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An acute or fulminant adenovirus hepatitis developed in 5 of 224 pediatric patients who were recipients of orthotopic liver transplants. All had received prednisolone, azathioprine, and cyclosporine as basal immunosuppression, and four received monoclonal (OKT3) or polyclonal (antithymocyte globulin) antibodies for steroid-resistant rejection episodes. These patients initially had high fever and a worsening condition for a mean of 73 days after transplantation (range 44 to 140 days). Results of biochemical tests showed very high serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase. Aspartate aminotransferase values were always markedly more elevated than those of alanine aminotransferase. Two patients had severe leukopenia. Results of histologic studies of the liver showed extensive areas of confluent necrosis and targetlike hepatocyte nuclei. Typical intranuclear viral inclusions were observed on electron microscopy. Adenovirus was cultured in all patients and in two relatives. Two patients died of liver failure; others recovered after cessation of immunosuppression. We conclude that adenovirus hepatitis can be fatal in liver transplant recipients. There is no specific treatment, and immunosuppression must be discontinued.
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PMID:Acute adenovirus hepatitis in liver transplant recipients. 173 Oct 21

The time course of changes in serum proteins and other blood constituents after eccentric exercise of the forearm flexors by six nonweight-trained female subjects (age, 19.7 +/- 1.9 years) was investigated. Eccentric muscle actions are those in which the muscle lengthens as it exerts force, as when a person lowers a weight. Serum levels of creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, myoglobin, as well as urea nitrogen, uric acid, creatinine, calcium, and phosphorus were examined before and for 6 days after exercise. Creatine kinase increased dramatically (peak value ranged from 6740 to 24,200 U/L) and aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, and myoglobin followed the same time course as creatine kinase, but their peak values were lower. These proteins did not increase significantly until 48 hours after exercise and reached peak values 3 to 5 days after exercise. Alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, uric acid, urea nitrogen, creatinine, calcium, and phosphorus showed no change. There is either a delay in muscle protein release by damaged muscle fibers, or the proteins are unable to leave the interstitial area for the 24 to 48 hour period after exercise. Because of the long delay, care should be taken when blood protein levels are interpreted in persons who have exercised strenuously (even if only for a short period of intense effort) several days before any diagnostic tests are performed.
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PMID:Time course of serum protein changes after strenuous exercise of the forearm flexors. 174 Jun 32

Rats were pretreated with a single iv dose of chlorpromazine (CPZ) 3 mg/kg, verapamil 1 mg/kg, or quinacrine 2 mg/kg. Livers were taken out and perfused with University of Wisconsin (UW) preservation solution and stored on ice for 48 h in the UW solution before reperfusion with erythrocyte-free and colloid-free Krebs-Hanseleit buffer at 38 degrees C in a nonrecirculating perfusion system for 2 h. CPZ- and quinacrine-pretreated livers produced significantly more bile than control livers and also released significantly less alanine aminotransferase into the perfusate at 30, 60, and 120 min of reperfusion. Aspartate aminotransferase levels were lower at 30 and 60 min of reperfusion for CPZ-pretreated livers but not at 120 min. The only difference between groups concerning lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release into the perfusate was that CPZ decreased the amount of LDH released at 60 min. Total tissue water or tissue electrolyte content of the liver tissue at the end of the reperfusion did not differ between groups. In conclusion, verapamil was ineffective when given as single dose iv pretreatment to the liver donor but pretreatment with CPZ or quinacrine appeared to improve the function of the preserved liver.
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PMID:Chlorpromazine, quinacrine, and verapamil as donor pretreatment in liver preservation, tested in the isolated perfused rat liver. 175 29

Effects of administration of triflupromazine were evaluated in 11 adult domesticated camels (Camelus dromedarius) weighing 403 +/- 29.5 kg (Mean +/- SE). Six camels were used to evaluate sedative properties of the drug and its effects on haematological and blood biochemical parameters. In the remaining 5 camels, effects on haemodynamics, acid base status and blood gases were studied. In all the animals triflupromazine was administered intramuscularly in the gluteal region at the rate of 2 mg/kg. Camels voluntarily sat down 48.9 +/- 5.4 min after administration of the drug but stood up again if disturbed. Drowsiness, drooping of lower lip and salivation were evident. The animals stood on their own and started walking with ataxia after 159 +/- 7 min and recovered completely from the effect of drug within 259 +/- 23 min. The drug caused a significant tachycardia and a moderate hypotension. The decrease in central venous pressure was also significant. Rectal temperature, respiratory rate, acid base status, blood gases, haemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, total erythrocyte count, total leucocyte count, differential leukocyte count, blood urea nitrogen, plasma alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, blood glucose and plasma concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride and inorganic phosphate were not significantly affected by triflupromazine.
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PMID:Evaluation of triflupromazine as a sedative in camels (Camelus dromedarius). 177 79

From study of 549 patients with various forms of acute pancreatitis (AP) the authors conclude that membrane disorders occur in these patients, in which case membrane modulators, products of lipid peroxidation (PLO) among others, play an inducing role. In addition to the routine clinical data, of great significance for the diagnosis of AP are laboratory findings on lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, endogenous enzymes, transamidinase, concentrations of free kinins, blood coagulative system, study of free radical oxidation of lipids, beta-lipoprotein levels, etc. The authors recommend a wider use of fatty emulsions with heparin and intraarterial infusion of agents in the generally accepted complex of therapeutic measures. Operative treatment is usually indicated in approximately 20% of cases.
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PMID:[Diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis]. 177 53

