Chloroperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of N-methyl-4-chloroaniline

Summary Chloroperoxidase catalyzed the H₂O₂ oxidative conversion of N-methyl-4-chloroaniline to 4-chloronitrosobenzene, 4-chloroaniline and a mixture of complex products.This study was supported by grant No. CA 21992 from the National Cancer Institute, and by Research Career Development Award ES 00038 to M.D.C. from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, DHEW.     

Seasonal changes in the uptake capacity of the suprachiasmatic nucleus for3H-serotonin

Summary The suprachiasmatic nucleus, a hypothalamic center important in mediation of circadian and estrous cycles, is shown in adult rats to have seasonal changes in its uptake capacity in vitro for³H-serotonin.Supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH-25091), the National Institute of Health (HD-10263, HD-03352, 5-T01-HD00104-10), USPHS, and the Ford Foundation (grant No. 630-0505 B, C).     

Labile protein-methyl ester: Comparison between chemically and enzymatically synthesized

Summary The rate of hydrolysis of protein-methyl ester, the enzymatic product of S-adenosylmethionine: proteincarboxyl methyltransferase (EC.2.1.1.24) acting on oxidized ribonuclease, was measured at pH 7.1 and 8.6 at 37°C. The half-life of the hydrolysis of the ester is 25 min at pH 7.1, and 4 min at 8.6. The rate of hydrolysis of the enzymatically formed esters at pH 7.0, in 0.1M phosphate buffer, was about 25 times faster than that of esters formed chemically by reaction with methanol in HCl. The lability of the enzymatically synthesized protein-methyl ester suggests that the esterification is specific to sites such that ionization of neighboring amino acid side chains enhances the rate of the hydrolysis.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by Research Grants AM 09603 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, CA 10439 and CA 12226 from the National Cancer Institute, 1-P01-HD-05874 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, GM 20594-03 from National Institute of General Medical Sciences, USA.     

Pre- and postreaction pH of two specifically interacting large-molecule systems

Zusammenfassung Diphtherietoxoide und Antitoxin einerseits, gruppen-spezifisches Pflanzenagglutinin und Blutgruppensubstanz anderseits, wurden auf verschiedenes pH gebracht und das erste und das zweite Paar gemischt, ohne dass eine pH-Änderung eintrat. Es wird eine Erklärung versucht.

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The work reported in this paper was made possible by support extended to Boston University by the National Science Foundation (G-1583) and by research grants (H-1076[C4] and RG 4104 M & G) from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.     

Effects of retinoic acid on ascites cells of the TA3 mouse mammary carcinoma

Summary Retinoic acid caused a decrease in adhesiveness but no growth change in the allotransplantable TA3-Ha cell and no change in adhesiveness or growth in the strain specific TA3-St cell. The retinoic acid binding protein was detected in the TA3-Ha, but not the TA3-St, cell.This study was supported in pat by Public Health Service Grants CA-08418 and CA-18600 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. This is publication 955 of the Robert W. Lovett Group for the Study of Diseases Causing Deformities. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Drs Luigi M. De Luca and Anton M. Jetten of the Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, without whose help this study would not have been possible.     

Trace element stimulation of keratin (Hair) degradation by oral keratinolytic microflora

Zusammenfassung Nach der Proteolyse-Chelationstheorie der Zahnkaries werden organische und anorganische Bestandteile des Zahnschmelzes mehr oder weniger gleichzeitig abgebaut. Die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchungen zeigen, dass 1. mineralische Bestandteile des Schmelzes die mikrobiologische Zersetzung des Keratins fördern und dass 2. die enzymatische Zersetzung des Keratins Stoffe entwickelt, welche die Apatitauflösung mittels Chelation fördern.

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This investigation was supported in part by a research grant D-182(C) from the National Institute of Dental Research of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.     

Productionin vitro of melanin-like pigmentation by cells of the intestinal mucosa

Zusammenfassung Gefrierschnitte von frischem oder formalin-fixiertem Dünndarm verschiedener Tierarten werden in teilweise autoxydierten, 2 × 10^–3-molaren Lösungen von Dopamin, Dopa, Adrenalin, Hydroxytryptamin und verwandten Verbindungen bei pH=8 inkubiert. Gewisse Zellen der tunica propria der Schleimhaut zeigen dann nach relativ kurzer Zeit eine zum Teil sehr starke granuläre Pigmentierung ihres Zytoplasmas.

