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- Landin-Olsson, Mona, et al.
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Immunoreactive trypsin(Ogen) in the sera of children with recent-onset insulin-dependent diabetes and matched controls
- 1990
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Ingår i: Pancreas. - : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). - 0885-3177. ; 5:3, s. 241-247
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To evaluate the exocrine pancreatic function at the time of diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, we determined immunoreactive an-odal and cathodal trypsin(ogen) levels in sera from almost all children (n = 375) 0-14 years of age in Sweden in whom diabetes developed during 1 year, and in sex-, age-, and geographically matched control subjects (n = 312). The median level of anodal trypsin(ogen) was 5 (quartile range, 3-7) µg/L in children with newly diagnosed diabetes, compared with a median level of 7 (quartile range, 4-8) µg/L in control subjects (p < 0.0001). Similarly, the median level of cathodal trypsin(ogen) was 8 (quartile range, 4-10) µg/L in children with diabetes, compared with a median level of 11 (quartile range, 7-15) µg/L in control subjects (p < 0.0001). The median of the individual ratios between cathodal and anodal trypsin(ogen) was 1.4 in the diabetic patients and 1.7 in the control children (p < 0.001). In a multivariate test, however, only the decrease in cathodal trypsin(ogen) concentration was associated with diabetes. The levels of trypsin(ogen)s did not correlate with levels of islet cell antibodies, present in 81% of the diabetic children. Several mechanisms may explain our findings, for example, similar pathogenetic factors may affect both the endocrine and exocrine pancreas simultaneously, a failing local trophic stimulation by insulin on the exocrine cells may decrease the trypsinogen production, and there may be an increased elimination of trypsin(ogen) because of higher filtration through the kidneys in the hyperglycemic state.
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- Lilja, H, et al.
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Prostate-specific antigen in serum occurs predominantly in complex with alpha 1-antichymotrypsin
- 1991
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Ingår i: Clinical Chemistry. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0009-9147 .- 1530-8561. ; 37:9, s. 25-1618
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Immunologic measurements of the serum concentration of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), an abundant prostatic-secreted serine proteinase, are frequently used to monitor patients with prostate cancer, though it has not been ascertained whether this immunoreactivity represents a PSA zymogen, the active proteinase, or PSA complexed to extracellular proteinase inhibitors. To characterize the PSA immunoreactivity in serum, we used monoclonal antibodies produced against PSA and a polyclonal rabbit IgG against alpha 1-antichymotrypsin in the design of three noncompetitive PSA assays: assay T, which detected PSA both when present as the active proteinase and when complexed to alpha 1-antichymotrypsin; assay F, which recognized the active proteinase but most poorly detected PSA complexed to alpha 1-antichymotrypsin; and assay C, which was specific for PSA complexed to alpha 1-antichymotrypsin. We used the three assays to measure PSA immunoreactivity in 64 patients' sera and in the effluent after gel chromatography of sera from four patients. This identified an 80- to 90-kDa complex between PSA and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin as the predominant fraction of the PSA immunoreactivity in blood plasma; an immunoreactive 25- to 40-kDa compound was the minor fraction.
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- Nilsson, S., et al.
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DFB laser with nonuniform coupling coefficient realized by double-layer buried grating
- 1993
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Ingår i: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. - : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). - 1041-1135 .- 1941-0174. ; 5, s. 1128-1131
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A technique for the realization of a nonuniform grating coupling coefficient kappa , and its implementation in distributed-feedback (DFB) lasers is presented. This technique, which is an extension of the buried-grating concept, offers precise control of the coupling coefficient and enables a kappa -ratio greater than 10. DFB lasers with an asymmetric kappa -variation have been fabricated using this method. A front-to-rear facet output power ratio close to five was obtained, qualitatively in agreement with simulations.<>
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- Bjermer, Leif, et al.
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Radiation-induced increase in hyaluronan and fibronectin in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from breast cancer patients is suppressed by smoking
- 1992
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Ingår i: European Respiratory Journal. - 1399-3003. ; 5:7, s. 785-790
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was analysed from 21 patients with breast cancer, stage T1N0M0, who had undergone tumour resection and post-operative local irradiation (accumulated dose 56 Gy). The lavage was performed two months after radiotherapy, in the anterior part of the lingula (left side) or of the right middle lobe (right side), depending on which side had been exposed to radiation. The patients had significantly increased concentrations of fibronectin (FN) (p less than 0.001), hyaluronan (HA) (p less than 0.01) and albumin (p less than 0.05) in BAL fluid compared with the healthy controls (n = 19). However, when the patients were separated, according to smoking history, it was obvious that the inflammatory reaction occurred entirely in the nonsmoking patient group (n = 10), whilst no difference could be found between the smoking patients (n = 11) and the controls. In the nonsmoking patient group, there was a sevenfold increase in BAL concentrations of FN and a threefold increase in HA. Moreover, four patients had detectable levels of procollagen III peptide in BAL, all were nonsmokers. The smoking habits of the controls had no influence on the BAL measurements. These findings indicate that smoking interferes with the radiation-induced early inflammatory connective tissue reaction of the lung. Finally, the results justify further investigation of interaction of smoking with cancer treatment, both from the view of therapy effectiveness and reduction of adverse effects.
