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W Blok

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PubMed1992

[Confirmed and borderline hypertension found in 44% of men (aged 40-59 years) working at the H. Cegielski plant in Poznań].

Blood pressure was measured in 3317 men, aged 40-59, working in H. Cegielski Metal Works in Poznań. The average systolic pressure for the whole population was 130.9 mmHg (SE = 17.90). The average diastolic pressure was 83.7 mmHg (SE = 10.03). The systolic, diastolic and mixed systolic-diastolic hypertension was found in 539 men which makes 16.3% of the study group. The borderline systolic hypertension was found in 327 men i.e. 9.9%, borderline diastolic hypertension in 267 men i.e. 8.0%. Both systolic and diastolic borderline hypertension displayed 339 men i.e. 10.2% of the study group. So, borderline hypertension (systolic, diastolic and systolic-diastolic) was found in 933 men which makes 28.1% of the population under the study.

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PubMed1991

Leukotriene C4 formation by enriched human basophil preparations from normal and asthmatic subjects.

Numbers of circulating basophils are increased in asthmatic subjects, compared to normal subjects. Basophil enriched cell preparations from normal and asthmatic subjects were challenged in vitro with the calcium ionophore A23187, anti-IgE, or opsonized zymosan to study leukotriene C4 formation, histamine release, and prostaglandin D2 formation. No prostaglandin D2 formation by basophils was observed. Furthermore, opsonized zymosan was not capable of inducing any mediator formation or release from basophils. At optimal stimulation conditions no differences were found between basophils from normal and asthmatic subjects concerning A23187 or anti-IgE induced leukotriene C4 formation or histamine release. A23187 and anti-IgE induced leukotriene C4 formation were in the range of 1-20 and 0.6-4.8 pmol/10(6) basophils respectively.

Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic↗