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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Hipertensión Maligna/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico , Cumplimiento de la Medicación/estadística & datos numéricos , Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos/métodos , Urgencias Médicas , Humanos , Hipertensión/sangre , Hipertensión/psicología , Hipertensión/orina , Riñón/inervación , Cumplimiento de la Medicación/psicología , Simpatectomía/métodos , Escala Visual AnalógicaRESUMEN
Use of autotransfusion systems to collect, wash, and concentrate shed blood during surgical procedures is a widely used method for reducing postoperative anemia and the need for blood transfusions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the CATSmart Continuous Autotransfusion System wash program performance with small (200 or 700 mL) and large volumes (1,000 mL) of shed blood and to determine non-inferiority of the CATSmart to the C.A.T.S plus system. Human whole blood was collected in citrate phosphate dextrose, diluted, and divided into two aliquots to be processed as a pair using the C.A.T.S plus and CATSmart systems with their corresponding wash programs: low-volume, high quality/smart, or emergency wash. Final packed red cell product was analyzed for red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell, and platelet counts; hemoglobin; hemolysis; RBC recovery rates; and elimination of albumin, total protein, and potassium. The mean hematocrit (HCT) after processing with CATSmart and C.A.T.S plus systems were 59.63% and 57.71%, respectively. The calculated overall RBC recovery rates on the CATSmart and C.A.T.S plus systems were 85.41% and 84.99%, respectively. Elimination of albumin (97.5%, 98.0%), total proteins (97.1%, 97.5%), and potassium (92.1%, 91.9%) were also calculated for the CATSmart and C.A.T.S plus systems. The CATSmart and C.A.T.S plus systems both provided a high-quality product in terms of HCT, protein elimination, and hemolysis rates across the range of tested shed blood volumes and all wash programs. The study was able to confirm the CATSmart is non-inferior to the C.A.T.S plus system.
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Células Sanguíneas/citología , Eliminación de Componentes Sanguíneos/instrumentación , Transfusión de Sangre Autóloga/instrumentación , Recuperación de Sangre Operatoria/instrumentación , Robótica/instrumentación , Manejo de Especímenes/instrumentación , Sangre , Transfusión de Sangre Autóloga/métodos , Diseño de Equipo , Análisis de Falla de Equipo , HumanosRESUMEN
A series of fluoroglycosylated fluoroindolocarbazoles was examined with respect to their topoisomerase I activity, cytotoxicity, and selectivity. The lead clinical candidate from this series, BMS-250749, displays broad spectrum antitumor activity superior to CPT-11 against some preclinical xenograft models, including curative antitumor activity against Lewis lung carcinoma.
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Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Camptotecina/análogos & derivados , Camptotecina/farmacología , Carbazoles/síntesis química , Glucósidos/síntesis química , Indoles/síntesis química , Animales , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Carbazoles/química , Carbazoles/farmacología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Glucósidos/química , Glucósidos/farmacología , Humanos , Técnicas In Vitro , Indoles/química , Indoles/farmacología , Irinotecán , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Topoisomerasa I , Trasplante HeterólogoRESUMEN
The in vivo and in vitro effects of methyl parathion, a phosphorothionate insecticide, on cholinergic neurotransmitter systems in the brain of rats were investigated. Three groups of adult female rats received 0, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg methyl parathion via dermal exposure for 95 days. Exposure to 0.1 mg/kg methyl parathion produced inhibition of AChE in the caudate-putamen and thalamic nuclei, whereas 1.0 mg/kg resulted in inhibition of AChE in most brain regions. The same doses of methyl parathion had no effect on [(3)H]QNB binding to muscarinic receptors in the brain regions examined. The in vitro study demonstrated that methyl parathion causes preferential inhibition of AChE and [(3)H]QNB binding in specific brain regions. As an inhibitor of AChE, methyl paraoxon was 1,000-fold more potent than was methyl parathion. Similarly, methyl paraoxon showed brain region-specific inhibition of the enzyme. Generally, the brain stem was highly sensitive to organophosphate-induced inhibition of AChE activity and [(3)H]QNB binding. Because central respiratory neurons gather in the brain stem, preferential effects there and in other brain regions may underlie lethal toxicity of methyl parathion and other organophosphates.