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- Forssberg, Eric, et al.
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Influence of grinding method on complex sulphide ore flotation: a pilot plant study
- 1993
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Ingår i: International Journal of Mineral Processing. - 0301-7516 .- 1879-3525. ; 38:3, s. 157-175
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present work deals with plant investigations on the influence of conventional and autogenous grinding methods in the floatation of a complex sulphide ore. The study includes the investigation of the particle size and shape analysis and the pulp chemical measurements-Eh, pH, O2 concentration of cations and anions, at several stages of the grinding and flotation circuits. The rougher floatation concentrates of the Cu-Pb and Zn circuits were analysed to evaluate the floatation behaviour of chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite. The results indicate better liberation of minerals in coarse size fractions for the pulp ground by autogenous mill while conventional grinding shows higher degree of liberation in the fine size range. Metallurgical analyses of the final floatation concentrates shows higher recoveries of Cu, Pb and Zn for the pulp ground by autogenous milling. The grades of Cu and Pb were better with conventional grinding but the recoveries were less than those obtained by autogenous grinding. Several interesting observations concerning pulp chemistry (e. g. the concentrations of Fe ions is lower in pulps ground by conventional method than by autogenous means!) are discussed.
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- Henriksson, Anders E., et al.
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Hypercoagulability in acute bleeding peptic ulcer disease assessed by thrombin-antithrombin III concentrations.
- 1993
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Ingår i: European Journal of Surgery. - 1102-4151 .- 1741-9271. ; 159:3, s. 167-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To find out whether patients with acute bleeding peptic ulcers have hypercoagulable blood.DESIGN: Prospective open study.SETTING: District hospital in Sweden.SUBJECTS: 54 consecutive patients with duodenal ulcer (n = 25) and gastric ulcer (n = 29) admitted with haematemesis or melaena, or both.INTERVENTIONS: Diagnosis verified on admission by endoscopy, and healing was examined at follow up. Consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and smoking habits, were recorded.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Coagulation of the blood monitored by concentrations of plasma thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complex in samples obtained on admission for the acute bleeding episode and at follow up 1-2 months later.RESULTS: The plasma TAT complex concentrations were raised during the acute bleeding episode (p < 0.001) compared with an age matched reference group. The TAT complex concentrations measured at follow up had returned to the reference range in all patients, whether or not their ulcers had healed.CONCLUSION: The results indicate that patients with acute haemorrhage from peptic ulcers have hypercoagulable blood during the acute episode.
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- Henriksson, Anders E., et al.
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Time course of clotting and fibrinolytic markers in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding : relation to diagnosis and blood transfusion treatment.
- 1993
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Ingår i: Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. - 0957-5235 .- 1473-5733. ; 4:6, s. 877-80
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One hundred consecutive patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding were investigated. Blood coagulation and fibrinolytic activity were monitored by levels of plasma thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complex and plasmin-alpha 2-antiplasmin (PAP) complex in samples obtained from patients at admission with haematemesis and/or melana and in samples obtained from patients the first day after admission. Blood was transfused according to a restrictive policy. Median plasma TAT complex was significantly elevated both at admission and on the first day after admission compared with a reference group. Plasma PAP complex levels were normal at admission but decreased on the first day after admission. This decrease was independent of blood transfusion. The results indicate hypercoagulability at admission among patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage reinforced by the development of a hypofibrinolytic state during the first day after admission. Restricted blood transfusion was not associated with any detectable change in blood coagulation or fibrinolysis in these patients.
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- Kjebon, Olle, et al.
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Multi quantum well 1.55 μm DFB lasers with low threshold current, high resonance frequency and bandwidth at low current injection
- 1994
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Ingår i: Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994. - 0780317548 ; , s. 221-222
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Summary form only given. Multi quantum well GaInAsP DFB buried heterostructure lasers with low threshold, 3.4 mA, large slope of resonance frequency versus square root of current above threshold, 2.6 GHz/mA1/2 and high maximum bandwidth, 21.7 GHz, have been fabricated
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