The biological role of octopine in the squid,Loligo vulgaris (Lamarck)

Summary The enzymatic activities of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, octopine dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase were determined fromLoligo vulgaris. Octopine dehydrogenase displays the highest activity yet recorded for this enzyme, exceeding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase sixfold and lactate dehydrogenase 365-fold (Table 1).During jet propulsion swimming octopine accumulates instead of lactate (Table 2), while phosphoarginine, the phosphagen of the squid, is depleted (Table 3).The formation of octopine is discussed in relation to anaerobic metabolism which might occur during burst activity in cephalopods.The following abbreviations are used AK arginine kinase (2.7.3.3) - GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (1.2.1.12) - LDH L-lactate - NAD oxidoreductase (1.1.1.27) - ODH octopine - NAD oxidoreductase (1.5.1.11) - DTT dithiothreitol - dw dry weight (about 20% of the fresh weight) This investigation was generously supported by The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant No.: (Ze 40/13)     

中国广东水螅属一新种(水螅纲,无鞘螅目,水螅科)

报道采自中国广东省肇庆市的淡水水螅新种,即珠江水螅Hydra zhujiangensis sp.nov.,研究标本均来自1只水螅的单系繁殖群体,测量数据经生物统计学处理。新种名以水螅生境所属珠江水系命名。所有研究标本保存于深圳大学生命科学学院。     

THE DARK ADAPTATION OF THE EYE OF LIMULUS,AS MANIFESTED BY ITS ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO ILLUMINATION

On page 387, Vol. 13, No. 3, January 20, 1930, the numbers in the last column of Table 1 should be divided by 10 to give the true values of k''. In the next to the last line, under Table 1, for value of C = 0.337 read value of C = –0.337.     

Linkage of genes for PHI,halothane sensitivity,A-O inhibition,H red blood cell antigens and 6-PGD variants in pigs*

Data from one apparent crossover between S and H, two between PHI and HAL on one side and S on the other, and one between PHI on one side and HAL, S and H on the other, indicate a gene order in pigs of Phi-Hal-S-H-Pgd for genes for PHI, halothane sensitivity, inhibition of expression of A and O, H red blood cell antigens and 6-PGD types. Rasmusen et al. (1980) provided data for a gene order in pigs ofPhi-Hal-H-Pgd for genes for phosphohexose isomerase (PHI) isozyme variants, halothane sensitivity (HAL), H red cell antigens and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGD) variants, and suggested that there might be a locus for a gene for inhibition of expression of A and O separate from the locus for H. This is contrary to an earlier proposal by Rasmusen (1972) that the H-system genotype directly influences expression of A and O. Imlah (1980) suggested that the recessive gene for halothane sensitivity has a suppressant effect on the expression of A and O. Andresen (1981) proposed that the locus for inhibition of A and O (for which Rasmusen, 1964, proposed the symbol S) was between the loci for HAL and H types. Data presented in Table 1, which includes haplotypes for three recombinant offspring described by Rasmusen et al. (1980) (883-1, 233-3 and 3864-1) as well as one other recombinant (296-2) provide evidence for the gene order for five genes proposed by Andresen. Types for 6-PGD are listed for all pigs, although they do not provide evidence for gene order in these cases. Male 883-1 (Table 1, and Rasmusen et al., 1980, Table 5) provided the original evidence for recombination between S and H. His phenotype, as well as his genotype as revealed by progeny test (Rasmusen et al., 1980, Table 6) indicated that recombination had occurred between the genes for PHI, HAL and S and the gene for H type in his dam, so that the S locus mapped between H and the loci for the other three traits. The phenotype of one of his sons (233-3, Table 1, and Rasmusen et al., 1980, Table 6) indicated that there had been a recombination between genes for PHI and HAL types on one side and S and H types on the other, providing evidence that the S locus was separate from PHI and HAL as well as H. Another pig listed in Table 1,3864-1, was also described by Rasmusen et al. (1980, Table 9) as a recombinant. This pig provides evidence for recombination between PHI on one side and HAL, S and H on the other, establishing a gene order of Phi-Hal-S-H-Pgd. The last pig listed in Table 1,296-2, is a recombinant comparable to 233-3. The H type of his dam provides markers indicating the recombination was between PHI and HAL on one side and S and H on the other, although the unusual expression of HAL phenotype in both parents of 296-2 makes her haplotypes somewhat uncertain. (Recombination may have been between PHI and HAL rather than as indicated in Table 1.) In spite of incomplete penetrance for HAL (Ollivier et al., 1975; Smith & Bampton, 1977) which makes haplotypes for HAL questionable in some cases, the other genetic markers available are useful to show that recombination has taken place. Without considering the results of halothane testing, if the apparent recombinants are accepted as being as indicated, the order of the genes at the other four loci seems established. Alleles for S types appear to be separable by recombination from those for PHI and H, and the S locus appears to be between the loci for PHI and H. For the five loci, data obtained thus far are cohsistent with a gene order of Phi-Hal-S-H-Pgd.     

