Isotonic, neutral buffered solutions of benzalkonium chloride or chlorhexidine digluconate were applied topically to one eye of rabbits or human subjects. Contralateral control eyes received phosphate buffered saline as placebo. One-half hour later, the tear film of both eyes was loaded with nonpreserved sodium fluorescein. Anterior chamber fluorescence levels were measured at 1 hr intervals to...

The neonatal proximal tubule has a lower permeability to chloride, higher resistance, and higher relative sodium-to-chloride permeability (P(Na)/P(Cl)) than the adult tubule, which may be due to maturational changes in the tight junction. Claudins are tight-junction proteins between epithelial cells that determine paracellular permeability characteristics of epithelia. We have previously descri...

Chloride ion penetration frequently leads to steel corrosion and reduces the durability of reinforced concrete. Although previous studies have investigated chloride permeability some fiber concrete, basalt concrete (BFRC) has not been widely investigated. Considering that BFRC may be subjected various exposure environments, this paper focused on exploring under coupling effect elevated temperat...

This study investigated the effect of acute deoxygenation on membrane permeability characteristics of sickle cells. Measured fluxes of Na+ and K+ in ouabain-inhibited cells, of chloride and sulfate exchange in 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (DIDS)-inhibited and untreated cells, and of erythritol, mannitol, and arabinose in cytochalasin B-inhibited cells indicated that a deoxygenat...

CLIC-1 is a member of a family of proteins related to the bovine intracellular chloride channel p64 which has been proposed to function as a chloride channel. We expressed CLIC-1 as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein in bacteria. The fusion protein was purified by glutathione affinity, and CLIC-1 was released from its fusion partner by digestion with thrombin. After further purification...

Proximal straight tubules (PST) from both neonatal and hypothyroid adult rabbits have a lower rate of passive volume absorption when perfused with a high-chloride solution simulating late proximal tubular fluid than adult rabbit PST. We hypothesized that the maturational increase in serum thyroid hormone levels mediates the developmental changes in PST paracellular permeability. Neonatal tubule...

1 Associate Professor of Structural Engineering College of Engineering, King Saud University Email: [email protected] Abstract – In Reinforced concrete structures chloride ion penetration is considered to be a major cause of corrosion of reinforcing bars. Conventional concretes fail to prevent the intrusion of moisture and aggressive ions adequately. The use supplementary cementing composite ma...

Distal nephron function of the rat during lithium chloride infusion. Chronic lithium (Li) administration in the rat leads to reduced renal concentration (TCH20) without alterations in renal dilution (CH), To examine the acute effects of lithium on TH2O and C1120, rats were infused with a solution composed of 1% sodium chloride and 1% lithium chloride or a 0.225% lithium chloride solution at rat...

Evaluation of the chloride exchanges of Nereis diversicolor in the steady state has shown that this worm 'cuts its losses', i.e. reduces the fluxes, of chloride at very low salinities (Smith, 1970a), and that this reduction of chloride loss takes place mainly in the urinary component of the efflux, as has also been suggested by previous authors. Jorgensen & Dales (1957) measured the rates of os...