Sodium arsenite reduces severity of dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rats

The histopathological features and the associated clinical findings of ulcerative colitis （UC） are due to persistent inflammatory response in the colon mucosa. Interventions that suppress this response benefit UC patients. We tested whether sodium arsenite （SA） benefits rats with dextran sulfate sodium （DSS）-colitis. The DSS-colitis was induced by 5% DSS in drinking water. SA （10 mg/kg; intraperitoneally） was given 8 h before DSS treatment and then every 48 h for 3 cycles of 7, 14 or 21 d. At the end of each cycle rats were sacrificed and colon sections processed for histological examination. DSS induced diarrhea, loose stools, hemoccult positive stools, gross bleeding, loss of body weight, loss of epithelium, crypt damage, depletion of goblet cells and infiltration of inflammatory cells. The severity of these changes increased in the order of Cycles 1, 2 and 3. Treatment of rats with SA significantly reduced this severity and improved the weight gain.     

Effects of estrogen or progesterone on prepuberal ovaries implanted in castrated adult male rats

Résumé Des greffons d'ovaire de rat impubère placés dans la chambre antérieure de l'il du mâle castré, après traitement avec 0,5 mg de dipropionate d'stradiol ou avec deux doses de 1 mg de progestérone, ont montré une évidente ovulation. On interprète ce fait comme dû á l'action des hormones injectées dans le système nerveux central et qui favorisent le mécanisme de l'ovulation.     

Die Wirkung der Askorbinsäure auf die Katalaseinduktion in Mikroorganismenkulturen

Summary Catalase activity ofStaphylococcus aureus increases the effect of ascorbic acid. Namely the ascorbic acid decreases the dissolved oxygen content of the medium, and low oxygen tension is the natural inducer of catalase synthesis.     

Succinic-dehydrogenase activity in the neuromuscular spindles of the chick

Zusammenfassung Mit der Succinodehydrogenasetechnik werden 3 verschiedene zonen in den Muskelfasern der Neuromuskelspindeln des Hühnchens beschrieben.