Experimental ocular pathology related to corneal transmittance and infrared psychophysics

1963 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1013-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Dawson

The corneas of 26 cats were irradiated by a 3,250 K source at dose rates of 7.04 gcal/sec cm2. The incidence of cataract, corneal leukoma, and other anomalies was related to total dose levels which ranged from 25–400 gcal/cm2. Generation of lenticular opacities and associated long latent periods was related to current theory, corneal transmission, and intraocular absorption. Corneal spectral transmittance curves which cover the 200–3,200-mμ band were presented. An integration of the corneal transmission in the 700–2,700-mμ band indicates a mean transmission of 43%. Implications for studies of corneal sensibility using infrared stimuli are discussed. thermal psychophysics; infrared cataract; psychophysiology Submitted on March 11, 1963

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. MOYER

The effect of soil organic matter (OM), clay content, temperature, and soil moisture on dose levels of trifluralin (α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine) required for 90% control of wild oats (Avena fatua L.) was assessed in growth chamber experiments. In the first experiment, where soil moisture was constant, variation in soil OM accounted for 94% of the variability in trifluralin dose rates required for 90% reduction in fresh weight of wild oats (GR90) whereas clay content and temperature had no significant effect. In a second experiment, where temperature was constant, required dose rates were slightly higher at low and high moisture levels than at intermediate levels. Variation in OM explained 80% of the variability in GR90 while the inclusion of moisture and (moisture)2 terms in the multiple regression analysis explained an additional 7% of the variability. The results indicate that trifluralin efficacy was primarily related to OM content and that current recommendations for trifluralin could be improved if based on this parameter. An even more accurate trifluralin dose could be predicted from OM content and soil moisture content but the improvement in efficacy would be slight. Soil OM content determined the amount of trifluralin, dinitramine (N4,N4-diethyl-α,α,α-trifluoro-3,5-dinitrotoluene-2,4-diamine), and fluchloralin [N(2-chloroethyl)-2,6-dinitro-N-propyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-aniline] adsorbed to soil. This suggests that dose recommendations and efficacy of dinitramine and fluchloralin could be predicted from OM content.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 1774-1774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather K Webb ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Albert S Yu ◽  
Sissy Peterman ◽  
Leanne Holes ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 1774 Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) regulate several cellular functions including motility, proliferation, and survival. PI3K pathway signaling is mediated by the Class I PI3K isoforms, α, β, δ and γ. The PI3K p110δ isoform is preferentially expressed in cells of hematological origin and in a variety of malignant cells. CAL-101 is a potent p110δ inhibitor with an EC50 of 62 nM in a whole-blood p110δ assay and >200-fold selectivity for p110δ relative to other PI3K isoforms. Consistent with this target selectivity, nonclinical toxicology and safety pharmacology data supported initial clinical assessment of oral CAL-101 in single-dose, multiple-dose, and food-effect studies in healthy volunteers. Because CAL-101 is a CYP450 3A4 substrate, the effect of ketoconazole (a potent CYP450 3A4 inhibitor) on CAL-101 pharmacokinetics was also evaluated in healthy volunteers. Preliminary evaluation of disposition, metabolism and elimination in healthy volunteers was achieved by coadministering a trace amount of [14C]CAL-101 and unlabeled CAL-101 either orally or intravenously (IV) with samples evaluated by accelerator mass spectrometry. CAL-101 pharmacokinetics (PK) were subsequently evaluated in patients with lymphoid malignancies. In healthy volunteers, CAL-101 was well tolerated at 400 mg (the highest single dose tested) and at 200 mg BID through 7 days (the highest multiple dose tested). The drug has also been symptomatically well tolerated in patients with lymphoid malignancies receiving CAL-101 at dose levels through 350 mg/kg (the highest dose tested) over many months. Monitorable, reversible transaminase elevations have been observed in some patients, most commonly in patients with lymphoma. No maximum tolerated dose (MTD) has been apparent. Increases in Cmax and AUC are less than dose proportional, revealing minimal gains in plasma exposure at dose levels >150 mg BID. The mean volume of distribution was moderate at 57.7 L. The t1/2 was ∼8 hours across all dose levels and there was no plasma accumulation over 7 or 28 days. The collective data support BID dosing at ≥150 mg; dose levels in this range maintain steady-state trough plasma concentrations that are >10-fold above the EC50 for the in vitro whole-blood assay. [14C]CAL-101 was metabolized to only 1 metabolite in plasma and CAL-101-derived materials were primarily excreted in feces (>65% of total dose) with minimal elimination via urine (<15% of total dose). A high-fat, high-calorie meal had no effect on Cmax but slowed absorption, leading to a shift in observed median Tmax from 1.5 h to 4.5 h, and a moderate 1.4-fold increase in AUC; these data suggest that CAL-101 can be given with or without food. When administered following 4 days of ketoconazole, increases in mean CAL-101 Cmax and AUC values were 1.3- and 1.8-fold, respectively; thus, CAL-101 is not a sensitive substrate for CYP450 3A4 and coadministration of CAL-101 with CYP450 3A4 inhibitors does not appear to be contraindicated. Taken together with clinical data documenting PI3K pathway inhibition, modulation of chemokine signaling, and substantial dose-dependent antitumor activity, these findings provide a characterization of CAL-101 clinical pharmacology that supports CAL-101 development as an investigational therapy for cancer and other indications. Disclosures: Webb: Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Chen:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Yu:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Peterman:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Holes:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Lannutti:Calistoga Pharmaceutical Inc.: Employment. Miller:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment. Ulrich:Calistoga Pharmaceuticals: Employment, Equity Ownership.