Experimental Infection with Mycobacterium Avium,Serotype 2, in Pigs

The immunizing effect of BCG vaccination against infection with M. avium was evaluated in pigs on the basis of clinical and pathological findings and numbers of acid-fast organisms in the tissues. In experiments with small and large challenge doses i.v. (10−2 and 5 mg) the vaccinated animals were found to be partially protected. As compared to non-vaccinates, a reduction of viable organisms was found in vaccinates examined 28-31 or 70-73 days after challenge (Table 4), and fewer positive tissues were found in vaccinates than in non-vaccinates (Table 3). The most obvious results were seen in the experiment with a challenge dose of 10−2 mg i.V., where the number of organisms was consistently smaller in vaccinates than in non-vaccinates (Table 4). In contact infection experiments, the observations in both vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs were limited and the results difficult to evaluate. There seemed to be a protection, as judged by histopathological and cultural findings. kw|Keywords|k]Mycobacterium avium, Serotype 2; k]BCG vaccination; k]challenge, intravenous, oral; k]pigs     

Enzymes of the normothermic and hibernating bat,Myotis lucifugus: Metabolites as modulators of pyruvate kinase

Summary The previous paper (Borgmann, A., and Moon, 1976) suggested that temperature differentially affected the binding of the substrates phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) and ADP to bat tissue pyruvate kinases (PK) under hibernating and normothermic conditions. Since the regulatory properties of most mammalian type-L PKs are temperature dependent, a study of these properties for the bat enzymes was initiated.M. pectoralis PK ofM. lucifugus is modulator insensitive, although ATP does increase theK _m(PEP) slightly (Table 1). This effect is most pronounced at low temperatures for HM-PK (Fig. 1) and may be of some regulatory significance.Modulators affect bat liver PK in a manner analogous to other mammalian type-L enzymes, and marked quantitative differences exist between the NL-and HL-enzymes. TheK _m(PEP) is increased only slightly by alanine and ATP (Table 3), althoughV _max decreases markedly for NL-PK; fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) decreases theK _m(PEP) and overrides the inhibitory action of ATP and alanine (Table 3). As temperature decreases, the proportional change inK _m(PEP) with or without effectors is unchanged (Table 3).HL-PK is markedly affected by these modulators. The extent of this interaction, as indicated byn _H-values (Table 3) andK _i orK _a values (Table 2; Figs. 1, 2, 3), between the effectors and the binding of PEP to HL-PK is relatively greater than for the NL-enzyme. However, the temperature sensitivity of these interactions is reduced (Table 3).Therefore, the strategies associated with enzymes of hibernating and normothermic bats are similar to those previously reported by Hochachka and Somero (1973) for certain enzymes of poikilotherms, and argues for the existence of distinct enzyme forms in the two physiological states.Abbreviations ala alanine - FDP fructose-1,6-diphosphate,HL, HM, hibernator liver, and muscle, respectively - LDH lactate dehydrogenase - NL, NM normothermic liver, and muscle, respectively - PEP phosphoenol pyruvate - PK pyruvate kinase     

王锦蛇心的位置及其组织学参数和 胶原纤维含量的增龄变化

为阐明王锦蛇（Elaphe carinata）心的位置、组织学参数和胶原纤维含量的发育可塑性,采用形态测量、苏木精-伊红染色和 Masson 染色方法,测定了 1 龄、2 龄以及 50 日龄内王锦蛇个体身体大小和心位置,同时测定并分析了 50 日龄内个体心内膜、心肌层和心外膜的厚度,以及胶原纤维含量的增龄变化。王锦蛇的体重、体全长和体重与体全长的比值都在 2 龄组最高,1 龄组其次,2 和 1 龄组均显著高于 50 日龄内各组（P < 0.05）。肥满度 3 日龄组和 7 ~ 10 日龄组都显著高于 1 和 2 龄组（P < 0.05）。心与吻端的距离,1 和 2 龄组都显著高于其他日龄组（P < 0.05）,但心与吻端的距离与体全长的比值未见组间差异（P > 0.05）。心肌层厚度 50 日龄组显著高于 3 日龄组、20 日龄组和 30 日龄组（P < 0.05）,心外膜和心内膜厚度未见日龄差异（P > 0.05）。心肌层和心壁胶原纤维含量 50 日龄组都显著高于 3 日龄组和 20 日龄组（P < 0.05）。王锦蛇心与吻端的距离与体全长的比值随发育进程无明显变化,在首次 蜕皮和主动摄食后,心肌层厚度增厚、胶原纤维含量增多,提示心肌功能逐渐增强。     

