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Epidermal adrenergic signal transduction as part of the neuronal network in the human epidermis.

Human keratinocytes have the full capacity for the biosynthesis and degradation of catecholamines. Enzymes in this biosynthetic pathway, as well as those involved in the synthesis of the essential co-factor (6R)L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin (6-BH4) are expressed in keratinocytes producing the important hormones norepinephrine and epinephrine, which control a high beta 2-adrenoceptor density on undifferentiated/proliferating keratinocytes and the expression of alpha 1-adrenoceptors on melanocytes. Receptor numbers correlate with calcium uptake or release into the cell cytosol, which inf…

alpha-Tocopheryl hemisuccinate administration increases rat liver subcellular alpha-tocopherol levels and protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity.

Rats were administered a series of tocopherol analogs 18 h prior to a hepatotoxic dose of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Of the compounds tested, only d-alpha-tocopheryl hemisuccinate (TS) provided significant protection against CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity. No protection was observed with either d-alpha-tocopherol (alpha-T) or a tocopherol succinate ether derivative, d-alpha-tocopheryloxybutyric acid (TSE). None of the tocopherol analogs significantly inhibited CYP2E1 activity as measured by oxidation of p-nitrophenol. Liver homogenates and subcellular fractions (cytosol, nuclei, plasma membrane…

Changes in some pro- and antioxidants in rat cerebellum after chronic alcohol intake.

Some pro- and antioxidants were measured in the cerebellum from ethanol-fed rats using ethanol administration in drinking water as a model of moderate alcohol intoxication. After 4 weeks of ethanol intake, a 30% increase in the nonheme iron content in the cerebellum occurred in ethanol-fed rats as compared to control animals. The low-molecular-weight-chelated iron (LMWC-Fe) content as well as the percentage of total nonheme iron represented by LMWC-Fe were increased in the cerebellar cytosol after chronic ethanol administration. Cerebellar copper and selenium concentrations were lower and zinc…

Полиовирусная инфекция и выражение полиомиелитвирусного белка 2B провоцируют демонтаж комплекса Голги, объекта антиполиовирусного препарата Ro-090179.

Заражение клеток Веро полиомиелитвирусом приводит к полному демонтажу комплекса Голги. К числу основных элементов процесса демонтажа относятся высвобождение в цитозол бета-COP, связанный с мембранами Голги, разрушение сети циско-голги на фрагменты, разбросанные по всей цитоплазме, и демонтаж сложенной цистерны в результате процесса, протекающего через длинные трубные структуры. Переходное выражение вирусного белка 2B в клетках COS-7 также приводит к демонтажу комплекса Голги процессом, которому предшествует накопление белка в районе Голги. Верокачественные клетки, инфицированные в течение 3 ча

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Infection of Vero cells with poliovirus results in complete disassembly of the Golgi complex. Milestones of the process of disassembly are the release to the cytosol of the beta-COP bound to Golgi membranes, the disruption of the cis-Golgi network into fragments scattered throughout the cytoplasm, and the disassembly of the stacked cisternae by a process med…

Effect of P2-purinoceptor antagonists on hemolysate-induced and adenosine 5'-triphosphate-induced contractions of dog basilar artery in vitro.

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the vasoactive effects of hemolysate of dog erythrocytes on dog basilar artery in vitro are caused by … iates a smooth muscle contractile response of hemolysate on dog basilar artery. Because erythrocyte cytosol is known to be important in the pathogenesis of vasospasm, these results suggest that ATP may contribute to the vasoconstriction that occurs in vasospasm.

Sulfhydryl groups are involved in the binding of agonists and antagonists to the human mineralocorticoid receptor.

To investigate the role of sulfhydryl groups in the interaction of agonists and antagonists with the human mineralocorticoid receptor (hMR) the effect of methyl methanethiosulfonate (MMTS) on free and liganded-hMR was examined. hMR was expressed in insect cells (Sf9) using the baculovirus system. Treatment of cytosol with MMTS at 4 degrees C inhibited the binding to hMR of both [3H]aldosterone and [3H]RU26752 (a synthetic aldosterone antagonist). At 4 degrees C, the sensitivity to MMTS of the liganded-hMR complexes was dependent upon the nature of the ligands: agonists (aldosterone, corticoste…

Hymenolepis diminuta-induced fecundity reduction may be caused by changes in hormone binding to Tenebrio molitor ovaries.

