尿2－硫代噻唑烷－4－羧酸用于二硫化碳作业工人生物监测研究

本文应用高效液相色谱法对ＣＳ＿２作业工人班前、班后尿及对照组尿２－硫代噻唑烷－４－羧酸（ＴＴＣＡ）进行了测定。结果发现ＣＳ＿２作业工人班后尿ＴＴＣＡ明显高于对照组，有非常显著性差异（Ｐ＜０．０１）。ＣＳ＿２作业工人班后尿ＴＴＣＡ明显高于工作班前，亦有非常显著性差异（Ｐ＜０．０１）。高浓度接触组工人尿ＴＴＣＡ高于低浓度接触组工人尿ＴＴＣＡ，说明作业工人ＣＳ＿２的接触量与尿ＴＴＣＡ含量之间有相关性。作者认为汞ＴＴＣＡ可用于二硫化碳接触的生物监测。     

接触二硫化碳男工血清性激素水平及尿代谢物含量分析

为探讨长期接触二硫化碳（ＣＳ２）的粘胶纺丝男工血清性激素及尿２－硫代－噻唑啶－４－羧酸（ＴＴＣＡ）水平,应用放射免疫法测定接触工人血清性激素水平及用高效液相色谱法测定工人班末尿中ＴＴＣＡ含量。以多功能气体红外监测仪定点连续监测车间ＣＳ２浓度为（１４．４０±４．６２）ｍｇ／ｍ３（６．０１～２５．３０ｍｇ／ｍ３）,平均接触工龄为１０．４年。结果显示（１）接触组血清促卵泡激素〔ＦＳＨ：（１０．９４±７．３５）ＩＵ／Ｌ）〕明显高于对照组〔（７．５０±５．０７）ＩＵ／Ｌ〕;催乳素〔ＰＲＬ（５．７２±４．１８）ｎｇ／Ｌ〕则显著低于对照组〔（６．８９±４．６２）ｎｇ／Ｌ〕;血清促黄体激素（ＬＨ）、睾丸酮（Ｔ）等两组间均无统计学显著差异。但随着暴露工龄延长,ＨＬ含量明显下降。班的轮换不影响性激素水平。（２）在该接触浓度下工人班末尿ＴＴＣＡ为（１．０７２±１．０１３）ｍｇ／ｇ肌酐,随尿ＴＴＣＡ排出量增加,血清ＦＳＨ含量明显下降,存在接触－反应关系。本研究表明,现有接触水平对男工内分泌系统功能已造成一定损害。     

职业性接触二硫化碳对神经行为功能影响研究

本文运用世界卫生组织推荐的神经行为核心测试组合对２３名接触二硫化碳的男性作业工人及年龄、文化程度和生活习惯与接触组相近的２９名对照工人的神经行为功能进行测试。结果表明：作业工人在接触平均ＣＳ２浓度为１２～５５ｍｇ／ｍ３、尿ＴＴＣＡ水平在０．９５３ｍｇ／ｇ·肌酐的情况下，４项神经行为测试（数据广度、视觉保留、数字译码和目标追踪）的得分显著低于对照组。进一步采用多元回归分析的方法调整年龄、文化程度对神经行为功能的影响，结果发现，数字译码测试项与接触工作环境ＣＳ２浓度呈负相关，而目标追踪测试项与工人尿ＴＴＣＡ水平呈负相关，提示长期高浓度接触ＣＳ２可影响作业工人的感知速度功能，而短期高浓度接触ＣＳ２影响精细操作控制和感知速度功能。     

接触低浓度TNT工人的神经行为改变及生物学监测

目的探讨长期接触低浓度ＴＮＴ的神经行为学效应及生物学监测指标。方法应用ＷＨＯ－ＮＣＴＢ测定接触ＴＮＴ工人的早期神经行为改变并收集工人班末尿,测定尿中２,６－二硝基－４－氨基甲苯（ＤＮＡＴ）的含量。结果（１）长期接触低浓度ＴＮＴ可影响神经行为。主要表现为惰性情绪增加,记忆及运动稳定性降低。（２）尿ＤＮＡＴ含量明显增加,与ＮＣＴＢ得分存在一定接触－效应关系。结论神经行为学测试可作为检测ＴＮＴ接触工人早期影响的检测指标。ＮＣＴＢ得分与尿ＤＮＡＴ含量间具有较好相关性,尿ＤＮＡＴ含量可以反映工人的接触水平     

