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Gao S, Wang YT, Ma GY, Lu MQ, Chu B, Shi L, Fang LJ, Xiang QQ, Ding YH, Bao L. Solitary bone plasmacytoma: Long-term clinical outcomes in a single center. Curr Probl Cancer 2024; 50:101095. [PMID: 38598973 DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2024.101095] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND A solitary plasmacytoma is classified into a solitary plasmacytoma of the bone (SBP) and a solitary extramedullary (soft tissue mass) plasmacytoma, based on the site of the lesion. Despite the high local control rate with radiotherapy, approximately half of patients' conditions progress to multiple myeloma (MM) within 3-5 years after diagnosis, with SBP having a worse prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively assessed the treatment and outcomes of patients with SBP in a hospital in China from 2008 to 2021. Twenty-four patients treated over 13 years with SBP were enrolled in this retrospective study. RESULTS The most common sites for SBP were the axial skeleton and femur. The M protein was detected in 11 patients (46 %), of which 8 (33 %) had light chains, 2 (8 %) had immunoglobulin G kappa and 1 (4 %) had immunoglobulin D kappa. Flow cytometry revealed that 5 patients (21 %) had minimal bone marrow involvement. The treatment included chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy in 18 (75 %), 12 (50 %), and 9 (38 %) patients, respectively, of whom 13 (54 %) received combined treatment. Over a median follow-up period of 67.2 months, 9 patients (38 %) developed MM in a median time of 101.5 months. The 5- and 10-year progression-free survival rates were 67.3 % and 37.4 %, respectively. One patient died due to pneumonia without progression and the other died due to relapse. CONCLUSION This study confirmed the high rate of progression of SBP to MM, indicating a need for adjunct chemotherapy for the management of SBP.
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- Shan Gao
- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Forth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China.
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Jian Y, Chang L, Shi MX, Sun Y, Chu XX, Xue H, Huang WR, Shen XL, Ma J, Jia GR, Feng YQ, Xi ZF, Zhao YH, Ma YP, Xiao J, Ma GY, Wang QM, Bao L, Dong YJ, Zhou HB, Sun CY, Su GH, Yan Y, Qimuge SY, Su LP, Sun JN, Tian WW, Sun XL, ing HM, Gao D, Chen WM, Li J, Gao W. Pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with renal impairment. Blood Adv 2023; 7:7581-7584. [PMID: 37922425 PMCID: PMC10733092 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011428] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023] Open
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- Yuan Jian
- Department of Hematology, Myeloma Research Center of Beijing, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Hematology Research Center of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Hematology, Chifeng Municipal Hospital, Chifeng, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Fifth Medical Center of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Heping Hospital Affiliated To Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third People's Hospital Of Datong, Datong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Linfen People's Hospital, Linfen, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hematology, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Hematology, Yantaishan Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institution of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- The Second Department of Hematology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Bayannur Hospital, Bayannur, China
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- Department of Hematology, Ordos Central Hospital, Ordos, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Hematology, Myeloma Research Center of Beijing, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Myeloma Research Center of Beijing, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Ma LL, Zhang DS, Ma GY, Zhang XP, Wu XJ, Cheng N. [Intervention effects of drugs on GSH and SOD enzyme activity of rats kidney acutely poisoned by nickel carbonyl]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2022; 40:888-892. [PMID: 36646478 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210401-00185] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the intervention effect of various drugs on glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity of rats kidney with acute nickel carbonyl poisoning. Methods: In January 2019, The 250 SPF male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group (n=10) , poisoned group (n=40) and treatment groups (n=200) according to the random number table method. And the treatment groups were divided into methylprednisolone group (20 mg/kg) , DDC group (100 mg/kg) , sodium selenite group (10 μmol/kg) , Shenfu huiyang decoction group (0.25 ml) and methylprednisolone combined with DDC group (100 mg/kg) , with 40 mice in each group. Except for the normal control group, rats in the other groups were exposed to nickel carbonyl for 30 min, at 4 h and 30 h after exposure, the rats in each treatment group were intraperitoneally injected with corresponding drugs, and kidney tissues were collected 3 d and 7 d after administration, with 10 mice in each group. The activities of GSH and SOD in kidney were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and using electron microscopy observe ultrastructure changes. Results: Compared to the control group, the activities of GSH and SOD enzyme of poisoned group were significantly decreased at 3 d or 7 d after 4 h or 30 h exposure, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.000, 0.031, 0.001, 0.033) , the epithelial nuclei of proximal convoluted tubules were pyknosis and lysosome hyperplasia in the cytoplasm. And compared to poisoned group, the activities of GSH and SOD enzyme of methylprednisolone+DDC group were significantly increased at treatment with 7 d after 4 h exposure, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.022, 0.000) , and the activities of GSH and SOD enzyme of methylprednisolone and enzyme of methylprednisolone+DDC group were significantly higher at 7 days than at 3 days, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.020, 0.017, 0.018, 0.033) . The results of electron microscopy showed that the cell nuclei and cytoplasmic organelles of proximal convolute tubule were almost restored to normal tissue level of both methylprednisolone group and methylprednisolone+DDC group. Conclusion: The methylprednisolone and methylprednisolone+DDC have obvious repair effect on renal enzyme activity level of rats with acute nickel carbonyl poisoning, and the treatment effect is better for a long time of medication.
