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M Polgár

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PubMed1998

Effect of methionine enrichment on the biological activities of food proteins.

A special enzymatic technique, the enzymatic peptide modification (EPM) reactions have been worked out in our laboratory, by which proteins can be modified with respect to their biological activities. Enzymatic modification methods provide several advantages in producing proteins of desired nutritional properties. Proteolytic modification, particularly when combined with methionine enrichment, significantly altered the biological activities and leads to increased nutritional value.

Blotting, Western↗
PubMed1996

HM-PAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Leukocyte scintigraphy (LS) was performed in 20 pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD: 10 with ulcerative colitis, 2 with indeterminate colitis, and 8 with Crohn disease) in different stages of clinical activity. Leukocytes were separated from 15 to 60 ml venous blood and were labeled in vitro with [99mTc]HM-PAO. The segmental extent (small intestine; ascending, transverse, and descending colon; and recto-sigmoideum) of the process was determined by LS. The uptake of each bowel segment was scored in relation to the bone marrow uptake. The scintigraphic activity, calculated by summing the segment scores, was compared with laboratory parameters. The mean labeling efficacy was 76% (60-86%). The segmental extent of the process determined by LS was compared with the results of barium enema or colonoscopy with regard to 32 bowel segments. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of LS were 93, 88, and 91%, respectively. Two extraintestinal manifestations (abdominal abscess and joint involvement) were also detected by LS. These lesions were verified by computed tomography (CT) (abscess) and on the basis of the clinical outcome (arthritis). The scintigraphic activity correlated with the C-reactive protein (CRP) level (r = 0.82, p < 0.001), the alpha 2-globulin level (r = 0.63, p < 0.02), the sedimentation rate (r = 0.51, p < 0.05), and the fS iron level (r = -0.66, p < 0.005). LS is applicable in pediatric patients. The method is an excellent technique for assessment of the extent of IBD in children. Extraintestinal manifestations of IBD can also be investigated by LS. The scintigraphic activity is a useful parameter for determination of the activity of IBD in children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

[Long-term follow up study of children with celiac disease].

27 long term monitored coeliac children were assessed. The average length of follow-up was 6.4 years, the average age of the children was 11.5 years (ranging 6.3 to 20.1 years). Of the 11 boys and 16 girls 4 adolescents consume a normal diet, while another 2 are on semistrict diet, all 6 of them without any enteral symptoms. Out of the 15 children aged younger than 13 years 9 are on a strict diet. Semistrict diet has an impact on gliadin antibody levels respectively. Serum ferritin levels of those on a normal diet are significantly lower than those of the control group. Out of the 25 lactose breath tests 7 showed abnormal results, irrelevant both to the strictness of the diet and to gliadin antibody levels. In the view of weight and length percentiles there is no difference at present between those eating normal food and diet. Nevertheless, with regards to the risk of malignancy in coeliac disease the necessity of a strict diet must be stressed. In long term follow-up the levels of gliadin antibodies and of serum ferritin are of pathognostic importance.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[Demonstration of antibodies against gliadin using an immunofluorescence method in childhood celiac disease].

IgA and IgG type antibodies against gliadin were demonstrated in 396 serum samples of 350 patients with immunofluorescence method. The procedure was used in cases of clinically suspected celiac disease and for the control of the diet of patients with diagnosed celiac disease. The sensitivity of the patient material was 83% in the case of antibodies against IgA and 85% with antibodies against IgG. The specificity value with IgA antibodies was 96% and 91% with IgG antibodies. The authors consider the immunofluorescence technique suitable for the demonstration of immune complexes developed against gliadin and circulating in blood. On this basis the method is recommended both for the screening test of patients with suspected celiac disease and for the control of patients on gluten-free diet.

Antibodies↗
PubMed1985

Pharmacokinetics of vinpocetine and its metabolite, apovincaminic acid, in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid after intravenous infusion.

The pharmacokinetics of vinpocetine (ethyl apovincaminate, Cavinton) and its metabolite, apovincaminic acid, was studied in patients with cerebrovascular disorders. Vinpocetine (1 mg/kg) was infused intravenously over 25 min. The elimination half-life of the parent drug in plasma was 4.7+/-2.13 h. Total clearance of vinpocetine was 0.79+/-0.1 1 h(-1) kg(-1). The presence of vinpocetine in cerebrospinal fluid shows that the drug is able to pass through the blood-brain barrier and reach the central nervous system which is a possible site of action. The maximum increase of cerebral blood flow (25%) was measured at 32 min after the start of the infusion.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1982

Determination of apovincaminic acid in human plasma by gas-liquid chromatography.

High-resolution capillary gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and highly sensitive and selective nitrogen-phosphorus flame ionization detection were applied for the detection of apovincaminic acid (AVA), the main metabolite of the cerebral vasodilator vinpocetine in human plasma. AVA was recovered from plasma by ion-pair extraction and determined by GLC as its methyl ester after derivation with diazomethane. An acid-base washing technique was used in order to reduce the contamination of GLC samples by material of endogenous origin to a minimum. The lowest detection limit of the method is 2 ng of AVA per ml of plasma.

Cerebrovascular Disorders↗
PubMed1979

Endocrinological changes in patients with sexual dysfunction under long-term neuroleptic treatment.

Endocrine changes induced by dopaminergic inhibition may play a part in the development of sexual dysfunction (reduced libido/potency) in schizophrenic patients on long-term neuroleptic treatment. Prolactin, testosterone, LH and FSH serum level determinations by radioimmunoassays were performed in 24 schizophrenic males on long-acting fluphenazine decanoate treatment. Of these patients, sexual dysfunction was present in 17 cases, in 10 patients sexual activity remained unchanged. As compared to the 15 healthy controls (7.33 +/- 0.91 ng/ml), a significant increase of prolactin concentrations was found, i.e. 28.2 +/- 5.15 in the impotent groups, and 16.7 +/- 2.12 in the non-impotent group. The difference between the latter two mean values was, however, not significant. In the patients with normal sexual activity the increase of LH concentration was highly significant. It might be assumed that normal sexual behaviour despite neuroleptic treatment and hyperprolactinaemia is related to the high concentration of LH, though the mechanism of increased LH secretion has not been cleared as yet. The testosterone and FSH concentrations showed no differences in various groups.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Metabolism of mesocarb in the rat.

1. Rats treated orally with [14C]mesocarb (I; 3-(1-methyl-2-phenyl[2-(14C]ethyl)-N-(phenylaminocarbonyl)sydnone imine) (50 mg/kg) excrete 35% of the radioactivity in 24 h urine and 51% in 48 h urine. 2. Only traces of unchanged drug were found in urine. Hydroxy-mesocarb (II), dihydroxy-mesocarb (III), amphetamine (VII) and the conjugates of II and III account for 86% of the urinary radioactivity. 3. Cannulated male rats excrete about 40% of the radioactivity in 30 h in bile, mainly as conjugates of II and III.

Amphetamine↗
PubMed1976

Effect of insulin on serum lipids in juvenile diabetes.

In diabetic children, the effect on serum lipids of insulin by itself and combined with glucose of with Aminosol + glucose has been studied. The level of serum free fatty acids decreased significantly in every case. The cephalin level decreased under the effect of insulin and insulin + Aminosol, whereas it rose after insulin and glucose infusion. The triglyceride level remained unchanged when insulin was applied by itself, and decreased significantly under the effect of insulin + Aminosol, while it showed a rising tendency after insulin + glucose infusion.

Adolescent↗