In the title salt, C37H51N2O10(+)·Br(-), the 1,4-dihydro-pyridine (1,4-DHP) ring adopts a slighly puckered boat conformation. The N and opposite C atoms deviate from the least-squares plane calculated through the four other ring atoms by 0.068 (5) and 0.224 (5) Å, respectively. The orientation of both C=O groups is similar (cis with respect to the double bonds of 1,4-DHP. The pyridinium ring ha...

The study of axial ligation by anionic ligands to ferric heme iron by resonance Raman spectroscopy provides a basis for comparison of the intrinsic electron donor ability of the proximal histidine in horse heart myoglobin (HHMb), dehaloperoxidase (DHP), and horseradish peroxidase (HRP). DHP is a dimeric hemoglobin (Hb) originally isolated from the terebellid polychaete Amphitrite ornata. The mo...

The effects of direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber (PMX-DHP) treatment for acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia have been reported. Here, we report 3 severe cases of drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DI-ILD) that were treated with PMX-DHP. Two DI-ILD cases were caused by methotrexate, and the third case was caused by the herbal medicine sanmotsu-ogon-to. The ar...

two deoxyglucose (dg) derivatives, (α,β)-2-deoxy-2-amino(ethylcarbamate)-d-glucose (ecb-dg) and (α,β)-2-deoxy-2-amino(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-d-glucose (dhp-dg), were synthesized and radiolabeled successfully with [99mtc(h2o)3(co)3]+ complex. [99mtc]-ecb-dg and [99mtc]-dhp-dg complexes were prepared (96% and 93% radiochemical purities respectively) by using 46 mci of na99mtco4 in 1 ml saline. radi...

We compared the density of dihydropyridine (DHP) receptor sites with the density of functional L-type calcium channels in ventricular myocytes from chick heart at embryonic day 11. DHP receptors were quantified by using the DHP antagonist (+)-[3H]PN200-110 and by competition binding with the agonist Bay K 8644. The number of agonist and antagonist binding sites per ventricle was similar (250 +/...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to clarify the efficacy and mechanism of action of direct hemoperfusion with an immobilized polymyxin B fiber column (DHP-PMX) in patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by sepsis. METHOD Thirty-six patients with sepsis were included. In each patient a thermodilution catheter was inserted, and the oxygen delive...

Objective Acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) are fatal episodes of acute respiratory worsening of unknown etiology. Previous studies on acute respiratory distress syndrome have shown that direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP) can have a beneficial effect on the respiratory status. This retrospective study investigated the prognosis...

Dihydropyrimidinase (DHP) is the second enzyme in the catabolism of 5-fluorouracil (5FU), and it has been suggested that patients with a deficiency of this enzyme are at risk from developing severe 5FU-associated toxicity. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that in one patient the severe toxicity, after a treatment with 5FU, was attributable to a partial deficiency of DHP. Analys...

Ovulation in European eel is induced by injection of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) as the maturation-inducing hormone (MIH). Female eels need to ovulate within 18 h after release good quality eggs. Progesterone (P), an upstream precursor DHP, may promote endogenous DHP production and improve egg quality. The purpose this study was therefore compare treatment P with on batch level, vit...

The dihydropyridines (DHPs), nifedipine and nicardipine, modulate native glycine receptors (GlyRs) at micromolar concentrations. Nicardipine has a biphasic potentiating and inhibitory effect, whereas nifedipine causes inhibition only. The present study sought to investigate (1) the molecular mechanism by which these compounds inhibit recombinant GlyRs, and (2) their potential utility as subunit...