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- L L Ma
- Key Lab of Preclinical Studies for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Gansu 730000, China
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- Workers Hospital, Jinchuan Company, Gansu 730000, China
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- Workers Hospital, Jinchuan Company, Gansu 730000, China
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- Key Lab of Preclinical Studies for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Gansu 730000, China
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- Nickel Cobalt Industrial Health Research Institute, Jinchuan Company, Gansu 730000, China
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- Key Lab of Preclinical Studies for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Gansu 730000, China
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Chen J, Zhu J, Liu XT, Wang L, Qi HN, Ma GY. [Clinical significance of combined sST2 and NT-proBNP detection for the short-term prognosis of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:671-674. [PMID: 34624949 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200627-00327] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the value of soluble growth stimulation expression gene 2 protein (soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2; sST2) and N terminal B type brain natriuretic peptide (N-terminal probrainnatriuretic peptide, NT-proBNP) in evaluating the short-term prognosis of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. Methods: select 228 patients with acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning in our hospital from October 2017 to March 2020. According to the grade of poisoning degree, it was divided into 82 cases in mild and moderate group and 146 cases in severe group. hs-cTnI、CK-MB、sST2、NT-proBNP、APACHE Ⅱ score and cholinesterase activity were detected 4 h、12 h、24 h after admission. ROC curve was used to evaluate sST2 and NT-proBNP to predict the prognosis of AOPP. Results: 4 hours after admission, there was no significant difference in the scores of hs-cTnI, APACHE Ⅱ, cholinesterase and CK-MB between the Severe Group and the mild and moderate Group (P<0.05) . At 12 and 24 hours after admission, the scores of hs-cTnI, CK-MB and APACHE Ⅱ in severe group were higher than those in mild and moderate group, and the changes of Cholinesterase were more significant than those in 12 hours after Admission (P<0.05) . 4 hours after admission, SST2 and NT-proBNP levels were significantly higher in severe group than those in mild and moderate Group (P<0.05) . The level of SST2 and NT-proBNP in the severe group was significantly higher than that in the mild and moderate group 12 and 24 hours after Admission (P<0.01) , and the level of SST2 and NT-proBNP was significantly higher than that in the mild group 12 hours after Admission (P<0.05) . Correlation analysis showed that 24 hours after admission, sST2, NT-proBNP were positively correlated with APACHE-Ⅱ scores (R=0.634, 0.723, P<0.01) . The area under sST2 combined with NT-proBNP was 0.891, higher than that under sST2 and NT-proBNP at 12 h after admission. The 24 h APACHE Ⅱ score after admission area under the curve was 0.838. Conclusion: sST2 and NT-proBNP combined detection can early predict the occurrence of recent complications in AOPP patients.
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- J Chen
- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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- Hengshui peoples Hospital EICU, Hengshui 053000, China
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Hamid H, Zhao LH, Ma GY, Li WX, Shi HQ, Zhang JY, Ji C, Ma QG. Evaluation of the overall impact of antibiotics growth promoters on broiler health and productivity during the medication and withdrawal period. Poult Sci 2019; 98:3685-3694. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hamid H, Shi HQ, Ma GY, Fan Y, Li WX, Zhao LH, Zhang JY, Ji C, Ma QG. Influence of acidified drinking water on growth performance and gastrointestinal function of broilers. Poult Sci 2018; 97:3601-3609. [PMID: 29860532 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ban on the use of antibiotic feed additives as growth promoters compelled the researchers for exploring the future utility of other alternatives. This experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of acidified drinking water on growth performance, gastrointestinal pH, digestive enzymes, intestinal histomorphology, and cecum microbial counting of the broiler chicken. A total of 540 one-day-old male broilers (Arbor Acre) were randomly assigned to 5 treatments, with 6 replicates of 18 chicks per replicate. Broilers received diets and water as follows: NC (negative control, basal diet, normal water), PC (positive control, basal diet + 8 ppm colistin sulfate + 8 ppm enduracidin, normal water), A1 (basal diet, continuous supply of acidified water during whole experiment period), A2 (basal diet, intermittent acidification of water during 0 to 14 d, 22 to 28 d, and 36 to 42 d), and A3 [basal diet, intermittent acidification of water (24 h/d from 0 to 14 d and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on d 15 to 42)]. During the entire period, the acidified groups (A1, A2, and A3) and PC group showed improve on weight gain, average daily gain and feed conversion ratio compared to NC group (P < 0.05). The pH in crop, proventriculus and ileum at 43 d declined by 0.04, 1.03, 1.23; 0.55, 0.69, 0.70; and 0.63, 0.74, 1.21 in A1, A2, and A3 group, respectively. There was a significant decline of lipase activity in the PC and acidified groups compared to NC group. The A2 group had higher villus height in jejunum than NC group. The PC and acidified groups reduced (P < 0.05) the total aerobic bacteria count of cecum when contrasted to NC group. Therefore, we conclude that acidified drinking water can improve growth performance, compensate for gastric acidity, and control pathogenic bacteria in broilers and may be considered as a potential alternative to improve production parameters. Discontinuous supply of acidified water had the same or even better influence on broilers compared to continuous supply.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Xiao QM, Qi HN, Wang WZ, Gao X, Zhu BY, Liu YJ, Li W, Ma GY, Wang P, Meng FZ, Gao XF. [Effects of extract of Ginkgo biloba on magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography in patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2017; 35:145-147. [PMID: 28355708 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: To observe the effects of extract of Ginkgo biloba (Ginaton) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) in patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Methods: The 84 patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning treated in our hospital from Jan. 2011 to Apr. 2016 were randomly divied into therapy group and observation group. The therapy group received routine treatments of hyperbaric oxygen, cure cerebral edema and promote brain cell metabolism, and observation group was given intravenous injection (intravenous drip) Ginaton 70 mg (adding 0.9% sodium chloride injection 250 ml) , once a day, 2 weeks for one therapeutic course. The changes of MRI and EEG before and after treatment between therapy group and observation group were observed. Results: In the observation group, the white matter and globus pallidus lesions of 14 d after treatment were smaller than those in the treatment group, and the abnormal signal intensity was decreased. At 14 days after treatment the improvement of EEG in observation group were better than therapy group (P<0.05) . Conclusion: Early treatment of extract of Ginkgo biloba (Ginaton) in delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning can effectively improve lesion and signal on MRI and abnormal rate on EEG. It has a certain therapeutic effect in clinical.