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This investigation was supported by research grants [B-282 (C3 and C4)] from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service     

Enhancement of fibronectin expression by herbimycin A

Summary Herbimycin A specifically inrreased the level of fibronectin mRNA in Rous sarcoma virus-infected rat kidney cells, and the time course of fibronectin expression was found to be closely related to that of morphological change induced by herbimycin A.Acknowledgments. The authors wish to thank Dr Y. Uehara, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, and Dr K. Hayashi, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, for valuable suggestions. This work was supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan.     

Inhibition of rat hepatic dimethylnitrosamine demethylase by cyclic and acyclic nitrosamines and secondary amines

Summary Inhibition of hepatic dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) metabolism by a variety of cyclic and acyclic nitrosamines was demonstrated. Nitrosoproline, a noncarcinogenic nitrosamine, behaved differently from the carcinogenic nitrosamines as an inhibitor for DMN-demethylase. Secondary amines corresponding to the nitrosamines inhibited DMN-demethylase in a manner similar to the nitrosamines.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by Public Health Service Grant 5-PO1-ES00597, Training Grant 1-732-ES07020, and Research Career Development Award 1-KO4-ES00033 (to M.C.A.) from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. We are also grateful for support from Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc., Nutley, NJ.     

Cytotoxic action of nucleic acids

Zusammenfassung Mit einer letalen Dosis von Dimethyl-Myleran vorbehandelte Mäuse überleben nach Transfusion isologer Knochenmarkzellen. Wirken Nukleinsäurenin vitro auf die Knochenmarkzellen ein, so ist ihre lebenserhaltende Kapazität vermindert.

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This investigation was supported by grants to the Chester Beatty Research Institute (Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, London) from the Medical Research Council, the British Empire Cancer Campaign, the Anna Fuller Fund and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service.     

Hibernation at moderate temperatures: a continuation of slow wave sleep

Summary Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Citellus lateralis) displayed virtually continuous electrophysiological states of sleep when hibernating at moderate ambient temperatures (22°C). Rapid-eye-movement sleep progressively diminished with the fall in body temperature so that at a body temperature of 23°C it was completely absent. At this temperature hibernation was characterized by slow wave sleep isomorphic with slow wave sleep episodes at non-hibernating (euthermic) body temperatures.Supported by National Institute of Health grants GM 23694 awarded to R.J. Berger and GM 23695 awarded to H.C. Heller.     

Time-qualified reference intervals — chronodesms

Summary Methods are presented for qualifying clinical reference intervals, for individuals as well as peer groups, according to circadian and other rhythms, using chronobiologically-defined single samples or time series.Supported by the Hoechst Italia Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency (R804512-01-0), US Public Health Service (5-K6-GM-13, 981), National Cancer Institute (1R01-CA-14446-01), Cancer Supplement (CA-14445-01S1), National Institute of Aging (A6-00158) and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (OH 00631).     

Distribution of14C after topical application of14C-labeled 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) in mice

Summary Following topical application of¹⁴C-labeled 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU, carmustine) to the skin of mice radioactivity was found in all viscera and tissues examined. Exclusive of the gut, highest values were recorded for the liver, kidney and lung.Supported by Public Health Service, grant CA 14825, from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.     

Effect of diabetes on the vertebral column of rats and its modification by estradiol

Summary In vertebrae of genetically selected sucrose-fed diabetic rats a statistically significant bone deficit was found after diabetes had been present for about 8 months. No osteopenia was observed in diabetic rats following treatment with estrogenic hormone for 5–7 months. The development of osseous centers in the end plates of the vertebrae was retarded in diabetic rats, but was about normal in diabetic rats given estrogen.—No differences were noted in the growth zones or in the tendency to develop articular lesions in rats of the various groups. Possible differences in the amount of GAG in intervertebral discs of diabetic and non-diabetic rats respectively await further confirmation.These investigations were aided by grant No. 2 RO1 EYO 1837-03, of the Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.We are indebted to Professor Dr J. Rüttner, Institute of Pathology, University of Zürich, for his permission to use the calculator.     

