PMNs. Additionally, the compound did not inhibit 3H-LTD4 binding to guinea pig membranes. In actively sensitized guinea pigs pretreated with indomethacin, propranolol and pyrilamine, RG 6866 inhibited antigen-induced systemic anaphylaxis and LTD4-dependent bronchoconstriction in a dose-dependent manner following oral administration. In the pulmonary anaphylaxis model, significant (p less than 0.05) inhibition of the mortality was observed within 30 min and maintained through four hours after treatment with RG 6866 (50 mg/kg i.g.). Finally, orally administered RG 6866 inhibited the formation of LTC4 in these animals with an ED50 = 24.0 mg/kg. These findings indicate that RG 6866 is an inhibitor of 5-LOX both in vitro and in vivo.
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- G W Carnathan
- Department of Immunobiology, Rorer Central Research, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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Huang FC, Shoupe TS, Lin CJ, Lee TD, Chan WK, Tan J, Schnapper M, Suh JT, Gordon RJ, Sonnino PA. Differential effects of a series of hydroxamic acid derivatives on 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase from neutrophils and 12-lipoxygenase from platelets and their in vivo effects on inflammation and anaphylaxis. J Med Chem 1989; 32:1836-42. [PMID: 2502629 DOI: 10.1021/jm00128a027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/01/2023]
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The synthesis of a series of novel substituted hydroxamates has been described along with their profile of inhibitory activity against 5-lipoxygenase, 12-lipoxygenase, and cyclooxygenase enzymes. The structure--activity relationship suggests that future molecules could be designed to specifically inhibit one or more of these enzymes since there were definite differences in structure--activity relationships for these different enzymes. A representative number of these compounds have been tested in vivo and found to possess potent oral activity in a systemic anaphylaxis model mediated by leukotrienes and topical activity in an arachidonic acid induced inflammation model. One of these molecules, compound 20, demonstrated that a leukotriene antagonist pharmacophore can be modified such that it contains both antagonist activity and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity.
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- F C Huang
- Rorer Central Research, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
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Li XL, Xu EY, Xu GC, Shang RM, Wang YM, Chen J, Huang FC. Safety evaluation studies of SGF gum--a potential food additive from the seed of Sesbania cannabina. Food Chem Toxicol 1988; 26:935-46. [PMID: 3209133 DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(88)90092-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 01/04/2023]
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SGF gum, derived from the plant Sesbania cannabina, has properties very similar to those of guar gum. Because it is much cheaper than guar, SGF gum is of interest as a possible new food additive. It has therefore been tested in rats for acute, short-term and subchronic toxicity, teratogenicity and effects on reproductive performance, and a 1% concentration in the diet has been identified as the no-effect level. The tests complied with the guidelines issued by the Chinese authorities. Mutagenicity studies, Ames tests and a micronucleus test gave negative results, and a dominant lethal test in mice was negative at the 1% dietary level, although at 5 and 10% the results were equivocal. No adverse changes were elicited in 23 human volunteers who consumed a total of 960 mg SGF gum during a 30-day period during which they consumed, daily, 80 g ice-cream containing 0.04% SGF gum instead of the usual thickener. On the basis of applying a 100-fold safety factor to the findings in the animal studies, an acceptable human daily intake of 6 mg/kg is suggested.
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- X L Li
- Department of Public Health, Tianjin Medical College, People's Republic of China
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Loev B, Musser JH, Brown RE, Jones H, Kahen R, Huang FC, Khandwala A, Sonnino-Goldman P, Leibowitz MJ. 1,2,4-Triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline-1,4-diones as antiallergic agents. J Med Chem 1985; 28:363-6. [PMID: 2579236 DOI: 10.1021/jm00381a016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A series of new 1,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-]quinoxaline-1,4-diones has been prepared. These compounds were tested as inhibitors of antigen-induced release of histamine (AIR) in vitro from rat peritoneal mast cells (RMC) and as inhibitors of IgE-mediated rat passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). Most of this new class of antiallergic agents showed good activity in the RMC and PCA tests. The most potent compound, 2-acetyl-7-chloro-5-n-propyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline-1,4-dione (1x), with an I50 value of 0.1 microM, is 30 times more potent than disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) in the RMC assay.
