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The relationship between lipid peroxidation (plasma malondialdehyde [MDA] concentration) and plasma fibrinogen level was analyzed in 144 men, aged 53-62 years. MDA was measured colorimetrically and fibrinogen with the thrombin method. Mean plasma MDA concentration was 12.6 (SD 1.2) micromol/L, plasma fibrinogen level 2.91 (0.47) g/L, and body mass index 27.1 (3.5) kg/m(2). Prevalence of smoking was 17%. MDA correlated moderately with fibrinogen. Both MDA and fibrinogen correlated positively with waist hip ratio (WHR) and blood leukocyte count, but inversely with VO(2)max. Both MDA and fibrinogen levels were higher in smokers than in non-smokers (p<0. 01). In multiple stepwise regression analysis, plasma MDA, VO(2)max, smoking, and leukocyte count explained 38.1% of the variance in plasma fibrinogen level, with the individual contributions reaching 20.6%, 9.7%, 5.5%, and 2.3%, respectively. WHR, serum triglycerides, and age did not enter the model. These data suggest that increased lipid peroxidation is associated with elevated plasma fibrinogen level in middle-aged men.
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Fibrinógeno/metabolismo , Peroxidación de Lípido/fisiología , Arteriosclerosis/sangre , Arteriosclerosis/etiología , Análisis de los Gases de la Sangre , Índice de Masa Corporal , Estudios de Cohortes , Finlandia/epidemiología , Humanos , Recuento de Leucocitos , Masculino , Malondialdehído/sangre , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis de Regresión , Factores de Riesgo , FumarRESUMEN
Antibacterial susceptibilities of bovine-mastitis pathogens were analysed directly in 57 mastitic milk samples without inoculation with exogenous organisms. Aseptically collected milk was mixed with serial dilutions of antibacterials and the growth was observed using 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) reduction the following day. The results were compared with those obtained by using calibrated bacterial inocula in turbidimetric minimum-inhibitory-concentration (MIC) determination in broth cultures, and in TTC-broth culture-test and TTC-normal milk-test. The results of different methods all correlated positively when the entire data was used. However, taking the direct test in mastitic milk as the 'true' result, the total discrepancies varied from 34.7% to 48.8%. Antibacterial activities of the trimethoprim-sulphadoxine combination, and of spiramycin and ampicillin, decreased significantly when nutrient broth was replaced by milk as the test medium. The efficacy of trimethoprim-sulphadoxine as an antibacterial agent was also dependent on the source of milk.