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EDTA 3-2 (Fe.NH4), EDTA 3-2 (Co.NH4) and EDTA 3-2 (Cu.NH4) at pH 7.4 were investigated to determine effective pretreatment to promote strong adhesion of 4-META/MMA-TBB resin to enamel with minimum demineralization. EDTA 5-0 (NH4) solution which does not contain a metal salt was also investigated as a control. The amount of Ca2+ demineralized during the pretreatment and the tensile bond strength to enamel were measured. The pretreated enamel surface and the resin surface of the adhesion junction were observed with SEM. When the enamel surface was pretreated with EDTA 3-2 (Fe.NH4) for 60 seconds, the tensile bond strength of the resin to enamel was 7.1 MPa after the thermal cycling test. No direct correlation was observed between the amount of Ca2+ demineralized and the tensile bond strength. The stable and strong bonding to enamel was taken place without strong mechanical retention.
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PMID:[Adhesion of 4-META/MMA-TBB resin to enamel treated with EDTA metal ammonium solutions. Effect of Fe.NH4, Co.NH4 and Cu.NH4 salts]. 251 67

EDTA metal ammonium salt solution containing Fe3+, Co3+ or Cu2+ was studied to determine the pretreatment reagent that causes no denaturation of dentin collagen and promotes good adhesion to dentin. After application of EDTA 3-2 (Fe.NH4), EDTA 3-2 (Co.NH4) or EDTA 3-2 (Cu.NH4) at pH 7.4 on the dentin surface, the amount of Ca2+ demineralized and the tensile bond strength were measured. The pretreated dentin surfaces were also observed with SEM. No correlation was obtained between the amount of Ca2+ demineralized and the tensile bond strength. On the EDTA 3-2 (Fe.NH4) treated dentin a small amount of smear remained partially, but the tensile bond strength of 4-META/MMA-TBB resin to the dentin was higher than 13 MPa. This indicates that complete removal of the smear on dentin is not always necessary for better bonding.
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PMID:[Adhesion of 4-META/MMA-TBB resin to dentin treated with EDTA metal ammonium solutions. Effect of Fe.NH4, Co.NH4 or Cu.NH4 salts]. 251 58

The effects of a 6-day infusion of atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) on blood pressure and urinary sodium excretion were determined in conscious DOCA/salt and spontaneously hypertensive rats. The DOCA/salt rats were randomly divided into two groups after 4 weeks and either infused by osmotic minipump with 32.5 pmol/h of ANH in 0.1% gelatin vehicle or sham operated with emplacement of a blind cannula. Thirteen-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats were studied in a similar fashion. The baseline systolic blood pressure prior to the infusion was 176 +/- 7 mmHg (x +/- SEM) in the ANH group and 169 +/- 5 mmHg in the sham group of DOCA/salt animals. The ANH infusion in the DOCA/salt animals dropped their blood pressure to 160 +/- 10 mmHg (p less than 0.01) compared to that in the sham controls which continued to rise to 200 +/- 7 mmHg. The blood pressure response to ANH infusion in the spontaneously hypertensive rats was slightly greater, with a blood pressure of 192 +/- 5 mmHg in the sham group and 132 +/- 3 mmHg in the ANH-infused animals. ANH infusion produces a qualitatively similar blood pressure response in the DOCA/salt rat as well as the other hypertensive models. This response is relatively less on a quantitative basis than that observed in the spontaneously hypertensive rats and is not related to changes in sodium balance or volume contraction.
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PMID:Infusion of atrial natriuretic hormone in DOCA/salt and spontaneously hypertensive rats. 252 29

To characterize the molecular properties conveyed by the isoforms of the alpha subunit of Na,K-ATPase, the two major transepithelial transporting organs in the brine shrimp (Artemia salina), the salt glands and intestines, were isolated in pure form. The alpha isoforms were quantified by ATP-sensitive fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) labeling. The salt gland enzyme exhibits only the alpha 1 isoform, whereas the intestinal enzyme exhibits both the alpha 1 and the alpha 2 isoforms. After 32 hours of development, Na,K-ATPase activity [in mumol Pi/mg protein/hr (1 mu)] in whole homogenates was 32 +/- 6 in the salt glands and 12 +/- 3 in the intestinal preparations (mean +/- SEM). The apparent half-maximal activation constants (K1/2) of the salt gland enzyme as compared to the intestinal enzyme were 3.7 +/- 0.6 mM vs. 23.5 +/- 4 mM (P less than 0.01) for Na+, 16.6 +/- 2.2 mM vs. 8.29 +/- 1.5 mM for K+ (P less than 0.01), and 0.87 +/- 0.8 mM vs. 0.79 +/- 1.1 mM for ATP (NS). The apparent Ki's for ouabain inhibition were 1.1 x 10(-4) M vs. 2 x 10(-5) M, respectively. Treatment of whole homogenates with deoxycholic acid (DOC) produced a maximal Na,K-ATPase activation of 46% in the salt gland as compared to 23% in the intestinal enzyme. Similar differences were found with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The two distinct forms of Na,K-ATPase isolated from the brine shrimp differed markedly in three kinetic parameters as well as in detergent sensitivity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Isoforms of Na,K-ATPase in Artemia salina: II. Tissue distribution and kinetic characterization. 255 Jun 50

