[General pharmacology of (2"R)-4'-O-tetrahydropyranyladriamycin, a new antitumor antibiotic].

General pharmacology of (2"R)-4'-O-tetrahydropyranyladriamycin hydrochloride (THP) was studied in experimental animals. Intravenous administration of THP showed no significant effect on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, such as blood pressure, heart rate, ECG and respiration in anesthetized rabbits and dogs. But in rats and cats, THP produced a transient decrease in blood pressure resulted from vasodilation.

Changes in the peripheral vasculature of various organs in patients with sarcoidosis--possible role of microangiopathy.

Vascular involvement in sarcoidosis is briefly reviewed with emphasis on the outcome of a 10-year project-study by the Sarcoidosis Research Committee of the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare. Examples of vascular disorder associated with sarcoidosis are presented, including basal lamina layering of the capillaries in the skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and lung, glomerulopathy in the kidney, vascular changes in the ocular fundus and bronchi, and impaired peripheral circulation that could be detected by thermography. According to our tentative definition, all of these disorders should be collectively called microangiopathy.

[Effect of fosfomycin on auditory organs and its transfer to cochlear lymph following application of its solution into a middle ear cavity].

Male guinea pigs were given 0.1 ml of 2, 3 or 5% fosfomycin (FOM) ototopical solution once a day for 5 days into a middle ear cavity through artificially perforated ear drum. Kanamycin A (KM) was used at 2% ototopical solution as control drug.

[Clinical and experimental study of the host defense mechanism from the aspect of tumor immunology].

The host defense mechanism was fundamentally and clinically investigated from the aspect of tumor immunology. The behavior of macrophages in the immune systems of experimental animals demonstrated different patterns of response in the bone marrow, peritoneal cavity and spleen, respectively. It was doubtless that the spleen occasionally exerted an immunosuppressive action.

Tay-Sachs disease associated with precocious puberty.

A girl with Tay-Sachs disease developed enlargement of the mammary glands at the age of 4 years and menstruation at the age of 6 years. It was demonstrated that the precocious puberty in this patient was due to the hypersecretion of gonadotropins.

Sarcoma-like mural nodules combined with a microfocus of anaplastic carcinoma in mucinous ovarian tumor.

A case of mucinous ovarian tumor with sarcoma-like mural nodules, one of which coexisted with a microfocus of anaplastic carcinoma, was studied by light, electron microscopic, and histochemical examinations. The case suggested that the formation of sarcoma-like mural nodules may be the result of the proliferation of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells which exist beneath the mucinous epithelium by some stimulation like hemorrhage in the cyst wall. Histologically, the mononucleated cells composing the sarcoma-like mural nodules had epithelioid characteristics, particularly at the areas where the covering mucinous epithelium had already detached.

[The effects of the intracerebroventricular administration of 5-hydroxytryptamine on hemodynamics in conscious rats. Participation of the serotonin receptor and the sympathetic nervous system].

We have previously reported that the intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.

In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of K-4619, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside.

The antibacterial activities of K-4619 (3-de-O-methylsporaricin A sulfate) were compared with those of sporaricin A, amikacin, dibekacin, and gentamicin. K-4619 exhibited a high order of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Its activity against Providencia species and Serratia marcescens was the highest of all drugs tested.

[Pharmacological studies on a new cephamycin, MT-141. (2) Its effect on preparations of neuromuscular junction, smooth muscle organs and gastro-intestinal system].

The results for pharmacological experiments of MT-141 were as follows; Twitch tension of gastrocnemius muscle evoked by the stimulation of sciatic nerve was slightly reduced with 400 mg/kg MT-141 i.v. and upper doses.

[Pharmacological studies on new cephamycin, MT-141. (1) Its effect on central nervous system, respiration and cardiovascular system].

The results on pharmacological effects of MT-141 were as follows. MT-141 did not exert effect on central nervous system in mice and rabbits but potentiated the anesthetic effect of thiopental at doses above 800 mg/kg i.v.

High incidence of Langerhans cells in lymph nodes of athymic nude mice: an ultrastructural and morphometric study.

Cervical and axillary lymph nodes of athymic nude mice were compared morphometrically and ultrastructurally with those of normal littermates. The lymph nodes of the nude mice were larger and the volumes of the follicle, paracortex, and medulla of the lymph nodes were all larger. The paracortex of nude mice had few lymphocytes and a large number of interdigitating cells (IDC) and Langerhans cells (Lc).

Role of prolactin in controlling prolactin surges in pseudopregnant rats.

The present study investigated whether prolactin (Prl) itself acts as a physiological factor in the control of nocturnal Prl surges in pseudopregnant (PSP) rats. Intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of ovine Prl at doses of 0.1, 1 and 10 micrograms/rat given 1 h before the start of the nocturnal Prl surge inhibited its occurrence completely and dose-dependently.

[Vibration hazards in quarry workers].

Vibration hazards were surveyed in a population of quarry workers using chipping hammers and to a lesser extent, rock drills. Sixty-nine male quarry workers, aged 49.1 +/- 8.

[The role of the cholinergic system in controlling the nocturnal prolactin surge in pseudopregnant rats].

To elucidate the role of the cholinergic system in controlling the nocturnal prolactin (PRL) surge in the early stage of rat pseudopregnancy, the effects of subcutaneous or intracerebroventricular (ICV) injections of various cholinergic agonists and antagonists on the pattern of the nocturnal PRL surge were investigated. Pseudopregnancy was induced by stimulating the uterine cervix with a vibrator between 0630 h and 0700 h on the morning of estrus (Day 0). Blood samples for PRL analysis by RIA were obtained every two hours from 2300 h on Day 2 to 0900 h on Day 3 through an indwelling venous cannula, which was implanted on Day 1 under pentobarbital-Na anesthesia, or by decapitation at 0300 h on Day 3.

Extrahypothalamic control of daily surges of prolactin secretion in pseudopregnant rat.

The role of the limbic forebrain structures in controlling twice daily surges of prolactin (PRL) induced by cervical stimulation was investigated after acute or chronic deafferentation of the limbic forebrain afferents to the hypothalamus in rats. The preoptic area-roof section (POA-RS), which interrupted the rostral limbic afferents at the dorsal level of the anterior commissure, induced pseudopregnancy (PSP) and initiated the same nocturnal PRL surges as those initiated by the cervical stimulation. Diurnal PRL surges, however, did not occur following this procedure.

[Cold water immersion test for diagnosis of vibration diseases. Comparison between water at 5 degrees C and 10 degrees C].

5 degrees C-water 10-minute immersion test, generally used in Japan, is useful to diagnose vibration diseases. But severe pains during the immersion is troublesome. We studied the availability of 10 degrees C-water 10-minute immersion test to reduce the pain during the test.

An evaluation of the toxicity of moxalactam in laboratory animals.

The toxicity of moxalactam in laboratory animals was evaluated with six species. The acute toxicity of moxalactam was lower than that of cefazolin. The subchronic and chronic toxicity of moxalactam was studied for periods of one to six months at dosages of 100-3,500 mg/kg per day in rats, 100-1,600 mg/kg per day in dogs, and 100-500 mg/kg per day in monkeys.

Purification and properties of inducible penicillin beta-lactamase isolated from Pseudomonas maltophilia.

Two types of beta-lactamase were found in the cell-free extract from Pseudomonas maltophilia GN12873. One was an inducible penicillin beta-lactamase, and the other was an inducible cephalosporin beta-lactamase. The purified penicillin beta-lactamase gave a single protein band on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.