Extracellular Enzyme Activities by Basidiobolus and Conidiobolus Isolates on Solid Media./Extrazelluläre Enzymaktivitäten bei Basidiobolus- und Condiobolus-Isólaten auf festen Medien

Summary: Fifty-seven isolates of Basidiobolus from reptiles and amphibians, and 7 other obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) in Maryland were studied for their extracellular enzyme activities on solid media. The Conidiobolus isolates studied included 4 recovered from Nigerian soil and additional 4 obtained from the ATCC All these isolates produced active extracellular lipase and protease and failed to exhibit amylase, deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease activities. The significance of the findings is discussed.
Zusammenfassung: Fünfundsiebzig Basidiobolus-Isolate aus Reptilien und Amphibien und sieben weitere aus der American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) in Maryland wurden auf Aktivtäten extrazellulärer Enzyme auf festen Medien untersucht Die untersuchten Conidiobolus-Isolate schlossen vier aus nigerianischen Böden und vier weitere aus der ATCC ein. Alle Isolate zeigten extrazellulär Lipase- und Proteaseaktivität Amylase-, Desoxyribonuclease- und Ribonucleaseaktivität war jedoch nicht nachzuweisen. Die Bedeutung dieser Befunde wird diskutiert.     

110例嗜酸细胞增多性非变应性鼻炎的液氮冷冻治疗

１１０例嗜酸细胞增多性非变应性鼻炎的液氮冷冻治疗山西医学院第二附属医院（０３０００１）牛玉梅，刘学仁按Ｍｇｇｉｎｄ将常年性鼻炎分为三类：一类常年性变态反应性鼻炎；二类非变态反应性鼻炎伴鼻分泌物嗜酸细胞增多综合征也叫嗜酸细胞增多性非变态反应性鼻炎（Ｅｏｓｉｎｏｐｈｉｌｉｃｎｏｎａｌｌｅｒａｉｃｒｈｉｎｉｔｓ，ＥＮＲ）；三类自主神经性常年性鼻炎［１］。我们将ＥＮＲ中找不到致敏物，而与冷热空气有关与情绪无关的１１０例患者进行了液氮冷冻治疗。临床资料８０２例常年性鼻炎患者进行皮肤激发试验。４３７例找出了致敏物，进行特异性过敏诱因脱敏治疗或抗过敏药物治疗。３６５例试验阳性，其中有１３５例与冷热空气有关。ｌｌ０例行冷冻治疗。１ｌ０例中男５０例，女６０例；年龄最大６５岁，最小１６岁。１１０例均有间歇性的连续喷嚏发作，浆液性或粘液性鼻分泌物增多和鼻粘膜非充血性肿胀引起的堵塞，无因吸入致敏原诱发症状的病史；血清ＩｇＥ值不升高，特异性皮肤试验结果为阳性；鼻分泌物中嗜酸细胞阳性。方法：先将鼻腔内喷入１％地卡因溶液３次粘膜表面麻醉，用卷好的４厘米长、０．４～０．６厘米粗的棉棒沾上液氮在鼻镜直视下迅速插入鼻腔内。时间约１分钟左右（冷     

The dynamic distribution of nitric oxide synthase in the small intestine of mice with intestinal radiation sickness

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Use of commercially available cell culture inserts for primary culture and electrophysiologic studies of guinea pig gastric mucous epithelial cells

