scholarly journals Acute and chronic desalivation and isotonic saline preference in rats

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Wong ◽  
Leon Kraintz
Author(s):  
Song Huang ◽  
Samuel Constant ◽  
Barbara De Servi ◽  
Marisa Meloni ◽  
Amina Saaid ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose Nasal irrigation is an effective method for alleviating several nasal symptoms and regular seawater-based nasal irrigation is useful for maintaining nasal hygiene which is essential for appropriate functioning of the nose and for preventing airborne particles including some pollutants, pathogens, and allergens from moving further in the respiratory system. However, safety studies on seawater-based nasal irrigation are scarce. In this study, the safety and efficacy of a diluted isotonic seawater solution (Stérimar Nasal Hygiene, SNH) in maintaining nasal homeostasis were evaluated in vitro. Methods Safety was assessed by measuring tissue integrity via transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). Efficacy was measured by mucociliary clearance (MCC), mucin secretion, and tissue re-epithelization (wound repair) assays. All assays were performed using a 3D reconstituted human nasal epithelium model. Results In SNH-treated tissues, TEER values were statistically significantly lower than the untreated tissues; however, the values were above the tissue integrity limit. SNH treatment significantly increased MCC (88 vs. 36 µm/s, p < 0.001) and mucin secretion (1717 vs. 1280 µg/ml, p < 0.001) as compared to untreated cultures. Faster wound closure profile was noted upon pre-SNH treatment as compared to classical isotonic saline solution pre-treatment (90.5 vs. 50.7% wound closure 22 h after wound generation). Conclusion SNH did not compromise the integrity of the nasal epithelium in vitro. Furthermore, SNH was effective for removal of foreign particles through MCC increase and for enhancing wound repair on nasal mucosa.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 030006052110244
Author(s):  
Ann Hee You ◽  
Ji Yoo Lee ◽  
Jeong-Hyun Choi ◽  
Mi Kyeong Kim

Compared with monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), which requires electrolyte-free irrigation fluid, normal saline can be used as the irrigation solution in bipolar and laser TURP. The risk of TURP syndrome and severe electrolyte disturbance is minimized when normal saline is used as the irrigation fluid. However, the use of isotonic saline also causes acid-base imbalance and electrolyte disturbance. We experienced two patients who developed hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis during bipolar TURP. After proper intervention, hemodynamic instability resolved, and laboratory test results normalized. Anesthesiologists must pay attention to acid-base and electrolyte status when rapid absorption of excessive isotonic solution is suspected, even during bipolar and laser TURP, which use normal saline as the irrigation fluid.


Author(s):  
E Ocak ◽  
S Mulazimoglu ◽  
D Kocaoz ◽  
E Mirici ◽  
E Dagli ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective To investigate the effects of nasal irrigation with sodium hyaluronate and surfactant solutions on mucociliary clearance time in patients with mild persistent allergic rhinitis. Methods A total of 120 patients diagnosed with mild persistent allergic rhinitis were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients were allocated randomly to the surfactant, sodium hyaluronate or isotonic saline (as a control) nasal irrigation group. The mucociliary clearance times and improvements in mucociliary clearance times were compared. Results Improvements in mean mucociliary clearance time were significantly greater in the surfactant and sodium hyaluronate groups than in the control group (p < 0.01). The mean post-treatment mucociliary clearance time of the surfactant group was significantly lower than that of the control (p < 0.001) and sodium hyaluronate groups (p = 0.03). Conclusion Surfactant and sodium hyaluronate nasal irrigation solutions may both be used as adjunctive treatments for allergic rhinitis. Surfactant nasal irrigation resulted in better mucociliary clearance times.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 4126
Author(s):  
Yea-Ji Lee ◽  
Bo-Young Kim ◽  
Jae-Hee Park ◽  
Sae-Yeon Kim ◽  
Hee-Yeon Park ◽  
...  

This study investigated whether intraoperative infusion of magnesium sulphate reduces the incidence of emergence agitation (EA) in paediatric patients who undergo ambulatory ophthalmic surgery using the Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale. Ninety-two paediatric patients who were scheduled for elective ophthalmic surgery were randomly allocated to two groups: control or magnesium. In the magnesium group, patients received an initial intravenous loading dose of 30 mg/kg of 10% solution of magnesium sulphate over 10 min and then a continuous infusion of 10 mg/kg×h during the surgery. In the control group, an equal volume of 0.9% isotonic saline was administered in the same way as in the magnesium group. The PAED scale was assessed at 15-min intervals until the PAED score reached below 10 at the postanaesthetic care unit. EA was defined as a PAED score of 10 or higher. Of the 86 patients recruited, 44 and 42 were allocated to the control and magnesium groups, respectively. The incidence of EA was 77.3% in the control group and 57.1% in the magnesium group (odds ratio, 0.392; 95% confidence interval, 0.154 to 0.997; p = 0.046). The intraoperative infusion of magnesium sulphate significantly reduced the incidence of EA.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1801301
Author(s):  
Pablo Djabayan-Djibeyan ◽  
Brian Carpenter ◽  
Gerardo Medina-Ramírez ◽  
Felix Andueza-Leal ◽  
Andrés León-Leal ◽  
...  

