Solid phase synthesis and some pharmacoogical properties of 4-Ser-8-Gln-Oxytocin (Glumitocin)

Zusammenfassung Eine neue Synthese des Peptidhormons Glumitocin wird beschrieben, in der die Trägermethode vonMerrifield benutzt wird. Einige pharmakologische Daten des Hormons werden mitgeteilt.

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This work was supported in part by a grant from the Medical Research Council of Canada, Banting Research Foundation, National Science Foundation Grant No. GB 4932X and a General Research Support Grant from the National Institutes of Health.     

The deamino derivatives of [4-threonine]-oxytocin and [4-threonine]-mesotocin; Analogs possessing a surprising spectrum of diminished pharmacological activities

Zusammenfassung Synthese (Merrifield-Methode) und pharmakologische Eigenschaften der Desamino-Derivate von (4-Threonin)-Oxytocin und (4-Threonin)-Mesoxytocin werden beschrieben.

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This work was supported in part by the Medical College of Ohio, a Contract (No. 69-2193) from the Center for Population Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Research Grants from the National Science Foundation (No. GB-4932), the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases (No. AM-01940) and a General Research Support Grant to Columbia University from the National Institutes of Health. The authors wish to thank Mrs.Sara Crumm for performing the amino acid analyses and Mrs.Margot Acosta for performing the bioassays. An abstract of part of this work was presented at the 2nd American Peptide Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio, August 1970;M. Manning andW. H. Sawyer,Peptides (Ed.Saul Lande, Gordon and Breach, New York 1971), in press.     

Solid phase synthesis and some pharmacological properties of 8-glutamine-oxytocin: a possible intermediate in the evolution of the neurohypophysial hormones

Zusammenfassung Die erstmalige Synthese des Peptidhormons 8-Glutamin-Oxytocin wird beschrieben. Das synthetische Peptid ist mit einem anderen Peptid des Dornhaies von noch ungeklärter Struktur nicht identisch.

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(a) This work was supported in part by a Studentship (to J.W.M.B.) and a Grant (to M.M.) from the Medical Research Council of Canada, an award (to T.C.W.) from the Banting Research Foundation, a National Science Foundation Grant No. GB 4932 and a General Research Support Grant to Columbia University from the National Institutes of Health. (b) An abstract of this work was presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, July, 1968; M.Manning, T. C.Wuu, J. W. M.Baxter and W. H.Sawyers, FEBS 1968 Meeting, Prague, Abstr.824, p. 206.     

The relationship between cell division and cell specialization in the mouse intestinal epithelium

Zusammenfassung Der Zusammenhang zwischen der Teilung von Ursprungszellen und der Differenzierung ihrer Tochterzellen wurde anhand von Epithelzellen des Duodenums weisser Mäuser untersucht. Um den Zustand des «steady state» zu erhalten, finden die folgenden Arten von Teilung der Ursprungszellen statt: 1) zwei neue Ursprungszellen; 2) zwei differenzierte Tochterzellen; oder 3) eine neue Ursprungszelle und eine differenzierte Tochterzelle.

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I wish to particularly thank Mrs. Z.Trirogoff for her skilled technical assistance. This work was supported in part by Research Grant No. GM 14749-01, National Institutes of Health and General Research Support Funds, UCLA School of Medicine. Portions of this work were presented before the American Association of Anatomists, Anat. Rec.157, 333 (1967).     

Epstein-barr virus and inflammatory bowel disease

Zusammenfassung Die Häufigkeit und der Antikörpertiter gegen Epstein-Barr-Virus (EBV) wurde in Patienten mit Ulkus-Colitis und Crohn's Krankheit, eine granulomatische Abnormalität ähnlich zur Sarkoidose untersucht und normale Häufigkeit und Antikörpertiter gegen EBV bei ihnen gefunden.

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Supported by Research Contract No. NIH-69-2078 within the Special Virus Cancer Program of the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USPHS, National Institutes of Health Grant No. AM 05126 and the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, Inc., New York, New York.

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Dr.Grotsky is a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Graduate Training Grant in Gastroenterology, No. Am 05126.

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Dr.Hirshaut is a recipient of a National Cancer Institute Grant No. CA 08748 an a grant from the New York Cancer Research Institute.

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Dr.Glade is a recipient of a Research Career Development Award No. A1-46371 of the USPHS.     

A mechanical study of the cat retractor bulbi muscle

Zusammenfassung Die mechanischen Eigenschaften des M. retractor bulbi in der Katze (Anstiegs- und Abfallzeiten der Einzelzuckung und der tetanischen Kontraktion und Fusionsfrequenz) liegen zwischen den Eigenschaften der schnellen und langsamen Zuckungsfasern des M. obliquus inferior.

