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This paper reports the changes of lung function in 26 cases of sarcoidosis and the correlation of lung function tests with chest X-ray films. The results showed that in the first stage of sarcoidosis, the chest films were normal: however, there were changes in lung volumes, ventilation and diffusion function. Therefore, the lung function tests and chest films should be done at the same time in order to supplement each other.
Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (FLL) inhibits the edema of hind Paw induced by injection of 1% carrageenin 0.1 ml, fresh egg 0.1 ml or 2.5% formaldehyde 0.1 ml in rats, and suppresses the increased vascular permeability induced by 0.7% acetic acid in mice and the proliferation of granuloma induced by cottonpellet in rats. The swelling of ear induced by xylene in mice and the content of prostaglandin E in inflammatory tissue of rats are also decreased by FLL. FLL increase the weight of adrenal in rats, but has no marked effect on the weight of thymus of rats.
Oleanolic acid (OLA)50, 100 mg/kg sc antagonised the inhibitory effect of cortisone on the weights of spleen and thymus, decreased the clearance rate of charcoal particles in mice. The production of serum specific antibody hemolysin was not clearly affected by OLA. The administration of OLA 100 mg/kg enhanced the development of serum antibody immunoglobulin G in mice and showed marked inhibition on the hemolytic activity of the total complement by classical pathway in guinea pigs. In addition, the homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in mice or rats and the degranulation of mast cells of calvarial periosteum in rats were significantly prevented by OLA 50, 100 mg/kg. The increased capillary permeability in the rat skin caused by intradermic injection of histamine was also reduced by OLA 100 mg/kg. These results indicate that OLA inhibited the type I allergic reaction.
Samples of gastric juice were collected from a high-risk area for oesophageal cancer in China and analysed for N-nitroso compounds. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBzA), N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) and N-nitrosopiperidine (NPIP) were identified in descending order of concentration. Several unknown compounds were also detected in the fasting gastric juice. A positive correlation was found between the amount of nitrosamines in gastric juice and the degree of severity of lesions of the oesophageal epithelium: the amounts of nitrosamines in gastric juice from subjects with a normal oesophageal epithelium were lower than those in subjects with marked dysplasia or carcinoma of the oesophagus. In addition, 1500 samples of 24-h urine were collected from various communes in six high-risk areas and two low-risk areas for this cancer in China and analysed for N-nitrosamino acids. Subjects in high-risk areas excreted higher levels than those in low-risk areas. Intake of L-proline resulted in marked increases in levels of urinary N-nitrosoproline (NPRO) in inhabitants from both high- and low-risk areas. Intake of moderate doses of vitamin C, alpha-tocopherol and zinc by high-risk subjects reduced the urinary levels of N-nitrosamino acids to those found in undosed subjects in low-risk areas, suggesting a rational basis for prevention in high-risk areas.
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