1983 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Dassanayake ◽  
G. White

SUMMARYWhen a 1:5 mixture of trimethoprim (TMP) and sulphadiazine was fed to pigs intra-nasally infected with Bordetella bronchiseptica, 10 mg/kg/day was shown to be highly effective in suppressing the organism. This dose level had little effect on numbers of TMP-resistant coliforms in faeces, but oral doses of 30 mg/kg/day eventually selected a resistant population. It is suggested that the proliferation of resistant coliforms would be minimized by administration of the lowest oral dose rates of antibacterial drugs compatible with efficacy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 16005
Author(s):  
E. Lagzdina ◽  
R. Plukienė ◽  
D. Lingis ◽  
J. Garankin ◽  
A. Plukis ◽  
...  

PuBeneutrons sources of Educational Neutron Laboratory in the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology are used in several activities including neutron activation for educational purposes and laboratory irradiation experiments. In this work we address the dose rate estimation in the irradiation channels of reconstructed PuBe neutron sources storage device in the particular positions dedicated for neutron irradiation experiments using neutron activation analysis (NAA) and MCNP6 modelling.The results on neutron activation of V2O5, MnO2, Al and Na2CO3were analyzed and compared with MCNP6 model prediction results. The conclusions on the actual neutron flux energy distribution and model corrections are drawn. The absolute neutron intensity at dedicated irradiation points as well as neutron and gamma dose rates are obtained.


1963 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 852 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Kondos ◽  
WH Southcott ◽  
GL McClymont

Merino wethers infected with Fasciola hepatica were given pure carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), either by intramuscular (IM) injection at dose rates of 1, 2, 4, and 8 ml or by intraruminal (IR) injection at dose rates of 1, 2, and 4 ml. Blood samples were taken before and at intervals after dosing, and plasma glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) and isocitric dehydrogenase (ICD) activities were used for quantitative indications of liver damage. Plasma GOT and ICD activities after IR administration were approximately twice as high as those recorded after IM injection of an equal dose of CCl4, and peak values in the IR groups tended to occur earlier. Plasma glucose and lactic acid levels, and histological examination of liver tissues, also indicated differences in hepatotoxic or general toxicity effects. With the exception of 1 ml IM, all dose levels of CCl4 by both routes of administration were effective in removing mature Fasciola hepatica from the experimental sheep.


2000 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Armani ◽  
C. Brisset ◽  
F. Joffre ◽  
M. Dentan

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