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ASSESSMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND ANAEMIA RISK IN PATIENTS ON ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY
Objective: To assess the incidence of osteoporosis and anaemia in patients on anticonvulsant therapy and to educate those under risk.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 50 study participants. The Bone mineral density (BMD), vitamin D, hematological parameters and peripheral smear were noted. Data analyzed using different statistical methods. Patient information brochures for osteoporosis and anaemia were distributed to those on chronic anti-epileptic drug (AED) therapy.Results: The prevalence of osteoporosis was 16% and osteopenia 22%. The BMD of subjects showed an Insignificant reduction in BMD when compared with a standard reference value for south asian population (*P>0.05). The mean BMD in single therapy group was higher compared with multiple therapy groups. BMD of the enzyme-inducing class was less compared with non-enzyme inducing class but was not significant (P>0.05). Duration of therapy was compared with BMD of patients showed a negative correlation. The relationship between duration of therapy and hematological parameters showed a negative correlation (r =-0.128). The mean haematological parameters in single AED therapy were higher when compared with multiple AED therapy. The study demonstrated 40% microcytic hypochromic and 4% macrocytic hypochromic morphology.Conclusion: Chronic therapy with AEDs possesses a significant risk of developing osteoporosis and anaemia. The incidence rate varies according to the type, duration, and mode of therapy. Early detection and management through diet exercise or pharmacotherapy will decrease the incidence of unwanted effects due to AEDs and improve the quality of life.Keywords: Bone mineral density, Antiepileptic drug, Osteoporosi
Preparation and Properties of Asymmetric Vesicles That Mimic Cell Membranes: EFFECT UPON LIPID RAFT FORMATION AND TRANSMEMBRANE HELIX ORIENTATION*S⃞
A methyl-β-cyclodextrin-induced lipid exchange technique was devised
to prepare small unilamellar vesicles with stable asymmetric lipid
compositions. Asymmetric vesicles that mimic biological membranes were
prepared with sphingomyelin (SM) or SM mixed with
1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) as the predominant lipids in
the outer leaflet and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC), POPC,
1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidyl-l-serine (POPS), or POPS mixed
with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (POPE) in the inner
leaflet. Fluorescence-based assays were developed to confirm lipid asymmetry.
Cholesterol was introduced into these vesicles using a second
methyl-β-cyclodextrin exchange step. In asymmetric vesicles composed of
SM outside, DOPC inside (SMo/DOPCi) or SM outside, 2:1 mol:mol POPE:POPS
inside (SMo/2:1 POPE:POPSi) the outer leaflet SM formed an ordered state with
a thermal stability similar to that in pure SM vesicles and significantly
greater than that in symmetric vesicles with the same overall lipid
composition. Analogous behavior was observed in vesicles containing
cholesterol. This shows that an asymmetric lipid distribution like that in
eukaryotic plasma membranes can be conducive to ordered domain (raft)
formation. Furthermore asymmetric vesicles containing ∼25 mol %
cholesterol formed ordered domains more thermally stable than those in
asymmetric vesicles lacking cholesterol, showing that the crucial ability of
cholesterol to stabilize ordered domain formation is likely to contribute to
ordered domain formation in cell membranes. Additional studies demonstrated
that hydrophobic helix orientation is affected by lipid asymmetry with
asymmetry favoring formation of the transmembrane configuration. The ability
to form asymmetric vesicles represents an important improvement in model
membrane studies and should find many applications in the future