Intraocular grafting of cultured brain tissue: growth, vascularization and neuron survival in locus coeruleus and cortex cerebri

Locus coeruleus and cortex cerebri from embryonic (ED 17) and newborn rats were kept 4 days in tissue culture under conditions maintaining organotypic features and then transplanted to the anterior chamber of the eye of adult rats. Vascularization from the host iris was delayed in pre-cultured grafts as compared to directly grafted material. In spite of this, several morphological parameters developed normally. Thus, pre-cultured grafts grew considerably in oculo. Falck-Hillarp histochemistry showed that grafts of cortex cerebri received an adrenergic innervation from the host iris and that locus coeruleus grafts contained central adrenergic neurons capable of innervating a sympathetically denervated host iris. The successful combination of tissue culture and intraocular transplantation should permit the selective advantages of both techniques to be applied to the same tissue pieces, generating new information unobtainable by either method alone.     

Development and loss of toluene diisocyanate reactivity: immunologic,pharmacologic, and provocative challenge studies

Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) sensitivity accompanied by nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness occurs in approximately 5% of occupationally exposed workers. We report the case of a 32-yr-old worker followed longitudinally after removal from isocyanate exposure. TDI reactivity was lost 11 mo after removal from exposure and nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness resolved after 17 mo. Bronchial reactivity to radishes (Raphanus sativus), which developed concurrently with TDI reactivity, was lost 2 yr later. Immunopharmacologic results show that the worker's initial decreased ability of lymphocytes to produce cyclic AMP returned to near normal after 2 yr. IgE antibodies to a human serum albumin tolyl monoisocyanate conjugate were still present at this time.     

Effects of several 5′-carboxamide derivatives of adenosine on adenosine receptors of human platelets and rat fat cells

Summary The effects of several 5-carboxamide derivatives of adenosine on stimulatory (R _a) adenosine receptors of human platelets and inhibitory (R _i) adenosine receptors of rat fat cells have been compared. 5-N-Cyclopropylcarboxamidoadenosine (CPCA) and 5-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) most potently inhibited ADP-induced aggregation of human platelets as shown by IC₅₀-values of 0.24 and 0.34 mol/l. 5-N-Methylcarboxamidoadenosine (MECA; IC₅₀ 0.81 mol/l) and 5-N-carboxamidoadenosine (NCA; IC₅₀ 2.1 mol/l) were less potent, whereas adenosine, 2-chloroadenosine and (-)N⁶-phenylisopropyladenosine [(-)PIA] exhibit IC₅₀-values of about 1.5 mol/l. Nearly the same rank order of potency was obtained for stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity of platelet membranes and for inhibition of [³H]NECA binding to human platelets. In order to examine the effects of the carboxamide analogues on R _i adenosine receptors of rat fat cells inhibition of lipolysis and adenylate cyclase were studied. (-)PIA was the most potent inhibitor of lipolysis as shown by an IC₅₀ of 0.5 nmol/l, followed by CPCA (IC₅₀ 1.1 nmol/l) and NECA (IC₅₀ 1.3 nmol/l), whereas MECA (IC₅₀ 17.9 nmol/l) and NCA (IC₅₀ 20.1 nmol/l) were much less potent than NECA in inhibiting lipolysis. Similar results were obtained for inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity of fat cell membranes and for competition with [³H]PIA binding to fat cell membranes. The relative potencies of the adenosine analogues at both receptor subclasses were calculated from the ratio of the IC₅₀-values for inhibition of platelet aggregation and of lipolysis. (-)PIA showed the highest selectivity for R _i receptors as indicated by a 2,900-fold lower IC₅₀ for the antilipolytic than for the antiaggregatory effect. The R _a/R _i activity ratio for NECA was about 260, for CPCA 220, for NCA 105 and for MECA 45. These results indicate that all 5-carboxamide adenosine derivatives are more potent agonists at R _i receptors than at R _a receptors. Since MECA has a higher selectivity for R _a receptors than NECA, it may be useful for the characterization of stimulatory adenosine receptors in different tissues.     

原发性高血压患者红细胞[Ca2+]i浓度变化及影响因素

目的：观察原发性高血压患者红细胞[Ca^2 ]i,多巴胺β羟化酶及ATP含量变化并分析其结果。方法：测定35例高血压患者的红细[Ca^2 ]i、ATP、血清多巴胺β羟化酶活性,血糖及血浆胰岛素含量,并以30例健康成年人为对照。结果：高血压患者的红细胞[Ca^2 ]i、ATP、多巴胺β羟化酶均明显高于对照组（P＜0．05,P＜0．01）,但血糖与胰岛素未见明显变化。结论：高血压患者血清多巴胺β羟化酶活性增强伴随ATP与[Ca^2 ]i升高。     

Characterization of butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption in the rat distal colon

