by Mui Kin Tung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-113). / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- ION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN HUMAN ERYTHROCYTES --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- "Sodium Pump (Na+,K+-ATPase)" --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Passive Sodium Transport Systems --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Sodium-potassium-chloride cotransport system --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Sodium-lithium Countertransport --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Ouabain- and Frusemide-Resistant Passive Effluxes --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- "Sodium Pump (Na+, K+-ATPase) in Essential Hypertension" --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Cotransport in Essential Hypertension --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Sodium-Lithium Countertransport in Essential Hypertension --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Passive Ion Fluxes in Essential Hypertension --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Intracellular Sodium Concentration in Essential Hypertension --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN DIABETES MELLITUS --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- MATERIALS & METHODS --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- MATERIALS --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Choline Wash Solution (CWS) --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Lithium Loading Solution --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Choline Wash Solution with Ouabain (CWS-O) --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Sodium Containing Medium (SCM) --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Sodium Free Medium (SFM) --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Sodium Free Medium with Bumetanide (SFM-B) --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- Preservation Solution --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- STUDY POPULATION --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Control Subjects --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Patients with Essential Hypertension --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Diabetic Patients --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3 --- DETERMINATION OF ERYTHROCYTE INTRACELLULAR SODIUM AND POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS (Naic/Kic --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Preparation of Erythrocytes --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Preparation of Haemolysates --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Determination of Sodium and Potassium Concentrations in Haemolysates --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Determination of Haemoglobin Concentration in Haemolysates --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Evaluation of Erythrocyte Intracellular Sodium and Potassium Concentrations --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4 --- DETERMINATION OF ERYTHROCYTE PASSIVE POTASSIUM EFFLUX --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Determination of Potassium Concentrations in Supernatant --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Evaluation of Passive Potassium Efflux --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5 --- DETERMINATION OF ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM-LITHIUM COUNTERTRANSPORT (SLC) AND LITHIUM-POTASSIUM COTRANSPORT (LPC) --- p.41 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Lithium Loading --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Determination of Haematocrit --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Preparation of Haemolysates --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Determination of the Lithium Concentration in Haemolysates --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5.5 --- Determination of Lithium Efflux --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5.6 --- Evaluation of Lithium Efflux Rate --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5.7 --- Evaluation of Intracellular Lithium Concentration --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6 --- VALIDATION OF METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINATION OF ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS --- p.45 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Effect of Time Course of Lithium Efflux --- p.45 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Intracellular Potassium Concentration and Its Effect on Ouabain- and Frusemide-Resistant Passive Potassium Efflux --- p.45 / Chapter 3.7 --- PRESERVATION OF ERYTHROCYTES FOR DETERMINATION OF SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS --- p.51 / Chapter 3.8 --- PRECISION OF THE METHOD --- p.51 / Chapter 3.9 --- STATISTICS --- p.52 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- RESULTS --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS --- p.57 / Chapter 4.2 --- ERYTHROCYTE INTRACELLULAR LITHIUM CONCENTRATIONS AFTER LITHIUM LOADING --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ERYTHROCYTE ION TRANSPORT PARAMETERS AND OTHER VARIABLES --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4 --- ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION --- p.64 / Chapter 4.5 --- ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS --- p.64 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- NIDDM Patients without Hypertension --- p.64 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- NIDDM Patients with Hypertension --- p.65 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- NIDDM Patients with and without Hypertension --- p.65 / Chapter 4.6 --- ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS WITH PROTEINURIA --- p.65 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Clinical Features and Biochemistry Indices --- p.69 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- Ion Transport Systems and NIDDM Patients with Proteinuria --- p.69 / Chapter 4.7 --- EFFECTS OF TREATMENTS ON ERYTHROCYTE ION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS --- p.70 / Chapter 4.7.1 --- Effects of Diuretic Therapy --- p.70 / Chapter 4.7.2 --- Effects of Enalapril and Nifedipine Therapy --- p.74 / Chapter 4.7.3 --- Effects of Enalapril Therapy --- p.74 / Chapter 4.7.4 --- Effects of Nifedipine Therapy --- p.75 / Chapter 4.7.5 --- Comparison of the Effects of Enalapril and Nifedipine Therapy --- p.75 / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- DISCUSSION --- p.81 / Chapter 5.1 --- SODIUM TRANSPORT IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION --- p.82 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Erythrocyte Sodium-Lithium Countertransport in Essential Hypertension --- p.82 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Erythrocyte Sodium-Potassium Cotransport in Essential Hypertension --- p.86 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Erythrocyte Intracellular Concentration of Sodiumin Essential Hypertension --- p.87 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Erythrocyte Passive Potassium Efflux in Essential Hypertension --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2 --- SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN NON-INSULIN- DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS (NIDDM) --- p.91 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Sodium-Lithium Countertransport in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus --- p.91 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Erythrocyte Lithium-Potassium Cotransport and Intracellular Sodium Concentration in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus --- p.93 / Chapter 5.3 --- EFFECT OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS ON ERYTHROCYTE SODIUM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS --- p.95 / REFERENCES --- p.98
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319234 |
Date | January 1993 |
Contributors | Mui, Kin Tung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences. |
Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, [iii], 113 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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