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A History of Chemistry (1964)

THIS volume deals with the development of chemistry in the nineteenth and part of the twentieth centuries, as shown in the table of contents. The part concerned with the twentieth century comprises the lives and work of chemists, including American, not previously treated in detail in histories of chemistry. Very recent work, to be found in the current text-books, is not included, but indications of the present state of a subject are usually given. The book is almost entirely based on original sources, references to which and to works containing relevant information are given. It is primarily addressed to chemists, but the first part at least should be intelligible to readers having less specialised scientific knowledge.
Differential control of murine aldose reductase and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-regulated-1 gene expression in NIH 3T3 cells by FGF-1 treatment and hyperosmotic stress (1997)

Aldose reductase (AR) is an NADPH-dependent aldo-keto reductase implicated in cellular osmoregulation and detoxification. Two distinct murine genes have been identified that are predicted to encode proteins with significant amino acid sequence identity with mouse AR: mouse vas deferens protein and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-regulated-1 protein (FR-1). Here we report that the AR and FR-1 genes are differentially regulated in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. FGF-1 stimulation of quiescent cells induces both AR and FR-1 mRNA levels, but the effect on FR-1 mRNA expression is significantly greater. FGF-1 treatment also increases FR-1 protein expression, as determined by Western-blot analysis using FR-1-specific polyclonal antiserum. Calf serum stimulation of quiescent cells increases AR mRNA expression but not FR-1 mRNA expression. Finally, when NIH 3T3 cells are grown in hypertonic medium, AR mRNA levels are significantly increased whereas FR-1 mRNA levels are only slightly up-regulated. These results indicate that the AR and FR-1 genes are differentially regulated in murine fibroblasts by two different growth-promoting agents and by hyperosmotic stress. Therefore these structurally related enzymes may have at least some distinct cellular functions; for example, although both AR and FR-1 activity may be important for the metabolic changes associated with cellular proliferation, AR may be the primary aldo-keto reductase involved in cellular osmoregulation.
Neuronal differentiation of P19 embryonal carcinoma cells in defined media (1995)

The P19 embryonal carcinoma cell line is a useful model system for analyzing the factors that regulate neuronal differentiation. In order to analyze the extrinsic factors that are involved in differentiation, it is necessary to carry out experiments in fully defined media. Here we have investigated the neuronal differentiation of P19 cells in two defined media. Cells that are propagated and induced with retinoic acid in standard serum-containing medium are capable of differentiating into neuron-like cells in N2 medium. Dividing fibroblast-like cells also appeared in these cultures. After about 10 days in culture in N2 medium, the great majority of neuron-like cells died. On the other hand, culturing induced cells in N2 medium for 5 days and then switching to a defined medium consisting of Neurobasal medium plus B27 supplement allowed the neuron-like cells to survive for prolonged periods of time. This defined medium thus provides a suitable system for analyzing extrinsic factors that affect the survival and differentiation of P19 neurons. P19 cells induced with retinoic acid and plated in N2 were exposed to bFGF and EGF, which are known to be mitogens for neuronal precursor cells. Both growth factors were mitogenic for a subpopulation of the induced cells. In separate experiments, cells cultured in N2 in the presence of RA were induced to differentiate into neuron-like cells.
A bounded-hop-count deflection scheme for Manhattan-street networks (2002)

We present a deflection method suitable for Manhattan-street networks (MSN), which, without dropping packets, limits the number of hops travelled by a packet on its way from source to destination. The proposed routing scheme is intended for bidirectional networks-with four incoming and four outgoing links per switch. In terms of average performance measures, our method performs no worse than the best local routing schemes, when the offered load is light or moderate. Unlike other deflection schemes proposed for MSN, our method is inherently asynchronous. This simplifies the switch design and eliminates some problems with the original synchronous approach, like the need to account for slight discrepancies in transmission rates of different switches.
n-1-Alkanols of Hypericum perforatum (1983)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTn-1-Alkanols of Hypericum perforatumIlia Brondz, Tyge Greibrokk, and Arne J. AasenCite this: J. Nat. Prod. 1983, 46, 6, 940–941Publication Date (Print):November 1, 1983Publication History Published online1 July 2004Published inissue 1 November 1983https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/np50030a025https://doi.org/10.1021/np50030a025research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views120Altmetric-Citations18LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
[LASS2 interacts with V-ATPase and inhibits cell growth of hepatocellular carcinoma]. (2010)

