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- Leander, Peter, et al.
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Early effect of gadopentetate and iodinated contrast media on rabbit kidneys
- 1992
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Ingår i: Investigative Radiology. - 0020-9996. ; 27:11, s. 922-926
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES. The authors compared the physiologic and nephrotoxic effects of the magnetic resonance imaging contrast medium gadopentetate with two conventional radiographic contrast media. METHODS. Rabbits were injected intravenously with one of the following solutions: 1) gadopentetate (0.1 M); 2) iohexol (300 mg I/mL); 3) metrizoate (300 mg I/mL); and 4) NaCl (0.9%). Blood samples were taken before and 5, 15, 45, 90, and 180 minutes after injection of the solutions and were analyzed for creatinine, aldosterone, and contrast media levels. Urine was sampled before and 1, 2.5, and 5 hours after injection of the solutions, and creatinine, leucine amino peptidase (LAP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma glutaryl transferase (GGT), and N-acetyl beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activities were quantified. RESULTS. Contrast media clearance was similar for gadopentetate, iohexol, and metrizoate. Plasma aldosterone was significantly higher in the two groups injected with iodinated contrast agents compared with the gadopentetate and saline groups in the 3-hour samples. During the 5 hours after injection, the excretion of brushborder enzymes LAP, ALP, and gamma GT was significantly higher for all contrast media compared with pre-contrast values and 0.9% NaCl controls. NAG, a lysosomal enzyme from tubular cells, showed a significant increase compared with pre-contrast values for all contrast media. CONCLUSIONS. Intravenous injection of gadopentetate in rabbits showed nephrotoxicity of the same order as that of conventional iodinated contrast media.
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- Marin-Briggiler, Clara I., et al.
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Glucose-regulated protein 78 (Grp78/BiP) is secreted by human oviduct epithelial cells and the recombinant protein modulates sperm zona pellucida binding
- 2010
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Ingår i: Fertility and Sterility. - : Elsevier Inc.. - 0015-0282 .- 1556-5653. ; 93:5, s. 1574-1584
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: To determine the secretion of Grp78 by human oviduct epithelial cells, its association to spermatozoa, and its involvement in gamete interaction. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Basic research laboratory. Subject(s): Semen samples obtained from normozoospermic volunteers. Tubal tissue provided by patients undergoing hysterectomies. Oocytes collected from women undergoing IVF-ET. Intervention(s): Analysis of Grp78 expression and secretion by oviductal tissue. Gamete incubation with recombinant Grp78 (rec-Grp78). Main Outcome Measure(s): Assessment of protein expression and secretion by immunohistochemistry and Western immunoblotting, respectively. Evaluation of rec-Grp78 binding to human spermatozoa by immunocytochemistry, and analysis of its effect upon gamete interaction using the hemizona assay. Result(s): Grp78 was found in the surface of oviduct epithelial cells. Soluble Grp78 was detected in oviductal fluids from women in the periovulatory period and in oviductal tissue conditioned medium. Rec-Grp78 was able to bind to the sperm acrosomal cap, and its presence during gamete interaction led to a decrease in the number of spermatozoa bound to the zona pellucida (ZP). When calcium ions from the incubation medium were replaced by strontium, rec-Grp78 enhanced sperm ZP interaction. Conclusion(S): Grp78 is expressed and secreted by oviduct epithelial cells. The protein would bind to the gametes and may modulate their interaction in a calcium-dependent manner.
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