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This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Program Project Research Grant No. NB 06038, General Research Support Grant No. 5 S01 FR-05566, and Research Career Program Award No. K3-NB-14,094 to Dr.Bach-y-Rita from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness.     

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.     

sRNA methylase activity of embryonic liver

Résumé Utilisant SAM-¹⁴CH₃ il a été démontré que le foie foetal a plus d'activité de sRNA methylase que le foie adulte.

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This investigation was supported in part by an allocation from a Public Health Service General Research Support Grant No. SO 1 FR-05545-03, and an American Cancer Society Grant No. IN 19F to The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, and by Public Health Service Research Grants No. HD-01496 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and No. FR-00251 from the Division of Research Facilities and Resources.     

The effects of antineoplastic agents of the respiratory activity of murine lymphocytic leukemia L1210

Résumé On a évalué des effets de plusieurs agents antinéoplastiques sur la consommation d'oxygène des lymphocytes leucémiques L1210 de la souris et on les a mis en corrélation avec l'activité antitumorale de chaque composition. Cette étude indique qu'il n'y a pas de rapport apparent entre ces deux paramètres de l'action des drogues.

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Acknowledgments: The authors wish to express their appreciation to Dr.R. M. Folk of Battelle's Columbus Laboratories for his consultation and advice and toMelanie Crossin for her technical assistance.

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Supported by Grant No. AM-HE-12084-15 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and Grant No. 7132 from The Ohio State University General Research Support Fund.     

The fiber spectrum of the cat VI nerve to the lateral rectus and retractor bulbi muscles

Zusammenfassung Das Faserspektrum des VI Hirnnerven der Katze wurde an 3 Stellen bestimmt: Austrittsstelle aus dem Pons, Verzweigungsstelle zum M. rectus lateralis und zum M. retractor bulbi. Wenigstens 3 verschiedene Typen motorischer Fasern wurden ermittelt: 1. grosse, dick myelinisierte, 2. kleine, dünn myelinisierte, 3. kleine, dick myelinisierte. Die Verzweigungsstelle zum M. retractor bulbi besteht hauptsächlich aus dem 1. Fasertyp.

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This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Program Project Research Grant No. NB 06038, General Research Support Grant No. 5 SO1 FR-05566, and Research Career Program Award No. K3-NB-14,094 to Dr.Bach-y-Rita from the National Institute of neurological Diseases and Blindness.     

Effect of diethylstilboesterol diphosphate on tumour-associated immunity in prostatic cancer. A preliminary report

Summary In continuing studies of the effects of oestrogen on immunologic responsiveness, preliminary evidence of significant suppression of tumour-associated immunity in patients with prostatic cancer has been observed.Supported in part by National Institutes of Health General Research Support Grant RR05524-13 to the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research.     

Mucosal growth effect of Vitamin D on the duodenum

Zusammenfassung Nach mehrmonatiger Vitamin-D-freier Diät erhielt eine Testgruppe von Ratten Vitamin D. Diese zeigte in Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe eine Zunahme des Schleimhautgewichtes im Duodenum, nicht aber im Ileum.

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This work was supported in part by Training Grant No. T₁AM 5390 and Research Grant No. AM 02354 from the National Institutes of Health.     

Daily variations in pigeon cropsac responses to prolactin

Zusammenfassung Es wird festgestellt, dass die Ansprechbarkeit des Taubenkropfsackes auf Prolactin in Abhängigkeit vom hormonalen Zustand des Versuchstieres von Tag zu Tag verschieden ist.

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Our study was supported by a Public Health Service Research Grant No. 5 R01 AM13400 and a Public Health Service Research Career Development Award No. GM-17, 898, toAlbert H. Meier. The ovine prolactin was a gift of the Endocrinology Study Section of the National Institutes of Health. We thank Dr.P. E. Schilling of the Computer Center at Louisiana State University for making the statistical evaluations.     

Isolation of the insect paralyzing agent coniine fromSarracenia flava

Summary As part of a study to clarify the relationship between insects and the insectivorous plantSarracenia flava, we have observed the presence of the paralyzing agent coniine in the volatile constituents. Fire ants have been used as the test organism in bioassay studies for paralyzing activity.Acknowledgment. This work was financed in part by the National Institutes of Health (Grant No. CA 13268). Thanks go to Dr.Sidney McDaniel for collection of the plant material and to Mr.Peuman Neel for assisting in the project.     

