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Papers by Niels Rossing
PubMed, Dec 1, 1978
The plasma proteins are constantly shuttling between intravascular and extravascular mass of a sp... more The plasma proteins are constantly shuttling between intravascular and extravascular mass of a specific plasma protein is determined by its individual rate of synthesis and the mean total time it spends in plasma. The ratio of intravascular to total mass (distribution ratio) is determined by the relative rate, at which it passes from plasma to interstitial spaces (transcapillary escape rate: TER) and the relative return rate via lymph. TER in a specific organ depends on the local leakiness of the microvasculature. The overall value in normal man varies with the molecular weight of the protein being about 5%/h of the intravascular albumin mass, 3%/h for IgG and less than 1%/h for IgM. The higher the TER, the lower is the intravascular fraction. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, burns, myxedema and certain types of liver cirrhosis will increase TER. In hypertension and diabetes this may be compensated for by an increased lymphatic return rate. Hypoproteinemia due to malnutrition or urinary or gastrointestinal loss is accompanied by a shift from the extravascular to the intravascular space.
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation, 1968
Rossing, N. Albumin Metabolism in Neoplastic Diseases. Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 22, 211-216, ... more Rossing, N. Albumin Metabolism in Neoplastic Diseases. Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 22, 211-216, 1968.The albumin metabolism was studied with131I-labelled albumin in sixteen patients with various neoplastic diseases. The serum albumin concentration was decreased in all subjects. This was due not only to an increased plasma volume and a decreased rate of synthesis, but also to an increased fractional catabolic rate. The increased rate of degradation was found in ten subjects. There was no correlation between the rate of synthesis and the presence or absence of liver metastases. Eight of the patients had an increased proportion of the total exchangeable albumin mass located extravascularly.
Acta Oncologica, 1988
During the first 10 years of Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG), the subcommittee on b... more During the first 10 years of Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG), the subcommittee on bone scintigraphy has focused on the value of bone scintigraphy at the time of operation in all patients and then yearly in those considered to be primarily operable (stage I and 11). Out of 1175 patients examined at time of operation, bone metastases could be verified by x-ray or histology in only 16, of whom the majority had bone pain and/or spread to other organs. Similarly, around 2.5 % per year for the first 3 postoperative years and about 1 % per year during the next 4 postoperative years had bone metastases verified by x-ray or histology within 12 months after the latest scheduled bone scintigraphy. It is concluded that bone scintigraphy is of no value in primarily operable patients with breast cancer, and that the examination should be reserved for patients with symptoms andlor signs of bone metastases and for patients with relapse.
British Journal of Dermatology, Oct 1, 1977
Plasma albumin, plasma volume and the transcapillary escape rate of albumin (TERalb), i.e. the fr... more Plasma albumin, plasma volume and the transcapillary escape rate of albumin (TERalb), i.e. the fraction of the intravascular mass of albumin that passes to the extravascular space per unit time, were determined using 125I-labelled albumin in 26 patients with varying degrees of psoriasis. For the patients as a group the plasma albumin concentration and the TERalb values were not significantly different from the control group. This contrasts with earlier findings in erythrodermic patients. The plasma volume was significantly reduced whether it was expressed in relation to body weight, height or surface area (P less than 0.001). Thus the intravascular mass of albumin (IVM), determined as the product of the plasma volume and the plasma albumin concentration, was also significantly reduced (P less than 0.001). We found no correlation between the involved skin area and any of the above mentioned parameters. The possible mechanisms in the reduction of the plasma volume and the IVM are discussed. It is suggested that reduced IVM may reflect reduced total albumin mass due to lowered rates of albumin synthesis or increased rates of turnover.
