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A Bossi

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Immunochemical characteristics of a particular cryoglobulin. A new cryoglobulin subgroup?

In a patient (BAR) affected by chronic active hepatitis we isolated a cryoglobulin constituted of polyclonal IgM (k and lambda) and a monoclonal IgG3 lambda. The IgM represented the antibody of the cryoglobulin complex. This type of cryoglobulin, where the monoclonal component is the antigen and not the antibody, cannot be correctly classified using the nomenclature of Brouet et al. (1) currently in use. In this patient a two-year follow-up excluded any clinical signs of cryoglobulin toxicity. The immunochemical and clinical characterization of other cryoglobulins similar to BAR could establish a new homogeneous group.

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[Radiologic picture of the thorax in acute asphyxia caused by near drowning. A caseload contribution].

One hundred-fifteen drowning and near-drowning patients were hospitalized in Jesolo and Mestre over the last 10 years. A correlation between radiological patterns and clinical features was thoroughly investigated by the authors. A close relationship was found between clinical findings and the X-ray pattern of the first radiography, taken immediately after the rescue. The longer the hospitalization (or when SNC is assessed) the less significant the correlation. According to the author's experience, prognosis is good when the first radiograph does not demonstrate any lesions. On the contrary, when lesions are seen on the first radiograph the patient is to be carefully monitored in order to treat every complication promptly, including ARDS (10% of all cases). Chest radiographs are also useful to explain autopsy findings. No typical radiological pattern was found: however, four signs were observed, which were very frequently associated-i.e., bilateral parenchymal shadows, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, and gastrectasia. These findings appear to be characteristic of near-drowning.

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[Exclusive irradiation of clinically localized prostatic carcinoma: comparison with various techniques].

The frequency of prostate cancer is on the increase and many intracapsular tumors are diagnosed in asymptomatic and relatively young patients. Radiotherapy is an effective alternative to surgery when the technique which reduces the rate of acute reactions and late side-effects is chosen. On the other hand, dose distribution on the target volume and dose delivered to surrounding tissues (rectum and femoral heads) depend on several variables, namely irradiation technique, treatment planning simulation procedures and study and patient positioning. 5 by 5 mm CT studies of the prostate and/or seminal vesicles and the execution of retrograde urethrography to define the prostatic apex plan are essential steps of the simulation procedure. To compare the adequacy of various techniques, we analyzed several isodose distribution maps of nonconformational treatments, calculated by our radiotherapy planning system on the central slice. Arc and multiportal (3 or 4 fields) techniques were considered. The statistical analysis of our results demonstrated that the 4-field perpendicular technique permits better dose distribution to the target volume than the 3-field perpendicular technique; it also reduces the dose to the femoral heads. However, a combination of anterior irradiation with two oblique posterior fields is preferred in hip prosthesis patients. The comparison between arc and static multiportal techniques shows that the former gives a markedly lower dose (up to 50%) to posterior rectal wall. The bilateral arc appears to be the best technique, especially when the patient restraining device is good, because it permits homogeneous irradiation of the target volume, even at high doses, and marked reduction of the dose to the posterior rectal wall and femoral heads; consequently, treatment morbidity is lower.

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Capillary isoelectric focusing and isoelectric buffers: an evolving scenario.

The present review offers a new look at capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF) by centering on the most troublesome aspects of the technique, namely: 1) how to modulate the slope of the pH gradient, for increasing resolution (equivalent to pH gradient engineering, as easily available in immobilized pH gradients); and 2) how to keep proteins in solution at (and in the proximity of) the pl value. A simple solution is offered in the first case: addition, to the standard 2-pH-units interval, of separators or spacers, i.e., of amphoteric molecules (either single or in combination) able to locally flatten the pH and increment resolution. Examples of the separation of fetal and glycated hemoglobins are provided. In the second case, a unique solubilization power (while maintaining full protein integrity and enzyme activity) is obtained if class I solubilizers are used. They consist of mixtures of sugars (e.g., sucrose and sorbitol) at ca. 1 M concentration, with zwitterions (up to 1 M) such as the class of nondetergent sulfobetaines, but also taurine and some of the Good's buffers (e.g., CAPS). In these solvents, the protein exists in a state of superhydration and its solubility is greatly augmented. The review ends with an excursus on the use of isoelectric buffers in zone electrophoretic separations. Such isoelectric buffers offer unique advantages: They permit very-high-voltage gradients (up to 1000 V/cm) and thus minimize analysis times (down to a few min in 30-35 cm long capillaries). This results in a marked increase in resolution, due to minimal diffusion-driven peak spreading. Such buffers are finding unique applications for generating peptide maps of tryptic digests of proteins and also in the analysis of oligonucleotides.

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