In vitro demonstration of peroxidase activity in the fish kidney soluble supernatant and its physiological importance

Zusammenfassung In der Kopfniere des TeleostiersAnabes testudineus wurde eine besonders hohe Peroxidase-Aktivität nachgewiesen, insbesondere deren Iodid-Oxydation zu Tri-Iodid.     

Changes induced by manganese in fish testis

Summary Exposure ofColisa fasciatus, a freshwater teleost, to 2500 mg/l manganese sulphate for 90 h caused decreased spermatogenic activity and hemorrhage in the testes.     

Evidence of soluble proteins binding adriamycin by affinity chromatography

Summary The presence in various tissues of soluble proteins binding adriamycin is evidenced by affinity chromatography.     

Shedding by rod photoreceptors after sunrise in fish

Diurnal shedding by retinal rods was studied in wild cutthroat trout,Oncorhyncus clarki, hatchery rainbow trout,Oncorhyncus mykiss, and the plains killifish,Fundulus zebrinus, by counting the shed tips of rod outer segments ingested as phagosomes by pigment epithelial cells. After sunrise, phagosomes increased in all species, but fewer occurred in trout, and these were elevated from 3 to 9 hours after sunrise. Shedding occurred earlier in the light period and was more robust in killifish, with phagosomes elevated from 1.5 to 6 hours after sunset. The data suggest that both production of phagosomes by shedding and their subsequent disposal are slower at the lower temperatures experienced by trout. Otherwise, rod shedding produced under natural lighting is not appreciably different than that provoked by sudden onset of artificial light.     

Evidence of soluble proteins binding adriamycin by affinity chromatography.

The presence of various tissues of soluble proteins binding adriamycin is evidenced by affinity chromatography.     

Metabolism of dimethylnitrosamine by amphibians and fish in vitro

Résumé On a examiné le métabolism de la (C¹⁴)-DMN par des coupes de foie de truite, de poisson rouge et de trois espèces d'amphibiens, ainsi que l'excretion du cancérogène après injection par voie intrapéritonéale chez le triton et le poisson rouge. La relation entre le métabolisme et l'activité toxique et/ou cancérogène est discutée.     

Carcinogenesis and inhibited biosynthesis of soluble mouse skin proteins by actidione

Zusammenfassung Actidion hemmt die Synthese löslicher Proteine der Mäusehaut, reduziert die Bindung lokal applizierter Karzinogene (BP und DMBA) an lösliche Proteine, ohne die Tumorausbeute imBerenblum-Experiment zu beeinflussen.     

Activation of pancreatic trypsinogen by liver and kidney mitochondria

Riassunto Si dimostra la possibilità di catalizzare la trasformazione del tripsinogeno in tripsina mediante aggiunta di mitocondri isolati dal fegato e dal rene; i mitocondri del muscolo, polmone, cuore, surrene, milza non catalizzano tale reazione. La significatività dei risultati viene accertata calcolando il «t» di Fisher.     

Extraadrenal adrenaline formation by two separate enzymes

Adrenaline (A) is synthesized in the adrenal medullae by the enzyme phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT). After surgical removal of the adrenal medullae tissue A levels ranged from 22% of control in the heart to 125% of control in the liver. Use of a novel assay to measure tissue A formation revealed that many tissues can synthesize A using PNMT and another enzyme that N-methylates both noradrenaline and dopamine. These enzymes are non-neuronal, inducible and synthesize a major fraction of tissue and urine A.     

Alkalosis and renal excretion of ammonia by rat kidney

Upon sulfate administration, UpH falls more in alkalotic rats than in controls. Alkalosis can lead to a reduction in UNH3 V at highly acidic urine. The significance of this process is doubtful at UpH ranging from about 6 to 7. At lower UpH less NH3 would be excreted, thereby less H+ would be trapped in urine and some acid would be conserved.     

Regulation of neural circuit formation by protocadherins

The protocadherins (Pcdhs), which make up the most diverse group within the cadherin superfamily, were first discovered in the early 1990s. Data implicating the Pcdhs, including ~60 proteins encoded by the tandem Pcdha, Pcdhb, and Pcdhg gene clusters and another ~10 non-clustered Pcdhs, in the regulation of neural development have continually accumulated, with a significant expansion of the field over the past decade. Here, we review the many roles played by clustered and non-clustered Pcdhs in multiple steps important for the formation and function of neural circuits, including dendrite arborization, axon outgrowth and targeting, synaptogenesis, and synapse elimination. We further discuss studies implicating mutation or epigenetic dysregulation of Pcdh genes in a variety of human neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders. With recent structural modeling of Pcdh proteins, the prospects for uncovering molecular mechanisms of Pcdh extracellular and intracellular interactions, and their role in normal and disrupted neural circuit formation, are bright.     

Gamma-aminobutyric acid uptake by rat kidney brush-border membrane vesicles

Summary Brush-border membrane vesicles (BBMV) from rat kidney cortex possessed two uptake systems for -aminobutyric acid (GABA), a high affinity system (Km=10.9 M) and a low affinity system (Km=1203 M). Both uptake systems were inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid and ouabain, and by the action of neuraminidase, whereas the GABA analogs nipecotic acid, -alanine, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[4,5c]-pyridin-3-ol had no effect on the GABA uptake activity. The BBMW uptake systems were clearly different from the GABA transport systems present in brain tissue.     

gamma-Aminobutyric acid uptake by rat kidney brush-border membrane vesicles

Brush-border membrane vesicles (BBMV) from rat kidney cortex possessed two uptake systems for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a high affinity system (Km = 10.9 microM) and a low affinity system (Km = 1203 microM). Both uptake systems were inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid and ouabain, and by the action of neuraminidase, whereas the GABA analogs nipecotic acid, beta-alanine, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[4,5 c]-pyridin-3-ol had no effect on the GABA uptake activity. The BBMV uptake systems were clearly different from the GABA transport systems present in brain tissue.     

Binding of I-131 labeled thyroxine by water soluble human pituitary proteins

Résumé Etude de la propriété qu'ont les protéines pituitaires solubles dans l'eau de lier la thyroxine d'indice I-131. L'électrophorèse au pH 8,6, en utilisant comme tampons le véronal et le tris-maléate, de même que l'autoradiographie sur bandes de papier montrent que ces protéines lient la thyroxine I-131 dans une zone correspondant à la fraction des globulines du sérum humain.     

Extraadrenal adrenaline formation by two separate enzymes

Summary Adrenaline (A) is synthesized in the adrenal medullae by the enzyme phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT). After surgical removal of the adrenal medullae tissue A levels ranged from 22% of control in the heart to 125% of control in the liver. Use of a novel assay to measure tissue A formation revealed that many tissues can synthesize A using PNMT and another enzyme that N-methylates both noradrenaline and dopamine. These enzymes are non-neuronal, inducible and synthesize a major fraction of tissue and urine A.     

Alkalosis and renal excretion of ammonia by rat kidney

Summary Upon sulfate administration, U_pH falls more in alkalotic rats than in controls. Alkalosis can lead to a reduction in U_{NH 3}V at highly acidic urine. The significance of this process is doubtful at U_pH ranging from about 6 to 7. At lower U_pH less NH₃ would be excreted, thereby less H⁺ would be trapped in urine and some acid would be conserved.