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B Ahmad

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PubMed1992

Pregnancy in patients on chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Both conception and successful completion of pregnancy are rare occurrences in female patients on chronic renal replacement therapy. Only a handful of successful pregnancies and deliveries have been reported in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). Even less common are reports of successful pregnancy and delivery in patients receiving chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Among the more common causes of fetal loss are abruptio placentae and other causes of spontaneous miscarriage. We report here three cases of pregnancy in patients on CAPD; two of these pregnancies progressed successfully to spontaneous delivery, while the third terminated during an episode of acute peritonitis. Furthermore, we have reviewed the literature concerning the outcome of pregnancy in the dialysis population on CAPD.

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PubMed1992

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PubMed1991

Immunoreactive epidermal growth factor in serum, plasma, platelets, and urine in patients on chronic dialysis.

In 25 patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis the level of epidermal growth factor (EGF) was significantly increased in plasma (61 +/- 10 vs. 36 +/- 12 pM in 23 aged-matched controls; p less than 0.0001) and serum (189 +/- 51 vs. 138 +/- 69 pM, p less than 0.006) and slightly increased in platelets (391 +/- 134 vs. 308 +/- 87 aM/10(6) platelets in controls; p less than 0.0582). In those 15 patients who produced urine, EGF was absent or close to the low limit of the sensitivity of the method (17 pM). Thus, kidneys are not delivering EGF to blood but their role in EGF removal is possible. Urinary EGF virtually disappears in severe chronic renal failure.

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PubMed1991

Biosynthesis of ascorbic acid and riboflavin in radiated germinating chickpea.

Biosynthesis of ascorbic acid and riboflavin in radiated germinating chickpea seeds was studied at ambient room temperature (20-35 degrees C). Synthesis of these vitamins increased significantly with increasing germination time up to 120 hrs depending upon the treatment (P less than 0.05). Maximum amounts of ascorbic acid, 22.32 and 16.84 mg/100 g (wet weight) were found in the 0.10 kGy samples after 120 hrs of germination in tap and distilled waters respectively. Radiation dose of 0.20 kGy resulted in the development of maximum riboflavin, 11.4 and 11.0 micrograms/g (dry weight) on germination in tap and distilled waters respectively. An overall significant linear relation (r = 0.954 to 0.957) was found between vitamin biosynthesis and germination time up to 120 hrs in both the radiated and unradiated chickpea.

Ascorbic Acid↗
PubMed1990

Development of tolerance to the CNS effects of aminoglutethimide in mice.

Initially, there is a high incidence of CNS-depressant side-effects when the aromatase inhibitor, aminoglutethimide, is used in the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer. Tolerance to these effects develops with continued dosing. This study examines the development of tolerance to various indices of CNS depression with the drug in mice. Single doses of aminoglutethimide induced a dose-dependent depression of spontaneous locomotor activity, rotarod performance, righting reflex and body temperature and a dose-related antileptazol activity. On repeated dosing with the drug, tolerance to these various activities occurred. The tolerance was found to be dose-dependent in the rotarod and righting reflex tests and time-dependent in the locomotor and body temperature tests. Although the results do not allow a determination of whether this clearly demonstrated phenomenon in the mouse is primarily functional or dispositional, the slow onset (14 days) for complete tolerance may be indicative of a functional mechanism.

Aminoglutethimide↗