Isolation and structural elucidation of 3,6-dioxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo [1,2-a]-pyrazine from the echinodermLuidia clathrata

Zusammenfassung Es wird über die Isolierung und Charakterisierung der Titelverbindung (Gly-l-Pro Lactam, I) aus dem SeesternLuidia clathrata berichtet. Die Kristallstruktur dieses Dioxopiperazinderivats wurde ermittelt. Der Piperazinring liegt in der Wannen-Konformation vor.

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This investigation was supported by contract No. NIH-71-2308 from Chemotherapy, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and by Public Health Service Research Grant No. CA-11451-03 from the National Cancer Institute. The authors also gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation which provided the X-ray diffractometer and mass spectrometer. For the previous contribution of this series seeG. R. Pettit, R. H. Ode andT. B. Harvey, III, Lloydia,36 (1973).     

Effect of sodium butyrate in combination with prostaglandin E1 and inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase on human amelanotic melanoma cells in culture

Summary Sodium butyrate and cyclic AMP-stimulating agents (prostaglandin E₁, papaverine, theophylline, and RO20-1724) caused reductions in the cell number (primarily due to reduction in cell division) when added individually to human melanoma cells in culture. However, the combination of sodium butyrate with one of the cyclic AMP-stimulating agents produced a marked reduction in cell number (primarily due to cell death).Supported in part by BRSG grant RR-05357 awarded by Biomedical Research Support Grant Program, Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. We thank Marianne Gaschler for her technical help.     

Liver esterase abnormalities in hereditary neurological diseases of mice

Zusammenfassung Alle von uns in Mäusen untersuchten vererblichen neurologischen Erkrankungen stellen entweder primäre oder sekundäre gesamtkörperliche Prozesse dar. Verschiedene allelische Substitutionen produzieren spezifische Leber-Esterase-Isozym-Defekte.

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This work was supported in part by NIH research grant No. NB 06448 from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases nad Stroke, a grant from the National Foundation for Neuromuscular Diseases, Inc., a grant from the Health Research Fund, United Fund of Schenectedy County, Inc., and an allocation from NIH General Research Support Grant No. RR 05545 from the Division of Research Resources to The Jackson Laboratory.

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The principles of laboratory animal care as promulgated by the National Society for Medical Research are observed in this Laboratory.     

Ileal absorption of disodium ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP) and disodium dichloromethylene diphosphonate (Cl2 MDP) in the chick

Résumé Une proportion non négligeable de disodium ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP) et de disodium dichloromethylenediphosphonate (Cl₂MDP) peut être absorbée au niveau de l'ileum de poulet. L'absorption du Cl₂MDP est significativement supérieure à celle de l'EHDP.

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Acknowledgements. We thank MissLinda Senior for her skillful technical assistance. This work has been supported by the Procter and Gambel Company, by the US National Institute of Health (Grant No. AM 07256) and by the Swiss National Research Fund (Grant No. 3.326.70 Sr). R. H. W. was supported, in part, by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.     

Distribution of inulin-carboxy-C14 in heart and skeletal muscle with respect to in vivo and in vitro extracellular space determinations

Zusammenfassung Gleichmässige Indikatorverteilung im Gewebe ist Ausdruck für Konzentrationsausgleich zwischen Blutstrom bzw. Inkubationsmedium und Extrazellulärraum. Es wurde ein zentraler Block aus einem Gewebsstück herausgeschnitten und die Konzentration von Inulin-carboxyl-C¹⁴ darin mit der im peripheren oberflächlichen Gewebe verglichen. Im Myokard des linken Ventrikels und im Soleusmuskel fand sich in vivo eine gleichmässige Verteilung, in vitro hingegen nicht; selbst bei einer Inkubationsdauer von 5 h in einem als optimal anzusehenden Milieu. Damit ist die Methode, wahre Extrazellulärräume in vitro zu messen, fragwürdig. Hingegen hat sich die Echtheit von in-vivo-Bestimmungen bestätigt.

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This investigation was supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service Research Grant No. HE-09791 from the National Heart Institute and General Research Support Grant No. SO1-FR-05525 from the Division of Research Facilities and Resources, and in part by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation.     

Effect of diabetes on the enzymes of the cholinergic system of the rat brain

Summary Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities were determined in several brain regions of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The diabetic rats exhibited significant increase in ChAT activity (p<0.05) in all brain regions studied except for the cortex and the midbrain. Meanwhile, the diabetes condition was associated with significant increase (p<0.05) in AChE activity of the bulbus olfactorius, medulla oblongata and cerebellum. These data suggest that uncontrolled diabetes is associated with significant alterations in the brain cholinergic systems.To whom requests of reprints should be addressed.This work was supported by grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NSG 2183 and NAG-2-411), a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH Grant RR0811) and a grant from the Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (NIH Grant RR03020).