Free amino acid patterns and other chemical constituents of rabbits' blood and blood vessels

Zusammenfassung Die Verteilung der freien Aminosäuren, von Protein, Fett und Cholesterin im Blut und in verschiedenen Gefässen normaler und hypercholesteremischer Kaninchen wurde untersucht. Geschädigte Aortaabschnitte erhielten mehr Protein, Fett und Cholesterin, aber weniger freie Aminosäuren als normale.

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Supported by grant H-2534 (C-3) from the National Heart Institute, N.I.H., and by a grant from the Eli Lilly Co.     

Inhibiting effects of volatile constituents of plants on pollen growth

Summary Volatile constituents of parts of plants inhibited the germination ofCamelia sinensis pollen grains. Growing pollen tubes were affected by a 1-sec treatment with volatile constituents ofAllium, and tubes treated for 4–6 sec swelled abnormally at the tips and stopped growing; the reaction resembled that of pollen irradiated with -rays at 200 kR.     

Molecular deficiencies of human blood coagulation

Summary Blood coagulation reflects, the complex biological system resulting in the formation of thrombin and the subsequent conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin. Disorders of either thrombin or fibrin formation may cause bleeding states. Congential hemorrhagic disorders are characterized by either reduction of a coagulation factor or impairment of its functional capacity by structural aberrations. Immunological studies and direct molecular evaluation of fibrinogen demonstrate that both types of abnormalities occur. Functional evaluation of abnormal fibrinogens suggests that many different structural variants exist and variably influence interaction with thrombin, fibrin polymerization and fibrin stabilization. Similar studies performed on factors II, VII, VIII, IX, X and XIII indicate that qualitative abnormalities are more frequent than true deficiency states. Such molecular abnormalities will become increasingly interesting and important as the biochemistry of normal coagulation progresses.

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Zusammenfassung Blut gerinnt, wenn das Gerinnungsferment Thrombin aktiviert wird und Fibrinogen in Fibrin umwandelt. Störungen der Thrombin- oder Fibrinbildung können Bluterkrankheiten verursachen. Die Ursache angeborener Bluterkrankheiten liegt entweder in der quantitativen Verminderung oder in qualitativen Strukturanomalien eines Gerinnungsfaktors. Immunologische Methoden im Verein mit einer beginnenden, direkten Strukturabklärung zeigten für das Fibrinogen überzeugend, dass beide Möglichkeiten vorkommen. Unterschiedliche Funktionsausfälle von Fibrinogen lassen vermuten, dass verschiedenartigen Strukturanomalien für Störungen der Substrateigenschaften gegenüber Thrombin, der Polymerisierung oder der Fibrinstabilisierung verantwortlich sind. Ähnliche Untersuchungen an den Faktoren II, VII, VIII, IX, X und XIII zeigen, dass wahrscheinlich die Mehrzahl der bekannten Bluterkrankheiten durch Strukturanomalien verursacht werden. Die eingehende Untersuchung solcher Strukturdefekte wird zukünftig um so interessanter und bedeutungsvoller werden, je besser die Struktur und Funktion der normalen Gerinnungsfaktoren bekannt sind.

     

Effect of sympathectomy on platelet aggregation and blood coagulation in rats

Summary It is shown that the ability of blood platelets to aggregate in partially and completely sympathectomized rats is significantly lower than in intact animals. The blood clotting system of sympathectomized rats is hyperactive. The sympathectomy-provoked changes may be due to the increased content of adrenaline in the blood.     

Interaction of digoxin with activated dimethicone and other antacid constituents

Summary A study was made of the effect of activated dimethicone on the absorption of digoxin in relation to other commonly used antacid constituents using an in vitro experimental model. Dimethicone was found not to affect the absorption of digoxin in relation to aluminium hydroxide, bismuth carbonate, light magnesium carbonate and magnesium trisilicate whose effects on the absorption of digoxin were in agreement with values reported in the literature.     

