R Martínez-Ruiz, A H Sillau, M A Rico-Orsini, S Tristano-Castiglioni, R Sánchez de León
{"title":"Effects of hypothermic perfusion on pulmonary circulation in isolated rabbit lung.","authors":"R Martínez-Ruiz, A H Sillau, M A Rico-Orsini, S Tristano-Castiglioni, R Sánchez de León","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of hypothermic perfusion have been studied by using different perfusates in 24 isolated rabbit lung preparations, divided into three groups: G1, perfused with blood (hematocrit of 10%) and G2 and G3, perfused with erythrocyte-free plasma plus 6% protein in saline. In both G1 and G2 groups left atrial pressures were kept below airway pressure (Zone II conditions), and in G3 it was higher than airway pressure (Zone III conditions). Perfusate flow, pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, left atrial pressure, fluid filtration rate, colloid osmotic pressure and temperature were not different (p > 0.1) between G1 and G2 at the beginning of the experiments. Lowering perfusate temperature from 38 degrees C to 28 degrees C produced a significant increase in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance in G1 but they decreased in G2 lungs (p < 0.05). Fluid filtration rate increased in both groups during hypothermia. These responses were not inhibited by an alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker or a pulmonary vasodilator. In G3 lungs no changes were observed. The differences in the hemodynamic effects of hypothermia observed in G1 and G2, both in Zone II conditions, could result from the differences in the vessel distention state obtained by each of the perfusate before initiating hypothermia. As perfusate viscosity increase with cold, a greater possibility of vessel distention in G2 lungs occurs. This explains the decrease in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance with cold in this group. The increase in fluid filtration rate observed with hypothermia in G1 and G2 may be due to increases in fluid exchange area.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"52 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19747046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Bastida, C Cuesta, S Perea, A Aragonés, F J Sánchez-Muniz
{"title":"Lipid and lipoprotein changes throughout the term-period in neonates from the Toledo Study.","authors":"S Bastida, C Cuesta, S Perea, A Aragonés, F J Sánchez-Muniz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serum lipids and lipoproteins were studied in 548 newborns from the Toledo Study (Spain) selected according to the following criteria: single delivery alive childbirth, eutocic delivery with cephalic presentation, gestational age between 37.0 and 41.86 wk, body weight between 2.500 and 3.999 kg and Apgar score of > 7 at 1 min and > 9 at 5 min. Mean cord total cholesterol (TC) value (1.80 +/- 0.48 mmol/l) was in agreement with those of many studies. However, more than 5% of newborns had more than 2.60 mmol/l (100 mg/dl). TC was equally carried by LDL and HDL (0.81 +/- 0.40 vs 0.80 +/- 0.27 mmol/l, respectively). Triglyceride (Tg) values were 0.44 +/- 0.23 mmol/l the cut-point being (95th percentile) for future studies at 0.87 mmol/l. With the exception of Tg, serum and lipoprotein lipids were kept rather constant between wks 38 and 42. However, TC resulted significantly higher (p < 0.05) at wk 38 than at wk 37. Tg were positive and significantly correlated with gestational age (p < 0.001), showing a negative but significant correlation with the body mass index (p < 0.05) and with the Apgar score (p < 0.001) of term-newborns.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"52 1","pages":"23-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19747049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization and quantification of apolipoprotein E in the genetically hypercholesterolemic rat (RICO).","authors":"L E Cardona-Sanclemente, F Sultan, S Griglio","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The levels of apolipoprotein E (apo E) in serum and in isolated lipoprotein fractions from genetically hypercholesterolemic rats (RICO) and their normocholesterolemic controls (SW), were evaluated by immunoblotting, and their polymorphism was analyzed by isoelectrofocusing. The present results confirm previous findings from a qualitative SDS-PAGE analysis. When measured by immunoblotting, total apo E increased by 35% in the RICO rat plasma. In the different lipoprotein fractions, apo E in RICO rat increased in low density lipoproteins; LDL1, LDL2 (apo E rich HDL1) and high density lipoproteins (HDL2, HDL3). Only in the chylomicron fraction did apo E decrease. The two-dimensional electrophoretic method demonstrated that four isoproteins designated E-1, E-2, E-3 and E-4 are present at a pI range from 5.36 to 5.56 in RICO rat as well as in control SW rat.