Differential Effects of a Substituted Pyridazinone, BASF 13-338, on Pathways of Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Synthesis in Arabidopsis

We have examined the effects of the substituted pyridazinone herbicide, 4-chloro-5-(dimethylamino)-2-phenyl-3(2H)pyridazinone (BASF 13-338, Sandoz 9785), on the desaturation of linoleic acid (18:2) on different molecular species of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) in leaf tissue of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Specific changes in lipid composition allowed identification of different substrates for desaturation of 18:2 to linolenic acid (18:3). 18:2/16:2 MGDG was desaturated in the chloroplast to form 18:3/16:3 MGDG. Levels of 18:3/16:3 MGDG were reduced by treatment with BASF 13-338, suggesting that both the formation of 18:3 at the sn-1 position, and the formation of 16:3 at the sn-2 position of 18:2/16:2 MGDG were inhibited by this compound. Kinetic studies using exogenously incorporated [¹⁴C] 18:1 indicated that 18:2/18:3 MGDG originated from an 18:2/18:3 diglyceride precursor derived from PC. The formation of 18:3 at the sn-1 position of 18:2/18:3 MGDG was also inhibited by BASF 13-338. In contrast the desaturation of 18:2 proposed to occur at the sn-2 position of PC outside the chloroplast, was not affected.     

Virulence of bacteria-associated, Crithidia-associated, and axenic Entamoeba histolytica: experimental hamster liver infections with strains from patients and carriers.

Experimental infections of the hamster liver were carried out with five strains from patients with clinical amoebiasis and ten strains from asymptomatic carriers. Inocula of comparatively small size (12000-36000 amoebae) were injected under the liver capsule. 1. The virulence of the patient strains varied from 21-96% (see article) and declined sharply within 7-15 weeks after elimination of the associated bacterial flora. The virulence of the carrier strains varied from 0-100%, probably fluctuating with changes in the concomitant bacterial flora (Table 1). 2. The interrelation between size of inoculum, period of bacteria-free growth, and virulence was demonstrated with a Crithidia-associated patient strains (Table 2). 3. A patient strain showed a faster decrease of virulence during axenic than in Crithidia-associated cultivation (Table 3). 4. Two successive passages through hamster liver resulted in a marked increase of virulence of two bacteria-free strains, lasting for several months (Table 4). 5. A significant enhancement of virulence of Crithidia-associated and axenic amoebae by reassociation with a mixed bacterial flora during two weeks, followed by elimination of the bacteria, was demonstrated with two strains. The restored virulence was lost again within a few weeks (Table 5). 6. The virulence of an attenuated patient strain did not become manifest by adding large numbers of dead amoebae to the inoculum (Table 6). 7. The pathology of the different lesions caused in the hamster liver by the amoebae is described, including one of a granulomatous type, frequently found after inoculation with bacteria-free amoebae. 8. In an attempt to explain the occurrence of strains differing in pathogenicity an hypothesis is put forward based on the idea of selection of virulence and avirulent amoebae.     

Element composition of inner ear lymphs in cats,lizards, and skates determined by electron probe microanalysis of liquid samples

Summary Siliconized, glass micropipets whose tips were filled with oil were used to obtain small (<100 nl) liquid samples from perilymphatic and endolymphatic regions of the inner ears of anesthetized animals: 3 cats, 19 alligator lizards (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus), and 8 skates (Raja erinacea). Samples of cerebrospinal fluid and seawater were also obtained for skates. Electron probe microanalysis was used to measure the concentrations of the following elements in each sample: K, Na, Cl, Ca, Mg, P, S. The Na and K concentrations in cat perilymph (Fig. 1 and Table 2) agree with previous estimates (Table 4) while endolymph samples show relatively low Na and high K concentrations. From a comparison of our results with previous work (Table 3), we infer that contamination of endolymph samples with perilymph is relatively low in our study, and that no large species difference in endolymph content is indicated by present data available for mammals. Our results show that Cl concentration is higher and Ca and Mg concentrations are lower in endolymph than in perilymph. The composition of perilymph in cats and alligator lizards is roughly the same (Figs. 1 and 2, Table 2). Uncontaminated endolymph samples in lizards were apparently difficult to obtain, although the compositions of a few samples suggest that endolymph K concentration is high and Na concentration is low. In skates the concentration of Na is nearly the same in the two inner ear lymphs (Fig. 3 and Table 2), in contrast to the roughly hundredfold ratio of perilymph to endolymph Na concentrations found in the higher vertebrates. The element composition of perilymph is correlated with the composition of seawater in which the skates were kept, whereas the endolymph composition shows no such correlation.Abbreviations CSF cerebrospinal fluid - EL samples, PL samples samples judged by visual criteria alone to be from the endolymphatic and perilymphatic spaces, respectively - SW sea water This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Health Science Fund. We thank the following people for contributions to this work: D. Beil, K. Blouch, and E. Marr.     