A number of chemicals are known to potentiate the hepatotoxicity of carbon tetrachloride. The halocarbon trichloroethylene was shown in a previous study to enhance both carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity and lipid peroxidation in isolated hepatocytes. In this study three other chlorocarbons have been investigated in order to determine whether this interaction was peculiar to trichloroethylene or common to chlorinated solvents. Hepatocyte suspensions were exposed to carbon tetrachloride at subthreshold levels of toxicity and various concentrations of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and chloroform over an eightfold concentration range. Plasma membrane preparations were exposed to tetrachloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride and effects on Mg(2+)- and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activities determined. None of the treatments alone caused statistically significant toxicity. Combined treatments resulted in toxicity as demonstrated by potassium ion, alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase leakage from the cells on coincubation of carbon tetrachloride with each of the other halocarbons studied. Only tetrachloroethylene and chloroform were found to potentiate lipid peroxidation, however. In liver plasma membranes no changes in Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase were observed with any of the treatments and only the highest dose of tetrachloroethylene was able to inhibit Mg(2+)-ATPase activity. There was no increase in this inhibition on coincubation with carbon tetrachloride, which does not support involvement of ATPases in combined halocarbon toxicity. In conclusion, the data suggest a mechanism of action common to this class of chemical although its specific nature remains to be established.
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PMID:Potentiating effects of chlorinated hydrocarbons on carbon tetrachloride toxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes and plasma membranes. 182 22

Total serum creatine kinase (CK) and its isozyme activities were determined in dogs with dirofilariasis. Before heartworm removal, total CK and isozyme activities in dogs of the mild group were not different from those in dogs of the heartworm-free group. BB activity was higher in dogs of the hemoptysis group. Dogs of the ascites group displayed a mild increase in MM activity. In dogs of the caval syndrome (CS) group, total CK and MM activities were highest among the heartworm-free and heartworm-infected dogs, and MM isozyme accounted for most (75%) of total CK activity. MB and BB activities were also higher. However, there were no significant differences in CK activities between the surviving and non-surviving cases. In dogs with pulmonary heartworm disease (mild and ascites groups), MM activity correlated significantly with the number of heartworms (r = 0.45), hematocrit value (Ht, r = -0.40), serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT, r = 0.42) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, r = 0.46) activities, mean pulmonary arterial pressure (r = 0.64) and total pulmonary resistance (r = 0.50). In dogs with CS, MM activity did not correlate with any parameter, but BB activity correlated with the number of heartworms at the right atrium (r = 0.61), Ht (r = -0.53), ALT (r = 0.80), LDH (r = 0.73) and serum urea nitrogen (r = 0.47). At 1 week after heartworm removal, BB and MM activity decreased in dogs of the hemoptysis and ascites groups, respectively. In dogs of the CS group, total CK and MM isozyme activities decreased markedly (P less than 0.01) regardless of their prognosis.
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PMID:Serum creatine kinase activities in dogs with dirofilariasis. 183 97

Effects of sublethal doses of fenvalerate through topical application were monitored in the central nervous system (CNS) of P. americana. A decrease in total and soluble proteins with an increase in free amino acids, alanine aminotransferase (AlAT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) was observed during fenvalerate toxicity. Further the levels of glycogen, pyruvate and activities of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) dropped significantly. Lactate content and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity also showed an elevation following fenvalerate toxicity.
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PMID:The possible metabolic diversions adapted by the cockroach, Periplaneta americana to counteract the toxicity of fenvalerate. 185 37

Microcystin-LR, a cyclic heptapeptide synthesized by the blue-green algae, Microcystis aeruginosa, is a potent hepatotoxin. Pathological examination of livers from mice and rats that received microcystin-LR revealed severe, peracute, diffuse, centrilobular hepatocellular necrosis, and hemorrhage. These changes were correlated with increased serum activities of sorbitol dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase. Pretreatment of either rats or mice with a single dose of silymarin, a flavonolignane isolated from the wild artichoke (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn), completely abolished the lethal effects, pathological changes, and significantly decreased the levels of serum enzymes induced by microcystin-LR intoxication.
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PMID:Protection against microcystin-LR-induced hepatotoxicity by Silymarin: biochemistry, histopathology, and lethality. 190 64

Nineteen purebred Beagles of various ages (4, 5, 13, and 47 weeks) were inoculated with North American Trypanosoma cruzi isolates obtained from an opossum (Tc-O), an armadillo (Tc-A), or a dog (Tc-D). Dogs were grouped on the basis of clinical outcome of infection. During the acute stage of disease, dogs of group 1 (n = 7 inoculated with Tc-O or Tc-A) died or were euthanatized because of the severity of disease. Dogs of group 2 (n = 5 inoculated with Tc-O or Tc-A) developed acute disease, but survived to develop chronic disease. Dogs of group 3 (n = 7 Tc-D-inoculated dogs) developed neither acute nor chronic disease. Dogs of group 4 (n = 4--2 dogs 13 weeks old and 2 dogs 47 weeks old) served as noninoculated controls. Clinical signs associated with severe acute myocarditis developed in dogs of groups 1 and 2 between postinoculation day (PID) 15 and 28. Generalized lymphadenopathy and lymphocytosis were observed in all dogs of groups 1, 2, and 3 between PID 14 and 17. Serum alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase activities and urea nitrogen concentration were high, and glucose concentration was low prior to death of dogs in group 1. Serum activities of isoenzymes of creatine kinase were significantly (P less than 0.05) high in only 1 dog (group 1), whereas serum lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme activities were not significantly high in any dog.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Clinical, clinicopathologic, and parasitologic observations of trypanosomiasis in dogs infected with North American Trypanosoma cruzi isolates. 190 5


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