Urine ethanol

Blood, vitreous humor, urine Ethanol ADH enzymatic Spectrophotometric Head-space GC... 

Gas Chromatographic Determination of Urine Ethanol Level and Its Practical Significance... 

Alcohol. The number of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUl) cases reflects the enormity of the dmnken driving problem in the United States (9). Tests to measure blood alcohol concentration are conducted on blood, urine, or breath (10). In the case of urine and breath, the alcohol concentration measured is reported in terms of the equivalent blood alcohol concentration. Most states in the United States presume that a person is under the influence of alcohol with respect to driving a motor vehicle at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10%, ie, an ethanol concentration >10 g/100 mL of blood. Some states maintain a lower necessary concentration of 0.08%. In some European countries levels are as low as 0.05%. A blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% in a 68-kg (150-lb) person is the equivalent of about four drinks of 80 proof alcohoHc beverage or four 340-g (12-oz) beers in the body at the time of the test (see Beer Beverage spirits, distilled Wine). Ethanol is metabolized at the equivalent rate of about one drink per hour. 

Approximately 5%-10% of ethanol is excreted unchanged in the breath and urine. The blood-to-breath ratio of ethanol is 2,000 to 1, an important relationship that permits blood alcohol determination from expired air, providing the basis for the use of breath alcohol measurement for clinical, research, and forensic applications. 

Figure 2. Thin-layer radiochromatogram of urine (100 il) from rats injected with labeled PbTx-3. TLC plates were developed in two sequential solvent systems chloroform ethyl acetate ethanol (50 25 25 80 10 10). Radioactive zones were scraped and counted in a liquid scintillation counter. Native PbTx-3 runs at 13 cm.

Urine Hydrolyzed with H2SO4 extracted with isooctane injected into GC GC/ECD (for metabolite trichloro-ethanol) 75 ppb 98.2 Pekari and Aitio 1985b... 

Solvents or their metabolites are commonly determined by GC (Tokunaga et al. 1974) or GC-MS. In spite of the high importance of exposure to solvents, and the great number of determinations performed worldwide, reference materials for solvents in serum or urine are virtually non-existent. There are a number of reference materials used in occupational hygiene, for example the ethanol in water standard from NIST (SRM 1828a) is commonly used in the clinical laboratory. 

A 3-year-old boy consumed a liquid from a container in the family garage He shows central nervous system (CNS) depression, acidosis, suppressed respiration, and oxalate crystals in the urine. Besides supportive and corrective measures, ethanol was administered to the child. 

Urokinase utilized medically is generally purified directly from human urine. It binds to a range of adsorbents, such as silica gel and, especially, kaolin (hydrated aluminium silicate), which can be used initially to concentrate and partially purify the product. It may also be concentrated and partially purified by precipitation using sodium chloride, ammonium sulfate or ethanol as precipi-tants. 

The sample materials from which proteins for proteomics studies may be extracted include fresh or snap-frozen cells from varied sources such as biological fluids, (serum, urine, plasma) and solid tissues such as biopsy specimens. Moreover, proteins isolated from ethanol-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues can be utilized for MS analysis.2 Protocols for the identification of proteins from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues have been recently developed.3 4 FFPE materials are the most common forms of biopsy archives utilized worldwide, and represent an important advancement for the large-scale interrogation of proteins in archival patient-derived materials. Finally, laser capture microdissected tissues have been successfully used for MS analysis.45... 

Blood should be deproteinized by some technique which leaves no extra salt, acid, or alkali in the supernatant Some suitable techniques are with tungstic acid, with ethanol (BIO), or with zinc sulphate and barium hydroxide (S21). The supernatant is desalted in the same way as urine and, if necessary, concentrated before applying to the paper. Subsequent technique is as for urine. 

A group of macromolecular polypeptides was also found in normal urine by Bode et al. (B5). These polypeptides, extracted from urine with a mixture of ethanol and ether followed by chloroform, contained also some lipid and carbohydrate components. 

Following dose administration, rats are placed in individual cages. The urine and feces that collect in containers are removed at predetermined intervals. The volume of urine and the weight of feces are measured. After the final collection, the cage is rinsed, normally with ethanol or water, to assure complete recovery of excreta. If the rats are also used for serial blood sampling, it is important that bleeding be performed inside the cage to avoid possible loss of urine or feces. 

Once in the blood stream, cocaine levels quickly rise in the brain, faster than plasma levels, which then redistribute to other tissues. Cocaine is rapidly metabolized in the blood and liver, with a half-life of 30 to 90 minutes. The major metabolites have a half-life of approximately 8 hours. Although cocaine itself is detected in urine for only 12 hours, the metabolite benzoylecgonine can be detected in urine for at least 48 hours and sometimes up to 2 weeks. Concurrent use of cocaine and ethanol produces an ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine called cocaethylene. Cocaethylene is an active metabolite, blocking dopamine reuptake, and potentiating the effect of cocaine. Thus, concurrent use of cocaine and ethanol can further increase the additional effects of the drugs and the risk of dependency. 

