STIMULATORY EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE P ON NEURITE EXTENSION AND CYCLIC AMP LEVELS IN CULTURED NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS

Abstract— Synthetic substance P initially increased cyclic AMP levels and subsequently induced neurite extension in cultured neuroblastoma N 18 cells. The magnitude of these effects depended on the concentration of fetal calf serum (FCS) in the culture medium, being more evident in the presence of a lower (0.1%) concentration of FCS.
In Eagle's medium containing 0.1% FCS, low concentrations of substance P (10⁻⁷-10⁻⁵ M) increased cyclic AMP levels and stimulated neurite extension.
In Eagle's medium containing 5%FCS, both substance P at concentrations of 10⁻⁵-10⁻³M and dibutyryl cyclic AMP at concentrations of 10⁻⁴-10⁻²M increased cyclic AMP levels and stimulated neurite extension. The activities of acetylcholinesterase, (Na⁺+ K⁺)-, HCO₃⁻ and Mg²⁺ -stimulated-ATPase were also increased. Cell growth was inhibited.
Substance P at concentrations of 10-⁷-10⁻⁵M also stimulated the adenylate cyclase activity of a particulate fraction of N 18 in a concentration-dependent manner.     

ENZYMATIC REGULATION OF ADENOSINE 3'',5''-MONOPHOSPHATE (CYCLIC AMP) IN THE FREEZING EPILEPTOGENIC LESION OF RAT BRAIN AND IN HOMOLOGOUS CONTRALATERAL CORTEX

Freezing epileptogenic lesions were made unilaterally in rat cerebral cortex. Such lesions were associated with an increase in adenyl cyclase activity and a decrease in the membrane-associated phosphodiesterase activity, with a concomitant increase in the level of cyclic AMP. Similar, though less striking, changes occurred in homologous contralateral cortex (‘mirror focus’). The effects of cyclic AMP on brain membrane systems are discussed, with the suggestion that this substance may play an important role in the genesis of focal seizures.     

DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HISTAMINE-INDUCED ACCUMULATION OF CYCLIC AMP IN THE RABBIT CEREBRAL CORTEX

Abstract— In slices of adult rabbit cerebral cortex histamine at 5 μM produced a detectable rise in adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP). A maximum (20-fold) increase was observed in response to 0–5 mM histamine, with higher concentrations being less effective. The antihistaminic agent, tripelennamine, inhibited the response to 50 μM histamine in a dose-related manner. No effect on basal levels of cyclic AMP was noted with the highest dose of tripelennamine. The cyclic AMP response to 50 μM histamine was sustained for up to 1 h of incubation whether the slices and included medium were assayed together or the slices were assayed separately, although after 60 min of incubation cyclic AMP levels were higher when the medium was included in the assay. During development of the rabbit cerebral cortex, the first detectable increase of cyclic AMP in response to histamine occurred at fetal day 25, and from day 28 to birth the response was a 4-to 5-fold increase. A maximal (10-fold) response was observed at 4–8 days postpartum and by 20 days of postnatal age the response had decreased to the adult levels.     

CATECHOLAMINE INDUCED INCREASE OF CYCLIC ADENOSINE 3'',5''-MONOPHOSPHATE IN RAT BRAIN IN VIVO

Abstract— Four catecholamines injected into the cerebral ventricles increased the content of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) in vivo in the whole brain of rats. The highest rise (2.6-fold) was measured 2 min after an injection of 100 μg epinephrine. Isoproterenol and norepinephrine were less active and dopamine hardly increased the cAMP level. These results are compatible with the view that physiological actions of catecholamines in the nervous system may be mediated by an increase of CAMP.     