二硫化碳慢性接触对儿茶酚胺类代谢的影响

采用综合累积暴露指数（ＩＣＥ），将工人接触ＣＳ２浓度和接触期限结合起来定量评价暴露强度，并检测尿中２－硫代噻唑烷－４－羧酸（ＴＴＣＡ）和儿茶酚胺类神经递质代谢产物的含量。结果显示：接触组尿中ＴＴＣＡ增高，存在剂量－效应关系；高接触组高香草酸（ＨＶＡ）和香草扁桃酸（ＶＭＡ）排泄减少。这两种儿茶酚胺代谢产物与ＣＳ２浓度及工龄虽未显示有显著意义的相关，但与ＩＣＥ及ＴＴＣＡ之间却呈现统计学上的相关关系，表明长期接触ＣＳ２对儿茶酚胺类神经递质代谢有一定的干扰作用。     

吸入CS2与尿2-硫代噻唑烷-4-羧酸含量的关系

吸入ＣＳ２与尿２－硫代噻唑烷－４－羧酸含量的关系高艳华徐晓芳梁友信傅慰祖２－硫代噻唑烷－４－羧酸（ＴＴＣＡ）是ＣＳ２的特异性代谢产物，其特异性及敏感度较高，目前已被公认是反映ＣＳ２接触的较好的生物学监测指标［１～３］。关于非接触者尿中是否含有ＴＴＣＡ...     

尿中2—硫代噻唑烷—4—羧酸排泄规律初探

对１５名二硫化碳（ＣＳ２）作业工人与１４名非接触者进行了尿２硫代噻唑烷４羧酸（ＴＴＣＡ）排泄规律研究。结果表明，随ＣＳ２接触时间与接触量的增加，ＴＴＣＡ水平逐渐增高（班前、班中、班末ＴＴＣＡ几何均数分别为１．２５７４、１．６１２０、２．１８０５／ｇｃｒ），呈剂量效应关系。停止接触后ＴＴＣＡ排泄较快，１６ｈ后基本降至前一天班前水平。班末尿ＴＴＣＡ能灵敏地反映个体近期ＣＳ２接触量。４２个非接触者尿样中有３２个检出微量ＴＴＣＡ（７６．２％），其ＴＴＣＡ排泄无明显特征，但摄入白酒可影响尿ＴＴＣＡ的排泄     

人尿中酚,粘糠酸,苯巯基尿酸的生物监测

为了探索接触低浓度苯的生物监测指标，在建立了灵敏、特异的尿中反，反－粘糠酸（ｔ，ｔ－ＭＡ）的高效液相色谱（ＨＰＬＣ）、苯巯基尿酸（Ｓ－ＰＭＡ）的色谱／质谱／质谱（ＬＣ／ＭＳ／ＭＳ）测定方法的基础上，对４９位接触低浓度苯的工人及２０位非职业接触者进行了生物监测。结果表明：在苯接触浓度低于３．２ｍｇ／ｍ３（１ｐｐｍ）的情况下，作业工人的尿ｔ，ｔ－ＭＡ和Ｓ－ＰＭＡ浓度与空气中苯的ＴＷＡ浓度显著相关；尿酚与空气中苯的ＴＷＡ浓度之间的相关性很差。吸烟能增加尿ｔ，ｔ－ＭＡ和Ｓ－ＰＭＡ的浓度。     