Aspects of vitellogenesis, known to be controlled by juvenile hormone, are adversely affected by Hymenolepis diminuta infection of Tenebrio … s quantified for both control and Hymenolepis diminuta-infected beetles, binding in the nucleus and cytosol were found to be largely unaffected. However, microsomal binding was severely disrupted; on days 3 and 6 post-infection, binding was greatly diminished, on day 9 post-infection, binding was slightly reduced and, by day 15, binding was 'restored' to …

Hexokinase kinetics in human skeletal muscle after hyperinsulinaemia, hyperglycaemia and hyperepinephrinaemia.

The effects of 120 min of euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemia (UH, approximately 5 mM; 40 mU m-2 min-1), UH plus adrenaline infusion (0.05 microgr … significantly affected by any condition, suggesting that there was no major transfer of HK between cytosol and mitochondria. The activity of HKt and HKs was inhibited by glucose 1,6-bisphosphate (G-1,6-P2) in a concentration dependent manner in the basal state, and the sensitivity to G1,6-P2 inhibition was not altered by any condition. The activity of HK …

Identification and characterization of a novel class 3 aldehyde dehydrogenase overexpressed in a human breast adenocarcinoma cell line exhibiting oxazaphosphorine-specific acquired resistance.

Associated with the oxazaphosphorine-specific acquired resistance exhibited by a human breast adenocarcinoma subline growing in monolayer culture, viz. MCF-7/OAP, was the overexpression (> 100-fold as compared with the very small amount expressed in the oxazaphosphorine-sensitive parent line) of a class 3 aldehyde dehydrogenase, viz. ALDH-3, judged to be so because it is a polymorphic enzyme (pI values ca. 6.0) present in the cytosol that is heat labile, is insensitive to inhibition by disulfiram (25 microM), much prefers benzaldehyde to acetaldehyde as a substrate and, at concentrations of 4 …

Adenohypophyseal and sex hormones in pediatric rheumatic diseases.

Studies in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have shown normal estrogen and lowered androgen levels in serum and abnormal metab … M: 20 F), 17 with JRA (all female) and 37 with SLE (11 M: 26 F). Estrogen receptor was measured in cytosol from PBMC using monoclonal antibody to estrogen receptor and solid phase enzyme immune assay. Serum levels of estrogen, androgen, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) were measured using standard radioimmunoassa …

Mechanisms of amphipath-induced stomatocytosis in human erythrocytes.

We studied stomatocytosis induced in human red blood cells (RBC) by vinblastine and chlorpromazine, monitoring the movements of spin-labeled phosphatidylcholine (PC*) and sphingomyelin (SM*) by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. This technique allows determination of the fraction of labeled lipids, respectively, on the external leaflet, on the cytosol face, or trapped in endocytic vacuoles. Both vinblastine and chlorpromazine produce a time- and concentration-dependent stomatocytic shape change, which is paralleled by a shift of approximately 10% to 33% of outer leaflet SM* and PC* in…

Bethanechol inhibition of chicken intestinal brush border Na/H exchange: role of protein kinase C and other calcium-dependent processes.

Bethanechol, a muscarinic agonist, inhibits the initial rate of amiloride-sensitive Na uptake by intact mucosa of avian small intestine as w … of cell Na uptake. Bethanechol also stimulates transient translocation of protein kinase C from the cytosol to the particulate fraction, a portion of this activity translocating to the brush border membrane. To determine the calcium dependence of bethanechol's action, enterocytes were loaded with varying concentrations of the calcium buffering agent quin- …

Effects of renal insufficiency on the cochlear absorptive-secretory areas. A morphological study in the Mongolian gerbil.

In order to evaluate the effects of experimental renal insufficiency (RI) on the labyrinthine absorptive-secretory areas (ASA), 54 adult Mon … lysosome like figures, myelin like figures). In the terminal stage, a general homogenization of the cytosol was common. The findings suggest a definite re-distribution of fluids in the inner ear. A close relationship between renal dysfunction and labyrinthine microhomeostasis is therefore proposed.