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- Q M Xiao
- Emergency Department of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Hengshui 053000, China
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Wang WZ, Qi HN, Xiao QM, Gao X, Zhu BY, Li J, Liu YJ, Li W, Ma GY, Wang P. [Effects of Ginaton on nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase in patients with delayed encephalopathy after carbon monoxide poisoning]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2017; 35:30-33. [PMID: 28241699 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: To observe the effects of Ginaton on blood nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP). Methods: A total of 116 patients with DEACMP who were treated in Emergency Department of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from January 2012 to April 2016 were enrolled and ran-domly divided into control group and treatment group using a random number table, with 58 patients in each group. The patients in the control group were given conventional treatment including hyperbaric oxygen, preven-tion and treatment of cerebral edema, and promotion of brain cell metabolism, and those in the treatment group were given Ginaton in addition to the conventional treatment. The course of treatment was 2 weeks for both groups. The levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) , NO, NOS, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were measured before treatment and at 2 weeks after treatment, and the change in Mini-Mental State Examina-tion (MMSE) score and clinical outcome were observed in both groups. The correlation between the blood NO level on admission and the MMSE score was analyzed. Results: There was a significant difference in the overall response rate between the treatment group and the control group (81.03% vs 62.07%, χ(2) = 5.124, P=0.024). Be-fore treatment, there were no significant differences in the levels of NO and NSE, the activity of NOS and iN-OS, and MMSE score between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, both groups showed reductions in the levels of NO and NSE and the activity of NOS and iNOS, but the treatment group had significantly greater reduc-tions compared with the control group (P<0.05). Both groups showed a significant increase in the MMSE score after treatment, while the treatment group had a significantly greater increase compared with the control group (P<0.05). In the patients with DEACMP, the blood NO level on admission was negatively correlated with the MMSE score (r=-0.268, P=0.004). Conclusion: In the treatment of patients with DEACMP, Ginaton can effectively reduce the levels of NO and NSE and the activity of NOS and iNOS, increase the MMSE score, and promote the recovery of neurological function.
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- W Z Wang
- Emergency Department of Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University , Hengshui 053000, China
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Li BY, Ma GY, Han YY. [A case of acute carbon monoxide poisoning with pancreatitis as the prominent dinical manifestation]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2016; 34:379-380. [PMID: 27514427 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Duan X, Li CY, Qiu B, Ma GY. Naloxone Treatment for Poststroke Agitated Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Pilot Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2016; 64:663-5. [PMID: 27000350 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Xin Duan
- Department of Geriatrics, Wuzhongpei Memorial Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuzhongpei Memorial Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Wuzhongpei Memorial Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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- Food and Drug Administration of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Li J, Wang JS, Xie ZX, Wang WZ, Wang L, Ma GY, Li YQ, Wang P. Correlations among copeptin, ischemia-modified albumin, and the extent of myocardial injury in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:10384-9. [PMID: 26345979 DOI: 10.4238/2015.september.1.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This study evaluated the relationships among copeptin, ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), and extent of myocardial injury in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning (ACOP). A total of 110 patients with different degrees of ACOP were selected as the poisoning group, and 30 healthy individuals as the control group. The levels of troponin I (cTnI), IMA, and copeptin were detected. Based on the presence of complications, the patients were assigned to the complication (26 patients) or non-complication (84 patients) group. Levels of cTnI, IMA, and copeptin were compared among the control, complication, and non-complication groups. Compared with the control group, in the 2 h after admission, the IMA levels decreased and copeptin levels increased in the poisoning group; these changes were more significant in patients with severe ACOP than in those with mild ACOP, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no differences in the IMA and copeptin levels between the groups 7 days after admission; the cTnI levels increased more significantly in patients with severe ACOP than in patients with mild and moderate ACOP, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the complication group, at 7 days after admission, the IMA levels decreased whereas the copeptin and cTnI levels were significantly higher than in the non-complication group, with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). IMA was negatively correlated with copeptin. IMA and copeptin detection is clinically useful in the early diagnosis and prognosis of ACOP-related myocardial injury and in guiding early clinical drug application.