1. The synthesis of prostaglandin (PG) E2, PGF2 alpha, 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and thromboxane (TX) B2 by isolated glomeruli, cortical tubules, inner medullary slices and outer medullary slices was measured in salt-depleted (LNa) rats and in salt-depleted rats receiving captopril (LNa-CEI). Animals were studied before and after 4, 9 and 15 days of Na+ depletion. 2. Na+ balance was reached in LNa rats after 4 days. Blood pressure and creatinine clearance remained stable. Serum Na+ decreased from 140 +/- 1 to 126 +/- 1 mmol/l (mean +/- SEM, P less than 0.01). In contrast, LNa-CEI rats were unable to conserve Na+ adequately: fractional excretion of Na+ and natriuresis were constantly greater than in LNa animals. As a consequence, LNa-CEI rats developed severe hyponatraemia, lost weight and their creatinine clearance decreased. 3. The glomerular synthesis of PGE2, PGF2 alpha and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, but not of TXB2, was significantly increased in LNa rats. In LNa-CEI rats, the synthesis of PGE2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha was similar to control values, but PGF2 alpha and TXB2 synthesis was elevated at day 9. In cortical tubules, PGE2 and PGF2 alpha were unaffected by Na+ depletion, but 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and TXB2 were increased and a similar trend was observed in LNa-CEI rats. In outer medulla of LNa rats, a decrease in all the eicosanoids measured was observed at day 4. In LNa-CEI animals, the synthesis of PGE2 and PGF2 alpha, but not of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and TXB2, was significantly depressed. In inner medulla, Na+ depletion only tended to decrease PGF2 alpha and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, but in the presence of captopril, the synthesis of all prostanoids was significantly decreased.
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PMID:Effects of sodium depletion on renal prostanoid synthesis in rats: influence of the converting enzyme inhibitor captopril. 256 5

In a study to determine the effect of saturation of fats on their ability to stimulate cholecystokinin (CCK) release six normal volunteers ate five test meals containing different fats with intervals of 1 week. Plasma CCK levels were measured by a specific radioimmunoassay and the gallbladder volume was calculated from ultrasound measurements. The sodium salt of the monounsaturated fatty acid oleic acid (3.5 g) produced a significantly greater integrated CCK response than that of the saturated fatty acid stearic acid (mean [SEM] 103 [41] vs 8[41] pmol.l-1.min). The gallbladder contracted to 42 (3)% of its initial volume after oleate but remained at 89 (8)% of its initial volume after stearate. Integrated CCK responses to dietary triglycerides (30 g) also differed significantly according to the degree of saturation--277 (58) pmol.l-1.min after corn oil (predominantly diunsaturated), 143 (14) pmol.l-1.min after olive oil (predominantly monounsaturated), and 44 (12) pmol.l-1.min after suet (predominantly saturated). The finding that unsaturated fats are stronger stimulants of CCK release than saturated fats may explain the promotion of pancreatic carcinogenesis in rats by unsaturated but not saturated fats and may support the role of CCK in this effect.
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PMID:Saturation of fat and cholecystokinin release: implications for pancreatic carcinogenesis. 257 43

The major site of cortisol metabolism in man has been thought to be the liver. Studies in patients with either congenital or acquired deficiency of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (an enzyme responsible for the interconversion of cortisol to cortisone) suggested that the kidney was an important site of cortisone production. In 88 patients with proven renal disease but normal liver function, arbitrarily divided into four groups on the basis of plasma creatinine, 0900 h plasma cortisone was significantly reduced in all groups when compared with 47 controls (e.g. 21 +/- 3 nmol/l (mean +/- SEM) in patients with plasma creatinine greater than 0.45 mmol/l vs 62 +/- 3 nmol/l in controls, P less than 0.001). 0900 h plasma cortisol was not significantly different. There was an inverse correlation between plasma creatinine and plasma cortisone (r = -0.55, p less than 0.01). Four anephric patients had a 0900 h plasma cortisone level of 6 +/- 1 nmol/l. We conclude that the kidney is a major site for the conversion of cortisol to cortisone and hence cortisone production in man. The relevance of this to the pathophysiology of salt and water metabolism in renal disease remains to be elucidated.
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PMID:The kidney is the major site of cortisone production in man. 262 Apr 65

