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D Tardif

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PubMed1989

Intrarenal distribution of vancomycin in endotoxemic rats.

We previously observed that the intrarenal distribution of aminoglycosides was modified by Escherichia coli endotoxin in the absence of any major renal physiological disturbance or histological changes. In the present study, we evaluated the role of E. coli endotoxin on the intrarenal distribution of vancomycin. At the beginning of the experiment, female Sprague-Dawley rats were infused intravenously with saline (control) or endotoxin (0.25 mg/kg) during 15 min. Thereafter, saline was constantly infused for the following 4 h. Two hours after the beginning of the infusion, animals were injected intravenously with a single dose of vancomycin (20 mg/kg). The drug levels in serum; renal cortex, medulla, and papilla; and urine were evaluated from 0.08 to 24 h after injection. Analysis of the area under the curve of the drug concentration in the different kidney components versus time showed a higher accumulation of vancomycin in the renal cortex and medulla in the endotoxin-infused rats than in the normal rats (P less than 0.01). Endotoxin was associated with an increase in the half-life in serum (P less than 0.01) and a lower elimination rate constant. The total clearance of vancomycin from plasma was significantly decreased in endotoxin-treated rats (P less than 0.01). These results demonstrate that endotoxin modifies the renal handling of vancomycin.

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PubMed1987

Short-term lithium treatment enhances responsiveness of postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors without altering 5-HT autoreceptor sensitivity: an electrophysiological study in the rat brain.

Short-term lithium administration to rats has previously been shown to enhance 5-HT neurotransmission through a modification of 5-HT neuron properties. In the first part of the present study, the effect of lithium on the function of terminal 5-HT autoreceptors was assessed by comparing in controls and lithium-treated rats the differential effect of two frequencies of stimulation (0.8 and 5 Hz) and that of methiothepin, a terminal 5-HT autoreceptor antagonist, on the effectiveness of the electrical activation of the ascending 5-HT pathway in suppressing dorsal hippocampus pyramidal neuron firing activity. Both procedures produced similar effects in controls and lithium-treated rats. In the second part of the study, the function of somatodendritic 5-HT autoreceptors was studied. The effect of intravenous LSD, an agonist of the somatodendritic 5-HT autoreceptor, on the firing activity of 5-HT neurons was not modified by the lithium treatment, whereas that of intravenous 8-OH-DPAT, a 5-HT1A receptor agonist, was increased two-fold. However, lithium did not alter the responsiveness of 5-HT neurons to direct microiontophoretic applications of 8-OH-DPAT as well as of LSD and 5-HT. It is concluded that short-term lithium treatment does not alter the function of terminal and somatodendritic 5-HT autoreceptors and that it enhances the sensitivity of a subset of postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors involved in controlling 5-HT neuron firing activity, presumably through a feedback loop.

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PubMed1986

[Influence of idrocilamide on the metabolism of theophylline].

The pharmacokinetics of theophylline as a sirup (5 or 6 mg . kg-1 bodyweight) were studied in 6 volunteers before and after association with idrocilamide. The results showed an increase in theophylline half-life, a decrease in clearance and a slight decrease in volume of distribution.

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PubMed1984

Effects of the two antidepressant drugs mianserin and indalpine on the serotonergic system: single-cell studies in the rat.

Several antidepressant treatments enhance serotonergic neurotransmission. The present electrophysiological studies were undertaken to assess the effect of mianserin and indalpine, two antidepressant drugs with different pharmacological profiles, on serotonergic neurotransmission. In a first series of experiments, the responsiveness of hippocampal pyramidal neurons to microiontophoretic applications of serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine (NE) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was assessed following mianserin, imipramine (5 mg/kg/day IP) or saline administration for 14 days. At 48 h after the last dose of mianserin, responsiveness to 5-HT was increased whereas that to NE and GABA was not modified. The degree of sensitization to 5-HT was the same as that produced by imipramine. Acute IV administration of mianserin (up to 10 mg/kg) did not decrease the firing rate of dorsal raphe 5-HT neurons. In a second series of experiments, long-term administration of indalpine (5 mg/kg/day IP for 14 days) did not modify the responsiveness of hippocampal pyramidal neurons to microiontophoretically applied 5-HT, NE and GABA whereas imipramine treatment (5 mg/kg/day IP) increased selectively their sensitivity to 5-HT when compared to indalpine-treated rats. In keeping with its potent reuptake-blocking property, acute IV indalpine produced a marked decrease in the firing rate of dorsal raphe 5-HT neurons (ED50 0.33 mg/kg). The firing rate of dorsal raphe 5-HT neurons was assessed following 2-, 7- and 14-day treatments with indalpine (5 mg/day IP). After 2 days, the firing rate of 5-HT neurons was greatly reduced, after 7 days it had recovered partially and after 14 days it had returned to normal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1984

Quantitative evaluation of the effects of acetazolamide in Friedreich's ataxia: a pilot study.