PubMed, Jul 12, 1976
ABSTRACT
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PubMed, Apr 10, 1989
A retrospective investigation was undertaken to assess the value of bone scintigraphy with 99mtec... more A retrospective investigation was undertaken to assess the value of bone scintigraphy with 99mtechnetium methylene-diphosphonate in patients referred with hip pain after total hip replacement. The material comprized 68 patients with a total of 68 prostheses. This review revealed that 10/25 of the patients with pathological scintigrams and 6/28 of the patients with normal scintigrams were submitted to replacement of the prostheses. In the way in which it was carried out and interpreted in this department, scintigraphy was of limited value in selection of the patients who required replacement of the prostheses.
BMJ, Jul 4, 1987
Atopic history in patients with the acquired immune deficienc syndrome Age when Atopic symptoms C... more Atopic history in patients with the acquired immune deficienc syndrome Age when Atopic symptoms Case Age and symptoms related to No sex Diagnosis of AIDS Atopic history present (years) AIDS Temporal relation to AIDS Family history 1 27 M Kaposi's sarcoma, Asthma 8-12 Hay fever, reaction Occurred with persistent generalised None Pneumocysns carinii pneumonia to cat fur* lymphadenopathy 2 49 F P carinii pneumonia Hay fever 16-20 Asthma, reaction Asthma developed three years before AIDS; Son and grandmother to milkt 1986;28: 1-44.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Dec 1, 1982
The European respiratory journal, Sep 1, 1989
PubMed, Feb 1, 1969
10 women aged 19-24 received mu-Ci of 131-I-labelled albumin intravenously and were examined prio... more 10 women aged 19-24 received mu-Ci of 131-I-labelled albumin intravenously and were examined prior to and during 4 months of treatment with Ovulen to determine the effect of oral contraceptives on albumin metabolism. Results indicated that although the plasma volume increased in 4 subjects the average level was unchanged. The fractional catabolic rate had a lower average during treatment than before. A significant decline of albumin concentration (from 4.4 to 4.0 g/100ml) was also observed. It is suggested that this decline was caused mainly by an inhibition of albumin synthesis which could be attributed to either progesterone or estrogen. These results could explain behavior of albumin metabolism during pregnancy and pre-eclampsia.(Authors modified)
PubMed, Dec 1, 1978
The plasma proteins are constantly shuttling between intravascular and extravascular mass of a sp... more The plasma proteins are constantly shuttling between intravascular and extravascular mass of a specific plasma protein is determined by its individual rate of synthesis and the mean total time it spends in plasma. The ratio of intravascular to total mass (distribution ratio) is determined by the relative rate, at which it passes from plasma to interstitial spaces (transcapillary escape rate: TER) and the relative return rate via lymph. TER in a specific organ depends on the local leakiness of the microvasculature. The overall value in normal man varies with the molecular weight of the protein being about 5%/h of the intravascular albumin mass, 3%/h for IgG and less than 1%/h for IgM. The higher the TER, the lower is the intravascular fraction. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, burns, myxedema and certain types of liver cirrhosis will increase TER. In hypertension and diabetes this may be compensated for by an increased lymphatic return rate. Hypoproteinemia due to malnutrition or urinary or gastrointestinal loss is accompanied by a shift from the extravascular to the intravascular space.
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation, 1968
Rossing, N. Albumin Metabolism in Neoplastic Diseases. Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 22, 211-216, ... more Rossing, N. Albumin Metabolism in Neoplastic Diseases. Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 22, 211-216, 1968.The albumin metabolism was studied with131I-labelled albumin in sixteen patients with various neoplastic diseases. The serum albumin concentration was decreased in all subjects. This was due not only to an increased plasma volume and a decreased rate of synthesis, but also to an increased fractional catabolic rate. The increased rate of degradation was found in ten subjects. There was no correlation between the rate of synthesis and the presence or absence of liver metastases. Eight of the patients had an increased proportion of the total exchangeable albumin mass located extravascularly.