We studied the role of the endothelium in diameter changes as a function of flow of the isolated femoral artery of the rabbit (n = 15) perfused and superfused with a physiological salt solution (37 degrees C). In 10 vessels, diameters were studied before and after exposure to gossypol, an agent that impairs the endothelial function pharmacologically. In 5 of these 10 vessels we added albumin (1.5%) to the perfusion solution. The mean external diameter (+/- SEM) after equilibration for 60 min at a transmural pressure of 50 cm H2O (n = 10) was: 1,426 +/- 34 microns. Vessels were then constricted with norepinephrine (1.0-1.5 microM in the superfusion solution) to 70% of the resting diameter, acetylcholine was used to check endothelial function. All vessels constricted as flow was increased (p less than 0.001), irrespective of the impairment of the endothelial function by gossypol or the presence of albumin. It is therefore unlikely that the flow-induced constriction results from a 'wash away' effect of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). To test whether EDRF could still play a role after gossypol, we used hemoglobin (n = 5) to bind EDRF. Flow-dependent constriction was still observed, although the mean diameter was decreased. We conclude that flow-dependent constriction is either mediated via the endothelial cells, but not via EDRF, or that the endothelial cells are not involved.
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PMID:Does the endothelium play a role in flow-dependent constriction? A study in the isolated rabbit femoral artery. 264 26

To study the hypothesis that endogenous adenosine is a mediator of the ischaemic pain sensation, the effect of the adenosine receptor blocker theophylline (5.5 mg of the ethylendiamine salt.kg-1 intravenously) was tested in a placebo controlled double blind cross over study (placebo/theophylline/placebo or placebo/placebo/theophylline) in five healthy volunteers. Ischaemic work was performed with a spring loaded hand ergometer (1 Hz). The pain sensation was continuously reported using the Borg scale. Blood flow was measured by occlusion plethysmography. Pain was reported 18 (SEM 2.4) s after starting the ischaemic work and increased continuously to a maximum after 129(18) s (placebo). Theophylline at a plasma concentration of 75(7) mumol.litre-1 decreased the pain sensation in relation to working time. With theophylline, 12(3)% more work (p less than 0.01) was performed for the same reported pain estimate. Blood flow increased from a basal level of 52(9) to 495(55) ml.min-1.100 ml-1 30 s after work and returned to normal within 30-40 min. Theophylline did not affect blood flow. In conclusion, theophylline has a small but significant inhibitory effect on the ischaemic pain sensation compatible with a hyperalgesic effect of adenosine.
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PMID:Theophylline decreases pain in the ischaemic forearm test. 269 16

1. We studied a brominated thyroid hormone analogue, SKF L-94901, which has the potential to lower serum cholesterol without adverse cardiovascular effects. This compound is about 50% as active as tri-iodothyronine (T3) in liver nuclear receptor binding in vivo but only 1% as active in vitro and has nearly 200 times more enzyme-inducing activity in liver than in heart. Our aim was to examine the interaction of SKF L-94901 with [125I]T3 binding to the intact nuclei in whole cells, isolated nuclei and nuclear extracts of human HeLa cells and to investigate the binding of this compound to human serum. 2. Relative to thyroxine (T4), the affinity of this compound for T4-binding globulin was 0.0035%, for transthyretin 1.66% and for albumin 1.26%. Low affinity for serum proteins, with a relatively high circulating free fraction, could explain why SKF L-94901 is more potent in vivo than in vitro. 3. Human HeLa cell nuclei, isolated after whole-cell incubations, bound [125I]T3 with high affinity (Kd = 78 +/- 8 pmol/l, mean +/- SEM), which was displaceable by T3 analogues in the order Triac [( 4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-di-iodophenyl]acetic acid) greater than T3 greater than T4 much greater than reverse T3. Similar high-affinity (Kd = 58 +/- 6 pmol/l, mean +/- SEM) and identical specificity was observed in high-salt (0.4 mol/l KCl) nuclear extracts. In nuclei of whole cells incubated with [125I]T3 and SKF L-94901, the analogue was 0.8% as potent as T3, whereas in experiments with nuclear extract, the analogue was 7.7% as potent as T3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:The thyroid hormone analogue SKF L-94901: nuclear occupancy and serum binding studies. 272 Nov 16


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