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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Journal of molecular medicine 53 (1975), S. 559-569 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Renin ; Angiotensm ; Radioimmunoassay ; Standardisierung der Plasma-Renin-Messung ; Normalwerte der Plasma-Renin-Konzentration beim Menschen ; Renin ; angiotensin ; radioimmunoassay ; standardization of plasma renin measurement ; normal values of human plasma renin
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary A new method for the measurement of renin in human plasma is described. The method is based on the introduction of the internationally available renin standard of the Medical Research Council (MRC) London, as a calibration system. Thus, some principal disadvantages of methods expressing results in renin reaction velocity (angiotensin generation rate) only are avoided. Both renins, unknown and standard, react with a sheep substrate preparation and are handled identically throughout the whole procedure including the angiotensin I radioimmunoassay (RIA). The plasma renin concentration (PRC) is given in 10−6 MRC-renin units (µU/ml). Results: the renin standard is free of angiotensin, angiotensinases, and angiotensinogen; it is stable on storage. Identical enzyme kinetics are shown for both renins. An interference between endogenous and exogenous substrate could be avoided. The potentially harmful influences of proteins from the enzyme incubation mixture on the RIA dose response curve are shown. The use of an angiotensin I calibration system could be omitted. Using a standard renin dilution from 250–0.9 µU/ml almost the full biological range is covered. When giving an unrestricted diet the preliminary normal values of PRC are 21.9±12.6 µU/ml in recumbent and 40.1±18.8 µU/ml in upright position (n=16,x±s, age 20–35 years). Earlier findings of age-dependancy of PRC were confirmed.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Es wird eine neue Methode zur Messung von Renin in menschlichem Plasma beschrieben. Die Methode basiert auf der Einführung des Renin-Standards des Medical Research Council (MRC), London als Eichsystem und vermeidet damit die prinzipiellen Nachteile von Verfahren, die Renin nur als Angiotensinbildungsgeschwindigkeit erfassen. Prinzip der Methode ist es, Standard- und Plasma-Renin während der Enzymreaktion (mit Schafsubstrat) und während des Angiotensin I-Radioimmunoassays (RIA) identisch zu behandeln. Die Plasma-Renin-Konzentration (PRC) wird in 10−6 MRC-Renineinheiten (µU/ml) angegeben. Ergebnisse: Der Renin-Standard ist stabil und frei von Angiotensin, Angiotensinasen und Angiotensinogen. Er zeigt gleiche Enzymcharakteristika wie Plasma-Renin. Eine Interferenz von endo- und exogenem Substrat konnte vermieden werden. Mögliche, gravierende Störungen des RIA durch Proteine der Enzymreaktionsansätze wurden nachgewiesen. Eine Eichung über einen Angiotensin I-Standard kann vermieden werden. Bei Anwendung einer Standard-Renin-Verdünnung von 0,9–250 µU/ml wird nahezu der gesamte biologische Bereich erfaßt. Unter freier Kost betrugen die vorläufigen Normalwerte für 30–35jährige in Ruhe 21,9±12,6 µU/ml, nach Orthostase 40,1±18,8 µU/ml (x±s,n=16). Frühere Beobachtungen über eine Altersabhängigkeit der PRC wurden bestätigt.
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  • 2
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    Electronic Resource
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Bioelectromagnetics 18 (1997), S. 422-430 
    ISSN: 0197-8462
    Keywords: cellular phones ; EMFs ; biological effects ; amplitude modulation ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Occupational Health and Environmental Toxicology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Physics
    Notes: We have previously demonstrated that microwave fields, amplitude modulated (AM) by an extremely low-frequency (ELF) sine wave, can induce a nearly twofold enhancement in the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in L929 cells at SAR levels of the order of 2.5 W/kg. Similar, although less pronounced, effects were also observed from exposure to a typical digital cellular phone test signal of the same power level, burst modulated at 50 Hz. We have also shown that ODC enhancement in L929 cells produced by exposure to ELF fields can be inhibited by superposition of ELF noise. In the present study, we explore the possibility that similar inhibition techniques can be used to suppress the microwave response. We concurrently exposed L929 cells to 60 Hz AM microwave fields or a 50 Hz burst-modulated DAMPS (Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System) digital cellular phone field at levels known to produce ODC enhancement, together with band-limited 30-100 Hz ELF noise with root mean square amplitude of up to 10 μT. All exposures were carried out for 8 h, which was previously found to yield the peak microwave response. In both cases, the ODC enhancement was found to decrease exponentially as a function of the noise root mean square amplitude. With 60 Hz AM microwaves, complete inhibition was obtained with noise levels at or above 2 μT. With the DAMPS digital cellular phone signal, complete inhibition occurred with noise levels at or above 5 μT. These results suggest a possible practical means to inhibit biological effects from exposure to both ELF and microwave fields. Bioelectromagnetics 18:422-430, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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  • 3
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    Electronic Resource
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Bioelectromagnetics 14 (1993), S. 395-403 
    ISSN: 0197-8462
    Keywords: coherence time ; microwave ; amplitude modulation ; ornithine decarboxylase ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Occupational Health and Environmental Toxicology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Physics
    Notes: Previously, we demonstrated the requirement for a minimum coherence time of an applied, small amplitude (10 μT) ELF magnetic field if the field were to produce an enhancement of ornithine decarboxylase activity in L929 fibroblasts. Further investigation has revealed a remarkably similar coherence time phenomenon for enhancement of ornithine decarboxylase activity by amplitude-modulated 915 MHz microwaves of large amplitude (SAR 2.5 W/kg). Microwave fields modulated at 55, 60, or 65 Hz approximately doubled ornithine decarboxylase activity after 8 h. Switching modulation frequencies from 55 to 65 Hz at coherence times of 1.0 s or less abolished enhancement, while times of 10 s or longer provided full enhancement. Our results show that the microwave coherence effects are remarkably similar to those observed with ELF fields. © 1993 Wiley-Liss. Inc.
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