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- J Li
- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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- Department of Emergency, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui, China
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Wang WZ, Wu JZ, Ma GY, Dai XY, Yang B, Wang TP, Yuan CL, Hong Z, Bell GS, Prilipko L, de Boer HM, Sander JW. Efficacy assessment of phenobarbital in epilepsy: a large community-based intervention trial in rural China. Lancet Neurol 2006; 5:46-52. [PMID: 16361022 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(05)70254-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many people with epilepsy need not experience further seizures if the diagnosis and treatment are correct. Most epilepsy patients have convulsions, which are usually fairly easy to diagnose. This study tested a model for treatment of people with convulsive forms of epilepsy at primary health-care level in rural areas of China. METHODS Patients with convulsive epilepsy were identified at primary care level and provided with phenobarbital monotherapy. Local physicians, who were provided with special training, carried out screening, treatment, and follow-up. A local neurologist confirmed the diagnoses. Efficacy was assessed from the percentage reduction in seizure frequency from baseline and the retention of patients on treatment. FINDINGS The study enrolled 2455 patients. In 68% of patients who completed 12 months' treatment, seizure frequency was decreased by at least 50%, and a third of patients were seizure free. 72% of patients who completed 24 months' treatment had reduction of seizure frequency of at least 50% and a quarter of patients remained seizure free. Probability of retention was 0.84 at 1 year, and 0.76 at 2 years. Medication was well tolerated and reported adverse events were mild; only 32 patients (1%) discontinued medication because of side-effects. INTERPRETATION This pragmatic study confirmed that this simple protocol was suitable for the treatment of convulsive forms of epilepsy in rural areas of China. Physicians with basic training could treat epilepsy patients with phenobarbital, with beneficial effects for most patients with convulsive seizures. Few cognitive or behavioural adverse events were noted, but formal psychometric testing was not done.
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- W Z Wang
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu GX, Ding MP, Xiao B, Wang DX, Wang DS, Pan YZ, Zhao QC, Pan YF, Ma GY, Hong Z, Lü CZ. [Curative effect of gabapentin on refractory epilepsy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2005; 85:92-5. [PMID: 15774213] [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: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and efficacy of gabapentin in treatment of refractory epilepsy. METHODS Sixty-six patients with refractory epilepsy were treated with gabapentin 200 mg/d and 72 patients with placebo, totally 138 patients in five hospitals in different cities in China. Double-blind study was performed to observe the times of seizure, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Activities of Daily Life (ADL) assessment were conducted every 4 weeks. RESULTS In comparison with the control group, the seizure times at any time point in the GB group all decreased with significant differences at the 12th and 20th weeks. The significant efficacy rates, with the seizure times decreasing by more than 75%, in the gabapentin group were higher than those in the control group, with significant differences in the 4, 8, 16, and 20th weeks. Both the MMSE scores of the 2 groups were raised with a significant difference between the 2 groups at the 16 weeks. There was no significant difference in ADL between these 2 groups. No serious side effect was found in these 2 groups. CONCLUSION Gabapentin at a dosage of 1200 mg/d is safe and effective in treatment of epilepsy.
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- Guo-Xing Zhu
- Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040
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Kostellow AB, Ma GY, Morrill GA. The first product of phospholipid N-methylation, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine, is a lipid mediator for progesterone action at the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane. Steroids 2001; 66:849-56. [PMID: 11576625 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-128x(01)00120-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Progesterone has been shown to act at plasma membrane receptors on the amphibian oocyte to trigger a cascade of changes in membrane phospholipids and to initiate the G(2)/M transition of the first meiotic division. The earliest event (0-1 min) is the transient N-methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) to form phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine (PME), demonstrated using [(3)H]glycerol to prelabel oocyte plasma membrane PE. [(3)H]Glycerol-labeled PME rises 10-fold within the 1-2 min after exposure to progesterone and accounts for conversion of about 50% of the [3H]Glycerol-labeled PE. [(3)H]PME levels slowly decline over the following 10-30 min. [(3)H] or [(14)C] labeled fatty acid experiments showed that newly formed PME is enriched in linoleic or palmitic, but not in arachidonic acid, indicating that specific PE pools undergo progesterone-induced N-methylation. Two plasma membrane changes: activation of serine protease, and Ca(2+) release from the oocyte surface coincide with PME formation; both are prevented by pretreatment of oocytes with the N-methylation inhibitor, 2-methylaminoethane. Media containing PME micelles release both protease and Ca(2+) from intact oocytes within the first 1-2 min. The immediate downstream metabolites of PME, PDE and PC, do not induce serine protease activity or Ca(2+) release. We conclude that progesterone initially activates N-methyltransferase in the oocyte plasma membrane, and that the first product, PME, is responsible for activation of serine protease in the plasma membrane and the release of Ca(2+) from the oocyte surface.
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- A B Kostellow
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Morrill GA, Gupta RK, Kostellow AB, Ma GY, Zhang A, Altura BT, Altura BM. Mg2+ modulates membrane sphingolipid and lipid second messenger levels in vascular smooth muscle cells. FEBS Lett 1998; 440:167-71. [PMID: 9862448 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01446-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In vitro studies with smooth muscle cells from rat aorta and dog cerebral blood vessels indicate that variation in free Mg2+, within the pathophysiological range of Mg2+ concentrations, found in human serum, causes sustained changes in membrane phospholipids and lipid second messengers. Incorporation of [3H]palmitic acid into phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM) was altered within 15-30 min after modifying the extracellular Mg2+ ion level ([Mg2+]o). Decreased Mg2+ produced a fall in both [3H]SM and [3H]PC over the first 2 h. After an 18-h incubation, the [3H]PC/[3H]SM ratio changed from about 20:1 to about 50:1. Increased [Mg2+]o resulted in a 2- to 3-fold increase in [3H]SM compared to only a small increase in [3H]PC over the same period. There was a reciprocal relationship between [3H]ceramide and [3H]1,2-DAG levels with highest [3H]ceramide and lowest [3H]-1,2-DAG levels seen at lowest [Mg2+]o. The results indicate that a fall in extracellular ionized Mg2+ concentration produces a rapid and sustained decrease in membrane sphingomyelin and a moderate rise in intracellular ceramide. A major effect of lowering [Mg2+]o appears to be a down-regulation of SM synthase. The increased membrane SM content and a concomitant decrease in cell ceramide, in the presence of elevated [Mg2+]o, may be relevant to the apparent protective role of adequate Mg intake on vascular function in humans.
