title: Change of glycosaminoglycan in pus of patients with purulent pleurisy.
abstract: The glycosaminoglycan content in pus from patients with purulent pleurisy was studied. The uronic acid content rose in the first 4 hospital days, continued at a high level during hospital days 5-8, and then fell to a low level after 9 hospital days. Four glycosaminoglycans were isolated from the preparation; they were identified as hyaluronic acid, chondroitin 4-sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate, and dermatan sulfate. Hyaluronic acid was the main component and its relative proportion increased with increasing hospital days. The relative proportions of chondroitin 4-sulfate and chondroitin 6-sulfate were low during the first 4 day and during Days 10-21, whereas they were high during Days 5-9. The proportion of dermatan sulfate was high during the early hospital days, and thereafter decreased with increasing hospital days.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takazono
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D012996:Solutions; D013492:Suppuration / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D012996:Solutions