Acta Oncologica, 1988
During the first 10 years of Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG), the subcommittee on b... more During the first 10 years of Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG), the subcommittee on bone scintigraphy has focused on the value of bone scintigraphy at the time of operation in all patients and then yearly in those considered to be primarily operable (stage I and 11). Out of 1175 patients examined at time of operation, bone metastases could be verified by x-ray or histology in only 16, of whom the majority had bone pain and/or spread to other organs. Similarly, around 2.5 % per year for the first 3 postoperative years and about 1 % per year during the next 4 postoperative years had bone metastases verified by x-ray or histology within 12 months after the latest scheduled bone scintigraphy. It is concluded that bone scintigraphy is of no value in primarily operable patients with breast cancer, and that the examination should be reserved for patients with symptoms andlor signs of bone metastases and for patients with relapse.
British Journal of Dermatology, Oct 1, 1977
Plasma albumin, plasma volume and the transcapillary escape rate of albumin (TERalb), i.e. the fr... more Plasma albumin, plasma volume and the transcapillary escape rate of albumin (TERalb), i.e. the fraction of the intravascular mass of albumin that passes to the extravascular space per unit time, were determined using 125I-labelled albumin in 26 patients with varying degrees of psoriasis. For the patients as a group the plasma albumin concentration and the TERalb values were not significantly different from the control group. This contrasts with earlier findings in erythrodermic patients. The plasma volume was significantly reduced whether it was expressed in relation to body weight, height or surface area (P less than 0.001). Thus the intravascular mass of albumin (IVM), determined as the product of the plasma volume and the plasma albumin concentration, was also significantly reduced (P less than 0.001). We found no correlation between the involved skin area and any of the above mentioned parameters. The possible mechanisms in the reduction of the plasma volume and the IVM are discussed. It is suggested that reduced IVM may reflect reduced total albumin mass due to lowered rates of albumin synthesis or increased rates of turnover.
PubMed, Jul 12, 1976
ABSTRACT
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PubMed, Apr 10, 1989
A retrospective investigation was undertaken to assess the value of bone scintigraphy with 99mtec... more A retrospective investigation was undertaken to assess the value of bone scintigraphy with 99mtechnetium methylene-diphosphonate in patients referred with hip pain after total hip replacement. The material comprized 68 patients with a total of 68 prostheses. This review revealed that 10/25 of the patients with pathological scintigrams and 6/28 of the patients with normal scintigrams were submitted to replacement of the prostheses. In the way in which it was carried out and interpreted in this department, scintigraphy was of limited value in selection of the patients who required replacement of the prostheses.
BMJ, Jul 4, 1987
Atopic history in patients with the acquired immune deficienc syndrome Age when Atopic symptoms C... more Atopic history in patients with the acquired immune deficienc syndrome Age when Atopic symptoms Case Age and symptoms related to No sex Diagnosis of AIDS Atopic history present (years) AIDS Temporal relation to AIDS Family history 1 27 M Kaposi's sarcoma, Asthma 8-12 Hay fever, reaction Occurred with persistent generalised None Pneumocysns carinii pneumonia to cat fur* lymphadenopathy 2 49 F P carinii pneumonia Hay fever 16-20 Asthma, reaction Asthma developed three years before AIDS; Son and grandmother to milkt 1986;28: 1-44.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Dec 1, 1982
The European respiratory journal, Sep 1, 1989
PubMed, Feb 1, 1969
10 women aged 19-24 received mu-Ci of 131-I-labelled albumin intravenously and were examined prio... more 10 women aged 19-24 received mu-Ci of 131-I-labelled albumin intravenously and were examined prior to and during 4 months of treatment with Ovulen to determine the effect of oral contraceptives on albumin metabolism. Results indicated that although the plasma volume increased in 4 subjects the average level was unchanged. The fractional catabolic rate had a lower average during treatment than before. A significant decline of albumin concentration (from 4.4 to 4.0 g/100ml) was also observed. It is suggested that this decline was caused mainly by an inhibition of albumin synthesis which could be attributed to either progesterone or estrogen. These results could explain behavior of albumin metabolism during pregnancy and pre-eclampsia.(Authors modified)