Further studies on the effect of 6-hydroxydopamine in retinal development

Summary Neonatal albino rats treated with 6-hydroxydopamine revealed depletion of rhodopsin and monoamine oxidase in their retinas.Acknowledgments. The author wishes to dedicate this paper to his family for their continuous support and to ProfessorsA. K. S. Ho andD. B. Meyer for their understanding and friendship.     

Further studies on the effect of 6-hydroxydopamine in retinal development.

Neonatal albino rats treated with 6-hydroxydopamine revealed depletion of rhodopsin and monoamine oxidase in their retinas.     

Further studies on the effect of red and far red light on rat retinal development

Summary The influence on the development of the outer segments of the rat retina of far red and red light in different sequences was investigated. The far red treatment appeared to be dominating, and for animals treated with far red light first, further treatment of red light could not bring the outer segment growth back to normal. The treatments also initiated different dopamine uptakes in the retinas.     

The effect of protamine on the action of ACTH

Zusammenfassung Bei Ratten verursachen 0,5µg ACTH/100 g keine Verminderung des Ascorbinsäuregehaltes der Nebenniere, wenn gleichzeitig 20 mg/kg Protaminsulfat gegeben werden.Ebenfalls bei Ratten vermag ACTH bei gleichzeitiger Verabreichung mit Protaminsulfat keine Thymusatrophie hervorzurufen. Die Beeinflussung der Chromatophoren-Aktivität durch dasselbe ACTH-Präparat beiRana esculenta wird dagegen durch Protaminsulfat nicht geändert.     

Further studies on gel filtration of urinary substances

Summary Urine specimens from healthy children were concentrated and filtered through Sephadex G-100 and G-25. The eluate was recovered in fractions of 5 ml each. Total hexoses, galactose, total proteins and total uronic acids were determined on each fraction. Total hexoses and galactose were eluted in 6 distinct peaks. The uronic acid containing GAG were eluted in 4 small peaks on G-25 and 1 peak on G-100. This peak is eluted always with high amounts of galactose containing glycoproteins.This work was partially supported by research grants from the CONICET, República Argentina.     

Further studies on hepatic acidic glycosaminoglycans in the Hurler syndrome

Summary Acid GAG were isolated from hepatic tissue from 3 patients with Hurler syndrome and 3 normal controls. Gross elevations in the uronic acid and hexosamine contents were found in Hurler livers compared with the normal ones. The total GAG concentration was significantly increased (about 25fold) in Hurler patients.This work was partially supported by research grants from the Conicet, Argentina.     

Capping of concanavalin A- or ricin-binding sites does not influence phagocytosis in polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Summary Rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) were capped with territin-conjugated concanavalin A or ricin, and then allowed to phagocytose yeast cells. Phagocytic activity and lectin distribution were determined by ultrastructural morphometry. Capped PMNs were found to phagocytose as efficiently as control PMNs, and always to ingest the particles with a lectin-free portion of their plasma membrane. This clearly indicates that concanavalin A- and ricin-binding sites of the PMN membrane are not involved in the recognition and phagocytosis of yeast particles.     

Further studies on gel filtration of urinary substances.

Urine specimens from healthy children were concentrated and filtered through Sephadex G-100 and G-25. The eluate was recovered in fractions of 5 ml each. Total hexoses, galactose, total proteins and total uronic acids were determined on each fraction. Total hexoses and galactose were eluted in 6 distinct peaks. The uronic acid containing GAG were eluted in 4 small peaks on G-25 and 1 peak on G-100. This peak is eluted always with high amounts of galactose containing glycoproteins.     

Further studies on hepatic acidic glycosaminoglycans in the Hurler syndrome.

Acid GAG were isolated from hepatic tissue from 3 patients with Hurler syndrome and 3 normal controls. Gross elevations in the uronic acid and hexosamine contents were found in Hurler livers compared with the normal ones. The total GAG concentration was significantly increased (about 25fold) in Hurler patients.     

The effect of corticotropin-releasing factor and pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides on the phagocytosis of molluscan hemocytes

The effect of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides on hemocyte phagocytosis in two molluscs,Planorbarius corneus andViviparus ater was studied. The peptides and related fragments examined are those which have been shown to influence hemocyte motility in the two species. The results obtained revealed that the effects on phagocytosis are not directly correlated with previous findings on cell motility. Furthermore, the mode of action of an individual peptide could be species-specific and dose-dependent. The relationships between peptides, locomotion and phagocytosis in these molluscs are discussed.     

Further studies on the effects of corticosterone on adrenocortical cells of hypophysectomized ACTH-treated rats

Riassunto Con metodi morfometrici è stato studiato l'effetto di dosi parafisiologiche di corticosterone sulle cellule corticosurrenaliche (zona fascicolata) di ratti ipofisectomizzati trattati con dosi di mantenimento di ACTH. I dati ottenuti indicano che tali dosi di ormone inibiscono direttamente la funzionalità delle cellule corticosurrenaliche. Questi risultati suggeriscono che la componente periferica dei meccanismi a feed-back che intervengono nella regolazione della funzione corticosurrenalica, giochi un ruolo fisiologico significativo.