We evaluated the effects of acetazolamide in 4 young patients with Friedreich's ataxia by clinical and quantitative laboratory methods. Dynamic muscle function of the lower extremity was measured during isokinetic knee movements and gait. The acetazolamide trial was terminated at 7 to 11 weeks because of reported side effects or increased ataxia in 3 of the patients. The quantitative evaluations revealed lower dynamic strength values and alterations in the gait movement pattern in all patients. These changes, which were interpreted as deterioration, were partially reversible with cessation of acetazolamide. The advantages of such quantitative evaluations of dynamic muscle function in the evaluation of therapy in Friedreich's ataxia are discussed.

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PubMed1979

Uroporphyrin- and coproporphyrin I-accumulating mutant of Escherichia coli K12.

A new type of haem-deficient mutant was isolated in Escherichia coli K12 by neomycin selection. The mutant was deficient in uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase activity as indicated by the accumulation of uroporphyrin I and coproporphyrin. The mapping of the corresponding hemD gene by P1-mediated transduction showed that the new gene was located between ilv and cya, at min 83 on the chromosomal map of Escherichia coli K12.

Chromosome Mapping↗
PubMed1979

Mapping of a new hem gene in Escherichia coli K12.

A new type of haem-deficient mutant was isolated in Escherichia coli K12 by neomycin selection. The mutant, designated SASX38, accumulated uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin. Since it possessed normal ferrochelatase activity, it was assumed to be deficient in protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity. The gene affected in the mutant was designated hemG. Mapping of the hemG gene by phage P1-mediated transduction showed that it was located very close to the chlB gene (frequency of cotransduction 78.7%), between the metE and rha markers. This location is distinct from the other known hem loci in E. coli K12.

Chromosome Mapping↗
PubMed1975

Uroporphyrin-accumulating mutant of Escherichia coli K-12.

An uroporphyrin III-accumulating mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 was isolated by neomycin. The mutant, designated SASQ85, was catalase deficient and formed dwarf colonies on usual media. Comparative extraction by cyclohexanone and ethyl acetate showed the superiority of the former for the extraction of the uroporphyrin accumulated by the mutant. Cell-free extracts of SASQ85 were able to convert 5-aminolevulinic acid and porphobilinogen to uroporphyrinogen, but not to copro- or protoporphyrinogen. Under the same conditions cell-free extracts of the parent strain converted 5-aminolevulinic to uroporphyringen, coproporphyrinogen, and protoporphyrinogen. The conversion of porphobilinogen to uroporphyrinogen by cell-free extracts of the mutant was inhibited 98 and 95%, respectively, by p-chloromercuribenzoate and p-chloromercuriphenyl-sulfonate, indicating the presence of uroporphyrinogen synthetase activity in the extracts. Spontaneous transformation of porphobilinogen to uroporphyrin was not detectable under the experimental conditions used [4 h at 37 C in tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane-potassium phosphate buffer, pH 8.2]. The results indicate a deficient uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity of SASQ85 which is thus the first uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase-deficient mutant isolated in E. coli K-12. Mapping of the corresponding locus by P1-mediated transduction revealed the frequent joint transduction of hemE and thiA markers (frequency of co-transduction, 41 to 44%). The results of the genetic analysis suggest the gene order rif, hemE, thiA, metA; however, they do not totally exclude the gene order rif, thiA, hemE, metA.

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Suspected epidemiological relationships among strains of Escherichia coli O55:B5 confirmed by restriction pattern analysis of the carried plasmid (RColBM IncFIII).

Seven strains of Escherichia coli O55:B5g, isolated from independent cases of infantile diarrhoea, contained similar RColBM plasmids beloning to incompatibility group IncFIII. Suspecting an epidemiological link among all these cases we compared the restriction pattern of the corresponding RColBM plasmids after digestion with endonucleases EcoRI and BglII. These patterns were similar, confirming the suspected relationships among the seven cases of infantile diarrhoea. The patterns obtained with the RColBM plasmids from children were different from those obtained with two RColBM plasmids isolated from adults. The probable source of the seven cases of infantile diarrhoea was identified as a nursery.

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