Homo sapiens longevity assurance homologue 2 (LASS2) is a novel gene isolated from a human liver cDNA library by our laboratory, and it is a human homologue of the yeast longevity assurance gene LAG1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae longevity assurance gene). According to our previous results, LASS2 could interact with subunit c of vacuolar type H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase), and the overexpression of LASS2 could inhibit the cell growth of a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line, SMMC-7721. In order to understand the role of the interaction between LASS2 and V-ATPase in HCC cell growth, we transiently transfected plasmid pCMV-HA2-LASS2 into HCCLM3, a HCC cell line without the significant expression of endogenous LASS2. The pH-sensitive fluorescence probes, BCECF and BCECF-AM, were used to measure the intracellular and extracellular H(+) concentrations of HCCLM3 cells respectively. The effect of LASS2 gene on apoptosis was evaluated with Annexin-V/FITC and propidium iodide (PI) by flow cytometry. Western blot was used to detect cytochrome c (Cyt c) in the cytosol and mitochondria, as well as pro-caspase-3 in cytosol. The results showed that the cell growth of LASS2-transfected HCCLM3 cells was significantly inhibited compared with that of the mock control. LASS2 transfection increased intracellular H(+) concentration of HCCLM3 cells, while decreased extracellular H(+) concentration. Moreover, LASS2 transfection significantly enhanced the apoptosis of HCCLM3 cells. In LASS2-transfected cells, the amounts of Cyt c increased in the cytosol, while decreased in the mitochondria. Meanwhile, the expression of pro-caspase-3 in the cytosolic extracts was decreased. These results implicate that LASS2 gene might increase intracellular H(+) of HCC cells via the interaction with V-ATPase, thereby inducing cell apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway.
Evidence of Axonal Damage in the Early Stages of Multiple Sclerosis and Its Relevance to Disability (2001)

Cerebral axonal damage begins and contributes to disability from the earliest stages of the disease.
Solid-Phase ATRP Synthesis of Peptide−Polymer Hybrids (2004)

A versatile methodology to prepare hybrid biomaterials by atom transfer radical polymerization from resin-supported peptides has been established. As an example, we have synthesized a GRGDS-functionalized poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). The peptide-polymer was characterized by solid-state (13)C NMR and GPC and found to have a number average molecular weight of 4420 and a polydispersity of 1.47. These values are comparable to those obtained from solution-phase syntheses, suggesting the ATRP reaction is successful from a peptide-conjugated solid support. Solid-state (13)C NMR was used to characterize multiple steps in the reaction, and the synthesis was found to be near quantitative. We have performed cell adhesion experiments and observed the GRGDS sequence-promoted cell adhesion, whereas unfunctionalized poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) did not. By incorporating cell-signaling moieties in materials with defined molecular architecture, it will be possible to control the interactions between polymeric materials and biological systems.
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Activity Controls Cell Motility and Metastatic Potential of Prostate Cancer Cells (2006)