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"52 1","pages":"15-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19747048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Platelets isolated by albumin gradient retain normal activation pathways.","authors":"A M Vecino, J L Navarro, J M Cesar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Isolated platelets from samples with low counts produce technical problems. Albumin gradient (AG) has been shown to be useful for this purpose, preserving the aggregating response of these cells. The influence of this method in the enzymatic pathways that regulate the platelet activation is studied. Platelets were isolated by either AG or conventional centrifugation methods and labelled with C-14-arachidonic acid (C-14-AA). Isolated platelets were activated with thrombin (5 U/ml) and lipids were extracted according to Bligh and Dyer. Platelet phospholipids and prostanoids were resolved by TLC. The incorporation of C-14-AA by platelets was similar by both methods (31.7 +/- 18% versus 47.2 +/- 6.9%), as well as the distribution of C-14-AA in the five major platelet phospholipids. Formation of radioactive thromboxane B2, hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acid and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid by activated platelets was also similar by both methods. These findings suggest that platelet isolation by albumin gradient preserves the enzymatic pathways responsible for the activation of these cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"52 1","pages":"45-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19747052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of different subchronic treatments with lindane on some brush border enzymes in rat jejunum.","authors":"M J Moreno, S Pellicer, M P Fernández-Otero","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subchronic lindane (gamma-HCH) intoxication by oral or s.c. injection over 7 and 15 days, induced a significant inhibition in rat jejunum maltase activity when the pesticide was administered at doses of 20 mg/kg b. wt. However, maltase levels remained unaffected in those animals injected with 10 mg/kg of lindane. A longer period of s.c. lindane exposure (30 days) at doses of 10 mg/kg induced a significant decrease in maltase activity, although the injection of 20 mg/kg over the same period did not alter this enzyme activity. When this lindane dose was s.c. injected over 20 days a significant inhibition of maltase activity was observed. However no changes in this enzyme were found in rats injected over 25 days. This fact seems to suggest that between 20-25 days of pesticide exposure the organism develops possible regulatory mechanisms to counteract the alterations induced by this dose of lindane on maltase activity. Lactase and alkaline phosphatase activities were not altered by lindane action in different treatments performed. Sucrase activity was only altered in oral injected rats at doses of 20 mg/kg over 15 days. In conclusion, maltase activity seems to be more sensitive to lindane action than other brush border enzymatic proteins; lindane effects on this enzyme depend on the injected dose and the pesticide administration period duration.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"52 1","pages":"37-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19747051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of somatostatin and somatotropin on the in vitro testicular steroidogenesis in hamster.","authors":"S S Oh, R Khardori, D K Kopplin, A G Amador","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adult hamsters were exposed to short-photoperiod, and injected with either somatotropin (GH), somatostatin (GHRIH), or saline for eight weeks. Hamster testis fragments of similar size were incubated with or without hCG. No significant differences in the basal media testosterone and estradiol levels were observed among groups. Treatment with GH potentiated the hCG-dependent increase in media testosterone. Contrary to what was expected, treatment with GHRIH did not only not reduce the hCG-related elevation in media testosterone, but even produced a numerical increase of it. Treatment with GHRIH potentiated the hCG-dependent increase in media estradiol, whereas treatment with GH produced only a numerical increase of the response. Furthermore, the combined exposure to GHRIH and hCG appeared to cause an increase in the efficiency of testicular aromatase. Since previous data indicated that the combined deficiency of lactotropic and somatotropic actions severely impairs testicular steroidogenesis, treatment with GHRIH should have caused further steroidogenic impairment in hamsters exposed to short-photoperiod. Since this does not appear to be the case, it could be postulated that GHRIH has a direct stimulatory or at least a protective effect on testicular steroidogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"51 4","pages":"187-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19872560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C Barriga, I Pombero, J Duran, A Forner, J Cardesa, A B Rodriguez