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- G A Morrill
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Shen ZQ, Chen ZH, Ma GY, Wang DC, Wu WL, Liu WP, Yang YK, Xiong HZ. Inhibitory effects of copper-aspirin complex on platelet aggregation. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1997; 18:358-62. [PMID: 10072923] [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: 02/11/2023]
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AIM To study the inhibitory effects of copper-aspirin complex (CuAsp) on platelet aggregation. METHODS With adenosine diphosphate the effects of CuAsp on platelet aggregation in vitro or in vivo were investigated. Radioimmunoassay and fluorophotometry were used to measure thromboxane B2 (TXB2) generation from platelets, the levels of TXB2 and of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha in plasma and the platelet serotonin release reaction. RESULTS In vitro, CuAsp inhibited arachidonic acid (AA)-induced aggregation (IC50 = 17 mumol.L-1, 95% confidence limits: 9-33 mumol.L-1), the release of 5-HT (IC50 = 19 mumol.L-1, 95% confidence limits: 10-30 mumol.L-1), and TXB2 generation from platelets (P < 0.05). CuAsp 10 mg.kg-1 i.g. selectively inhibited AA-induced aggregation, and increased the 6-keto-PGF1 alpha concentration in plasma while decreased that of TXB2. CONCLUSION CuAsp, in vitro or in vivo, shows more potent inhibitory effects on AA-induced aggregation than aspirin (Asp), related to the inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase and the release of active substances from platelets.
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- Z Q Shen
- Yunnan Pharmacological Laboratories of Natural Products, Kunming Medical College, China
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Epidemiological studies associate low dietary magnesium intake with an increased incidence of ischemic heart disease and sudden cardiac death. We have used proton-magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) techniques and Mg2+-selective electrodes to monitor changes in lipid extracts of aortic and cerebrovascular smooth muscle as extracellular ionized magnesium ion concentration ([Mg2+]o) is lowered. We have found that, within the pathophysiological range of Mg2+ concentrations, fatty acid chain length and double bond content are progressively reduced as [Mg2+]o is lowered. In contrast, the plasmalogen content is progressively increased. A concomitant decrease in fatty acid chain length and double bonds indicates oxidation of double bonds resulting in truncation of the fatty acids. A decrease in lipid oxidation in the presence of elevated Mg2+ could contribute to the apparent protective role of increased Mg2+ intake on vascular function in humans.
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- G A Morrill
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Ma GY, Bartlett DL, Reed E, Figg WD, Lush RM, Lee KB, Libutti SK, Alexander HR. Continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion with cisplatin for the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma. Cancer J Sci Am 1997; 3:174-9. [PMID: 9161783] [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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PURPOSE Peritoneal mesothelioma remains a difficult therapeutic challenge. Aggressive debulking combined with continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP) using cisplatin (CDDP) is a novel strategy for the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma, allowing high regional delivery of chemotherapeutics and hyperthermia while minimizing systemic toxicity. PATIENTS AND METHODS From June 1993 to May 1996, 10 patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (six men, four women; mean age 40 years, range 15-57) underwent tumor debulking followed by a 90-minute CHPP. CHPP parameters included mean initial CDDP of 120 micrograms/mL (range 81-166), perfusate volume 5.2 L (range 4-7), flow 1.5 L/min, intraperitoneal temperature at three locations-41.5 degrees C, 40.5 degrees C, 41.1 degrees C, and core temperature 38.4 degrees C (range 37.2 degrees C-39.5 degrees C). Nine of 10 patients had malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, eight with associated ascites, while the tenth had a symptomatic, multiply recurrent benign peritoneal mesothelioma. Nine of 10 patients were optimally debulked. Pharmacokinetics were performed on blood and perfusate samples on nine patients; CDDP levels were quantitated by atomic absorption spectroscopy. RESULTS Total perfusate cisplatin AUC was a mean of 21-fold higher (range 2- to 116-fold) than total serum cisplatin AUC, and serum CDDP behaved similarly to systemically administered CDDP. Median follow-up after CHPP is 10 months (range 2-32), with no treatment-related mortality. In eight optimally debulked patients there is no evidence of recurrent disease clinically or by CT or MRI. Seven patients with symptomatic ascites have been completely palliated. CONCLUSIONS CHPP with CDDP is well tolerated with no significant regional toxicity. Because favorable CDDP pharmacokinetics suggest the potential for enhanced CDDP tumoricidal effect during CHPP, tumor debulking and CHPP may represent an effective strategy for the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma.
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- G Y Ma
- Metabolism Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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We have found a single class of progesterone binding sites at the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane, whereas two progesterone receptor forms, similar to those in chick and human, are present in the cytosol. In this study both plasma membranes and 105,000 x g cytosol from Rana pipiens oocytes were photoaffinity labeled with the synthetic progestin [3H]R5020. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the photolabeled proteins in the oocyte cytosol indicate that the two forms have molecular weights essentially identical to that found for human breast tissue and chick oviduct, i.e., 80 and 110 kDa, and that the forms were present in approximately equimolar ratios. In contrast, the plasma membrane form is present as a single 110 kDa species and accounts for at least 50% of the total 110 kDa species. The presence of large amounts of the 110 kDa protein in both membrane and cytosol suggests that the plasma membrane receptor may not be unique, and that the 110 kDa form may function both in membrane and cytosol and/or that part of the cytosolic 110 kDa form represents progesterone receptor in the process of being transported to or from the plasma membrane.