铝熔铸作业工人神经行为功能的研究

为探讨铝对作业工人神经系统的影响，寻找对铝作业工人健康监护的早期指标，对３６名铝熔铸作业工人（车间空气中铝尘和铝浓度分别为１．６５ｍｇ／ｍ３和０．２５ｍｇ／ｍ３（ＴＷＡ））和４０名对照工人，应用ＷＨＯ－ＮＣＴＢ进行了神经行为功能测定；同时测定了尿铝、尿中高香草酸（ＨＶＡ）和香草扁桃酸（ＶＭＡ）的含量。结果发现：铝接触工人注意力、手的运动协调能力、视感知记忆力下降，反应时的标准差和最慢反应时间延长（Ｐ＝０．００２５，Ｐ＝０．００６６），提转捷度测试得分降低（Ｐ＝０．０２６），数字译码和Ｂｅｎ－ｔｏｎ视觉保留测试得分降低（Ｐ＝０．０２３，Ｐ＝０．００３）。分层分析发现：后３项分测试得分随接触时间延长而降低，铝作业工人尿ＶＭＡ和尿铝含量高于对照组。提示：铝可能对作业工人的神经系统产生影响。神经行为测试和尿ＶＭＡ测定可用于检测铝的不良效应     

谷胱甘肽及VitB6对CS2染毒大鼠的保护作用研究

目的：为探讨金属离子络合及ＶｉｔＢ６代谢障碍在二硫化碳（ＣＳ２）神经毒作用中的作用；方法：测定ＣＳ２染毒大鼠脑组织中微量元素铜的含量，并用ＶｉｔＢ６及谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＨ）进行干预。以ＳＤ雄性大鼠为中毒模型，检测不同浓度（０，３００，６００，１２００，２４００ｍｇ／ｍ３）染毒两个月后脑组织铜的含量；同时在高浓度（２４００ｍｇ／ｍ３）组给予两种干预药物：ＧＳＨ（１００ｍｇ／ｋｇ，腹腔注射，一次／日），ＶｉｔＢ６（灌胃，一次／日，０．４ｍｇ／日），观察对大鼠行为及酶活性的影响。结果：ＣＳ２染毒大鼠脑组织铜含量无明显改变；ＧＳＨ，ＶｉｔＢ６对ＣＳ２致运动协调能力障碍无明显改善，对反映学习记忆能力的指标（步下法）有改善作用；ＧＳＨ对Ｎａ＋－Ｋ＋－ＡＴＰ酶活性有升高作用。结论：ＣＳ２所致中枢神经系统与外周神经系统毒性在机制上可能有所不同。     

New transition metal ion complexes with benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid hydrazides with antitumor activity

Metal complexes of 2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid hydrazide (4a; L(1)) and its Schiff base 2-methyl-N-(propan-2-ylidene)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carbohydrazide (5a; L(2)) with transition metal ions e.g., copper, silver, nickel, iron and manganese were prepared. The complexes formed were 1:1 or 1:2 M:L complexes and have the structural formulae [Cu(L(1))Cl(H(2)O)]Cl x 3 H(2)O (6), [Ag(L(1))NO(3)(H(2)O)] (7), [Ni(L(1))Cl(2)(H(2)O)(2)] x H(2)O (8), [Fe(L(1))Cl(3)(H(2)O)] x 3 H(2)O (9) and [Mn(L(1))(2)Cl(H(2)O)]Cl x 3 H(2)O (10) for ligand L(1), and [Cu(L(2))Cl(2)(H(2)O)(2)] x H(2)O (11), [Ag(L(2))(2)]NO(3) x H(2)O (12), [Ni(L(2))(2)Cl(2)] x 5 H(2)O (13), [Fe(L(2))(2)Cl(2)]Cl x 2 H(2)O (14) and [Mn(L(2))Cl(2)(H(2)O)(2)] x H(2)O (15) for ligand L(2). The antitumor activity of the synthesized compounds has been studied. The silver complex 7 was found to display cytotoxicity (IC(50)=2 microM) against both human lung cancer cell line A549 and human breast cancer cell line MCF-7.     

