THE EFFECT OF ROENTGEN-RAY ON THE BLOOD CODEHYDROGENASES I AND II
Authors: William B. Bean, Richard W. Vilter, Tom D. Spies
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 November 1939THE EFFECT OF ROENTGEN-RAY ON THE BLOOD CODEHYDROGENASES I AND IIWILLIAM B. BEAN, M.D., RICHARD W. VILTER, M.D., TOM D. SPIES, M.D.WILLIAM B. BEAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD W. VILTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, TOM D. SPIES, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-5-783 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is a well known fact that therapeutic doses of roentgen-ray frequently give rise to a train of symptoms characterized by nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headache and general malaise. The name "roentgen sickness" has been applied to this syndrome. Many remedies for this condition have been used with varying but often favorable results. One of the first used was parenteral liver extract.1More recently, thiamin hydrochloride, ascorbic acid and nicotinic acid, all of which affect cellular oxidation and reduction, have proved efficacious in the therapy of many cases.2, 3, 4Because of these associations, the authors thought that a disturbance...Bibliography1. YOUNG BK: Liver extract as a remedy for roentgen sickness, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1936, xxxv, 681. Google Scholar2. MARTINMOURSUND CLWH: Irradiation sickness, Radiology, 1938, xxx, 277. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. CARRIE C: Value of vitamin C for prevention of leukopenia due to irradiation, Klin. Wchnschr., 1938, xvii, 163. Google Scholar4. SPIESBEAN TDWB: The rôle of nicotinic acid in the prevention of pellagra, roentgen sickness and increased porphyrinuria, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1938, xvii, 504 (abstract). Google Scholar5. VILTERVILTERSPIES RWSPTD: Relationship between nicotinic acid and a codehydrogenase (cozymase) in blood of pellagrins and normal persons, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 420. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. VILTERVILTERSPIES RWSPTD: Determination of the codehydrogenases I and II (cozymase) in the blood of diabetics in severe acidosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1939, cxcvii, 322. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. VILTERVILTERSPIES RWSPTD: A note on the blood codehydrogenases I and II in lymphatic or myelogenous leukemia, South. Med. Jr., 1939, xxxii, 619. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cincinnati, Ohio*Received for publication July 25, 1939.From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Hillman Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. These studies were aided by grants from the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.†Two of the patients were treated at the Cincinnati General Hospital, and received roentgen-ray in courses of 200 r units (200 kilovolts, 15 milli amps, distance of 50 centimeters T. S. D., filter 1 thoreus, time of exposure 13½ minutes). PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCodehydrogenase I and Other Pyridinium Compounds as V-Factor for Hemophilus influenzae and H. parainfluenzaeComparative study of oral changes in dogs due to deficiencies of pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, and unknowns of the B vitamin complex 1 November 1939Volume 13, Issue 5Page: 783-786KeywordsBloodHeadachesHospital medicineLiverNauseaNiacinThiamineVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...