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- G A Morrill
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10463, USA
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Kostellow AB, Ma GY, Morrill GA. Progesterone triggers the rapid activation of phospholipase D in the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane when initiating the G2/M transition. Biochim Biophys Acta 1996; 1304:263-71. [PMID: 8982272 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(96)00118-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Previous reports indicate that, in the Rana pipiens oocyte, progesterone triggers a rapid rise in 1,2-diacylglycerol (DAG) derived from phosphatidylcholine (PC) in the plasma membranes. This DAG transient, which appears and is terminated within 60-90 s, is derived both from a phospholipase which we assumed to be phospholipase C and from sphingomyelin (SM) synthase. We now find that progesterone stimulates PC and DAG turnover primarily via the phospholipase D (PLD) and phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase (PAP) pathways as well as via the SM-ceramide pathway. Rana oocytes were prelabeled with [3H]choline chloride under conditions in which about 70% is incorporated into PC of the plasma membrane of the intact oocyte or with [3H]lysoplatelet activating factor (1-O-octadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, lysoPAF) which is selectively incorporated into plasma membrane PC. Progesterone induced the release of [3H]choline from intact oocytes into the medium within 60-90 s. This choline release was dose-dependent and was not inhibited by a putative PC-specific phospholipase C inhibitor, D609. Progesterone also induced a transient rise in [3H]lysoPAF-derived [3H]DAG within 1-2 min followed by a rise in [3H]PA. In the presence of 20 mM ethanol, progesterone stimulated formation of [3H]lysoPAF-derived phosphatidylethanol, indicating progesterone activation of PC-specific PLD and concomitant formation of PA. A DGK inhibitor (D102) reduced the level of [3H]PA, produced a sustained rise in [3H]DAG and was a weak inducer of meiosis in oocytes not exposed to progesterone. A PA phosphohydrolase inhibitor (propranolol) elevated [3H]PA and completely inhibited the progesterone-induced rise in DAG. Progesterone thus acts at oocyte plasma membrane receptors to release PC-derived DAG via both SM synthase and PC-PLD. The duration of the DAG signal is regulated by the coordinate action of DGK and PAP.
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- A B Kostellow
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Morrill GA, Ma GY, Kostellow AB. Progesterone-induced phospholipid N-methylation and sphingomyelin synthesis in the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane: a second source of the 1,2-diacylglycerol second messenger associated with the G2/M transition. Biochim Biophys Acta 1994; 1224:589-96. [PMID: 7803520 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(94)90298-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The effects of progesterone and GTP gamma S on phospholipid N-methylation and sphingomyelin synthesis were studied in plasma-vitelline membranes isolated from amphibian (Rana pipiens) oocytes. Plasma-vitelline membranes were preincubated with S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-3H]methionine for 2 min at 20 degrees C and total phospholipids extracted at 0, 15, 30 and 60 s after addition of progesterone and/or GTP gamma S. Progesterone levels (3 microM) that induce meiosis in the intact oocyte stimulated [3H-methyl]incorporation into phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine (PME) 9-10-fold over the first 60 s, with smaller increases in phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine (PDE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC). [methyl-3H] labeling of sphingomyelin (SM) rises after 30 s, approaching that of [methyl-3H]PME by 60 s. 17 beta-Estradiol, a noninducer of meiosis, was inactive. When oocytes were prelabeled with [3H]palmitic acid, it was found that a fall in [3H]ceramide coincides with the transient increase in [3H]SM, indicating that the end product of N-methylation (PC) undergoes a transfer reaction with ceramide to form SM and 1,2-DG. GTP gamma S levels previously reported to stimulate PC-specific phospholipase C activity in oocyte plasma membranes (5 microM) also stimulated both [methyl-3H]PME and [methyl-3H]SM formation. An inhibitor of phospholipid N-methylation, 2-(methyl-amino)ethanol, blocked stimulation of [methyl-3H]SM synthesis by both progesterone and GTP gamma S as well as induction of meiosis by progesterone. Progesterone thus acts at the oocyte plasma membrane to stimulate PE N-methyltransferase and SM synthase. The finding that GTP gamma S mimics progesterone suggests that N-methyltransferase is mediated by G-protein(s). The transient increase in 1,2-DG which we had previously reported to occur within 1-2 min following progesterone stimulation of the Rana oocyte appears to arise from PC by two different pathways: SM synthesis and hydrolysis of PC by phospholipase C.
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- G A Morrill
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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Ma GY, Zhang ZZ, Chen ZH. [Effect of protopine on rabbit platelet function]. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1994; 15:367-371. [PMID: 7801784] [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: 05/22/2023]
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Protopine (Pro) inhibited dose-dependently rabbit platelet aggregation induced by ADP, arachidonic acid (AA), collagen, or aggregoserpentin of Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus venom (TMVA) in vitro. Their IC50 were 25.3, 30.5, 46.9, 33.4 mumol.L-1, respectively. Pro 10, 20 mg.kg-1 iv also inhibited the platelet aggregation induced by these inducers. The effects (maximal at 5 min) lasted 1 h. By using fluorophotometry and RIA, it was seen that Pro suppressed the release of 5-HT from platelets during aggregation induced by collagen, AA, or TMVM in vitro. Pro did not block the formation of thromboxane A2 during aggregation induced by AA and did not increase the content of cAMP in rabbit platelet, but increased the content of cGMP in rabbit platelets. The antiplatelet effect of Pro may be related to an increase cGMP in rabbit platelets and the suppression of the release of the active substances from platelets.
