RESISTF\NCE TO SPIRONOLF\CTONE IN NON F)ZHOTEROLE OF ENHPlNCED rlIr OSCITIC CIRRHOTICS: PROXIMPL SODIUM REABSORPTION. Cavesaro. P. ~no+l i . i. . Sacerdoti. G. Albino+ Department of Gatta University of Padua
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verify if the The study was designed to reabamount ok proximal-fractional sodium may affect the response sorption (PFR Na) to spircnolactone in Aon a-rothemic ascitic We evaluated renal plasma flow cirrhotics. rate (GFRl, glomerular filtration (RPFl. (FE Nab. sodium fractional excretion distal fractional sodium reabsorption (DFR aldosterone (I’cIl in p 1a5ma Na, . PRPI. and 42 nscitlc cirrhotic5 with serum creatinine < 1.3 nag/d1 who then received spironolactont? at dOSO’1 up to 500 mg/day and in 25 ConCrols 111.10weve on the same iposodic diet. Non responders to spironolactone in 3 days1 (90 (bodv weiQht loss < 700 9 %, showed-a more reduced FE Na as a’result Of ; more increased PFR Na (D < 0.05). a more reduced DFR Na (p < O.O!Sl. and higher and PPI (p < values of PR6 0.051 than responders. No difference wari found in RPF and GFR. We conclude that the resistan ce to spiranolactone azothemic ascitic cirrhotics is ize to a yreatly enhanced PFR Na which limits the role of P& in renal sodium retention.
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I,‘ol.cithin (LPC, is . ujor m*tabo1ita of p,,oqd,olipids tux'zxo..l, .nd proini1utory propati*s. sins9 th. liver plays . ujor rol. in UC r..o..l ..zd ~ms+s.ing, w. studied the Imp&o-biliacy wtabolisr of LPC in CClO-induc.d cirrhosis. Tuelrm ula, sirrhotio Wistar I.+S .nd d histology-prov+n, fitted jugular and biltary controls we*. c.tb.t.r‘ .,,d kqt under taurocholat, (1 Two mCi of 1-(ldclp*lmitoyl-LPC UWl/rilI, i...,. of radiostivity l'h, fat. I#.=. givm .‘ . bo1us. 1ir.r "pt.,‘. .nd ‘ubc.L1uI.r (plasm c1marancr, molm2ul.r biotransforootions .nd location, ?? ggregativo forms) was studied by combinmd ohro..towr.phis .nd r.diochais.1 ..thods. . prolor& pm ,BDC. in Results: 1) LPC has plasma in cirrhotis, dum rant:< to decreasad hapatic clearance and inmfficienl conrrrsion into lacithin: 2) both microsoul and cytocolic LPC mcylatioois much wlowmr in the cirrhotic than in ccuDul~tion occur‘ in tb. noru1 1iv*r; 3) LPPC?? the cirrhotic liver, largely .‘ . noa protein bound frwtion; ., th. s.l.cti;ity of LPC .c,l.&n observed in controls is PertiellFlost in cirrhosi#; 5) ??consiwt.nt frakion 02 LPC is conrertad into triglycoridw in cirrhosis,but controls. Thasd r...n derangaents of LPC metaboliu in the cirrhotic lirar ?rr ? 5. of pathogan*tic significance.
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HEPATICAND INTESTINALOXIDATIVETISSUE DAMAGSAFTXk ISCHEWIAAND REPERFUSIW A.J. Auaustin. J. Wilr and J. Lut?, Dwpt. of Pbyriology, Universityof Yuerzburg, F. k. Gwraray The liver ir cmP8bmblrof 8cbievinghigh oxygen extrectionretiesand seems to hare 8 hiaher iscbuic tolcrrncrthan the prepositioned into&no. Concerning iscbemieand reperfusion,these tissuesshow ?? different way of rustrisingen oxidative Eurgw, most likelycausedby differrntfrer radicalsource,. This wes concludedfrom the fallowinaexperiments: Two modelsof irchmir were utilisrdwith mrlr wirtar rrtr: 1. Hwaenteric rrtrry occlusion [WQCI (45/90min irchemie[II): 150 min reperfurion[RI). 2. Subdirphrrgmrticrortic occlurion[AOC] (IS ?in ? [II: 45 min [Xl). After experimentslipid paroxide levwlr (LPO)in tissuewara drtrrminwdby the mrthod of Ohkwr et ?? l. (1979). 1. XOC: Aftrr 45/90 min of ischemieLPO of intastim increered
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