New perfluoroalkylated amphiphilic methacrylates bearing sulfinyl group as monomers for biomedical applications: water content and oxygen permeability of their copolymers with DEGMA

Perfluoroalkylated methacrylates 7a-c bearing sulfinyl group within a straight-chain ester group, i.e. CH(2)=C(CH(3))CO(2)CH(2)CH(2)S(O)-CH(2)CH(2)CF(2)(CF(2)CF(2))(n)CF(3) (n=1-3) were prepared by two alternative synthetic sequences from 2-[(polyfluoroalkyl)sulfanyl]ethanols HOCH(2)CH(2)SCH(2)CH(2)CF(2)(CF(2)CF(2))(n)CF(3) (n=1-3) in overall yields of 88-91%. Copolymers of 7a-c with diethylene glycol methacrylate (DEGMA) prepared in bulk under radical conditions display high transparency, increased water content and good oxygen permeability properties, which are advantageous for their application in ophthalmology and as prosthetic materials.     

Synthesis and studies on antidepressant and anticonvulsant activities of some 3-(2-furyl)-pyrazoline derivatives

Twelve 1-phenyl-, 1-thiocarbamoyl- and 1-N-substituted thiocarbamoyl-3-(2-furyl)-5-phenyl/(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline derivatives were synthesized. The chemical structures of the compounds were proved by IR, (1)H NMR, Mass spectrometric data and microanalyses. The antidepressant activities of the compounds were investigated by Porsolt's behavioural despair (forced swimming) test on albino mice. 1-N-Ethylthiocarbamoyl-3-(2-furyl)-5-phenyl-2-pyrazoline (6) and 1-N-allylthiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (11) reduced 33.80-31.42% duration of immobility times at 10 mg kg(-1) dose level. Anticonvulsant activities of the compounds were determined by maximal electroshock seizure (MES) and subcutaneous pentylenetetrazole (metrazol) (scMet.) tests, neurotoxicities were determined by rotarod toxicity test on albino mice. 1,5-Diphenyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (2), 1-N-allylthiocarbamoyl-3-(2-furyl)-5-phenyl-2-pyrazoline (7), 1-N-allylthiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (11) and 1-N-phenylthiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (12) were active at 100-300 mg kg(-1) dose levels. 1-Thiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (4), 1-N-methylthiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (9) and 1-N-ethylthiocarbamoyl-3,5-di(2-furyl)-2-pyrazoline (10) were found protective against MES and scMet. at 30-300 mg kg(-1) dose levels.     

重铬酸钾和氧化还原物质反应致质粒DNA断链

目的　在体外研究六价铬化合物诱导质粒ＤＮＡ 链断裂的作用。方法　采用质粒松弛法。结果　重铬酸钾（０ ．５ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 、抗坏血酸（１ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 、谷胱甘肽（５ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 或过氧化氢（１７ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 单独作用都不能诱导明显的ＤＮＡ 单链断裂。然而,将重铬酸钾和具有氧化还原功能的物质与ＤＮＡ 共同温浴,发现重铬酸钾和抗坏血酸、谷胱甘肽或过氧化氢反应后可明显诱导质粒ＤＮＡ 单链断裂。重铬酸钾和过氧化氢（１７ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） 还诱导质粒ＤＮＡ 双链断裂。结论　抗坏血酸、谷胱甘肽和过氧化氢可能在重铬酸钾的致癌过程中起重要作用。     

An evaluation of methods for the stratified analysis of clustered binary data in community intervention trials

A simulation study is conducted in a community intervention setting. Several methods of stratified analysis of clustered binary data are compared in terms of empirical significance and empirical power levels. They are the Mantel-Haenszel test statistic (chi(2) (MH)), the adjusted Mantel-Haenszel test statistic of Donald-Donner (chi(2) (DD)), Rao-Scott (chi(2) (RSN) and chi(2) (RSP)), and Zhang-Boos (chi(2) (ZBN) and chi(2) (ZBP)), Wald (chi(2) (W)), robust Wald (chi(2) (RW)), score (chi(2) (S)), robust score (chi(2) (RS)), and the test statistic based on generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) (chi(2) (GLMM)). When rho not equal 0, chi(2) (MH) has inflated type I error, and it should not be used when observations are correlated. The results also warn of the use of chi(2) (RSN) and chi(2) (RW) due to their poor performance in terms of empirical significance level. chi(2) (ZBP) and chi(2) (GLMM) have better empirical significance levels as compared to other statistics; however, chi(2) (ZBP) tends to have lower empirical powers than other statistics when the number of clusters (N) is less than 24. chi(2) (RSP) provides the highest empirical powers when rho > or = 0.1 and N < or = 12. When rho < or = 0.01, we recommend the use of chi(2) (RS) and chi(2) (GLMM) since they have better overall performance in terms of empirical significance levels and empirical power levels.     

