ABSTRACT. The systolic, mean and diastolic pressures as well as the heart rate were mesured using the oscillometric method, on a total of 104 cats (60 cats in the normal group, and 44 in the renal disease group) which were brought into Azabu University Animal Hospital. The blood pressure in the normal group was systolic: 115.4 ± 10.1 mmHg, mean: 96.2 ± 12.2 mmHg, and diastolic: 73.7 ± 10.7 mmHg. Although no difference in heart rate, the renal disease group showed significantly (p<0.05) higher values for systolic, mean, and diastolic pressure when compared with the normal group. Moreover, when plasma renin activity, angiotensin I and II, and aldosterone concentrations were measured in other cats (11 normal and seven with chronic renal failure), all cats with chronic renal failure showed significantly (p<0.05) higher values than the normal group. It is, therefore, indicated that hypertension due to stimulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system may have manifested in cats with renal dysfunction. -KEY WORDS: blood pressure, feline, hypertension, renin-angiotensinaldosterone system. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 60 (7): [805][806][807][808] 1998 vomitus and anemia), and high concentrations (range: 2.1-13.8 mg/dl; mean: 3.9 ± 3.0 mg/dl) of serum creatinine, were classified as the renal disease group. A sphygmomanometer (USM-700GTM : Ueda Electronic Works, Ltd.), oscillometric method, was used to measure the systolic, mean, diastolic pressures and the heart rate in both groups. The blood pressure measurement sites were either the forelimb or the tail, and a measuring cuff was selected based on the size of approximately 40% circumference of the measuring site. In order to avoid stress to the patients as much as possible, blood pressure was measured in an isolated room apart from the regular consulting room. Moreover, the blood pressure was measured a total of five times at one minute intervals with the owner's presence. The results obtained under the physical movements of the patient were deleted from the values as artifacts.The effects of the number of measurements on the blood pressure and heart rate were firstly examined in the normal group. To examine the effects of measuring sites on the blood pressure, the blood pressure of both the forelimb and the tail was compared using a total of 24 cats selected randomly from the normal group. The effects of both gender and age on blood pressure were examined in the normal group. Thereafter, these values obtained from both the normal and the renal disease groups were analyzed.The plasma renin activity, angiotension I and II, and aldosterone concentrations were measured to by radioimmunoassay compare 11 normal to seven cases with chronic renal dysfunction.The statistical analysis on the number of measurements were conducted, first using the Friedman method, followed by the Wilcoxon method. The Speaman raking correlation Hypertension has been recognized as a risk factor in human patients with cerebral hemorrhage, heart and renal diseases, therefore diagnosis of hypertension is carrie...

We report the operation of polycrystalline silicon ion sensitive field effect transistors. These devices can be fabricated on inexpensive disposable substrates such as glass or plastics and are, therefore, promising candidates for low cost single-use intelligent multisensors. In this work we have developed an extended gate structure with a Si 3 N 4 sensing layer. Nearly ideal pH sensitivity �54 mV/ pH� and stable operation have been achieved. Temperature effects have been characterized. A penicillin sensor has been fabricated by functionalizing the sensing area with penicillinase. The sensitivity to penicillin G is about 10 mV/ mM, in solutions with concentration lower than the saturation value, which is about 7 mM.

ABSTRACT. Using the telemetry system, we measured the blood pressure (BP) invasively in seven adult mongrels while unanesthetized and unbound. Post-operative BP after implanting the telemetry BP transmitter showed temporarily high values due to the invasive nature of the surgery. It was, however, observed that BP gradually decreased thereafter, and showed settled trends from the eighth day postoperatively. When we took the average of the systolic, mean and diastolic BP at hourly intervals for each of the dogs once their BP had settled, a twin peak diurnal variation (at 8:00 and 19:00) was observed. Moreover, significantly high values (p<0.05) were identified in active state compared with when sleeping or at rest. The 24 hr BP measured by the telemetry system in seven normal dogs resulted in the following values: systolic 123.4 ± 7.9 mmHg, mean 91.1 ± 5.6 mmHg, and diastolic 74.5 ± 4.9 mmHg.-KEY WORDS: blood pressure, canine, diurnal variation.J. Vet. Med. Sci. 61(6): 643-647, 1999 were exposed under anesthesia, and BP measuring transmitter (model TL10M2-D70) catheter was indwelled. The transmitter body was implanted into a subcutaneous pocket that had created first. After examining the BP by use of transmitter, the digital signal was received by a receiver (RLA2000), and was sent in turn to a consolidation matrix (BCM-100), and a universal adapter (UA10). Finally, the digital signal was converted to an analogue signal by the universal adapter, and output to an analytical computer system (Softron ECG Processor SBP4.8:Softron Co., Tokyo, Japan) (Fig. 1). Further, the systolic, mean and diastolic BP were calculated from the continuous BP readings input for approximately 10 sec at a time at 5 min intervals, and the average were taken to be the systolic, mean and diastolic values for each hour. These measurements were taken continuously for 24 hr, and the following examinations were conducted. Examination of the BP changes after implanting transmitter:We examined the effect of the invasive surgery on BP after the transmitter had been implanted for 14 days post-operatively. For the BP examination, we used the total and average values (24 hr BP) taken every 24 hr using the systolic, mean and diastolic pressure measured at 5 min intervals.Examination into the diurnal BP variations: We examined the diurnal BP variations in normal dogs for a period of seven days after at least one month had passed since the transmitter were implanted. First of all, the systolic, mean and diastolic BP were measured at 5 min intervals and totaled in hourly blocks and examined using their average values. In order to observe the relationship between BP and activity, a comparison was made among the sleeping period (1:00-6:00), the resting period (12:00-17:00), awaking but comparatively settled period, and the periods of intense activity (7:00-9:00 and 18:00-20:00). In addition, comparisons were also made with both the 24 hr BP and For measuring blood pressure (BP) in awake dogs, there are either invasive method by arterial puncture or nonin...