Partial sequence of the tyrosine region of neocarzinostatin

Zusammenfassung Das antitumoraktive Protein-Antibiotikum Neocarzinostatin wurde mit Dithiothreit in flüssigem Ammoniak reduziert und mit Chloressigsäure alkyliert. Tryptische Spaltung des tetra-S-carboxymethylierten Proteins ergab 5 Fragmente. Die Sequenz von 25 Aminosäureresten im tyrosinhaltigen Fragment H₃ wurde durchEdman-Abbau im automatisierten Sequenator ermittelt.

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This work was supported in part by Public Health Service Research Grants No. C-6516 from the National Cancer Institute and No. FR-05526 from the Division of Research Facilities and Resource, National Institutes of Health, to the Children's Cancer Research Foundation and by grants No. AM 04501 and No. AM 11794 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases to the Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital.     

Prostaglandins and food intake of rats

Zusammenfassung Nachweis der Wirkung verschiedener Prostaglandine auf die Nahrungsaufnahme bei der Ratte.

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This work was supported in part by grants-in-aid from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness No. NB-01941 and the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolie Diseases No. AM-02911; and the Fund for Research and Teaching, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health.     

The effects of cocaine in the production of cardiovascular anomalies inβ-Adrenoreceptor stimulated chick embryos

Summary Cocaine potentiates the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in terms of aortic arch malformation in embryonic chicks. Cocaine itself induces aortic arch malformations when administered in large doses.This study was supported by grant No. HL 18050, National Heart and Lung Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.     

Electrical responses of astrocytic glia from the mammalian central nervous system cultivatedin vitro

Zusammenfassung Einzelne Astrozyten in Gewebekulturen vom Klein-und Mittelhirn junger Katzen wurden elektrophysiologisch untersucht. Ableitungen mit Mikroelektroden, die unter mikroskopischer Kontrolle in die Gliazellen eingestochen waren, zeigten Ruhepotentiale ähnlich den aus Nerven- und Muskelfasern bekannten. Durch isolierte Umspülung der Gliazellen mit isotonischer KCl-Lösung konnten diese Ruhepotentiale aufgehoben werden. Elektrische Reizung der Gliazellen verursachte eine temporäre Reduktion des Ruhepotentials für 4–5 s. Es werden Angaben gemacht über die Reaktion der Gliazellen nach Kokainisierung und nach Urethannarkose.

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This investigation was supported in part by a research grant (PHS B-364[C4]) from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, administered byC. M. Pomerat.

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Studies on GABA accumulation induced byγ-glutamyl-hydrazide in regions of rat brain following treatment with a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor and 6-hydroxy-dopamine

Summary Reduction of DA receptor activity via depletion of DA stores does not seem to influence GABA turnover in the forebrain and in the DA cell body rich region of the midbrain.This work was supported by a grant (MH25504-03) from the National Institute of Health, USA, and by Magn. Bergvalls Stiftelse and Funds from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.     

Circadian variation in urinary melatonin in clinically healthy women in Japan and the United States of America

Summary Urinary melatonin excretion is lower in East-Asian (Japanese) than in North-American (whites of mixed ethnic origin) women. Moreover, a statistically significant circadian rhythm is demonstrated by population-mean cosinor in the data pool from both groups of women. Furthermore, statistical significance characterizes interactions of effects from geographic differences (between ethnic groups) with temporal factors. Such spatio-temporal interactions await further scrutiny with a view inter alia of carcinogenesis as it is influenced by a spectrum of intermodulating rhythms.Supported by U.S. Public Health Service (5-K6-GM-13981-17), National Cancer Institute (1R01-CA-14445-05 and N01-CP-5-5702), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (OH-00631-01), National Institute of Aging (AG-00158), Environmental Protection Agency (R804513-01-0), Swedish Medical Research Council grant 3371 and the St Paul Ramsey Medical Research and Education Foundation. R.B. Sothern and Jung-Keun Lee, Scientists, Chronobiology Laboratories, University of Minnesota provided valuable help.