Abstract We show here that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5), a known regulator of migration in neuronal development, plays an important role in prostate cancer motility and metastasis. P35, an activator of CDK5 that is indicative of its activity, is expressed in a panel of human and rat prostate cancer cell lines, and is also expressed in 87.5% of the human metastatic prostate cancers we examined. Blocking of CDK5 activity with a dominant-negative CDK5 construct, small interfering RNA, or roscovitine resulted in changes in the microtubule cytoskeleton, loss of cellular polarity, and loss of motility. Expression of a dominant-negative CDK5 in the highly metastatic Dunning AT6.3 prostate cancer cell line also greatly impaired invasive capacity. CDK5 activity was important for spontaneous metastasis in vivo; xenografts of AT6.3 cells expressing dominant-negative CDK5 had less than one-fourth the number of lung metastases exhibited by AT6.3 cells expressing the empty vector. These results show that CDK5 activity controls cell motility and metastatic potential in prostate cancer. (Cancer Res 2006; 66(15): 7509-15) (Cancer Res 2006; 66(15): 7509-15)
FRACTURE FACES OF ZONULAE OCCLUDENTES FROM "TIGHT" AND "LEAKY" EPITHELIA (1973)

Epithelia vary with respect to transepithelial permeability. In those that are considered "leaky", a large fraction of the passive transepithelial flux appears to follow the paracellular route, passing across the zonulae occludentes and moving down the intercellular clefts. In "tight" epithelia, the resistance of the paracellular pathway to passive flux is greatly increased. To see whether differences in the morphology of the zonula occludens could contribute to this variability in leakiness among epithelia, replicas of zonulae occludentes in freeze-fractured material from a variety of tight and leaky epithelia were examined. The junctions appear as a branching and anastomosing network of strands or grooves on the A and B membrane fracture faces, respectively. It was found that the zonula occludens from a "very leaky" epithelium, the proximal convoluted tubule of the mouse kidney, is extremely shallow in the apical-basal direction, consisting in most places of only one junctional strand. In contrast, the "very tight" frog urinary bladder exhibits a zonula occludens that is relatively deep (>0.5 microm) in the apical-basal direction, and consists of five or more interconnected junctional strands interposed between luminal and lateral membrane surfaces. Epithelia of intermediate permeabilities exhibited junctions with intermediate or variable morphology. Toad urinary bladder, mouse stomach, jejunum, and distal tubule, rabbit gallbladder, and Necturus kidney and gallbladder were also examined, and the morphological data from these epithelia were compared to physiological data from the literature.
Polarization-Based Diffuse Reflectance Imaging for Noninvasive Measurement of Glucose (2007)

This study showed how polarimetric-based imaging coupled with PLS regression can be used to quantify glucose concentration in highly scattering media. Such methods may potentially be able to extend the use of noninvasive in vivo polarimetric measurements, normally acquired in the anterior chamber of the eye, to other preferred sensing sites such as the skin.
Human nerve growth factor prevents degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in primates (1991)

Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons respond to nerve growth factor (NGF), and it has been suggested that the administration of NGF might prevent their degeneration in patients with Alzheimer's disease. One major prerequisite to be fulfilled before the consideration of clinical trials of NGF in patients with Alzheimer's disease is the demonstration that human NGF affects basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in primates. In the present study, we used a recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF), which we previously showed to be active on rat basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, in nonhuman primates with a unilateral transection of the fornix (a well-established model for the induction of retrograde degenerative changes in septal cholinergic neurons). After the lesion, one group of animals received rhNGF and a second group received vehicle solution for 2 weeks. In animals receiving vehicle, the medial septal nucleus ipsilateral to the lesion showed reductions in number (55%) and size of cell bodies immunoreactive for NGF receptor and choline acetyltransferase. In Nissl stains, many cells showed reduced size and basophilia. The rhNGF completely prevented alterations in the number and size of NGF receptor- and choline acetyltransferase-immunoreactive neurons in the medial septal nucleus and reversed atrophy in a subpopulation of large, basophilic medial septal nucleus neurons, as identified by Nissl stains. The effects of rhNGF were identical to those of mouse NGF, which we have previously used in the same primate lesion paradigm. The restoration of the phenotype of injured cholinergic septal neurons by rhNGF in the monkey raises the possibility that this factor may be used to ameliorate acetylcholine-dependent memory impairments that occur in aged nonhuman primates. In concert, results of the present investigation provide critical information for the future use of NGF in patients with neurological disorders that affect NGF-responsive cells in the peripheral and central nervous systems.
Golgi coiled-coil proteins contain multiple binding sites for Rab family G proteins (2008)