p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶在不同细胞内定位的研究

用共聚焦显微镜对不同原代培养细胞的ｐ３８丝裂原活化蛋白激酶（ｍｉｔｏｇｅｎ－ａｃｔｉｖａｔｅｄ ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ ｋｉｎａｓｅ,ＭＡＰＫ）进行定位,以探讨ｐ３８激活后入核在不同的细胞中是否具有普遍性。发现与单核细胞相似,未受刺激静止的心肌细胞、平滑肌细胞和内皮细胞的ｐ３８荧光强度呈弥散性分布;脂多糖（ｌｉｐｏｐｏｌｙｓａｃｃｈａｒｉｄｅ,ＬＰＳ）刺激后,细胞核区荧光强度均明显增加,胞浆荧光强度均降低     

INFLUENCE OF DIVALENT CATIONS ON REGULATION OF CYCLIC GMP AND CYCLIC AMP LEVELS IN BRAIN TISSUE

—Depolarizing concentrations of K⁺ elevate levels of both adenosine 3′,5′monophosphate (cyclic AMP) and guanosine 3′,5′monophosphate (cyclic GMP) in incubated slices of mouse cerebellum. Calcium is an essential requirement for the K⁺ -induced accumulation of cyclic GMP. Barium and Sr²⁺, but not Mn²⁺ or Co²⁺, can substitute for Ca²⁺ in this process. Relatively high concentrations of Mg²⁺ inhibit the effect of Ca²⁺ on K⁺-induced accumulation of cyclic GMP. In contrast, depolarizing concentrations of K⁺ are capable of elevating cyclic AMP levels in brain slices suspended in media containing Mg²⁺ and no other divalent cations. High concentrations of Ca²⁺ (1 mm or greater) augment this Mg²⁺ -dependent, K⁺-induced accumulation of cyclic AMP, however. Strontium and Mn²⁺, but not Ba²⁺ or Co²⁺, can substitute for Ca²⁺ in this process, and high concentrations of Mg²⁺ are not inhibitory. The divalent cation ionophore, A-23187 (10 μm ), in the presence of extracellular Ca²⁺ elevates the level of cyclic GMP, but not cyclic AMP, in incubated mouse cerebellum slices. The results of this study indicate that intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration is a major factor regulating cyclic GMP levels in brain. In addition the present results suggest that, in brain tissue, depolarization-induced accumulation of cyclic GMP, but not cyclic AMP, is closely linked to some Ca²⁺-dependent mechanism(s) mediating release of intracellular substances.     

呼吸道病毒和干扰素对正常人淋巴细胞环磷酸腺苷产生的影响

将流感病毒和副流感病毒、α和β干扰素作用于正常人外周血淋巴细胞后,发现病毒和干扰素可明显降低正常人淋巴细胞内经异丙肾上腺素刺激后的环磷酸腺苷(cAMP)含量,但不影响淋巴细胞内基础cAMP含量。病毒和干扰素的这种抑制作用,可能是由于病毒和干扰素影响了淋巴细胞β受体的功能所致。     

非鸣禽脑中雌激素受体的免疫组织化学定位

应用免疫组织化学方法对非鸣禽环命脑中雌激素受体（ＥＲ）的分面进行了定位研究。结果发现：（１）ＥＲ在间脑的视前区、旁嗅叶、下丘脑腹内侧、腹外侧区及中脑丘间核（ＩＣｏ）水平有广泛分布;（２）大量脑啡肽（ｍｅｔ－ＥＮＫ）和ＥＲ双标神经元集中分 中脑丘间核的背内侧亚核（ＤＭ）中。结果提示：在鸟类可能存在一条联系发声、听觉和内分泌系统的神经网络。     

培养的大鼠脑微血管内皮细胞生化特性观察

用胶原酶消化、差异离心和尼龙网过滤的方法分离鼠脑微血管内皮细胞,建立其体外长期培养方法。经形态学、免疫组化,酶学鉴定,培养细胞为脑微血管内皮细胞,动态观察培养细胞酶含量变化,发现随着细胞培养时间的延长,血管紧张素转换酶Ⅰ（ACE）呈上升趋势,而γ－谷氨酰胺转化酶（γ-GT）和硷性磷酸酶（ALP）则明显下降,实验结果提示,血脑屏障的主要功能酶γ－GT和ALP可作为体外脑微血管内皮细胞的标志酶,但要维持长时间体外表达则需要某种因子的介导。本实验可为体外研究血脑屏障及相关疾病提供帮助。     