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- G Y Ma
- Department of Pharmacology, Kunming Medical College, China
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A population of 622 prostitutes in Taiwan was tested for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) using a synthetic peptide assay composed of representative determinants from capsid and nonstructural (NS) viral proteins. Seventy-four (12%) were positive and the remaining 548 (88%) were negative. Seventy-nine samples were retested by a second-generation anti-HCV assay composed of recombinant capsid and NS proteins of HCV. Both assays had a nearly perfect agreement (Kappa value = 0.91). Of the positive cases, 31% were positive for reactivity to capsid only. Most (60/74, 81%) of the cases positive for synthetic peptide assay were HCV RNA positive, indicating potential infectivity. On the basis of the results of synthetic peptide assay, univariate analysis showed that history of paid sex for longer than 6 months, blood transfusion, acupuncture, intravenous drug abuse, and age over 20 years were significant risk factors of HCV infection (P < 0.01). Elevated alanine aminotransferase levels (> 40 U/L) were positively associated with anti-HCV, while the presence of serum hepatitis B surface antigen was a negatively associated factor. Multivariate analysis revealed that history of paid sex for longer than 6 months and blood transfusion were positively associated with anti-HCV (P < 0.001). The latter only accounted for less than one fifth of the HCV-infected prostitutes. This study indicates strongly that sexual transmission is an important route for HCV infection in prostitutes. This risk group may spread HCV to other populations as a sexually transmitted disease.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Kostellow AB, Ma GY, Morrill GA. Steroid action at the plasma membrane: progesterone stimulation of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C following release of the prophase block in amphibian oocytes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1993; 92:33-44. [PMID: 8386117 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(93)90072-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Progesterone, acting at the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane, triggers the progression of the prophase oocyte nucleus through the first meiotic metaphase. We previously reported a transient increase in 1,2-diacylglycerol (1,2-DG) within the first 1-2 min after exposure of Rana pipiens oocytes to progesterone. We have now investigated the source of the 1,2-DG, using this highly synchronous oocyte population. Phospholipid pools of intact prophase-arrested oocytes were labeled with [3H]glycerol, [methyl-3H]choline chloride or 1-O-[3H]octadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso platelet activating factor, lysoPAF). [3H]LysoPAF is selectively taken up into the plasma membrane of the intact oocyte and esterified to form the [3H]alkyl-analogue of phosphatidylcholine (PC). Intact oocytes and/or isolated plasma membranes were then stimulated with progesterone and the changes in [3H]DG, [methyl-3H]phosphocholine and [3H]phospholipids were monitored as a function of time. Progesterone induced a transient increase in [3H]glycerol-derived DG, [methyl-3H]phosphocholine and [3H]alkyl-2-acylglycerol from [3H]alkyl-PC within the first 2 min, indicating activation of a PC-specific phospholipase C. Different pulse-labeling conditions indicate a biphasic rise in [3H]DG from [3H]glycerol-labeled oocytes; the first rise (1-2 min) when phospholipid labeling in the plasma membrane is enriched followed by an approximately 3-fold larger rise at 5-15 min when phospholipids of intracellular membranes are preferentially labeled. An early transient increase in [3H]DG or [3H]alkyl-2-acylglycerol was also seen when progesterone and/or guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-gamma-S) were added to isolated plasma-vitelline membranes prepared from oocytes prelabeled with either [3H]glycerol or [3H]lysoPAF. Progesterone thus appears to activate a G-protein-linked PC-specific phospholipase C in the oocyte plasma membrane which is followed by much larger DG release from intracellular membranes. The transient character of the hydrolysis suggests that this may represent a mechanism for transducing a membrane event into a meiotic signal.
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- A B Kostellow
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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Ma GY. [An analysis of B scan ultrasonic values on 210 fetuses near term]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 1985; 20:213-4, 253. [PMID: 3902396] [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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Ma GY, Macaulay SL, Maggs JA, Armstrong JM, Bornstein J. The mechanism of the hyperglycaemic action of synthetic peptides related to the C-terminal sequence of human growth hormone. Biochim Biophys Acta 1982; 716:400-9. [PMID: 6810951 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(82)90033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ma GY, Gove CD, Cawthorne MA, Hems DA. Catabolic effects of adrenaline and angiotensin II in the perfused liver of normal and genetically obese (ob/ob) mice. Clin Sci (Lond) 1979; 56:493-9. [PMID: 38934 DOI: 10.1042/cs0560493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 12/12/2022]
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1. Rapid effects of hormones on the metabolism of glycogen and fatty acids were studied in the perfused liver of normal and genetically obese (ob/ob) mice. 2. In livers from normal and obese mice adrenaline and angiotensin II stimulated glycogenolysis. 3. These hormones inhibited the synthesis de novo of long-chain fatty acids in livers from normal mice, but not in livers from obese mice. 4. The proportion of acetyl-CoA carboxylase in the active form was decreased by adrenaline but not by angiotensin II in livers from obese mice. 5. The potency of hormone effects on liver suggests that they could occur in the intact animal. 6. The results add to the evidence that hepatic fatty acid synthesis in genetically obese (ob/ob) mice is irreversibly resistant to inhibition by a range of hormones. Such resistance could be of primary significance in the pathogenesis of the obesity.