A lectin from the green Venezuelan marine alga Caulerpa serrulata was extracted with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) using cold steeping infusion (CSI) and by grinding with liquid nitrogen (GLN). The proteins were precipitated using solid ammonium sulfate. Both the crude extracts and ammonium sulfate precipitated proteins were tested for hemagglutinins using native and papain-treated human red blood cell suspensions in isotonic saline solution. Purification of lectins was achieved using affinity chromatography-sugar-epoxy-sepharose 6B and molecular weight was assessed by size exclusion chromatography using Bio-gel® P-100 and SDS-PAGE with 2-mercaptoethanol. IEF-urea 8M was also evaluated. Using CSI it was shown that the marine alga released hemagglutinating compounds into the solutions; the same hemagglutinating compounds were also obtained by GLN. Ammonium sulfate precipitated proteins exhibited agglutinating activity against native and papain-treated human red blood cells. Temperature and EDTA were shown to affect dramatically the lectin activity towards red blood cells. A lectin was purified efficiently and the molecular weight calculated as approximately 78,000 Daltons. The CSI technique demonstrated that the alga could be returned to an active metabolic state by immersion in a simple buffer after having been kept dormant by freezing at −20°C for long periods. It was also shown that the alga was releasing bioactive compounds into the solutions and, therefore, this procedure is being suggested as a good, gentle, non-disruptive extraction technique and we postulate CSI as a possible bioreactor for the continuous production of bioactive compounds from green marine algae.


1978 ◽  
Vol 373 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Knight ◽  
Steven Sansom ◽  
Lois Hawk ◽  
Seymour J. Frankfurt ◽  
Edward J. Weinman
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1972 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Stovall King ◽  
Don L. Jewett ◽  
Howard R. Sundberg

✓ A possible mechanism by which intrathecal infusion of partially frozen saline might relieve patients of chronic pain has been studied by applying hypertonic saline to the dorsal rootlets of cats in vitro. The supernatant of partially thawed normal saline was found to be hypertonic. Persistent block of C fibers, detected by a collision method, occurred after the rootlets had been exposed to saline from 500 to 2500 mOsm/L for 15 min followed by 15 min of isotonic saline. Few of the A fibers were blocked by this procedure, but both A and C fibers were blocked when solutions of 3500 mOsm/L were used. Differential blockage of C fibers could also be produced with hypotonic saline and with distilled water. Localized cooling, to 2°C for 25 min, had no persistent effect on C fiber conduction, and when cooling was combined with hypertonic saline there was no potentiation of the differential blockade caused by the saline. Hypertonic solutions of sucrose or sodium nitrate produced no persistent differential block; most A and C fibers recovered. However, choline chloride was as effective as sodium chloride in giving a differential blockade. It seems that chloride ion plays a major role in establishing the persistent C fiber blockade observed when dorsal rootlets are exposed to hypertonic saline.


1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Wilson ◽  
M. Cusimano ◽  
U. Honrath

The role of the renal nerves in the altered sodium reabsorption which occurs during increased ureteral pressure was studied using clearance techniques in anaesthetized rats undergoing diuresis induced by isotonic saline infusion. In rats with a sham denervated kidney, an ipsilateral increase in ureteral pressure to 20 cm H2O resulted in a marked and significant decrease in sodium and water excretion, increased fractional sodium reabsorption, and increased urine osmolality with no significant change in glomerular filtration rate. A similar significant ipsilateral increase in tubular reabsorption of sodium occurred in rats with chronically denervated kidneys during increased ureteral pressure. The changes in tubular reabsorption were rapidly reversible after return of ureteral pressure to normal. These experiments indicate that enhanced tubular reabsorption of sodium during an ipsilateral increase in ureteral pressure is not mediated by increased renal nerve activity. During the antinatriuresis of increased ureteral pressure there was a decrease in the fractional reabsorption of sodium from the opposite normal kidney. The role of the renal nerves in this compensatory change in function in the opposite kidney was studied in two further groups of animals. The renal response to a contralateral increase in ureteral pressure was similar in denervated and sham-denervated kidneys. The results indicate that altered renal nerve activity, through ipsilateral or contralateral renorenal reflexes, is not responsible for the changes in tubular reabsorption of sodium which occur during increased ureteral pressure induced by partial ureteral obstruction.


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