Antimitotic agents and macronuclear division of ciliates. III. The effect of colchicine on synchronizedTetrahymena pyriformis GL

Zusammenfassung Durch Temperaturschocks synchronisierte Kulturen des CiliatenTetrahymena pyriformis (Stamm GL, kein Mikronucleus) wurden mit Colchicin behandelt. In Abhängigkeit vom Zeitpunkt der Colchicinzugabe wurden Verzögerungen des ersten synchronisierten Teilungsmaximums festgestellt. Die Ergebnisse werden als weitere Hinweise auf eine Beteiligung von Mikrotubuli bei der Makronucleus-Teilung gedeutet.     

Nitrosamines and other carcinogens as agents of protein denaturation

Résumé Les auteurs montrent que les composés cancérogènes hydrosolubles, l'acide tannique, le phénol, la diéthyl-et diméthylnitrosamine, la thioacétamide, le carbamate d'éthyl et la thiourée sont des agents puissants de dénaturation de protéines. La précipitation produite par ces agents peut être inhibée, inversée ou accrue par divers réactifs de groupes sulfhydryles. Ces recoupements, ainsi que d'autres expériences sur l'effet de l'urée sur la précipitation par la diméthylnitrosamine, indiquent que le mécanisme de la formation des aggrégats moléculaires consiste dans l'établissement de ponts -S-S- intermoléculaires, probablement renforcés par des liaisons intermoléculaires d'hydrogène.

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This work was supported by USPHS Grant CY-4939 at the University of Florida, and by USPHS Grant C-5431 and a Grant-in-aid from the Greater New Orleans Cancer Association and the Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, at Tulane University.

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Presented at the Fifty-second Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Atlantic City, N.J., April, 1961 (Abstr., Proc. Amer. Assoc. Cancer Research3, 206 (1961)).     

Influence of prostaglandins E1 and E2 on coagulation of rat blood

Zusammenfassung Die Prostaglandine E₁ (PGE₁) und E₂ (PGE₂) haben keinen Einfluss auf die Gerinnung von Rattenblut. Im Gegensatz zu früheren Postulationen können die Ca-Ionen im Plasma nicht von PGE₁ ersetzt werden. PGE₁ beeinflusst die maximale Amplitude des Thrombelastogramms in vitro nach Zugabe von 0.3–6 g/ml, während PGE₂ diesen Effekt nicht aufweist.     

The effect of activated dimethicone,other antacid constituents,and kaolin on the absorption of propranolol

Summary A study was made of the effect of 6 commonly used gastrointestinal preparations on the absorption of propranolol using an in vitro experimental model. The constituents examined were activated dimethicone, aluminium hydroxide gel, bismuth carbonate, kaolin, magnesium carbonate, and magnesium trisilicate. A slight decreased propranolol absorption was given by kaolin (−13.0%), the other components showed smaller effects ranging from −6.8% to +6.6%. None of the results were statistically significantly different from control absorption values. Acknowledgment. We are grateful to I.C.I. Ltd, Macclesfield, England, for the gift of propranolol hydrochloride and to Galen Ltd, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, for the gift of dimethicone.     

The effect of surgery and anesthetic agents on granulocyte-chemiluminescence in whole blood

Summary The effect of anesthesia and major abdominal surgery on zymosan-induced chemiluminescence (CL) of neutrophil granulocytes was evaluated. CL was measured in diluted whole blood taken at distinct intervals within the perioperative period. In addition, blood samples from healthy volunteers were supplemented with ether and halothane to investigate the in vitro effect of these agents. The phagocytosis-induced CL was not found to be depressed by anesthesia and surgery. Only at supranarcotic concentrations was CL reduced. Surgery and anesthesia, therefore, do not appear to impair this defense system significantly under the conditions of this investigation.     

The effect of surgery and anesthetic agents on granulocyte-chemiluminescence in whole blood

The effect of anesthesia and major abdominal surgery on zymosan-induced chemiluminescence (CL) of neutrophil granulocytes was evaluated. CL was measured in diluted whole blood taken at distinct intervals within the perioperative period. In addition, blood samples from healthy volunteers were supplemented with ether and halothane to investigate the in vitro effect of these agents. The phagocytosis-induced CL was not found to be depressed by anesthesia and surgery. Only at supranarcotic concentrations was CL reduced. Surgery and anesthesia, therefore, do not appear to impair this defense system significantly under the conditions of this investigation.