Antihelminthic activity of some newly synthesized 5(6)-(un)substituted-1H-benzimidazol-2-ylthioacetylpiperazine derivatives

Piperazine derivatives of 5(6)-substituted-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylthio)acetic acids were synthesized by using two methods and studied for antihelminthic activity. The antiparasitic screening showed that compounds 18-24 exhibited higher activity against Trichinella spiralis in vitro in comparison to methyl 5-(propylthio)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-carbamate (albendazole). Most active were compounds 2-({2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-oxoethyl}thio)-1H-benzimidazole 21 and 2-{[2-oxo-2-(4-benzhydrylpiperazin-1-yl)ethyl]thio}-5(6)-methyl-1(H)-benzimidazole 19 as well as 2-({2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-oxoethyl}thio)-5(6)-methyl-1(H)-benzimidazole 23 with efficacy of 96.0%, 98.4% and 100%, respectively. The tested derivatives 15-19 and 20-23 were less active against Syphacia obvelata in vivo than albendazole and exhibited the same efficacy as piperazine, but in twice lower concentration.Compounds 2-({2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-oxoethyl}thio)-1H-benzimidazole 21, 1,4-bis[(5(6)-methyl-1(H)-benzimidazol-2-ylthio)acetyl]piperazine 17 and 2-({2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-2-oxoethyl}thio)-5(6)-methyl-1(H)-benzimidazole 23 had higher efficacies of 73%, 76%, and 77%, respectively.     

Self-assembly of novel molecular complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline and 5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline and evaluation of their in vitro antitumour activity

Novel molecular complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline (5-NH2-phen) [(5-NH2-phen)2(phen) (H2O)3 (1), (phen)2(imidazole) (H+) (BF4-) (2), (phen)2(benzimidazole) (H+) (BF4-) (3), (5-NH2-phen)4(H2O)3 (4), and (phen)3 (indole) (H+) (BF4-) (5)] were synthesized via self-assembly processes and their in vitro anticancer activity was investigated. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by UV, FTIR, CIMS(CH4) and elemental analysis. The crystal structure of 2 was determined by X-ray diffraction. Cytotoxicity of the substances was measured using the cultivated human tumour cell lines HepG2, HEp-2, and 8-MB-GA. The tested substances showed different activity depending on the cell line and amount used. Substances 2 and 3 were not toxic to the non-tumour cells (Lep-3), but significantly toxic to all tumour ones. This is not the case with compounds 4 and 5, which are non-toxic towards carcinogenic cell lines, but even stimulate both HepG2 and HEp-2.     

酒精代谢酶基因型在日本双生子中的分布

目的为预防酒精相关性疾病发生,调查了酒精代谢酶控制基因在日本双生子中的分布。方法以饱和酚法提取ＤＮＡ,应用限制性片段长度多态性分析技术检测了９２个日本双生子的酒精脱氢酶２（ＡＤＨ２）和乙醛脱氢酶２（ＡＬＤＨ２）基因型,根据基因型差异筛选敏感个体。结果ＡＤＨ２和ＡＬＤＨ２基因分布符合Ｈａｒｄｙｗｅｉｎｂｅｒｇ等式。ＡＤＨ２基因的３种基因型分别是ＡＤＨ２１／ＡＤＨ２１（１．１％）、ＡＤＨ２１／ＡＤＨ２２（４４．６％）和ＡＤＨ２２／ＡＤＨ２２（５４．３％）。ＡＬＤＨ２的基因型分别为ＡＬＤＨ２１／ＡＬＤＨ２１（４１．３％）、ＡＬＤＨ２１／ＡＬＤＨ２２（３９．１％）和ＡＬＤＨ２２／ＡＬＤＨ２２（１９６％）。ＡＤＨ２和ＡＬＤＨ２基因频率分别为０．２５５、０．７４５和０６０９、０３９１。结论异常纯合的ＡＤＨ２基因和纯合的ＡＬＤＨ２基因占优势。个体携有ＡＤＨ２１／ＡＤＨ２２和ＡＬＤＨ２１／ＡＬＤＨ２１、ＡＤＨ２２／ＡＤＨ２２和ＡＬＤＨ２１／ＡＬＤＨ２１者可视为敏感个体。     

