{"title":"The effect of moderately severe hemodilution with Fluosol-DA on cytochrome P-450 mediated antipyrine metabolism.","authors":"R P Shrewsbury, S R Oliver, L G White","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antipyrine metabolism was determined in conscious, unrestrained rats after isovolemic hemodilution with FluosolR-DA. Rats received an intravenous antipyrine dose (20 mg/kg) 0.5, 24, 48, or 72 hours after hemodilution and the pharmacokinetic parameters were compared to non-exchanged control (CONT) animals. Antipyrine clearance (Cl) was significantly decreased at 0.5 and 72 hours after hemodilution. Hemodilution did not significantly alter the antipyrine apparent volume of distribution (Vd) for 48 hours; however, Vd was significantly decreased by 60% at 72 hours. The cytochrome P-450 mediated formation of 3OHME and 4OH was significantly increased at 48 and 72 hours due to an increased metabolite formation rate constant (kf) and not an enhanced metabolic clearance (Clm).</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 4","pages":"393-402"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118854","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13748275","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":"Tumoricidal effect of controlled-release polymeric needle devices containing adriamycin HCl in tumor-bearing mice.","authors":"S Y Lin, L F Cheng, W Y Lui, C F Chen, S H Han","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118280","url":null,"abstract":"Controlled-release polymeric needle devices containing adriamycin HCL (ADH) were investigated by an in vitro dissolution study in normal saline solution and an in vivo antitumor activity in C3H mice bearing mammary carcinoma and nude mice bearing brain tumor. HPMC was used as a release rate regulator. The ADH released from needle devices was controlled by the types of polymer used and the addition of HPMC. EVA needle devices exhibit a zero order release behavior better than that of PLA needle devices. Tumor growth was markedly inhibited by treatment with needle devices after locally inserted into the solid tumor. The rank of antitumor activity of the needle devices is EVA greater than PLA greater than EVA-HPMC greater than PLA-HPMC. No significant changes in body weight of mice after treatment were found in treated groups as compared to controlled groups. The preliminary results of our study suggest that needle device dosage form shows a controlled release behavior and may be applicable as a drug carrier for delivery of antitumor drug in cancer chemotherapy.","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 2","pages":"189-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118280","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13916059","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":"Development of methodology for recording colonic myoelectrical activity in the infant primate.","authors":"R A Cannon, A T Cheung","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In order to study developmental aspects of colonic motility, we have developed a miniaturized electrophysiologic recording system for use in the infant primate rhesus (Macaca mulatta). Technical considerations including absence of rectal valves, decreased tissue thickness and small colonic diameter limit application of standard non-surgical recording methodology in this model. In-vivo testing with 4 different bipolar electrode probe configurations yielded satisfactory quality recordings only with silver chloride suction electrodes. Using this system, colonic slow waves and spike action potentials were studied in 6 infant primates (ages 1 to 7 months) both fasting and following a standard liquid meal of 10 cc/kg. In response to feeding, colonic spike potentials increased from 7.8 +/- 1.7 to 14.2 +/- 4.1 within 15 minutes (mean spikes +/- SEM/5 min interval). The observed response of the distal colon to a meal in this model is similar to the response reported in adult humans using intraluminal recording techniques. Utilizing the described methodology, the infant primate appears to be a suitable model for investigation of developmental aspects of gastrointestinal motility and electrophysiology. These techniques have important direct applications for investigation in the human infant.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 1","pages":"81-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118271","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13916140","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 oral administration of artificial cells immobilized phenylalanine ammonia-lyase on intestinal amino acids of phenylketonuric rats.","authors":"L Bourget, T M Chang","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intraperitoneal injections of para-Chlorophenylalanine methyl ester and Phenylalanine solution were used to produce phenylketonuria in rats. By the use of different diets and orally administered Phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) loaded artificial cells, the Phenylalanine concentration gradient between the plasma and the gastro-intestinal lumen was varied. Other changes in related amino acids levels were also studied. The transport of neutral amino acids, across the gastro-intestinal membrane to the plasma, was decreased by the presence of a high concentration of phenylalanine in the intestinal lumen. Unlike Phenylalanine free diet, oral administration of PAL loaded artificial cells to PKU rats on normal diets resulted in much lower levels of intestinal phenylalanine.