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Synthesis of some novel heteropolyquinanes
Synthesis of structurally novel aza-and oxa-polyquinanes from the abundantly available cis,syn,cis-triquinane dione 1 via transannular nucleo-phillc additions is reported
In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to trifluoperazine
The reference strain, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
H37Rv, 19 drug-sensitive and 15 drug resistant clinical
isolates of M. tuberculosis were tested for their in
vitro susceptibility to trifluoperazine (TFP), an
antipsychotic drug, by broth dilution method. The
minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal
bactericidal concentration (MBC) of TFP against M.
tuberculosis H37Rv were 8 and 32 mg/l, respectively.
The distribution of the sensitive and resistant isolates,
with respect to the MIC of TFP, was similar. The
distribution of the sensitive and resistant isolates,
with respect to the MBC of TFP, was different and
the difference was statistically significant. The findings
suggest that TFP is more bactericidal to drug-resistant
isolates than to the sensitive isolates
Effect of administration of rifampicin on the adrenocortical function in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Adrenocortical function was studied on
admission and during treatment in 57 newlydiagnosed
patients with pulmonary tuberculosis,
16 of whom were treated with a daily regimen
containing Rifampicin (R-7), 22 with a twiceweekly
regimen containing the same drug (R-Z)
and 19 with a daily regimen that did not contain
Rifampicin (NR-7). In patients on daily treatment
(R-7 and NR-7), there was a slight increase in
plasma cortisol at 1 week followed by a decline;
while the mean level at 4 weeks was similar to that
on admission in the R-7 patients, that in the NR-7
patients was significantly lower (P < 0.01). No
change was observed in the R-2 patients. A
positive response to tetracosactrin was observed in
the 7 R-7, 14 R-Z and 7 NR-7 patients on
admission and in 6, 14 and 14, respectively at 4
weeks. The increase in the proportion of positive
responders in the NH-7 patients was significant
(P = 0.05). On admission, the diurnal rhythm of
the release of cortisol, as assessed by changes in
salivary cortisol, was disturbed in the patients
with an evening rise in the cortisol levels; it had,
however, reverted to a near-normal pattern after 2
months of treatment in all 3 groups of patients
Restriction fragment length polymorphism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from various regions of India, using direct repeat probe
Intraspecies differentiation was studied on 68 M. tuberculosis strains obtained from 6 states of India by
restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) using a direct repeat probe (DR probe) hybridised
with Alu I digest of DNA. Most strains showed polymorphism based patterns that comprised between 2
to 7 bands and were grouped into 26 RFLP types. Of the 11 strains tested from Amritsar, 8 were RFLP
type 5; the remaining 3 were of type 11 and were exclusively confined to this region. The strains from
other regions were more heterogeneous. We confirm that DR-associated RFLP can be an excellent tool
for the differentiation of M. tuberculosis strains. Depending on their geographical origin, these strains can
be differentiated to a large extent by DR fingerprinting
Early bactericidal action of pulsed exposure to rifampicin, ethambutol, isoniazid & pyrazinamide in pulmonary tuberculosis patients
The bactericidal action of two therapeutic regimens on Mycobacterium tuberculosis was assessed by
viable counts in serial sputum samples in 49 pulmonary tuberculosis patients being treated with
rifampicin (R), etbambutol (Emb), isoniazid (I) and pyrazinamide (Z) together in a single dose thrice
weekly (REmbIZ3) or with REmb and IZ on alternate days (REmb3IZ3alt). In both groups of patients,
there was a significant reduction (P < 0.02) in the colony forming units (cfu) of M. tuberculosis per
ml of sputum during the first two days of treatment itself. This early bactericidal action (EBA) as well
as the reduction in counts during the subsequent days of treatment were similar (P > 0.2) for both
REmbIZ3 and REmb3IZ3alt regimens indicating that splitting up REmbIZ into REmb on one day and
IZ on the next day in short course chemotherapy (SCC) regimens may not affect the bactericidal action
of the regimens
Cell mediated immune response in South India pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Ninety-two untreated pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients and sixty two non-tuberculous
(non-TB) controls drawn from the same socio-economic strata were studied for their delayed
hypersensitivity (DH), cell mediated immunity (CMI) and bacillary-load. There was no correlation
between bacillary load and response in parameters of CMI, namely, lymphocyte transformation test
(LTT) and leucocyte migration inhibition test (LMI). Migration Index (MI) in LMI did not correlate
with DH in TB patients. There was no significant difference in the mean values of MI between TB
and non-TB control patients. Response of lymphocytes to mitogens and percentage of T-rosetting
cells also did not differ between TB and non-TB control patients. On the contrary, differences were
found in the two groups of patients with regard to lymphocyte response to PPD antigen and mean
B-cell percentage. While, among non-TB patients. high Mantoux reactors had significantly higher
LTT response to PPD compared to low Mantoux reactors: no such difference was observed among TB
patients. The mean B-Cell percentage was significantly higher in TB patients than in non-TB
controls. The relevance of these differences in relation to tuberculosis in discussed
Major and minor fisheries harbours of India. 8. Fisherries harbours along the coasts of North Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal
The present account gives information about the three major and five minor fisheries harbours along the coasts of north Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Benga
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