{"title":"Serum hemolytic and bactericidal activity in breast and formula-fed infants.","authors":"C Barriga, I Pombero, J Duran, A Forner, J Cardesa, A B Rodriguez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Whether formula or breast feeding influences the functional activity of the complement system from birth to three months of age has been studied. The classical pathway was evaluated by assessing hemolytic activity, based on the capacity of the intact complement system to lyse sheep erythrocytes when coated with specific antibodies. The bactericidal activity of the serum against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was used to evaluate the alternative complement pathway. Sera were obtained from neonates (40 +/- 2 weeks of gestation), and one-month or three-month old infants, fed either breast or formula. Control serum was obtained from healthy adults between 22 and 30 years of age. The hemolytic capacity of serum from breast-fed infants of one month and three months of age was significantly greater than that of the serum from infants which had been fed formula milk.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"51 4","pages":"213-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19872564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J H Boix, F Alvarez, M Tejeda, J Monferrer, E Enrique, O Aznar, E Kuret, F Peydro, D Olivares
{"title":"Evaluation of the left ventricular performance through equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.","authors":"J H Boix, F Alvarez, M Tejeda, J Monferrer, E Enrique, O Aznar, E Kuret, F Peydro, D Olivares","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In patients with severe heart failure due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) breathing with PEEP can be of additional therapeutic value. This study was designed to assess the effects of CPAP through face mask with 15 cm H2O on left ventricular performance in AMI patients, using equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography (ERA). In response to lung inflation, high levels of PEEP have been shown to decrease heart rate and stroke volume. The sum of the TPF pathological prolongation and the Mean-FR reduction suggests a decrease in the left ventricular compliance determined by the restriction imposed by the positive pressure. The global systolic performance is preserved.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"51 4","pages":"177-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19872559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Varela, V Dalamon, S Sacks, M Carregal, E A Savino
{"title":"Effects of L-carnitine on the hypoxic atria from fed and fasted rats.","authors":"A Varela, V Dalamon, S Sacks, M Carregal, E A Savino","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the investigation was to assess whether L-carnitine, an essential cofactor in the mitochondrial transfer of fatty acids, would ameliorate the hypoxic-induced disturbances in the isolated rat atria. During hypoxia, the atria released lactate into the bathing medium and underwent a rise in resting tension and a decline of the peak developed tension and pacemaker frequency. The atria from 24-h fasted rats, which oxidize faster their endogenous triacylglycerol stores>> exhibited greater functional disturbances during hypoxia and a smaller recovery after reoxygenation, with respect to the fed rats' atria. Furthermore, at the end of the hypoxic incubation the fasted rats atria displayed a reduction of the free CoA content together with a 3-fold increase in the content of long-chain fatty-acyl CoA, in comparison with those of fed rats. The addition of 5 mM L-carnitine 60 min before the onset of hypoxia did not exert any effect on the hypoxic atria. In contrast, 20 mM L-carnitine accelerated the decline of the pacemaker activity in the fasted rat atria and worsened the contracture development in both nutritional states. The fall of the peak tension and the posthypoxic recovery as well as the levels of free CoA and long-chain fatty-acyl CoA, and lactate output, were not affected by 20 mM L-carnitine treatment. These data suggest that L-carnitine is not beneficial for the hypoxic rat atria, even in the fasted state, wherein the atrial fatty acid catabolism is increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"51 4","pages":"201-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19872562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B M Escribano, F M Castejon, R Santisteban, E I Aguera, M D Rubio
{"title":"Effect of training on diverse hematologic parameters in Andalusian horses.","authors":"B M Escribano, F M Castejon, R Santisteban, E I Aguera, M D Rubio","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A study has been made of the variations experienced by the hemogram and blood volume indices in 16 Andalusian horses after carrying out an exercise test of increasing intensity consisting of 3 sequences of 1000 m each, before and after being subjected to a daily exercise programme for two months. Samples were taken by external jugular vein puncture: while at rest, within the first minute of finalizing each exercise stage and at 10 and 15 minutes of recovery. Both the red blood cells and the hematocrit value showed a significant decrease in their mean values after two months training; conversely, the hemoglobin reached higher post-training figures. Similarly, the volume indices increased their mean values with training but no significant changes for total plasma proteins were observed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21473,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de fisiologia","volume":"51 4","pages":"207-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19872563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}