Effects of acetazolamide on the renal excretion of phosphate in hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism.
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Studies are presented in a patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism who showed a partial response to parathyroid extract. Resistance to the extract was observed after its short-term administration for the gourth time. Serum from the patient contained antibodies of the gamma G globulin class which bound 125I-labelled bovine parathyroid hormone. Prior incubation of parathyroid hormone with the serum prevented the activation in vitro of adenylate cyclase from pork renal cortex. The antibodies were directed primarily toward the C-terminal portion of the molecule. Thus, clinical resistance to parathyroid hormone is attributed to specific antibodies.
Two radiometric techniques were developed for detecting the presence of herpes simplex virus type 1 in stationary monolayers of the diploid cell line WI-38. The time of detection was compared to that obtained from visual examination for cytopathic effects in the same cell line. Oxidation of 14C-1-glucose in infected and uninfected cells was determined by 14CO2 production, measured by an ionization chamber, and DNA synthesis was determined by 3H-thymidine incorporation, measured by scintillation counting. Compared to uninfected cells, infected cells showed a 23-26% reduction in 14C-1-glucose oxidation and a 355-498% increase in DNA synthesis 4-6 hr after infection. These changes in cellular metabolism were observed 14 hr before visible signs of cytopathic effects. The increase in DNA synthesis was completely inhibited by viral neutralization with herpes simplex antiserum. Increased DNA synthesis was observed 5 hr after infection with 10,000-3,200,000 TCID50 units of virus. These radiometric methods for the detection of viral effect on cellular metabolism are simple, fast, and objective.