Deuterated steroids are also valuable for use in metabolic studies. For example, the isolation of di-deuterotestosterone in urine after oral administration in men of [16,16- H2]DHEA demonstrated that DHEA had potential as an anabolic steroid (Dehennin et al., 1998). Similarly, after treatment of rats with [1- H2]ethanol, mono-deuterotestosterone was isolated from plasma (Alomary et al., 2003). 

ADH, a nonapeptide, released from the posterior pituitary gland promotes re-absorption of water in the kidney. This response is mediated by vasopressin receptors of the V2 subtype. ADH enhances the permeability of collecting duct epithelium for water (but not for electrolytes). As a result, water is drawn from urine into the hyperosmolar inter-stitium of the medulla. Nicotine augments (p. 110) and ethanol decreases ADH release. At concentrations above those required for antidiuresis, ADH stimulates smooth musculature, including that of blood vessels ( vasopressin ). The latter response is mediated by receptors of the Vi subtype. Blood pressure rises coronary vasoconstriction can precipitate angina pectoris. Lypres-sin (8-L-lysine vasopressin) acts like ADH. Other derivatives may display only one of the two actions. 

EtG and EtS are minor phase II metabolites of alcohol and their presence in a biological sample unequivocally attests exposure to this substance. They can be measured in serum [7] and urine [9,11-13] even after ethanol has been eliminated. Recently, the determination of EtG in hair has been proposed as a sensitive and specific marker of chronic ethanol abuse [8,10], The determination of EtG in postmortem blood enables the discrimination between ethanol postmortem formation and alcohol intake before death [17],... 

The taxanes are practically insoluble in water and solubility is limited to mixtures of ethanol with poly-ethoxylated castor oil. They are generally administered in 3-24 hour infusions. The taxanes are for 90-95% plasma protein bound and primarily metabolized by P450 enzymes in the liver. Less than 10% is excreted in the urine as parent compounds. The elimination half-life of docetaxel is approximately 10 hours while that of paclitaxel has been vary-ingly reported between 5 and 50 hours. Inhibitors of the cytochrome P450 isoenzyme Cyp3A4, like keto-conazole and erythromycine, are contraindicated. 

For patients who have ingested more than 30 ml of (pure) methanol or ethylene glycol, dialysis is recommended, and haemodialysis is more effective than peritoneal dialysis. Dialysis both removes the alcohols and their metabolites, and corrects the renal and metabolic disturbances and so is the preferred treatment in severe poisoning. The maintenance dose of ethanol required may be tripled during haemodialysis as ethanol is also removed. Early treatment is indicated if ethylene glycol concentrations are above 20 mg/100 ml (200 mg/1), if the arterial pH is below 7.3, if serum bicarbonate concentrations are less than 20 mM/1, and when there are oxalate crystals in the urine. 

Normally, 90 to 98% of an ingested dose of ethanol is metabolized by the liver. Most of the remaining 2 to 10% is excreted unchanged in the urine and expired air. The ethanol content in the urine is normally about 130% of the blood concentration and is quite constant the expired air contains about 0.05% of the blood ethanol level, a concentration that also is remarkably consistent. 

Ethanol is a diuretic. This effect may be caused by its ability to inhibit secretion of antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pituitary, which leads to a reduction in renal tubular water reabsorption. The large amount of fluid normally consumed with ethanol also contributes to increased urine production. 

Drug-induced niacin deficiency has resulted from the use of isonicotinic acid hydrazide, which interferes with the conversion of niacin from tryptophan. Administration of ethanol or the antimetabolites 6-mercaptop-urine and 5-fluorouracil also may lead to niacin deficiency. The uricosuric effects of sulfinpyrazone and probenecid may be inhibited by nicotinic acid. 

Diuretic activity. Ethanol (70%) extract of the dried fruit, administered intravenously to dogs at a dose of 150 mg/kg, increased diuresis 1.7-fold ". Ethanol (95%) extract of the seed, administered orally to rats at a dose of 100 mg/kg, was inactive" . Seed essential oil, administered intravenously to dogs at a concentration of 4 pL/kg, produced 2.4-fold increase in urine flow and an increase in K, NaL and Cl excretion. Ethanol (70%) extract of the seed essential oil, administered intravenously to dogs at a dose of 20 mg/kg, produced 1.6-fold increase in urine flow" . Embryotoxic effect. Ethanol (95%) extract of the dried seed, administered by gastric intubation to pregnant rats at a dose of 40 mg/animal on days 4-6, was inactive" . A dose of 0.10 g/kg, administered by gastric intubation to pregnant rats on days 1-10,... 

The fluorimetric determination of corticosteroids in sulfuric acid-ethanol mixtures has given rise to numerous studies, particularly with the aim of estimating these compounds in urine or plasma. These all require prior methods of fractionation to permit a more or less selective separation of the various corticosteroids. The purified sample solution is then evaporated to dryness, and the residue treated with the reagent to yield fluorescence which can be measured [72]. 

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