Recent studies have established that mucosal butyrate stimulates electroneutral sodium-chloride (NaCl) absorption in the distal colon of the rat and a model in which Na-hydrogen (H) and Cl-butyrate exchanges are coupled has been proposed as the mechanism of butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption. These studies were designed to examine butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption in experimental conditions in which HCO₃-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption is inhibited: in Na-depleted (aldosterone-treated) animals and in the presence of increased mucosal cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP). Butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption was markedly reduced in Na-depleted rats. In contrast, the inhibition of both net Na and net Cl absorption by 5 mM serosal theophylline was significantly less in butyrate-containing, HCO₃-free Ringer solution than in butyrate-free-HCO₃-containing Ringer solution. These studies indicate that cyclic AMP does not inhibit butyrate-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption and we propose that the mechanism of cyclic AMP inhibition of HCO₃-dependent electroneutral Na-Cl absorption may be a result of its inhibition of Cl-HCO₃, not Na-H exchange.     

腺苷脱氨酶抑制剂对氧反常大鼠心脏的保护作用

本文观察到腺苷脱氨酶抑制剂EHNA对离体灌流大鼠心脏氧反常性损伤有明显的作用,此外还发现在缺氧期(无氧灌流30分钟)EHNA也表现出明显的保护作用,心脏收缩幅度的降低和静息张力的升高均显著低于对照组。表明在缺氧期也可能有自由基的产生。     

Interaction of immunoglobulin with actin

Actin can form specific, direct associations with immunoglobulin resulting in soluble complexes or cross-linked matrices. This interaction can be detected by four in vitro assays using purified components: (1) actin enhances the cytophilic activity of guinea pig IgG2; (2) in solutions of low ionic strength, actin and IgG2 co-precipitate: (3) soluble complexes exist in 0.1 M KCl as revealed by the displacement of actin from its expected sedimentation pattern in a gradient of sucrose when in the presence of IgG 1, IgG2, or IgM; (4) immunoglobulin (IgG1, IgG2, BGG)‡: increases the viscosity of F-actin solutions, presumably by crosslinking F-actin filaments. These data suggest that direct interaction of a cytoskeletal protein with a cell surface receptor is possible.     

腺苷三磷酸-氯化镁对大鼠肾脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

[目的 ]通过观察肾脏组织中钠钾 腺苷三磷酸酶和钙 腺苷三磷酸酶活性和病理组织学变化 ,探讨腺苷三磷酸 氯化镁对肾脏缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用机理 .[方法 ]将大鼠随机分为 3组 ,分别用生物化学方法观察再灌注 0h ,2h ,6h的钠钾 腺苷三磷酸酶和钙 腺苷三磷酸酶活性的变化以及组织病理学变化 .[结果 ]腺苷三磷酸 氯化镁组和对照组肾小管上皮细胞变性、坏死数低于缺血再灌注组 ,而腺苷三磷酸 氯化镁组和对照组之间无显著性差异 .钠钾 腺苷三磷酸酶和钙 腺苷三磷酸酶的活性在腺苷三磷酸 氯化镁组和对照组之间无显著性差异 ,但两组均高于缺血再灌注组 .[结论 ]腺苷三磷酸 氯化镁对大鼠肾脏缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用 .     

An endogenous A2B adenosine receptor coupled to cyclic AMP generation in human embryonic kidney (HEK 293) cells

1. Cyclic AMP generation by adenosine analogues was examined in human embryonic kidney (HEK 293) cells by use of a [³H]-adenine pre-labelling methodology.
2. Adenosine analogues showed the following rank order of potency (pD₂ value): 5′-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA, 5.24)>2-chloroadenosine (4.41) ⩾ adenosine (4.19)=N⁶-(2-(4-aminophenyl)-ethylamino)adenosine (APNEA, 4.11). The A_2A-selective agonist {"type":"entrez-protein","attrs":{"text":"CGS21680","term_id":"878113053","term_text":"CGS21680"}}CGS21680 failed to elicit a significant stimulation of cyclic AMP generation at concentrations below 30 μM.
3. Of these agents, NECA was observed to exhibit the greatest intrinsic activity, while in comparison maximal responses to adenosine (76±8% NECA response), 2-chloroadenosine (70±6%) and APNEA (40±3%) were significantly reduced.
4. Antagonists of the NECA-evoked cyclic AMP generation showed the rank order of apparent affinity (apparent pA₂ value): CGS 15943 (7.79)=XAC (7.74)>DPCPX (7.01)=PD115199 (6.93)=8FB-PTP (6.80)>KF 17837 (5.98)>3-propylxanthine (5.13).
5. Agarose gel electrophoresis of the products of the polymerase chain reaction, with cDNA generated from HEK 293 cell total RNA showed virtually identical patterns and nucleotide sizes in comparison with the vector for the full length human brain A_2B adenosine receptor.
6. We concluded that HEK 293 cells express an endogenous adenosine receptor coupled to cyclic AMP generation which is of the A_2B subtype.