Plasma, whole blood, and urinary histamine levels have been determined in 64 normal subjects, in 10 patients with severe asthma, and in 10 control patients with other illnesses. The mean whole blood levels did not differ between the three groups. The mean plasma level in the asthmatics was significantly greater than that of the normal subjects but not of the control patients. The urinary histam...

Indian systems of medicine are Siddha, Ayurveda and Unani. Among them, Siddha system of medicine is being practiced in southern parts in India. Siddha has its strong foundation of science laid by siddhars and other sages who aimed at attaining salvation and hence formulated medicines for a longer and healtier life span. Among the 4448 diseases mentioned by them, Kalladaippu (Urolithiasis) is on...

At a certain level of stimulation of the enzymatic secretions of the pancreas utilizing duodenal hormones and caerulein in normal subjects, the hourly urinary amylase output increases beyond normal values. Under these conditions, the so-called evocative pancreatic function test becomes unusable for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in the early stages.

Previous studies have demonstrated that glucocorticoids alter biotin metabolism. To extend these studies, the effect of dexamethasone on biotin pools was analyzed in rats consuming a purified diet containing a more physiological level of dietary biotin intake (0.06 mg/kg). Acute (5 h) dexamethasone administration (0.5 mg/kg) elicited elevated urinary glucose output as well as elevated urinary b...

Title Health Education Approaches to Control Urinary Schistosomiasis In Developing Countries Author(s) Moji, Kazuhiko; Takemoto, Tai-Ichiro; Shimada, Masaaki; Aoki, Yoshiki; Karama, Mohamed; Kisingu, Wilfred; Mascie-Taylor, C.G.N. Citation Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 1998, 43(3-4), p.1-11 Issue Date 1998-12-16 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/16110 Right NAOSITE: Nagasaki University's Academic Ou...

We examined the joint contributions of self-reported adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and recent life events (RLEs) to inflammation at midlife, by testing 3 competing theoretical models: stress generation, stress accumulation, and early life stress sensitization. We aimed to identify potential mediators between adversity and inflammation. Participants were 1,180 middle-aged and older adults...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perioperative acute renal failure increases morbidity and mortality. Alpha2-adrenergic agonists used in anesthesia increase urinary output and maintain cardiovascular stability. This study aimed at investigating the effects of dexmedetomidine on renal system and on vasopressin plasma levels in anesthetized dogs. METHODS This study involved 36 adult mixed-breed dogs a...

Effects of urodilatin (5, 10, 20, and 40 ng ⋅ kg-1 ⋅ min-1) infused over 2 h on separate study days were studied in eight normal subjects with use of a randomized, double-blind protocol. All doses decreased renal plasma flow (hippurate clearance, 13-37%) and increased fractional Li+ clearance (7-22%) and urinary Na+excretion (by 30, 76, 136, and 99% at 5, 10, 20, and 40 ng ⋅ kg-1 ⋅ min-1, respe...

Gestational choriocarcinoma metastasizes rapidly, in which process the vasoactive prostanoids may be significant. We therefore compared the urinary excretion of prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) metabolites in 19 women with gestational choriocarcinoma and 20 healthy age-matched women by assessing spot urine samples for 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) and 2,3-dinor-6-keto-...

Bestle, Morten Heiberg, Niels Vidiendal Olsen, Poul Christensen, Benny Vittrup Jensen, and Peter Bie. Cardiovascular, endocrine, and renal effects of urodilatin in normal humans. Am. J. Physiol. 276 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 45): R684–R695, 1999.—Effects of urodilatin (5, 10, 20, and 40 ng·kg21 ·min21) infused over 2 h on separate study days were studied in eight normal subjects wi...