不同抗旱品种高粱苗中脯氨酸累积的差异

高粱抗旱品种“3197 B”比不抗旱品种“三尺三”在同样渗透胁迫条件下,要累积更多的游离脯氨酸。未受渗透胁迫前,两品种地上部的总氨基氮和游离氨基氮水平相似。氨基酸组成也相同。六种主要氨基酸分别占总的量和游离氨基酸量的50％和65％左右。受渗透胁迫24h后,总氨基氮水平未变,游离氨基氮增加,两品种的变化相似。因而,品种间脯氨酸累积的差异,似乎不因蛋白质或游离氨基酸的氨基酸组分的不同和蛋白质水解或合成受促进或抑制程度的不同而异。受渗透胁迫后,3197B植株内不但脯氨酸绝对量,而且相对量都超过“三尺三”。脯氨酸合成的潜在能力在3197B和“三尺三”之间有差别。     

两种酪氨酸蛋白激酶活性在主动脉平滑肌细胞增殖周期中的动态变化

本文以人工合成的多肽PGAT 为底物鉴定了培养的家兔ASMC 膜性TPK。发现Mg~(2+)和Mn~(2+)对ASMC 胞浆膜性TPK 和核膜性TPK 的激活作用有两点不同:(1)它们对前者的最适激活浓度高于后者;(2)对胞浆膜性TPK,Mn~(2+)最大激活效应大于Mg~(2+)而对核膜性TPK,Mn~(2+)则低于Mg~(2+)。这两种TPK活性在其G_1期的变化特点是:胞浆膜性TPK最高活性出现在G_1晚期(9 h),核膜性TPK最高活性则出现在G_1早期(3 h)。     

不同钙离子浓度对鲎腹神经光感受器二种光碰击的影响

在生理盐水中用持续的弱光（６＊１０＾６－９＊１０＾６个光子／ｃｍ＾２）刺激鲎的腹神经光感受器细胞可得到二种类型的碰击,一种称谓“标准光碰击”或“Ｃ２碰击”,它有对称的形状,信号衰退的指０数常数大于０．０１／毫秒。     

ACCUMULATION OF ADENOSINE 3'',5''-MONOPHOSPHATE IN BRAIN SLICES: INTERACTION OF LOCAL ANAESTHETICS AND DEPOLARIZING AGENTS

Abstract— Membrane depolarizing agents such as veratridine, ouabain and high concentrations of potassium ions elicit a remarkable accumulation of cyclic AMP in brain slices incubated in vitro , and this accumulation, but not that elicited by biogenic amines, is prevented by a membrane stabilizer, cocaine. The effect of various local anaesthetics (compounds which are known to stabilize the membrane of peripheral sensory nerves) on the accumulation of cyclic AMP elicited by depolarizing agents in incubated slices of guinea pig brain has now been examined. At optimal concentrations the anaesthetics inhibited by more than 95 per cent the accumulation of cyclic AMP elicited with veratridine, ouabain, and high concentrations of potassium ions. The order of the inhibitory potency vs. veratridine was: dibucaine (ED₅₀= 9.5 ± 10⁻⁶ M) > tetracaine > cocaine (ED₅₀= 1·3 ± 10⁻⁴ M) > lidocaine > procaine (ED₅₀= 1.7 ± 10⁻³M). This order is consistent with the order of their local anaesthetic potency, but is not consonant with the order of the relative toxicity of these agents when used as spinal anaesthetics.     

