The cytochrome P450 (P450)-dependent conversion of phenytoin (PHT) to p-hydroxy phenytoin (pHPPH), and tolbutamide (TLB) to 4-hydroxy tolbutamide (hydroxy-TLB), in human liver microsomes was studied in the presence of increasing concentrations (0-4%) of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Therefore, the free fraction (f(u)) of PHT and TLB varied. Whereas the f(u) of PHT (5 microM) decreased, an increas...

We report the production and comparative specificities of antisera raised to different immunogens containing codeine, morphine, and oxycodone. Antisera raised to bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates of codeine-6-hemisuccinate, ethylmorphine-6-hemisuccinate, or oxycodone-6-carboxymethyloxime had greatest recognition of structural changes around the piperidine ring nitrogen atom and th 14-positi...

BACKGROUND Left atrial volume (LAV) increase is an indicator of diastolic dysfunction and a surrogate marker of significant left to right shunts. Normalization of LAV is currently performed by indexing to body surface area(1) (BSA(1)). The indexed LAV thus derived does not account for the nonlinear relationship of physiologic variables to BSA and has not been tested for independence to body siz...

To elucidate the involvement of cyclooxygenase (COX) in degradation of aggregated protein in diabetic glomeruli, we used streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice and aggregated bovine serum albumin (a-BSA) as a model protein. There was a higher deposition of a-BSA in diabetic glomeruli compared to normal glomeruli 18 h after a-BSA injection at 4 and 8 weeks after STZ. Degradation of a-BSA was...

Through observations of colloidal gold with silver enhancement, we have demonstrated that 2-nm colloidal gold labeled-testosterone-bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugate or hydrocortisone-BSA conjugate injected intravenously enters the hormone-target cell nuclei of rats (Nishimura and Ichihara, 1997; Nishimura and Nakano, 1997, 1999). To confirm immunocytochemically whether the nature of BSA in t...

None of the equations frequently used to predict body surface area (BSA) has been validated for obese patients. We applied the principles of body size scaling to derive an improved equation predicting BSA solely from a patient's weight. Forty-five patients weighing from 51.3 to 248.6 kg had their height and weight measured on a calibrated scale and their BSA calculated by a geometric method. Da...

Tyrosine was explored as a cross-linking agent to form cross-linked bovine serum albumin (BSA) using laccase catalyst. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and fluorescence spectra indicated that tyrosine can be mainly oxidized dityrosine. Spectra analysis molecular weight were used characterize the BSA treated with laccase. Both SDS-PAGE size exclusion chromatography confirmed forma...

Mitochondria from a variety of mouse and rat tumors were studied. In general, tumor mitochondria isolated in a medium containing bovine serum albumin (BSA) exhibit respiratory control, while mitochondria isolated from the same tumor in the absence of BSA lack respiratory control. Some variability in oxidative phosphorylation was obtained among the various types of tumors. The rates of phosphory...

BACKGROUND Nonenzymatic glycation that results in the production of early-glycation Amadori-modified proteins and advanced-glycation end products may be important in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. However, the effects of early-glycated proteins, such as glycated serum albumin (Gly-BSA), are poorly defined. In this study, we investigated the effects of Gly-BSA on reactive oxygen spe...

Killer lectin-like receptor CD94 on natural killer cells can bind to HLA-E, 2,3-NeuAc-containing glycoproteins, and heparin. Using the glutathione-S-transferase-fused CD94 (rGST-CD94), we investigated its binding to plates coated with 2,3-NeuAc-containing transferrin secreted by HepG2 cells (HepTF) and sulfate-containing glycanconjugated BSA. rGST-CD94 bound directly to several glycans with sim...