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The 3-years efficacy and safety of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor simvastatin (S) (previously called synvinolin or MK-733) has been studied in single and combined therapy with cholestyramine (C) in 48 hypercholesterolaemic patients. Plasma lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins A-I and B, and blood safety tests (haematology, liver function, creatine phosphokinase (CPK), creatinine, blood glucose and thyroid function) were determined regularly throughout the study. Extensive ophthalmological examinations with particular focus on the lens were done before initiation of therapy and at every 6 months during drug treatment. Maximal reductions of mean plasma total cholesterol concentration (34% with S; 47% with S + C) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol concentration (42% with S; 56% with S + C) were achieved after 4 weeks on full-dose therapy. During continued treatment, years 1 through 3, the reduction of mean plasma total cholesterol was 26-29% with S alone, and 31-41% with S + C. Significant reductions of plasma triglycerides (15-27%) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) triglycerides (10-27%) were achieved in the group treated with S as single therapy. In this group there was also a significant increase (10-14%) of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. In liver aspartate (AST) and alanine (ALT) aminotransferases, as well as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), minor and variable, but usually transient, increases were seen. Repeated ophthalmological examinations did not demonstrate any drug-related side effects. It is concluded that simvastatin is a safe and efficient cholesterol-lowering drug for long-term therapy, both as a single drug and in combination with cholestyramine.
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PMID:Long-term efficacy and safety of simvastatin alone and in combination therapy in treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. 178 13

Several clinical chemical blood variables were compared, in order to evaluate the differences between Na heparinized plasma and serum samples. Samples from 45 healthy horses were used. No differences between the two sample substrates were found for aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase-isoenzymes, creatine kinase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, cholesterol, urea, total protein, alpha-globulin, gamma-globulin, albumin, calcium (Ca), phosphate (P), sodium (Na) and potassium (K). gamma-Glutamyltransferase and beta-globulin were significantly higher in heparinized plasma than in serum (each p less than 0.05) while magnesium (Mg) was lower (p less than 0.05). From the horse group used for the study, thoroughbreds in racing condition had significantly higher aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, P and Mg as well as lower Ca and K values than riding horses, irrespective of the sample substrate used. It was concluded that expect for gamma-glutamyltransferase, beta-globulin and Mg, there was no significant difference between the clinical chemical variables of Na heparinized plasma and serum samples.
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PMID:Comparison of clinical chemical variables in blood plasma and serum of horses. 179 11

1. Plasma calcium, magnesium, inorganic phosphorus, sodium and potassium concentrations, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase activities were determined in young and adult non-pregnant non-lactating, early and late non-lactating pregnant and early, mid- and late non-pregnant lactating Danish landrace goats in five herds. The purpose was to determine the influence of pregnancy and lactation on the levels of these parameters and the effect of age and parity on the changes. 2. Calcium, phosphorus, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase decreased in late gestation. Magnesium and creatine kinase decreased in early lactating goats but increased in subsequent lactation periods. Sodium and potassium fluctuated little during pregnancy and lactation. Calcium, magnesium and potassium profiles were inversely, while phosphorus was directly, proportional to parity. 3. There were significant differences in most ions and enzymes between goats of different herds (within the same physiological state). 4. The transferases and creatine kinase were higher in young goats than in old ones, while alkaline phosphatase was unpredictably high or low in individual goats. 5. Alterations in the level of plasma electrolytes and enzyme activities occur due to pregnancy and lactation and the degree depends on age and parity, influenced also by environment.
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PMID:Influence of pregnancy, lactation and environment on some clinical chemical reference values in Danish landrace dairy goats (Capra hircus) of different parity--I. Electrolytes and enzymes. 179 83

In order to detect biochemical parameters in the peripheral blood which would serve as an indicator of severity of blast injuries, the enzyme dynamics (creatine kinase, aspartat transaminase, alanin transaminase, lactic dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, angiotensin convertase) has been followed up in the serum of sheep. The significant increase was found in the values of creatine kinase, aspartat transaminase and alanine transaminase in the serum of the experimental animals an hour after effects of the blast wave. The authors have concluded that changes of the mentioned enzymes can serve as one of signs of damages of the lungs and gastrointestinal tract caused by blast wave in the early posttraumatic period.
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PMID:[Changes in serum enzyme values as possible indicators of the severity of blast injuries]. 180 50

Many human cell lines have been maintained in fetal bovine serum (FBS)-supplemented medium. These produce and secrete many substances such as transferrin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 2-macroglobulin, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, creatine kinase, carcino-embryonic antigen, alpha-fetoprotein, and cytokines including colony stimulating factors and transforming growth factors and further they may produce small amounts of unknown substances. Usually, small amounts of substances have to be concentrated as highly as possible for detection, but FBS interferes with procedures. A protein-free culture system in an ideal method for detecting small quantities of substances which originate from cell lines without interference by FBS. Our protein-free culture system can be available in every laboratory since this is not only an economical method, but also an effective method for the saving of purification procedures. Moreover, this is a most suitable method for surveying unknown substances derived from cell lines.
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PMID:[Studies of novel bioactive substances in the spent media of cell lines using protein-free culture system]. 181 45