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 2","pages":"161-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118278","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13916147","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":"Computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA): image digitization and processing.","authors":"R O Davis, D F Katz","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The active undulations of a sperm flagellum are a basic expression of cell vitality. They reflect a number of intracellular processes, and also reveal the interaction between the sperm and its environment. The pattern of sperm-head motion during locomotion is a hydrodynamic consequence of the behavior of the flagellum. Hence, studies of sperm-head motion should provide insights into cellular function and membrane integrity. Because of its importance in fertility, considerable attention is devoted to the analysis of sperm-head motion at both a clinical and basic biological level. Historically, such work has been done by hand. Recently, new, computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) systems have become available to automate this process. These new systems promise to advance the study of cell behavior because they facilitate the objective collection of large amounts of data at relatively low cost. At present, however, few workers understand the relative strengths and limitations of such systems. There is a tendency to uncritically accept CASA results because they are computer generated. In this article, we describe how CASA systems work, and discuss several technological and methodological problems which can produce spurious results. We argue for the development of optical, machine, and specimen preparation standards which will facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons of CASA data.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 1","pages":"93-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118272","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13916142","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":"Peritoneal oxygenation. A feasibility analysis.","authors":"F B Bilge, P H Bedenbaugh, A F von Recum","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peritoneal oxygenation is a proposed method of augmenting a patient's oxygen supply via a non-pulmonary pathway. Thirteen experiments were performed in which an oxygenation fluid was infused into the peritoneal cavity of a dog and allowed to remain for 18 minutes to almost one hour. The two oxygen transporting fluids tested were: 1) a slightly hypertonic aqueous solution of NaCl and dextrose, and 2) perfluorodecalin. A one-compartment open model was developed to describe the decrease of the PO2 in the infusion solution with time. A second mathematical model was developed to determine the limitation blood flow placed on oxygen transport. Even though no physiologic signs of oxygen uptake were observed in dogs with normal lung function, physiologically significant oxygen delivery was evidenced in acutely hypoxic animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 4","pages":"413-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118856","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13748277","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":"Reactivity and stability improvement of immobilized glucose oxidase.","authors":"L X Li, C Z Chen, Y T Yu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glucose oxidase (GOD) was immobilized on agrose(a) by diazotization using p(beta-sulfate-ethylfonyl)aniline(SESA) as cross-linking agent, (b) by a new improved glutaraldehyde method and (c) by polyacrylamide entrapment. Results showed that GOD immobilized by the improved glutaraldehyde method had an activity of 10% and 100% higher than that by diazotization and entrapment method respectively. Catalase co-immobilized with GOD on agrose greatly enhanced the stability of GOD. Proteins such as hemoglobin(Hb), bovine serum albumin(BSA) and reducing agent i.e. VitC added during immobilization had the same effect but to a lesser extent.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 2","pages":"183-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13649264","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 pyridoxalated polyhemoglobin and stroma-free hemoglobin on ADP-induced platelet aggregation.","authors":"F R Lalla, J Ning, T M Chang","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although polyhemoglobin produced from homologous sources is not immunogenic when utilized in vivo (1), effects on hemostasis and thrombosis have not been documented. In this study, we use rat platelet rich plasma (PRP) and light transmission aggregometry to measure the possible influence of stroma-free hemoglobin (SFHb) and pyridoxalated polyhemoglobin (PP-PolyHb) on platelet aggregation in response to various levels of adenosine triphosphate (ADP) activation in vitro. Our study demonstrates that PP-PolyHb and SFHb solutions, when added to PRP in volumes and concentrations likely to be administered to patients requiring perfusant therapy, do not initiate or facilitate platelet activation. Both solutions induce similar levels of aggregation (and presumably activation) inhibition, but do so only at high or maximal levels of ADP activator stimulation, late in the aggregation sequence. The apparent inability of the purified hemoglobins to stimulate platelets is a necessary characteristic if such preparations are to be used as clinical perfusants in hemorrhagic emergencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 3","pages":"363-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118292","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13957230","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":"Thromboresistant polymers: a new approach.","authors":"J E Wilson, C E Jones","doi":"10.3109/10731198909118858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198909118858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Selected antithrombotic agents were found to impart improved thromboresistance to polysilicone tubes when covalently bound to such tubes in pilot studies. Bonding was accomplished by radiation grafting of epoxypropyl acrylate monomer on the polysilicone, followed by reaction of the hydroxyl groups of the antithrombotic agents with the epoxy groups on the grafted monomer chains. The bound antithrombotic agents may act by chelating or complexing calcium ions, which are known to perform several functions in blood coagulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":77498,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, artificial cells, and artificial organs","volume":"17 4","pages":"437-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198909118858","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13748279","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}