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ABSTRACT. The oscillometric procedure was used to measure the heart rate as well as the systolic, mean, and diastolic blood pressures of 152 dogs (102 in the control group, 13 in the group with renal disease, 37 in the group with heart disease) who were brought to Azabu University of Veterinary Teaching Hospital. It was demonstrated that the blood pressure and heart rate of the control group lowered and tended to become stable as the number of measurements increased. No appreciable difference was identified in the measurements of either blood pressure or heart rate in the forelimbs and tail head. With regard to gender, males showed a significantly higher value than females (p<0.05). No interaction was identified between age and blood pressure. No difference was identified in the heart rate in all groups. In an investigation of blood pressure in all groups, the renal disease group showed significantly higher values (p<0.05) than either the control or the heart disease group in all values of systolic, mean and diastolic pressures. These results indicated that dogs with renal disease can manifest hypertension. -KEY WORDS: blood pressure, canine, hypertension.

Feline renal diseases are increasingly noted in veterinary practice. It is important to diagnose and identify the pathological basis of renal dysfunction accurately at an early stage, but there are only a few reports on this area in clinical veterinary medicine. We investigated the efficacy of measurement of urinary albumin (u-Alb) and urinary transferrin (u-Tf) for early diagnosis using 5-µl urine samples collected noninvasively by catheterization from normal (IRIS stage I) cats and cats with stage I chronic kidney disease (CKD). The u-Alb levels in normal and stage I CKD cats were 6.0 ± 4.5 and 11.2 ± 8.4 mg/dl, respectively, and the u-Tf levels were 0.09 ± 0.42 and 0.52 ± 0.79 mg/dl, respectively. Based on ROC curve analysis, the sensitivity and specificity of u-Alb and u-Tf were higher than those of the currently used biomarker, the plasma creatinine level. The sensitivity of u-Alb was higher than that of u-Tf, whereas the specificity of u-Tf was higher than that of u-Alb. The validity of the threshold albumin level (20 mg/dl) was confirmed by measurements using SDS-PAGE. Since leakage of u-Tf in urine precedes leakage of u-Alb, inclusion of u-Tf in biochemistry tests may be appropriate for IRIS staging as a diagnostic marker of early diagnosis of renal disorder in cats.

A 52-year-old Japanese female was admitted to our hospital for microhematuria, proteinuria and progressive renal dysfunction. Two years prior to admission, she was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and multiple bone and brain metastases, and was treated with gefitinib (250 mg/day). Treatment for 6 months induced partial response with 30% regression of the primary lung tumor, and resolution of metastatic tumors. After confirmation of the partial remission state, we performed percutaneous renal biopsy. Glomeruli showed mild to moderate mesangial proliferation, segmental endocapillary proliferation and occasional fibrocellular crescent formation. In addition, severe interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy relative to the degree of glomerular sclerosis were noted. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed predominant IgA deposition in the mesangial area. Electron microscopy revealed subepithelial and paramesangial electron-dense deposits. In consideration of the prognosis of lung cancer and complication of immunosuppressive treatment, we continued gefitinib only and closely followed-up the clinical course in the outpatient clinic. Sixteen months later, she continued to have proteinuria and microhematuria, and the severity of renal dysfunction was still the same. However, the lung cancer started to increase in size. This is quite an unusual case presenting histologically with tubulointerstitial nephritis and IgA nephropathy in a patient on long-term treatment with gefitinib.

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