Tetracycline and erythromycin distribution in pathological lungs of humans and rat.

Tetracycline and erythromycin concentrate highly in pulmonary tissues in humans as well as in the rat. Their binding to the lung, whatever t … esponding to a nonsaturable binding to three main subcellular fractions (nucleus, mitochondria, and cytosol). Tetracycline has the same penetration in healthy or cancerous human lungs, whereas erythromycin presents a decreased IP in cancerous tissue. However, the binding of these antibiotics to healthy or cancerous lung homogenates is similar. So, the str …

Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 induces inositol phospholipid turnover, protein kinase C translocation, and calcium mobilization in human T cells.

Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) is a 22-kDa exotoxin produced by most Staphylococcus aureus strains responsible for toxic shock syndro … cell membrane proteins. However, the toxin induced transient translocation of protein kinase C from cytosol to plasma membranes and also induced the mobilization of cellular Ca2+ stores in both PBMC and the Jurkat human tumor T cell line, suggesting that TSST-1 triggered inositol phospholipid turnover. This was directly demonstrated to be the case in both …

Subchronic treatment of rats with aurothioglucose; effects on plasma, hepatic, renal and urinary zinc, copper and metallothionein.

Administration of sodium aurothioglucose (10 mg/kg per day) to female rats for up to 8 weeks resulted in no apparent effects on the kidney. … similar to that in the kidney. Renal zinc also increased but returned to normal by week 8. In renal cytosol 57% and 54% of the gold and copper, respectively, were associated with MT. It appears that the elevated levels of copper and zinc, rather than gold, are responsible for the induction of MT synthesis. This then provides a mechanism by which gold and …

The status of zinc in malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) infected human red blood cells: stage dependent accumulation, compartmentation and effect of dipicolinate.

The inhibitory effect of metal chelators on intraerythrocytic malarial parasites imply that trace metal have a vital role in the biology of … that of red blood cells, implying the this compound, which results from the digestion of host-cell cytosol, sequesters the zinc of host metalloenzymes. Dipicolinic acid (DPA), like other chelators, was found to inhibit the intracellular development of the parasite with an ED50 of 1 mM. DPA does not penetrate into normal red blood cells but readily permea …

Comparison of the disposition of diethylstilbestrol and estradiol in the fetal rat. Correlation with teratogenic potency.

The dispositions of radiolabeled diethylstilbestrol (DES) and estradiol (E2) in the fetal rat were compared to determine whether kinetic dif … ES than after a threshold teratogenic dose of E2. However, the 3H in fetal plasma and genital tract cytosol at 1 hr after injection of [3H]E2 at 2 ng or 10 micrograms/fetus was found to be highly protein-bound. DES competed poorly for these binding sites. It is suggested that the concentration of E2 which is "free" in the cell (as DES is), rather than the …

A nonhuman primate model of Gilbert's syndrome.

A Bolivian population of squirrel monkeys, Saimiri sciureus, exhibits several features of Gilbert's syndrome in man, and is proposed as a no … per 30 min per gm liver--p less than 0.01 and 4.1 +/- 0.1--p less than 0.02, respectively). Hepatic cytosol glutathione-S-transferase B activity (ligandin) levels were similar for the two populations. After phenobarbital therapy, fasting (11.1 +/- 0.9 microM) and postcibal (5.3 +/- 1 microM) plasma bilirubin concentrations in Bolivian monkeys were signifi …

Digoxin does not alter plasma steroid levels in health men.

Digoxin has been reported to induce feminizing effects in man. It does not compete for estradiol cytosol receptors in human breast carcinoma cells, however, and has no uterotrophic effect. We therefore investigated whether feminization might be due to digoxin action on plasma concentrations of sex steroids. Six healthy men (31.5 +/- 4 yr old) received therapeutic doses of digoxin for 43 days. We measured plasma concentrations of testosterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, estrone, estradiol, progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, cortisol, and aldosterone. During 35 days on digoxin l…