水族馆不同年龄与发育状况的中华鲟呼吸频率及自发游速的观察

对北京海洋馆长期驯养的40尾不同年龄中华鲟(Acipenser sinensis)的自发游泳速度和呼吸频率逐尾监测,比较性腺发育进入快速发育阶段(发育至Ⅱ期末至Ⅲ期)9尾的行为变化,为中华鲟安全驯养和健康评价建立依据。40尾个体均≥3龄,其中,3龄个体全长(122±12)cm,体重(8±2)kg(n=8),30龄以上的个体全长(335±8)cm,体重(220±15)kg(n=4)。所有40尾被测中华鲟的平均游泳速度(44.46±5.62)cm/s(范围30~60 cm/s),不同年龄组无显著差异(P0.05);呼吸频率随年龄增长显著下降(P0.05),接近性成熟年龄(17龄)后多处于10~20次/min,低龄组(3~7龄)多处于30~40次/min。性腺进入快速发育阶段个体的游泳速度与呼吸频率显著升高,平均增幅分别达到50%和60%。结果表明,可以按照年龄及发育阶段对中华鲟的游泳速度和呼吸频率分别制定参数值,为健康判断提供评价基础。     

THE EFFECT OF TRYPSIN, CHYMOTRYPSIN, RIBONUCLEASE, AND DESOXYRIBONUCLEASE ON ACTIVE, INACTIVE, AND REVERSIBLY INACTIVATED MEGATHERIUM PHAGE

The effect of trypsin, chymotrypsin, and desoxyribonuclease on active, reversibly inactivated, and heat-inactivated B. megatherium phage, and on living and dead B. megatherium and B. coli has been determined. The results are summarized in Table I.     

Synthesis of di-, tri-, and tetra-saccharides corresponding to receptor structures recognised by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Syntheses are described for methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-α-d-glucopyranoside, methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyranoside, methyl 3-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl-β-d-galactopyranoside, methyl 3-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-galactopyranoside, and methyl 4-O-[3-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-galactopyranosyl]- β-d-glucopyranoside.     

Effect of liming on EUF-nutrient fractions in the soil,on nutrient contents of grape leaves and on grape yield

Summary In pot experiments with vine, liming significantly raised EUF-Ca 20°C as well as EUF-Ca 80°C values of an acid clay soil (pH 4.2). This resulted in a marked rise in Ca contents of vine leaves (Table 2). High amounts of K fertilizers without lime raised mainly the EUF-Ca 20°C values whereas the EUF-80°C values remained at a low level (Table 3). Liming lowered the EUF-K 20°C values and as a result the ratio EUF-K 80°C C/EUF-K 20°C increased from 0.7 to 1.0.High K applications raised the K content of the leaves at flowering stage but at grape ripening a marked decrease in K content was observed (Table 5). In contrast, the application of both lime and K fertilizer raised the K content of leaves at both flowering and ripening. Grape yield increased as well (Table 11).Liming raised the EUF-P values of the soil and to a lesser extent the P contents of leaves (Tables 6 and 7).High K applications without lime raised the Mn contents of leaves (Table 9), Exchange processes due to K fertilizer addition were reflected in increased EUF-Mn values (Table 9).The highest yield (three-year average) was obtained in a high K treatment (22 g K₂O/pot) in combination with lime (40 g CaO/pot).     

Spirostanol saponins from Paris polyphylla,structures of polyphyllin C,D, E and F

The structures of four new saponins, polyphyllin C, D, E and F, isolated from the tubers of Paris polyphylla have been elucidated as diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)-β-d-glucopyranoside, diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)- [α-l-arabinofuranosyl(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranoside, diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1→4)[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-d-glucopyranoside and diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)[α-l- rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)][β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→2)]-α-l-rhamnopyranoside, respectively, on the basis of chemical and spectral data.     

