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J Leukoc Biol ; 70(3): 395-404, 2001 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11527989

ABSTRACT

Inexplicable controversies with regard to possible functional defects of neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in diabetes persist. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the relative effectiveness of several PMN agonists in stimulating lysosomal-enzyme secretion and leukotriene (LT) B(4) production by PMNs isolated from diabetic subjects. Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and platelet-activating factor (PAF) induced significantly less lysosomal-enzyme secretion and LTB(4) production in diabetic-subject PMNs than in normal-subject PMNs. It is surprising that PMNs from these same diabetic subjects responded normally after stimulation with A23187, serum-opsonized zymosan, or phorbol myristate acetate. The in vitro responsiveness of PMNs stimulated with fMLP or PAF was inversely correlated with indices of in vivo glycemic control (fasting plasma glucose and glycated-hemoglobin levels). In combination, these results indicate that hyperglycemia is associated with sustained decreases in PMN function but only in response to agonists that initiate stimulus-response coupling via G-protein-coupled receptors. This agonist-selective reduction in PMN responsiveness may contribute to the compromised host defense associated with sustained hyperglycemia in diabetes.


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Diabetes Mellitus/immunology , Hyperglycemia/immunology , Neutrophil Activation , Neutrophils/immunology , Adult , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Calcimycin/pharmacology , Cells, Cultured , Cross-Sectional Studies , Diabetes Mellitus/blood , Female , Humans , Hyperglycemia/blood , Leukotriene B4/biosynthesis , Lysosomes/enzymology , Male , Middle Aged , N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine/pharmacology , Platelet Activating Factor/pharmacology , Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology , Zymosan/pharmacology
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Int J Psychiatry Med ; 12(2): 93-101, 1982.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7118446

ABSTRACT

Catatonic stupor is a cluster of symptoms and not necessarily a disease entity. It may be seen not only in schizophrenia, but in major affective disorders, conversion disorders, organic brain syndromes, and atypical psychoses. The dexamethasone suppression test is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of major affective disorders, differentiating them from other types of psychopathology. In a twelve month retrospective study, five patients admitted to Psychiatric Institute of Atlanta were identified as meeting the criteria for catatonic schizophrenia. A dexamethasone suppression test was performed shortly after admission. Four of the five had patterns of inadequate suppression, indicative of a major affective disorder rather than a schizophrenic disorder. The dexamethasone suppression test is simple to administer, relatively painless, free from hazards, easy to interpret, readily available, and reliable. Not only can the dexamethasone suppression test be used in diagnosis, but also as a valuable aid in following the therapeutic progress in resolution of a major affective disorder.


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Dexamethasone , Schizophrenia, Catatonic/diagnosis , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Hydrocortisone/blood , Male , Middle Aged , Schizophrenia, Catatonic/blood , Schizophrenia, Catatonic/psychology
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