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Ma GY, Gove CD, Hems DA. Effects of glucagon and insulin on fatty acid synthesis and glycogen degradation in the perfused liver of normal and genetically obese (ob/ob) mice. Biochem J 1978; 174:761-8. [PMID: 31866 PMCID: PMC1185980 DOI: 10.1042/bj1740761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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1. Rapid effects of hormones on glycogen metabolism and fatty acid synthesis in the perfused liver of the mouse were studied. 2. In perfusions lasting 2h, of livers from normal mice, glucagon in successive doses, each producing concentrations of 10(-10) or 10(-9)M, inhibited fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis. In perfusions lasting 40--50 min, in which medium was not recycled, inhibition of fatty acid synthesis was only observed with glucagon at concentrations greater than 10(-9)M. This concentration was about two orders of magnitude higher than that required for the stimulation of glycogen breakdown. Glucagon did not inhibit the activity of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, assayed 10 or 20 min after addition of glucagon (10(-9) or 10(-10)M). It is proposed that the action of glucagon on hepatic fatty acid biosynthesis could be secondary in time to depletion of glycogen. Insulin prevented the effect of glucagon (10(-10)M) on glycogenolysis, but not that of vasopressin. 3. Livers of genetically obese (ob/ob) mice did not show significant inhibition of lipid biosynthesis in response to glucagon, although there was normal acceleration of glycogen breakdown. This resistance to glucagon action was not reversed by food deprivation. Livers of obese mice exhibited resistance to the counteraction by insulin of glucagon-stimulated glycogenolysis, which was reversible by partial food deprivation.
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Ma GY, Gove CD, Hems DA. Inhibition of fatty acid synthesis and stimulation of glucose release by angiotensin II and adrenaline in the perfused mouse liver [proceedings]. Biochem Soc Trans 1977; 5:986-9. [PMID: 21114 DOI: 10.1042/bst0050986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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1. Fatty acid synthesis, measured in the perfused liver of genetically obese (ob/ob) mice with 3H2O or [14C]actate, did not show the inhibition by [8-arginine]vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) that is observed in livers from normal mice. 2. Hepatic glycogen breakdown in obese mice was stimuulated by vasopressin, but not as extensively as in lean mice. 3. If obese mice received a restricted amount of food, then fatty acid synthesis still did not respond to vasopressin, but glycogen breakdown was fully stimulated. 4. Cholesterol synthesis was not inhibited by vasopressin in livers from obese mice. 5. Vasopressin inhibited fatty acid synthesis in intact lean mice, but not in obese animals. 6. These results suggest that genetic obesity could be due to an inborn error within the mechanisms (other than adenylate cyclase) which mediate responses to extracellular effectors.
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Metabolic effects of vasopressin, glucagan and adrenalin were compared, in intact rats, especially in regard to time courses of effects. Hyperglycaemia was transient in response to vasopressin, prolonged following adrenalin, and, suprisingly, was not discernible after glucagon, except in response to a very large dose. Vasopressin decreased and adrenalin increased, the plasma free fatty acid concentration; both hormones decreased the triacylglycerol level. Muscle glycogen concentrations, measured in heart, diaphragm and skeletal muscle, exhibited small changes, with complex time courses, following hormone administration. Vasopressin brought about a rapid but transient activation of heaptic glycogen phosphorylase which resembled that due to adrenalin. The activation by glucagon of phosphorylase was greater and more prolonged, despite the absence of hyperglycaemia. In response to vasopressin, there was in increase in plasma insulin. Incorporation of 14C from [14C]glucose into glycogen or fatty acids was not influenced by vasopressin. Taken together, these results may be explained by rapid metabolic action of vasopressin on hepatic glycogenolysis, whereas adrenalin has multiple prolonged actions.
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1. Vasopressin (anti-diuretic hormone, [8-arginine]vasopressin) inhibited the synthesis de novo of fatty acids (measured with (3)H(2)O and U-(14)C-labelled lactate or U-(14)C-labelled glucose) and stimulated glycogen breakdown in the perfused liver of fed mice. 2. The concentration dependence of these effects (range 200-1000muunits/ml, i.e. 0.5-2.5ng/ml) resembled that for the action on glycogen breakdown which was previously reported for rat liver. 3. The appearance of newly synthesized fatty acids in both phospholipids and triglycerides was inhibited by vasopressin, whereas synthesis of cholesterol was less affected. 4. Inhibition of hepatic lipogenesis by vasopressin is the most potent short-term hormonal action on this process yet reported. Aspects of the effect are discussed, including the lack of a role for cyclic AMP, and a possible link with vasopressin action on glycogen metabolism.
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Studies were undertaken on the turnover of ribosomal RNA and on ribonuclease activity in the liver of the pregnant rat in an attempt to explain the accumulation of liver RNA which occurs during the latter half of pregnancy. Between the 15th and 20th day of gestation the rate constant of degradation, biological half-life and daily rate of synthesis of ribosomal RNA were calculated to be 0.0887, 7.81 days and 6.21 mg per liver per 100g body weight respectively. Corresponding values in non-pregnant rats were 0.123, 5.68 days and 3.47 mg per liver per 100g body weight. The increase in RNA was therefore associated with an increase in its rate of synthesis and a decrease in its rate of breakdown. From the 14th day of pregnancy there was a decrease in alkaline ribonuclease activity and a marked increase in the level of alkaline ribonuclease inhibitor. The activity of acid ribonuclease was found to increase and that of acid phosphatase to decrease during this period.
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