Discovery of INCB10820/PF-4178903, a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable dual CCR2 and CCR5 antagonist

We report the discovery of a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable dual CCR2 and CCR5 antagonist (3S,4S)-N-[(1R,3S)-3-isopropyl-3-({4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]piperazin-1-yl}carbonyl)cyclopentyl]-3-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-amine (19). After evaluation in 28-day toxicology studies, compound 19 (INCB10820/PF-4178903) was selected as a clinical candidate.     

根田鼠生命表和繁殖的研究

根据229((?)(?)124,♀♀105)只实验室出生的幼鼠生长、繁殖和死亡观察根田鼠雄性和雌性的期望寿命(c_0)分别为3.040(即39周)和3.176(即41周);平均死亡率((?))分别为0.283和0.272,两者很接近。妊振期平均为20.6天,哺乳期在15—20天,产仔数平均为4.56只。实验种群经一世代后的净增殖率(R_0)为2.0456,内禀增长率(r_m)为0.0787/月。     

中国水螅属一新种(水螅纲,水螅科)

报道采自广东省肇庆市的淡水水螅1新种,多形水螅Hydra polymorphus sp.nov.,研究标本均来自1只水螅的单系繁殖群体,测量数据经生物统计学处理。新种的钩刺丝囊外形及内部刺丝盘旋均有多种形态,故新种名以此命名。所有研究标本保存于深圳大学生命科学学院。     

STUDIES ON CELL METABOLISM AND CELL DIVISION : VII. OBSERVATIONS ON THE AMOUNT AND POSSIBLE FUNCTION OF DIPHOSPHOTHIAMINE (COCARBOXYLASE) IN EGGS OF ARBACIA PUNCTULATA

1. Methods suitable for the determination of diphosphothiamine (cocarboxylase) in eggs of Arbacia punctulata have been developed. Quantitative extraction of the cocarboxylase was effected by combining the use of thiamine hydrochloride in the extraction fluid with critical adjustment of the pH of extraction to pH 6.3–6.7. 2. The unfertilized eggs were found to contain the equivalent of 2 to 3 micrograms of natural yeast cocarboxylase per gm. of wet eggs; the cocarboxylase content of the 30 minute and 10 hour fertilized eggs was somewhat less (Table III). 3. In preliminary experiments, Arbacia egg cytolysates were found to cause pyruvic acid to disappear. The rate of such disappearance was apparently greater under aerobic than under anaerobic conditions; it was also greater for cytolysates from fertilized eggs than for cytolysates from unfertilized eggs (Table IV).     

Murine Borrelia arthritis is highly dependent on ASC and caspase-1, but independent of NLRP3

Introduction

The protein platform called the NOD-like-receptor -family member (NLRP)-3 inflammasome needs to be activated to process intracellular caspase-1. Active caspase-1 is able to cleave pro-Interleukin (IL)-1β, resulting in bioactive IL-1β. IL-1β is a potent proinflammatory cytokine, and thought to play a key role in the pathogenesis of Lyme arthritis, a common manifestation of Borrelia burgdorferi infection. The precise pathways through which B. burgdorferi recognition leads to inflammasome activation and processing of IL-1β in Lyme arthritis has not been elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of several pattern recognition receptors and inflammasome components in a novel murine model of Lyme arthritis.

Methods

Lyme arthritis was elicited by live B. burgdorferi, injected intra-articularly in knee joints of mice. To identify the relevant pathway components, the model was applied to wild-type, NLRP3-/-, ASC-/-, caspase-1-/-, NOD1-/-, NOD2-/-, and RICK-/- mice. As a control, TLR2-/-, Myd88-/- and IL-1R-/- mice were used. Peritoneal macrophages and bone marrow-derived macrophages were used for in vitro cytokine production and inflammasome activation studies. Joint inflammation was analyzed in synovial specimens and whole knee joints. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to detect statistical differences.

Results

We demonstrate that ASC/caspase-1-driven IL-1β is crucial for induction of B. burgdorferi-induced murine Lyme arthritis. In addition, we show that B. burgdorferi-induced murine Lyme arthritis is less dependent on NOD1/NOD2/RICK pathways while the TLR2-MyD88 pathway is crucial.

Conclusions

Murine Lyme arthritis is strongly dependent on IL-1 production, and B. burgdorferi induces inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation. Next to that, murine Lyme arthritis is ASC- and caspase-1-dependent, but NLRP3, NOD1, NOD2, and RICK independent. Also, caspase-1 activation by B. burgdorferi is dependent on TLR2 and MyD88. Based on present results indicating that IL-1 is one of the major mediators in Lyme arthritis, there is a rationale to propose that neutralizing IL-1 activity may also have beneficial effects in chronic Lyme arthritis.