Abstract:
:A method is described for studying protein kinetics in pleural effusions in humans. In 15 patients with pleural effusions from a variety of causes, protein inflow was monitored by measuring the rate of appearance in the effusion of the plasma protein transferrin, radiolabelled in vivo by intravenous injection of 113InmCl3. Protein outflow was measured from the rate of appearance in the blood of intrapleurally administered 125I-albumin. Compartmental analysis has been used to determine rate constants k(in) and kout for the movement of labelled proteins into and out of the effusion, respectively. The mean value of k(in) for 15 patients was 9.4 x 10(-4) h-1 (range 2.2-21.4). The mean value of kout in the same patients was 28 x 10(-4) h-1 (range 6-68). Using appropriate assumptions where necessary, the absolute transfer rates of albumin and transferrin were also estimated. For albumin, the mean rate of outflow was 66 mg h-1 (range 27-158), compared to mean estimated inflow of 133 mg h-1 (range 36-381). Protein inflow was highest in a case of metastatic ovarian carcinoma with pleural and peritoneal seedlings, indicating high vascular permeability. Protein outflow was very low in a case of mesothelioma, suggesting severely impaired lymphatic drainage. The technique may prove to be a useful tool for studying mechanisms resulting in the formation of malignant and nonmalignant pleural effusions, and may also be useful for studying the effects of putative therapeutic intervention.
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Nucl Med Communjournal_title
Nuclear medicine communicationsauthors
Smith MJ,Joseph J,Flatman WD,Basran GSdoi
10.1097/00006231-199206000-00043keywords:
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1992-06-01 00:00:00pages
432-9issue
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0143-3636issn
1473-5628journal_volume
13pub_type
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更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001021
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e3282f25905
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199602000-00010
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001068
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198508000-00004
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e3283595cac
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199004000-00004
更新日期:1990-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000383
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835ae545
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199706000-00012
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199307000-00002
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199209000-00006
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e3283396073
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199607000-00011
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198812000-00009
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001164
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199902000-00013
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00