Cholinesterase in the atherosclerotic intima and in fibroblast cultures

Summary Cholinesterase activity was present in the atheromatous plaque of the rabbit's atherosclerotic aorta. Cholinesterase activity was significantly increased in rat fibroblast cultures grown in the presence of hypercholesterolemic serum. Cholesterol ester synthesis in these cultures was inhibited by neostigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor.Acknowledgments. We thank Patricia Fontaine for technical assistance and Patricia Candow and Barbara English for secretarial help. This work was supported by a grant from the Canadian Heart Foundation. Part of this work was presented at 1977 annual meeting of the Biochemical Society in London.     

Hydroxyproline production in chick fibroblast cultures

Zusammenfassung Kulturen von Hühnerherzfibroblasten wurden nach 10, 21 und 28 Tagenin vitro auf ihren Gehaltan Hydroxyprolin — einer wichtigen Aminosäure des Kollagens — untersucht. Nach 10, bzw. 21 Tagen ist eine signifikante, durch Prolinzugaben nicht beeinflussbare Vermehrung des zu 50% löslichen Hydroxyprolins feststellbar.

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Determination of free intracellular proline pool in fibroblast cultures]

By using a direct, rapid, sensitive colorimetric method, free intracellular proline pool from human adult skin fibroblasts in monolayer was determined. Thus under identical experimental conditions, free intracellular proline pool was about 20 pmol proline/micrograms cellular proteins, whatever the cell lines from human adult skin fibroblasts, the passage and the time of subculture. Besides, there was a poor correlation between collagen biosynthesis in fibroblast cultures and free intracellular proline pool.     

Isolation of a growth-stimulating agent from human skin fibroblast cultures

Summary Cell-free supernatants were harvested from cultures of human skin fibroblasts, were applied on to DEAE-cellulose columns, and the first fraction eluted with phosphate-buffered saline contained the growth-stimulating agent. The eluted fraction was then passed through a series of amicon membranes. After passing through PM-10, the filtrate stimulated growth of bovine vascular endothelial, canine myocardial, and human mammary carcinoma cells.     

Cyclic AMP accumulation in human fibroblast cultures: diabetics compared with normals

Isoproterenol-stimulated accumulation of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) in skin fibroblast cultures from type 2 diabetics was twice as high as in fibroblasts from control subjects.     

Cholinesterase in human salivary glands

Zusammenfassung Operativ frisch entnommene menschliche Speicheldrüsen (Submaxillaris und Parotis) zeigen Cholinesteraseaktivität. Hauptsächlich werden spezifische Esterasen gefunden. Die Aktivität der männlichen Parotis ist höher als die der weiblichen. Letztere zeigt eine Aktivitätsabnahme mit zunehmendem Alter.     

Cholinesterase in the development ofCiona intestinalis (Ascidia)

Riassunto Con metodo istochimico, sono state effettuate ricerche sulla presenza, la localizzazione, e il tempo di comparsa della colinesterasi nello sviluppo diCiona intestinalis (Ascidie). È stato visto che: 1) l'attività colinesterasica, negativa negli stati precoci di sviluppo, si palese durante e dopo la neurulazione; 2) il territorio in cui si localizza la reazione è esclusivamente quello muscolare; 3) esiste una relazione tra la presenza dell'enzima e la capacità funzionale dell'embrione; 4) nella reazione è interessato un solo tipo di enzima e precisamente la colinesterasi specifica o acetilcolinesterasi.     

Cholinesterase in the cat cerebellar cortex,deep nuclei and peduncles

Résumé La distribution de l'acétylcholinestérase dans l'écorce, les noyaux centraux et les pédoncules du cervelet du chat a été étudiée à l'aide d'une technique histochimique. Les pédoncules de quatre chats ont été coupés et on a isolé l'écorce cérébelleuse d'un autre groupe de quatre chats. Ces expériences durèrent quelques jours. Les fibres moussues des pédoncules cérébelleux moyen et inférieur contiennent de l'acétylcholinestérase. Les cellules des noyaux cérébelleux centraux et leurs fibres dans les pédoncules cérébelleux supérieur et inférieur sont aussi colorées par l'acétylcholinestérase.      

Cholinesterase activity within the renal tissue ofHelostoma temmincki

Zusammenfassung Eine positive Cholinesterase-Aktivität in der Niere vonHelostoma temmincki wurde in den Bowmanschen Kapseln gefunden. Die Tubuli waren frei, aber der Ureter zeigte eine positive Reaktion sowohl für Cholinesterase wie auch für Pseudocholinesterase.     

Cholinesterase activity in skeletal muscle after botulinum toxin

Zusammenfassung Bei Zufuhr von Botulinum-A-Toxin in den Muskel Tibialis anterior der Ratte war die Cholinesteraseaktivität nach zwei Wochen herabgesetzt, jedoch weniger ausgesprochen als nach zweiwöchiger Denervierung des Muskels.     

Distribution of intravenously administered acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors in the mouse.

Iodinated acidic or basic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF or bFGF) were separately injected into adult mice to follow their distribution in the main organs of the animals. Iodinated FGFs intravenously injected into mice cleared from blood with a T1/2 of 30 s. They mainly bound to kidney, liver and spleen. The binding of FGFs to these organs was maintained when the latter were washed with a physiological buffer containing 0.15 M NaCl, but it was eliminated when the buffer contained 2 M NaCl. Simultaneous injections of the FGFs together with increasing doses of heparin weakened the binding of FGF to vessels in a dose-dependent manner.     

Effect of cell proliferation on the condensation of X chromosomes in the form of Barr-bodies, in human 46 XX fibroblast cultures with different serum concentrations]

The frequency of Barr-bodies in cultivated 46 XX human fibroblasts considerably increases when in confluent monolayer cultures the cells no longer divide. Or, independently of cell contact, when the cells are grown in medium with low serum content, which will slow down or entirely arrest further growth. The frequency of Barr-bodies again diminishes when after the administration of culture medium with sufficient serum concentration, the cells start growing again, indicating that the condensation of the X chromosome is reversible under control of the cell proliferation.