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Query: UMLS:C0019158 (hepatitis)
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Hepatomography was performed by injecting emulsified Ethiodol into the hepatic artery of 9 beagles. The hepatogram was dense and remained long enough for diagnostic tomography. Contrast material was eliminated in part through the kidneys and disappeared from the liver within 24 hours after injection. The dogs were sacrificed 36 hours to 4 months after contrast injection. Longlasting ill effects were observed in only one dog which died of hepatitis. The death of this prompted the use of a more dilute emulsion which was beeter tolerated by all subsequent animals.
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PMID:Hepatomography: an experimental technique using an emulsifier. 17 86

Placental extract contains several biologically active compounds, and pharmacological induction of placental extract has therapeutic effects, such as improving liver function in patients with hepatitis or cirrhosis. Here, we searched for novel molecules with an anti-tumor activity in placental extracts. Active molecules were separated by chromatographic analysis, and their antiproliferative activities were determined by a colorimetric assay. We identified aspartic acid and glutamic acid to possess the antiproliferative activity against human hepatoma cells. Furthermore, we showed that the combination of aspartic acid and glutamic acid exhibited enhanced antiproliferative activity, and inhibited Akt phosphorylation. We also examined in vivo tumor inhibition activity using the rabbit VX2 liver tumor model. The treatment mixture (emulsion of the amino acids with Lipiodol) administered by hepatic artery injection inhibited tumor cell growth of the rabbit VX2 liver. These results suggest that the combination of aspartic acid and glutamic acid may be useful for induction of tumor cell death, and has the potential for clinical use as a cancer therapeutic agent.
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PMID:Combination of aspartic acid and glutamic acid inhibits tumor cell proliferation. 2710 84