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The synthesis of a series of [1,4]benzoxazine-2,3-diones and a new class of compounds, benzobisoxazinetetrones, is described. These compounds were evaluated for their effect in the rat mast cell (RMC) test passively sensitized in vitro with rat antiovalbumin serum and for their effect in inhibitory passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in the rat. Some of these compounds are of the same potency level as disodium cromglycate in the RMC test and some are effective orally in PCA.
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Musser JH, Brown RE, Loev B, Bailey K, Jones H, Kahen R, Huang FC, Khandwala A, Leibowitz M, Sonnino-Goldman P. Synthesis of 2-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl) benzo heterocycles. A novel series of orally active antiallergic agents. J Med Chem 1984; 27:121-5. [PMID: 6198518 DOI: 10.1021/jm00368a004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A series of new 2-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl) benzo heterocycles has been prepared. These compounds were tested as inhibitors of antigen-induced release of histamine (AIR) in vitro from rat peritoneal mast cells (RMC) and as inhibitors of IgE-mediated rat passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in the rat (PCA). Most of this new class of antiallergic agents showed good activity in the RMC assay. The most potent compound, 3-chloro-2-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)benzo[b]thiophe ne (6t), with an I50 value of 0.2 microM, is 15 times more potent than disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) in the RMC assay. Many compounds were orally active in the PCA test, and several of these compounds showed higher potency when given in this way to that shown by DSCG when given intraperitoneally.
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Khandwala A, Coutts SM, Dally-Meade V, Jariwala N, Huang FC. RHC 3024: antiallergic activity in vitro and comparison with disodium cromoglycate and other antiallergic agents. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1983; 70:311-20. [PMID: 6186610 DOI: 10.1159/000233342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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RHC 3024 has been investigated for its antiallergic activity in three in vitro models of anaphylaxis. We have also compared its activity profile in these models with that of disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) and other antiallergic agents. As an inhibitor of antigen-induced release of histamine from rat mast cells RHC 3024 was 4 times more potent than DSCG. In the same model the activity profile of RHC 3024 was identical to that of DSCG in the following respects: loss of inhibitory activity with increasing preincubation time, reversibility of the inhibition, tachyphylaxis and cross-tachyphylaxis to each other and inability to inhibit histamine release stimulated by Ca++ ionophore, dextran/phosphatidyl serine and compound 48/80. Both drugs had no effect in the other two models, IgG1-mediated histamine release from guinea pig lung and anti-IgE-induced histamine release from human basophils. We conclude: (1) RHC 3024 is a potent inhibitor of mediator release with a mechanism of action similar to that of DSCG, M&B 22,948, PRD-92-Ea and AH-7725 and (2) the in vitro activity profiles of proxicromil, doxantrazole, ICI 74,917 and WY-16,922 are different from DSCG and RHC 3024.
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Huang FC. [Primary prosthetic replacement in subcapital fractures of femur neck: a review of 60 cases (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1980; 18:51-3. [PMID: 7215050] [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: 01/24/2023]
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Sih CJ, Ravikumar PR, Huang FC, Buckner C, Whitlock H. Letter: Isolation and synthesis of pinoresinol diglucoside, a major antihypertensive principle of Tu-Chung(Eucommia ulmoides, Oliver). J Am Chem Soc 1976; 98:5412-3. [PMID: 956566 DOI: 10.1021/ja00433a070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chan JA, Huang FC, Sih CJ. The absolute configuration of the amino acids in delta-(alpha-aminoadipyl)cysteinylvaline from Penicillium chrysogenum. Biochemistry 1976; 15:177-80. [PMID: 2279 DOI: 10.1021/bi00646a027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Radioactive carbon-14 L-alpha-aminoadipic acid, L-cysteine, or L-valine were readily incorporated into the intracellular tripeptide, delta-(alpha-aminoadipyl)cysteinylvaline (ACV), by washed starved cells of Penicillium chrysogenum. The labeled ACV in each case was oxidized with performic acid and isolated as its corresponding sulfonic acid derivative. After acid hydrolysis, the configuration of the component acids was determined by L- and D-amino acid oxidases, which showed the tripeptide (ACV) from P. chrysogenum to be delta-(L-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine.
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