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  • 1995-1999  (2)
  • 1985-1989  (1)
  • Heating  (1)
  • Key words Carboplatin  (1)
  • Key words Familial amyloidosis  (1)
  • 1
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Archives of dermatological research 280 (1988), S. 380-384 
    ISSN: 1432-069X
    Keywords: Calpain ; Transglutaminase ; Thrombin ; Dimethyl sulfoxide ; Heating
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Two transglutaminases (TGase) with estimated molecular weight of 55,000 (55-K TGase) and 120,000 (120-K TGase) were partially purified from the cytosolic fraction of porcine skin (epidermis-rich preparation) using DEAE-cellulose and gel-filtration chromatographies. The enzyme activities of both trans-glutaminases were enhanced more than 20-fold by treatment with calpain (Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteinase) in the presence of Ca2+, and this enhancement was inhibited by adding EDTA, leupeptin, or an endogenous calpain-specific inhibitor protein (calpastatin). 55-K TGase was effectively activated by a smaller amount of calpain than was 120-K TGase, while known activating reagents such as thrombin and dimethyl sulfoxide or heat treatment preferentially activated 120-K TGase. One of the physiological functions of calpain in the epidermis may be the activation of epidermal transglutaminases.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: Key words Carboplatin ; Irinotecan ; Limited sampling model ; Pharmacokinetics
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop limited sampling models for estimating the area under the concentration-versus-time curve (AUC) of carboplatin. Methods: Based on pharmacokinetic analyses of 14 patients who received 300 mg · m2 of carboplatin over a 90-min infusion following irinotecan, we developed limited sampling models with stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. We validated these models to be unbiased and precise using pharmacokinetic data of a second group of 14 patients. We also compared the observed and the predicted AUC in the patients using Calvert's formula with the patients' renal function. Results: We developed the following models: AUC (mg · ml−1 · min) = 0.784 × C4 + 1.30 (r 2 = 0.930) and AUC = 0.100 × C0.25 + 0.597 × C4 + 0.140 (r 2 = 0.992), where C0.25 and C4 denote unbound plasma concentrations (μg · ml−1) of carboplatin at 0.25 h and 4 h after the end of infusion, respectively. These models were validated to be unbiased and precise: a mean prediction error (MPE) with standard deviation (SD) = 2.41 (9.45)% and a root mean squared error (RMSE) = 9.42% for the one-sample model, and MPE with (SD) = 1.22 (5.56)% and RMSE = 5.49% for the two-sample model. We also calculated predicted AUC in the patients using Calvert's formula: MPE with (SD) =−5.87 (21.5)% and RMSE = 21.5%. Conclusions: These estimations were, as expected, more accurate than the prediction using Calvert's formula based on patients' renal function. The result of this study confirmed the idea that the pharmacokinetic parameters derived from limited sampling models would be more suitable for pharmacokinetic analysis of carboplatin than those obtained using Calvert's formula.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-2277
    Keywords: Key words Familial amyloidosis ; Inborn errors of metabolism ; Liver transplantation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of liver transplantation on familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP met-30) patients' survival. Forty-five FAP patients were involved in the study; 15 non-transplanted FAP patients and 30 liver-transplanted patients. All patients' records were scrutinised for information on disease duration. Preoperative nutritional status was evaluated in all patients. No difference in survival was observed for transplanted patients overall compared to historical controls. However, for cases in good nutritional status, an increased survival can be expected as a significantly increased mortality rate for malnourished patients was observed (P 〈 0.05). Increased survival has so far not been found for transplanted FAP patients. However, none of the transplanted cases has yet reached the expected survival time for non-transplanted FAP control patients, which is 14 years. A high fatality rate of malnourished patients transplanted late in the course of the disease contributed significantly to the mortality among transplanted patients.
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