Summary The adherence, growth, and electrophysiologic properties of guinea pig gastric mucous epithelial cells were investigated using porous membrane filters. We also tested three commercially available Ussing-type chambers that were designed to be used with the various porous membrane supports. Overall, the 0.45-µm Falcon-Cyclopore porous membrane was found to be very favorable for the consistent attachment and growth of our cells. This same filter also gave good results in the detection of periodic acid Schiff-positive mucous glycoprotein and Nile red neutral lipid fluorescence in the gastric mucous cells. Our cells grew poorly on collagen-coated Costar-Snapwells and Millipore Millicell-CM porous filters. For measurement of transepithelial potential difference resistance, and short-circuit current, the Costar-Snapwell with the Costar-Snapwell Diffusion-chamber system was superior in design and operation when compared to the Costar Transwell-COL, Falcon-Cyclopore, or Anotec-Anocell porous inserts used with conventional Ussing-chambers. The gastric mucous cells grew best on ICN-Cellagen membranes, but these filters routinely detached from their plastic holder and therefore could not be used for Ussing-chamber studies. The large 24.5-mm, 0.40-µm pore size Costar-Transwell-COL and the 24.1-mm, 0.45-µm Falcon-Cyclopore membranes gave good results when used in a modified horizontal-chamber for microelectrode analysis of membrane potentials and resistances of the gastric mucous cell monolayers.     

蛇毒溶栓素对实验动物血小板功能和环腺苷酸含量的影响

本文报道蛇毒溶栓素对实验动物血小板功能和血浆环腺苷酸含量的影响.(1)对血小板数的影响:给家犬以4 u/kg量静注1小时后,循环血的血小板数由药前130.44×10~9/L±50.02×10~9/L下降至60.20×10~9/L±20.50×10~9/L(P<0.05).(2)对血小板聚集功能的影响:猕猴和家兔分别按4 u/kg、8 u/kg量静注1小时后,对ADP诱导的血小板聚集率分别山药前的62.32±22.05%和43.66±10.60%下降至1.32±0.49%和4.95±1.96%;抑制率分别为97.50±1.75%和88.34±4.31%,与药前组相比均有非常显著的差异(P<0.001).(3)对血小板cAMP含量的影响:猕猴和家兔以蛋白竞争结合法测定血小板内cAMP的含量,药后1小时的含量65.43±31.35pmole/mg,32.25±15.43pmo1e/mg蛋白质,与药前12.02±0.95pmole/mg,4.25±3.13pmole/mg蛋白质相比有明显升高(P<0.001).     

N-(Acyloxyalkoxycarbonyl) derivatives as potential prodrugs of amines. II. esterase-catalysed release of parent amines from model prodrugs

N-(Acetoxyethoxycarbonyl) derivatives of primary amines released a major fraction of the parent amine in the desired free form in plasma but a significant fraction of the undesired N-acetylated parent amine was also produced. The fraction of the parent amines released from the carbamate derivatives of the primary amines was greater in human plasma than in pH 7.4 buffer. In human plasma, the N-(acetoxyethoxycarbonyl) derivative of a secondary amine released the parent amine in a quantitative manner at a rate higher than that observed in pH 7.4 buffer. Experimental results suggested that the observed catalysis of the release of the parent amines from N-(acetoxyethoxycarbonyl) derivatives of primary and secondary amines was due to participation by plasma esterases. The data suggested that N-(acetoxyethoxycarbonyl) derivatives are well suited for use as prodrugs of secondary amines. Their utility as prodrugs of primary amines is more problematic and cannot be predicted prior to in-vivo studies for the individual compound.     

Estrogenic Induction of NADPH- Diaphorase Activity in the Preoptic Neurons Containing Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Female Rat

Nitric oxide and estrogen have been shown to play a critical role in the control of female reproductive function. In order to determine an anatomical relationship between nitric oxide generating neurons and estrogen target neurons, NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry was combined with estrogen receptor immunohistochemistry in the female medial preoptic area. While only a few weakly stained neurons for NADPH-diaphorase were found in ovariectomized control rats, a drastic increase in NADPH-diaphorase activity was observed in the medial preoptic nucleus of estradiol-treated ovariectomized animals. The total number of NADPH-diaphorase neurons in the estradiol-treated group increased three-fold relative to controls, and more than 80% of those neurons contained estrogen receptor-immunoreactivity in their nuclei. Since neuronal NADPH-diaphorase is nitric oxide synthase, the present result suggests that nitric oxide synthase activity can be positively regulated by estradiol in neurons containing estrogen receptor in the female medial preoptic nucleus.