Plasma components of 6 to 12-month-old beagles were examined using a Technicon auto-analyzer. Age-related changes were noted for 8 of the 21 components: the levels of total protein (T. Pro) and iron (Fe) gradually increased while those of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and inorganic phosphorus (Pi) persistently decreased in both sexes. Triglyceride (Trigly) in female dogs, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and urea nitrogen (Urea-N) in male dogs tended to increase. The following thirteen components showed no significant variation during the period of observation: glucose (Glu), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), albumin (Alb), creatinine (Crea), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), leucine aminopeptidase (LAP), total bilirubin (T. Bil), amylase (Amy), total cholesterol (T. Chol), sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl) and calcium (Ca). Our results generally agree with the reported findings on beagles from various institutions.
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PMID:Plasma biochemistry values of young beagle dogs. 188 72

1. Plasma creatinine and inorganic phosphorus were increased in manganese oxide (Mn3O4)-treated adult male Coturnix quail, but BUN, BUN/creatinine ratio, uric acid, and total calcium were decreased. 2. Serum enzymes (alkaline phosphatase, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, and lactic dehydrogenase) were elevated in Mn3O4-treated adult male Coturnix quail, but creatine phosphokinase was not affected. 3. Dietary Mn3O4 at 5000 ppm did not produce overt signs of toxicosis.
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PMID:Serum chemistries of Coturnix coturnix japonica given dietary manganese oxide (Mn3O4). 198 41

Ten minutes after an intravenous flooding dose of phenylalanine to rats, plasma sodium and calcium concentrations were slightly reduced (by 2-7%) but no effects on potassium or phosphate were observed. Creatine kinase activities were significantly increased by phenylalanine injection (by 39%), but alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase activities were unaltered. Plasma concentrations of total proteins, albumin, cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, creatinine and glucose were also unaffected. In the presence of anaesthesia, phenylalanine injection had almost identical effects, although the increase in creatine kinase activities did not reach statistical significance. Anaesthesia for 10 min reduced plasma potassium concentrations (by 27%), and calcium (by 5%), though phosphate and sodium were unaltered. The activities of lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase were reduced by between 36-52%, but alkaline phosphatase and alanine aminotransferase activities were unaltered by anaesthesia. Plasma concentrations of total proteins and albumin were also reduced (both by 9%), but glucose concentrations were increased (by 33%). Anaesthesia had no other significant effects on cholesterol, triglycerides, urea or creatinine concentrations. The qualitative effects of anaesthesia in the presence of raised free phenylalanine concentrations were similar. It was concluded that, except for creatine kinase, determinations of plasma constituents in phenylalanine-injected rats could be made without overt interpretational errors. However, caution is required in interpreting data on plasma constituents from anaesthetized rats.
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PMID:Measurement of protein synthesis by the phenylalanine flooding dose technique: effect of phenylalanine and anaesthesia on plasma electrolyte, enzyme and metabolite levels. 198 47

The recent delineation of a clinical syndrome marked by eosinophilia, myalgia, and scleroderma-like skin changes associated with L-tryptophan use has necessitated the Centers for Disease Control to initiate a health alert. The likely association of L-tryptophan ingestion with a syndrome that mimics eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman's syndrome) further identifies an environmental agent associated with an inflammatory sclerosing rheumatic disease process. In this report, we present the clinical, morphologic, and enzyme histochemical findings in muscle, skin, and fascia biopsies from 14 cases fulfilling the Center for Disease Control diagnostic criteria for L-tryptophan-associated eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The clinical syndrome reveals a high incidence of arthralgia, elbow contracture, and clinical neuropathy. The absence of significant change in creatine kinase or sedimentation rate allows for diagnostic separation from other inflammatory myopathies. Histoenzymatic features in muscle biopsies reveal a preferential epimysial-perimysial noneosinophilic infiltration characterized by acid phosphatase reactive histiocytosis, nonnecrotizing venulitis, perineural inflammation within dermis and perimysium, type II fiber atrophy with superimposed denervation features, and perifascicular alkaline phosphatase reactivity representing early neofibroplasia. The constellation of changes in skin, fascia, and muscle, with the defined clinical syndrome, allows for accurate differentiation from allied syndromes, including eosinophilic polymyositis, scleroderma, idiopathic polymyositis/dermatomyositis, polyarteritis nodosa, and toxic oil syndrome. Accurate differentiation from eosinophilic fasciitis still rests on a history of L-tryptophan ingestion.
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PMID:Neuromuscular manifestations of L-tryptophan-associated eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome: a histomorphologic analysis of 14 patients. 198 74

Rats were fed diets containing magnesium at concentrations ranging from 3.3 to 26.7 mmol/kg of diet (80 to 650 mg/kg). The magnesium concentration of their plasma and erythrocytes, and the activities of plasma alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase were investigated to determine their usefulness as indices of magnesium status. All the indices increased with increasing dietary magnesium levels. The best correlations were observed between dietary intake and plasma concentration of magnesium (r = 0.846, p less than 0.001) and between intake and femur concentration (r = 0.811, p less than 0.001). There was an extremely high correlation between plasma concentration and femur concentration (r = 0.930, p less than 0.001). Although significant, the correlations between intake and the enzyme activities were not strong. It is concluded that plasma magnesium concentration is the most useful indicator of magnesium status and that the activities of the two magnesium-requiring enzymes can only be used for the purpose of diagnosing severely deficient magnesium status.
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PMID:An evaluation of plasma and erythrocyte magnesium concentration and the activities of alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase as indicators of magnesium status. 204 95


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