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R Sabatier

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Bioluminescence: an improvement in the enzymatic assay of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in biological fluids.

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) determination in biological fluids was carried out by enzymatic hydrolysis and conversion into estrogens [estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2)] by the multienzyme system of human placental microsomes. The enzymatic complex consists of sulfatase, 3 beta-hydroxysteroid oxido reductase and 5en----4en isomerase which converts DHEAS into androstenedione (A); the latter component is further converted into estrogens by the aromatase. The resulting estrogens were determined from the NADH formed by the transhydrogenation reactions of human placental dehydrogenase. NADH was measured by bioluminescence. As little as 4 pg was assayable by this rapid enzymatic method, with a coefficient of variation of 8%. The results are in good agreement with radioimmunoassay and the method is suitable for routine use.

Dehydroepiandrosterone↗

Quantitative thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of lorapride in biological fluids and a pharmacokinetic study in humans.

Lorapride has been determined in plasma, red blood cells, and urine by HPLC. The detection was performed at a short wavelength (226 nm), resulting in a detection limit of 10 ng/mL (amount injected was 3.5 ng). Reproducibility of analytical and chromatographic methods through statistical coefficients of variation was 4%. By TLC, only levels in urine were determined. Urine samples were spotted directly on the plate; lorapride was determined after spraying the plate with the Bratton-Marshall reagent, and measurements were carried out in the simultaneous reflectance and transmittance mode (540 nm). The detection limit was 10 ng spotted. Lorapride amounts in urine determined by the two methods were compared by statistical analysis. Examples of kinetics after intravenous and oral administration (100 mg) in humans are given.

Administration, Oral↗

AIDS: the hidden enemy.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

[Dysregulation of plasma 1,25(OH)2D in calcium restriction in hypercalciuric children].

BACKGROUND: The effect of calcium restriction on the plasma concentration of 1,25(OH)2D in normo- and hypercalciuric children remains unknown. METHODS: We studied phosphate and calcium metabolism of 8 normocalciuric and 8 hypercalciuric children aged 4 to 16 years, under 3 conditions: on a normal dietary calcium intake after a 5-day calcium-restricted diet, and after oral calcium loading. The healthy, normocalciuric children had histories that included no renal failure of abnormalities of phosphate and calcium metabolism. Four of the 8 hypercalciuric children had urolithiasis, 1 had hematuria and the 3 others had idiopathic hypercalciuria. Blood samples were analyzed for calcium, creatinine, immunoreactive parathyroid hormone, cAMP, 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D concentrations. Urine samples were analyzed for calcium, phosphorus, creatinine and cAMP. RESULTS: On the normal dietary calcium intake, the hypercalciuric children had higher urinary calcium excretion and plasma 1,25(OH)2D levels and lower TmP that did the controls. The 1,25(OH)2D levels of the normocalciuric children were significantly increased after 5 days of dietary calcium deprivation, but those of the hypercalciuric children were not. The other parameters (essentially PTH, cAMP and TmP) varied similarly in the two groups. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that: a) calcium restriction influences 1,25(OH)2D levels in normocalciuric subjects via a PTH- and phosphor-independent mechanism; b) dietary control of renal vitamin D metabolism is impaired in hypercalciuric patients.

Adolescent↗

[Comparison of in vitro activity of six disinfectants on bacteria from contamination in hemodialysis water].

The bactericidal and sporicidal activities of six disinfectants were compared in vitro by determination minimal bactericidal concentrations from AFNOR standards for antiseptics and disinfectants. These disinfectants were tested against seventeen bacterial strains and two suspensions of spores including reference strains and wild strains from water of hospital environment. The compound with peracetic acid, ACETOPER 200, is the only disinfectant with the two activities against all strains at 21 degrees C +/- 1 degree C in short length of time. Furthermore except for Serratia liquefaciens that is remarkably resistant to STERLANE, no significant differences of susceptibility to disinfectants appear between wild bacterial strains and reference strains.

Bacteria↗