The interaction of free radicals in protein and melanin

Résumé L'addition de mélanine au blanc d'uf frais diminue la concentration des radicaux libres due à la lumière de 366 mµ. Cela permet de supposer que la mélanine agit comme un capteur d'électrons.     

Isoelectric fractionation of desialyzed interferon

Riassunto Proteine urinarie di coniglio contenenti interferone sono state desializzate mediante neuraminidasi e sono state separate simultaneamente ai controlli mediante elettroforesi su poliacrilammide con gradiente di pH. La rimozione dell'acido sialico produce una notevole modificazione del profilo elettroforetico con diminuzione dell'attività interferonica avente punti isoelettrici inferiori a pH 6.3. Il risultato indica che almeno in parte l'interferone contiene acido sialico.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma, Gruppo Nazionale di Medicina Sperimentale.     

Pathogenesis and therapy of psoriasis

Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases and is considered to have key genetic underpinnings. It is characterized by excessive growth and aberrant differentiation of keratinocytes, but is fully reversible with appropriate therapy. The trigger of the keratinocyte response is thought to be activation of the cellular immune system, with T cells, dendritic cells and various immune-related cytokines and chemokines implicated in pathogenesis. The newest therapies for psoriasis target its immune components and may predict potential treatments for other inflammatory human diseases.     

APP locus duplication causes autosomal dominant early-onset Alzheimer disease with cerebral amyloid angiopathy

We report duplication of the APP locus on chromosome 21 in five families with autosomal dominant early-onset Alzheimer disease (ADEOAD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Among these families, the duplicated segments had a minimal size ranging from 0.58 to 6.37 Mb. Brains from individuals with APP duplication showed abundant parenchymal and vascular deposits of amyloid-beta peptides. Duplication of the APP locus, resulting in accumulation of amyloid-beta peptides, causes ADEOAD with CAA.