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- Håkansson, H., et al.
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In vivo and in vitro toxicity of fractionated fish lipids, with particular regard to their content of chlorinated organic compounds
- 1991
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Ingår i: Pharmacology and Toxicology. - : Wiley. - 0901-9928 .- 1600-0773. ; 69:6, s. 459-471
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Six different lipid matrices (the intact lipid (IL), four lipid fractions with different polarity, and the free fatty acids (FFAs) obtained by hydrolysis of the triacylglycerol (TAG) containing fraction) were obtained from salmon (Salmo salar) and eel (Anguilla anguilla), each collected at a contaminated and a comparatively uncontaminated catch site along the coast of Scandinavia. The lipid matrices were studied in toxicological test systems representing various biological functions of different organ systems from several species and trophic levels. The results were evaluated with particular respect to the concentrations of extractable organically bound chlorine (EOCl) in the matrices tested. In some test systems, the specimens with a higher EOCl concentration appeared to be more toxic. For example, the TAG containing fraction (F2) from Idefjord eel, having a higher EOCl content than F2 from Oslofjord eel, reduced the number and hatchability of eggs laid by zebrafish. Both IL and F2 of Idefjord eel increased mortality and reduced the oxygen/nitrogen-ratio in blue mussels. Non-polar compounds (F1) from Bothnian Sea salmon induced 7-ethoxyresurofin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in rainbow trout hepatocytes, whereas F1 from Senja salmon did not. F1 from Bothnian Sea salmon also reduced the number of T-cells in foetal mouse thymus anlagen in vitro compared with the cell number in anlagen exposed to F1 from Senja salmon. A positive correlation between EOCl concentration and test response was found for EROD activity in rainbow trout hepatocytes and for ATP-leakage in Erlich ascites tumour cells when testing the phospolipid containing fraction (F4). However, in most test systems the fish oils, irrespective of EOCl content, were of low toxicity, and the observed effects need to be verified in future studies.
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- Flinck, A, et al.
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Oral findings in a group of newborn Swedish children.
- 1994
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Ingår i: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. - 0960-7439. ; 4:2, s. 67-73
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Oral examinations were performed of 1021 newborn Swedish children, of whom 101 were re-examined after 2-3 or 4-5 months. The most common findings, registered in 74.9% of the children, were of oral mucosal cysts situated either palatally or on the alveolar ridges. The majority of the palatal cysts disappeared shortly after birth, and some alveolar cysts appeared after birth. Ankyloglossia was found in 2.5% of the children, and Fordyce spots in 1.0%. No natal teeth were found. The upper labial frenum was attached to the crest of the alveolar ridge in 76.7% of the children, palatally in 16.7% and buccally in 6.7%. The relationship of the alveolar ridges was recorded: the anterior segment of the mandibular ridge was distal to the maxillary in 99% of cases, and, posteriorly, the mandibular ridges were lingual to the maxillary in 97.6%. An open bite was found in 39.8% of the children.
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- Granstam, S O, et al.
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Effects of cigarette smoke and nicotine on duodenal bicarbonate secretion in the rabbit and the rat.
- 1990
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. - 0192-0790 .- 1539-2031. ; 12 Suppl 1, s. S19-24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effects of short-time exposure to cigarette smoke on duodenal mucosal bicarbonate secretion were studied in anesthetized rabbits and rats. The bicarbonate secretion was measured by continuous titration of recirculating luminal perfusate. In artificially ventilated rabbits, intermittent exposure to cigarette smoke during two 10-min periods caused a marked (approximately 40%) decrease (p less than 0.01) in duodenal bicarbonate secretion. After the exposures, secretion gradually recovered and had returned to the pre-exposure rate after 50 min. The decrease in secretion was associated with decreases in heart rate (approximately 15%) and blood pressure (approximately 30%) that, however, were of shorter duration. Neither reduced amounts of smoke (1/6 or 1/3) nor nicotine (25-1,000 micrograms/kg, intravenously) had any major effect on the bicarbonate secretion. In the spontaneously breathing rat, smoke was administered for 1-2 breaths every 30 s during a 5-min period. This exposure resulted in a significant (p less than 0.05) decrease in bicarbonate secretion and some increase in the blood pressure. Exposure to smoke had no effect on the secretion in rats with both splanchnic nerves cut, suggesting neural sympathetic mediation of the smoke-induced inhibition.
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- Jönson, C, et al.
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Effects of hypovolemia on blood flow, arterial [HCO3-], and HCO3- output in the rat duodenum.
- 1990
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Ingår i: American Journal of Physiology. - 0002-9513 .- 2163-5773. ; 259:2 Pt 1, s. G179-83
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effects of bleeding-induced hypovolemia on duodenal blood flow (microsphere technique), arterial [HCO3-], and duodenal HCO3- secretion (in situ titration) were investigated in chloralose-anesthetized rats. A 10% decrease in blood volume reduced duodenal HCO3- secretion by 44%, duodenal blood flow by 31%, and arterial [HCO3-] by 11%. In a group with cervically cut vagal nerves, basal duodenal HCO3- secretion was greater than 50% lower compared with controls. Basal blood flow and arterial [HCO3-] were on similar levels as in nonvagotomized animals. Furthermore, bleeding failed to lower duodenal alkaline output in rats with cut vagal nerves, although blood flow and arterial [HCO3-] were reduced to a similar extent as in the vagally intact controls. In a yohimbine-treated group, a 10% bleeding reduced duodenal blood flow by 28% and arterial [HCO3-] by 7% without influencing duodenal HCO3- secretion. We suggest that the hypovolemia-induced inhibition of duodenal alkaline secretion is not caused by a decrease in blood and/or arterial [HCO3-]. Instead, other factors may be of importance, for example, neural effects on enteric secretomotor neurons or directly on the secreting epithelium.
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- Mårin, P, et al.
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The morphology and metabolism of intraabdominal adipose tissue in men.
- 1992
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Ingår i: Metabolism: clinical and experimental. - 0026-0495. ; 41:11, s. 1242-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mass, morphology, and metabolism of total adipose tissue and its subcutaneous, visceral, and retroperitoneal subcompartments were examined in 16 men with a wide variation of total body fat. Computerized tomography (CT) scans showed that the intraabdominal fat mass comprised approximately 20% of total fat mass. Visceral and retroperitoneal fat masses were approximately 80% and 20% of total intraabdominal fat mass, respectively. Enlargement of intraabdominal fat depots was due to a parallel adipocyte enlargement only. Direct significant correlations were found between these adipose tissue masses and blood glucose and plasma insulin levels, blood pressure, and liver function tests, while glucose disposal rate during euglycemic glucose clamp measurements at submaximal insulin concentrations (GDR), plasma testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin concentrations correlated negatively. The correlations for glucose, insulin, and GDR were strongest with visceral fat mass. Adipose tissue lipid uptake, measured after oral administration of labeled oleic acid in triglyceride, was approximately 50% higher in omental than in subcutaneous adipose tissues. Adipocytes from omental fat also showed a higher lipolytic sensitivity and responsiveness to catecholamines. Furthermore, these adipocytes were less sensitive to the antilipolytic effects of insulin. Both lipid uptake and lipolytic sensitivity and responsiveness showed strong correlations (r = 0.8 to 0.9) to blood glucose and plasma insulin concentrations and also to the GDR (negative), while no such correlations were found with lipid uptake in subcutaneous or retroperitoneal abdominal adipose tissues. Taken together, these results suggest a higher turnover of lipids in visceral than in the other fat depots, which is closely correlated to systemic insulin resistance and glucose metabolism in men.
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