Regiospecific synthesis and biological evaluation of spirooxindolopyrrolizidines via [3+2] cycloaddition of azomethine ylide

Reaction of (E)-3-aryl-1-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones with azomethine ylide (generated in situ via decarboxylative condensation of isatin with l-proline) in refluxing methanol afforded 1'-(aryl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-ones as the sole product in a regiospecific manner. The synthesized compounds have been characterized by their elemental, analytical and spectral studies. The synthesized compounds were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against a spectrum of microbial organisms. These studies proved that compounds 1'-(p-chlorophenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4b), 1'-(p-fluorophenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4d) and 1'-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4h) against Staphylococcus aureus, 1'-(p-chlorophenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4b), 1'-(p-methylphenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4c) and 1'-(p-fluorophenyl)-2'-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3'-[3H]pyrrolizin]-2-one (4d) against Salmonella typhi show maximum inhibition potency at low concentration (6.25?μg/mL) whereas 4d against Candida albicans and 4b and 4d against Rhizopus sp. showed beneficial antifungal activity at minimum concentration.     

Extracellular magnesium regulates nuclear and perinuclear free ionized calcium in cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells: possible relation to alcohol and central nervous system injury.

Quantitative digital imaging microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), and multiple molecular fluorescent probes were utilized to test the hypothesis that cerebral vascular muscle cell nuclear ([Ca(2+)](n)), perinuclear ([Ca(2+)](pn)), and cytoplasmic free calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) levels are regulated by the concentration of extracellular free magnesium ions ([Mg(2+)](o)). Primary cultured canine cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells were loaded with either fura-2/AM, indo-1/AM, or fluo-3/AM, and the subcellular Ca(2+) responses to stepwise reduction in [Mg(2+)](o) (i.e., from 1.36 to 0.17 mM) were analyzed over time. With normal 1.36 mM [Mg(2+)](o)-containing incubation media, basal mean [Ca(2+)](i) was 89.6+/-15 nM. Lowering [Mg(2+)](o) to 1.07, 0.88, 0.48, and 0.17 mM resulted in rapid (<4 min) increments in [Ca(2+)](i) going to 213+/-43, 368+/-67, 471+/-77, and 642+/-98 nM, respectively; the longer the exposure time (up to 30 min) to lowered [Mg(2+)](o), the higher the [Ca(2+)](i). Restoration of [Mg(2+)](o) to normal caused decreases in [Ca(2+)](i) to 215.9+/-42.3 nM, but only complete removal of [Ca(2+)](o) returned [Ca(2+)](i) to basal levels. Results show that basal [Ca(2+)](pn) (282+/-92 nM) exceeds basal cytoplasmic Ca(2+) (61+/-27.8 nM) and [Ca(2+)](n) (20+/-7.6 nM). However, reduction of normal [Mg(2+)](o) to 0.48 mM resulted in dramatic, rapid rises in all subcellular compartments, where [Ca(2+)](pn) (1503+/-102 nM)>cytoplasmic Ca(2+) (688+/-49 nM) approximately equal to [Ca(2+)](n) (674+/-12 nM). Nuclear Ca(2+) rose dramatically (e.g., 35-40 times basal levels). Both verapamil (1 microM) and Ni(2+) (5 mM) prevented, completely, the rises in Ca(2+) in all compartments, suggesting that Mg(2+)-dependent Ca(2+) accumulation may be dependent on nuclear, endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi, and cytoplasmic L-type voltage membrane-regulated Ca(2+) channels. The normally low [Ca(2+)](n) suggests that Ca(2+) does not transport passively across the nuclear membrane in cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells. These results may help to explain much of the impact of hypomagnesemic states on cerebral-central nervous system pathobiology, and, particularly, alcohol-induced strokes.