THE SOURCE OF LIPID ACCUMULATION IN L CELLS

Strain L cells accumulate lipid, concurrent with cessation of protein synthesis, in the stationary phase of growth from the extracellular medium and as a result of de novo synthesis. Cells which have been more severely damaged with an amino acid analogue also accumulate lipid from the extracellular medium, but synthesize very little lipid from labeled acetate. The possible roles which lipid accumulation may play in the cell are discussed.     

CYCLIC ADENOSINE 3'',5''-MONOPHOSPHATE IN GUINEA-PIG CEREBRAL CORTICAL SLICES: STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF ADENOSINE

Abstract— In guinea-pig cerebral cortical slices levels of cyclic AMP increase in response to adenosine to about 200pmol/mg protein within 10 min and stay at that level up to 30 min. In the absence of calcium ions and the presence of 1mm -EGTA in the Krebs-Ringer-bicarbonate medium the effect of adenosine is enhanced, cyclic AMP levels rise to about 600 pmol/mg protein within 30 min. In normal and calcium deficient media restimulation of cyclic AMP formation with adenosine is possible after a prior stimulation with adenosine. When slices are preincubated for various periods of time with histamine or adenosine before addition of the complementary agent i.e. adenosine or histamine cyclic AMP levels obtained are unaltered compared to levels seen when adenosine and histamine are added together. Slices which are rendered unresponsive to stimulation with histamine + noradrenaline by a prior incubation with these agents do not regain any response during a 100 min period of incubation in medium. The PDE inhibitors diazepam, SQ 66007 and isobutylmethylxanthine are capable of restoring the sensitivity of the slices to histamine + noradrenaline. This suggests an involvement of PDE in the unresponsive phase of the slices. Addition of adenosine to slices not affected by histamine + noradrenaline does reestablish the response of these slices to the neurohormones. A dose-response curve of adenosine for the interaction with histamine + noradrenaline yields an ED₅₀ of 16 μM using sensitive or desensitized slices. An adenosine concentration of only 7 μM is necessary to restore the original increase of cyclic AMP in response to histamine + noradrenaline to slices insensitive to the biogenic amines. The data are discussed in terms of a possible activation of PDE within cerebral cortical slices from guinea-pig. Adenosine may reverse this activation. The possibility of inactivation of adenylate cyclase during stimulation of cyclic AMP formation and the role of adenosine and PDE inhibitors in this process is being considered.     

THE IN VITRO DIFFERENTIATION OF DENSITY SUB-POPULATIONS OF COLONY-FORMING CELLS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR

The in vitro proliferation and differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells (CFU-c) in agar culture from CBA/Ca mouse bone marrow cells was studied. Density sub-populations of marrow cells were obtained by equilibrium centrifugation in continuous albumin density gradients. The formation of colonies of granulocytes and/or macrophages was studied under the influence of three types of colony-stimulating factor (CSF) from mouse lung conditioned medium CSF_MLCM), post-endotoxin mouse serum (CSF_ES) and from human urine (CSF_Hu). The effect of the sulphydryl reagent mercaptoethanol on colony development was also examined. The density distribution of CFU-c was dependent on the type of CSF. Functional heterogeneity was found among CFU-c with partial discrimination between progenitor cells forming pure granulocytic colonies and those forming pure macro-phage colonies. Mercaptoethanol increased colony incidence but had no apparent effect on colony morphology or the density distribution of CFU-c.     

THE CHARACTERIZATIO OF MONOAMINE OXIDASE IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN CELLS

The expression of monoamine oxidase (MAO) in a variety of mammalian cells has been investigated employing tryptamine as substrate. The enzyme present in those cell lines having sufficient activity for detailed analysis exhibited a monophasic response to the inhibitor clorgyline. On this basis the cell lines examined were found to express only A, or only B, type activity. Hypoxanthineguanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT) deficient derivatives of both MAO type A, or MAOtype B, expressing cells were examined. The HGPRT status of the cells appeared to have little influence on the expression of the enzyme.