Susceptibility to Superinfection of Hybrids between Polyoma “Transformed” BHK and “Normal” 3T3 Cells

Polyoma transformed BHK cells do not seem to synthesize an immunity substance comparable with a bacteriophage repressor.     

吗啡和血管紧张素Ⅱ对大鼠脑突触小体Ca~(2 )摄取的拮抗效应

行为实验已多次证明,脑室注射血管紧张素Ⅱ(AⅡ)可以对抗吗啡的镇痛作用,但机制不明。吗啡阻止神经末梢钙摄取被认为是其镇痛的机理之一,因此本工作研究了AⅡ和吗啡对大鼠脑突触小体~(45)Ca摄取的作用及相互关系。结果表明,吗啡(10~(-8)—10~(-6)mol/L)对~(45)Ca摄取有明显的抑制作用,10~(-7)mol/L时抑制41％(P<0.001),该效应可被吗啡受体阻断剂纳洛酮(10~(-6)mol/L)完全翻转。与吗啡的作用相反,AⅡ(10~(-8)—110~(-6)mol/L)可促进突触小体对~(45)Ca的摄取,10~(-7)mol/L时增加75％(P<0.001),该效应可被AⅡ受体阻断剂Saralasin(10~(-6)mol/L)完全翻转。将不同剂量的AⅡ(10~(-8)—10~(-6)mol/L)和10~(-8)mol/L吗啡与突触小体共同孵育,则吗啡抑制~(45)Ca摄取的作用被完全翻转。以上结果表明,AⅡ促进脑突触小体Ca~(2 )摄取,对抗了吗啡抑制Ca~(2 )摄取的作用,可能是AⅡ抗吗啡镇痛的机制之一。     

Threshold effects on the lectin-mediated aggregation of synthetic glycolipid-containing liposomes

Cholesterol analogs containing sugar residues linked by spacer groups to the cholesterol O can be incorporated into egg yolk lecithin small unilamellar liposomes. The synthetic glycolipid analogs distribute evenly on both sides of the bilayer. These liposomes are aggregated by the appropriate lectin. For example, when the sugar residue is a β-galactoside the liposomes are aggregated by ricin and when it is an α-mannoside they are aggregated by Con A. The lectin-mediated aggregation of these liposomes is reversed by the addition of the appropriate sugar. The rates but not the extents of aggregation of these liposomes are highly sensitive to the amount of glycolipid incorporated. Below approximately 5% glycolipid incorporation the rate of the lectin-mediated aggregation of these liposomes is exceedingly slow, whereas above this level rapid aggregation proceeds. At all concentrations studied the synthetic glycolipids are incorporated in a unimodal fashion so that the observed threshold effects cannot be based on possible differences in the manner in which the glycolipids are incorporated at different concentrations. This conclusion is based on (1) studies with galactose oxidase that show that the percentage of galactose oxidation in a liposome prepared from a galactosyl-containing glycolipid is independent of glycolipid concentration, and (2) studies on the aggregation of liposomes containing mixed glycolipids in which the glycolipids are shown to behave independently. The importance of a critical density of membrane-bound receptors in order for aggregation to occur is discussed.     

Effect of hyperthermia on growth of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells

Hyperthermic treatment at 43 degrees C suppressed the growth of Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT) cells in vitro. Incubation of EAT cells at 43 degrees C for as little as 1.5 h totally abolished the transplantability of the tumor. At the same time, the rate of cellular glucose uptake, the density of glucose transporter on the cells as well as the extent of thymidine, uridine and leucine incorporation were significantly reduced.