Age-related changes in the concentrations of cytosol receptors for sex steroid hormones in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland of the rat.

Estrogen and androgen receptors were measured in cytosols from hypothalamus, pituitary and uterus or prostate of rats at 3 stages in life, from 90 to 650 days old in females and from 90 to 550 days old in males. Saturation analysis of cytosol 17 beta-estradiol receptors in females demonstrated a significant age-associated reduction in maximum binding capacity in hypothalamus and uterus already at 300-330 days of life, but there was no significant change in pituitary gland. However, there was no difference in binding affinity, steroid specificity, sedimentation coefficient, chemical nature and heat lability of cytosol 17 beta-estradiol binding of these tissues among the 3 age groups.

Biochemical and clinical studies on human pancreatic deoxyribonuclease I inhibitor.

Human pancreatic Deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I), inhibitor was partially purified from duodenal juice of healthy subjects collected in the Pancreozymin-Secretin test, by a procedure which included ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE cellulose fractionation, Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography, and gel filtration. The final preparation inhibited DNase I only, and had no inhibitory activity on pancreatic RNase, and trypsin. The inhibitor had a molecular weight of approximately 40,000, as determined by gel filtration, and showed the same mobility as skeletal muscle actin on SDS gel electrophoresis.

Studies on serum immunoreactive elastase in experimental pancreatic rats. II. In chronic pancreatitis.

In this study using radioimmunoassay for rat, the relationship between the changes of elastase levels and the histological changes of pancreas demonstrated in two different cases of experimental chronic pancreatitis induced by dl-ethionine or PDL technique, and the resulting elastase levels were compared with amylase levels. In some of the Ethionine rats, serum elastase showed a high level, whereas serum amylase exhibited a significant decrease. In PDL rats at 3 days after ligation, elastase levels were higher than in other control rats.

Studies on serum immunoreactive elastase in experimental pancreatitis rats. I. In acute pancreatitis.

A new radioimmunological method for determination of serum rat elastase was described and serum elastase levels were measured in two different stages of acute pancreatitis: acute edematous and haemorrhagic pancreatitis were induced by PDL and PDLD technique in rats. In edematous pancreatitis, serum elastase levels showed a significant increase (P < 0.001) at one hour after induction of pancreatitis.

Gastric involvement in Sjögren's syndrome simulating early gastric carcinoma.

The case of a 42-year-old woman with Sjögren's syndrome accompanied by severe gastric infiltration and interstitial nephritis is reported. Presentation was with finger stiffness, Raynaud's phenomenon and abdominal discomfort. There were endoscopic and radiological features of early cancer, type IIc (depressed type).

[Clinical significance of serum bile acid radioimmunoassay in hepatobiliary diseases--with special reference to the CG/SLCG ratio (author's transl)].

Both serum cholylglycine (CG) and sulfolithocholylglycine (SLCG) levels were radioimmunoassayed by PEG method in 209 samples (204 hepatobiliary diseases, 5 normal controls). 1) The results revealed that serum bile acid levels were excellent indicators for hepatic dysfunction in comparison with the conventional liver function tests. 2) Means of 19.

Clinical investigation of serum deoxyribonuclease: II. Clinical studies of serum deoxyribonuclease activity in pancreatic disease.

Serum Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) of normal persons and of patients with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, or other malignant diseases was determined with (32P) DNA as substrate. Serum DNase activity was much lower in patients with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, or other malignant diseases than in control subjects, and serum DNase activity was almost normal in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. There was no correlation between serum DNase and serum amylase, but there was a good correlation between serum DNase and DNase I output in duodenal juice.

Clinical investigation of serum deoxyribonuclease: I. Analysis of serum deoxyribonuclease activity in comparison with normal and after endoscopic retrograde pancreatography.

Serum Deoxyribonuclease (DNase) micro-assay method was developed using 32P-labelled E. coli DNA as substrate. The serum DNase showed maximum activity at pH 7.

Abnormalities of platelet adenine nucleotides in patients with myeloproliferative disorders.

Platelet aggregation and adenine nucleotides in platelets have been studied in thirteen patients with myeloproliferative disorders. ADP induced aggregation was abnormal in two patients, but collagen induced aggregation was impaired in 11 patients. The concentrations of ATP and ADP in resting platelets in the patients with abnormal aggregation were significantly less than those in normal subjects.

A case of insulin resistant diabetes with possible antibodies to insulin receptors.

A case of a 19-year-old, non-obese female with insulin resistant diabetes mellitus and polycystic ovary syndrome was reported. The maximal insulin requirement attained 360 units per day, but a satisfactory control of diabetes did not follow. The patient's serum contained not only anti-insulin antibodies, but also possible anti-insulin receptor antibodies which were demonstrated by the 125I-insulin binding test using insulin receptors derived from human placental plasma membrane.