Induction of hemopoietic chimerism in the caprine fetus by intraperitoneal injection of fetal liver cells

Summary Intraperitoneal injection of allogeneic liver cells from 43-day-old male fetuses into normal 60-day female goat fetuses resulted in persistent hemopoietic chimerism in surviving recipients without clinical evidence of graft-versus-host disease. Transplantation of normal fetal liver cells into preimmunocompetent goat fetuses affected with -D-mannosidosis may provide an alternative strategy for evaluating hemopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of human lysosomal storage diseases.     

Induction of post-irradiation conditioned avoidance behavior by intraperitoneal injection of brain tissues

Zusammenfassung Man kann «post-irradiation»-bedingtes Ablehnungsverhalten indirekt herbeifuhren, indem man Hirngewebe von abgerichteten Mäusen in den Peritonealraum der unabgerichteten Mause injiziert. Die «Empfänger» verhalten sich, als seien sie selbst dem Saccharinbevorzugungs-Test und anschliessend ionisierender Bestrahlung ausgesetzt worden. Wir haben zur Zeit noch keine stichhaltige Erklärung für diese interessante Beobachtung.

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This work was done at the Radiation Research Laboratory, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago (Illinois, USA).     

Increased proliferation of rat mesothelial cells after intraperitoneal endotoxin injection

Zusammenfassung Die i.p. Injektion von Endotoxin führt bei der Ratte zum vermehrten Auftreten von Mitosen in Mesothelzellen. Vereinzelt kommt es zur Verbreiterung der Interzellularräume, äusserst selten treten Siegelringzellen auf. Es wird vermutet, dass eine geringe endotoxinbedingte Zellschädigung den Stimulus zur Mesothelzellproliferation darstellt.     

Serum and liver radioactivity levels in mice after intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injection of [14C]orotic acid

Summary [¹⁴C]Orotic acid was rapidly distributed in blood after, both i.p. and s.c. injection but was not completely absorbed from the peritoneal cavity until 20 min after injection. S.c. injection should be an acceptable alternative to i.p. injection although the incorporation into the liver acid soluble- and RNA-fractions was somewhat delayed after the s.c. injection.This work was supported by grants from the Carl Trygger Foundation and the Foundation of Director Albert Påhlsson.     

Bacterial RNA synthesis in frog auricles after intraperitoneal injection of bacteria

Résumé Des organes de plantes ou d'animaux mis dans une suspension bactérienne synthétisent du RNA bactérien. Ce phénomène que nous avons appelé transcession est dû au transfert de DNA spontanément cédé par les bactéries vivantes aux cellules des organismes supérieurs. Dans le présent travail, il est démontré que le même phénomène peut avoir lieu naturellement lorsqu'une grenouille est sujette à une infection bactérienne.

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We thank MissA. Cattaneo, MissJ. Henry for excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by a grant from the Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique.     

Induction of vanadium accumulation and nuclear sequestration causing cell suicide in human Chang liver cells

Very little is known about the modulation of vanadium accumulation in cells, although this ultratrace element has long been seen as an essential nutrient in lower life forms, but not necessarily in humans where factors modulating cellular uptake of vanadium seem unclear. Using nuclear microscopy, which is capable of the direct evaluation of free and bound (total) elemental concentrations of single cells we show here that an NH₄Cl acidification prepulse causes distinctive accumulation of vanadium (free and bound) in human Chang liver cells, concentrating particularly in the nucleus. Vanadium loaded with acidification but leaked away with realkalinization, suggests proton-dependent loading. Vanadyl(4), the oxidative state of intracellular vanadium ions, is known to be a potent source of hydroxyl free radicals (OH^.). The high oxidative state of nuclei after induction of vanadyl(4) loading was shown by the redox indicator methylene blue, suggesting direct oxidative damage to nuclear DNA. Flow cytometric evaluation of cell cycle phase-specific DNA composition showed degradation of both 2N and 4N DNA phases in G₁, S and G₂/M cell cycle profiles to a solitary 1N DNA peak, in a dose-dependent manner, effective from micromolar vanadyl(4) levels. This trend was reproduced with microccocal nuclease digestion in a time response, supporting the notion of DNA fragmentation effects. Several other approaches confirmed fragmentation occurring in virtually all cells after 4 mM V(4) loading. Ultrastructural profiles showed various stages of autophagic autodigestion and well defined plasma membrane outlines, consistent with programmed cell death but not with necrotic cell death. Direct intranuclear oxidative damage seemed associated with the induction of mass suicide in these human Chang liver cells following vanadium loading and nuclear sequestration.     

Induction of active immune state by multinucleate tumour cells in mice

Résumé Une immunité active au sarcome, produit par le cholanthrène de méthyle, a été obtenue en utilisant des cellules tumorales multinucléées, associées au virus de Sendai; les réactions ont été spécifiques à la tumeur. A la suite de ces injections, plus de 70% des souris furent résistantes aux trois inoculations, avec 10⁵ cellules vivantes tumorales.     

The origin of hemopoietic cells in ectopic implants of spleen and marrow

Summary Spleen and marrow tissues were cross-transplanted between CBA and CBA/HT6 mice. The majority of karyotypes in the regenerated implants were of recipient origin indicating that these implants are chimeric structures with the stroma of donor origin providing a framework for the proliferation of the recipient's hemopoietic stem cell.Supported by NIH Grant AM25510-01 and DOE contract 79EV00899. R. Khademi is currently with University of Isfahan, Iran.