Vesicles and other carriers destined for the Golgi apparatus must be guided to the correct cisternae. Golgins, long coiled-coil proteins that localize to particular Golgi subdomains via their C termini, are candidate regulators of vesicle sorting. In this study, we report that the GRIP domain golgins, whose C termini bind the Arf-like 1 G protein on the trans-Golgi, can also bind four members of the Rab family of G proteins. The Rab2-, Rab6-, Rab19-, and Rab30-binding sites are within the coiled-coil regions that are not required for Golgi targeting. Binding sites for two of these Rabs are also present on two coiled-coil proteins of the cis-Golgi, the Drosophila melanogaster orthologues of GM130 and GMAP-210. We suggest an integrated model for a tentacular Golgi in which coiled-coil proteins surround the Golgi to capture and retain Rab-containing membranes, excluding other structures such as ribosomes. Binding sites for diverse Rabs could ensure that incoming carriers are captured on first contact and moved to their correct destination within the stack.
<title>Effect of the probe geometry on dynamics of cavitation</title> (2002)

Cavitation bubbles accompany explosive evaporation of water after pulsed energy deposition during endosurgery. Bubbles collapsing at the time of an endo-probe produce a powerful and damaging water jet propagating forward in the axial direction of the probe. We demonstrate that formation of this flow and associated tissue damage can be prevented by application of the concave probes that slow the propagation of the back boundary of the bubble. A similar effect can be achieved by positioning an obstacle to the flow, such as a ring or a pick tip in a close proximity to the back, side or front of the tip. Dependence of the flow dynamics on geometry of the probe was studied using fast flash photography and particle velocimetry. With a flat tip a maximal jet velocity of 80 m/s is achieved at a pulse energy of 0.12 mJ, while with an optimized concave probe the jet is completely stopped. The maximal distance between the probe and the tissue at which cells were affected by the water jet was measured using choriallantoic membrane of a chick embryo and Propidium Iodide staining. Changing the tip geometry from flat or convex to an optimized concave shape resulted in reduction of the damage distance by a factor of 4 with pulse energies varying from 0.02 to 0.75 mJ. Elimination of the water jet dramatically improves precision and safety of the pulsed endosurgery reducing the axial damage zone to a size of the cavitation bubble at its maximal expansion.
A Naturally Occurring Sequence Variation That Creates a YY1 Element Is Associated with Increased Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene Expression (2000)

We have identified previously a novel complex mutant allele in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene in a patient affected with cystic fibrosis (CF). This allele contained a mutation in CFTR exon 11 known to cause CF (S549R(T>G)), associated with the first alteration described so far in the minimal CFTR promoter region (-102T>A). Studies on genotype-phenotype correlations revealed striking differences between patients carrying mutation (S549R(T>G)) alone, who had a severe disease, and patients carrying the complex allele (-102(T>A)+S549R(T>G)), who exhibited milder forms of CF. We thus postulated that the sequence change (-102T>A) may attenuate the effects of the severe (S549R(T>G)) mutation through regulation of CFTR expression. Analysis of transiently transfected cell lines with wild-type and -102A variant human CFTR-directed luciferase reporter genes demonstrates that constructs containing the -102A variant (which creates a Yin Yang 1 (YY1) core element) increases CFTR expression significantly. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays indicate that the -102 site is located in a region of multiple DNA-protein interactions and that the -102A allele recruits specifically an additional nuclear protein related to YY1. The finding that the YY1-binding allele causes a significant increase in CFTR expression in vitro may allow a better understanding of the milder phenotype observed in patients who carry a severe CF mutation within the same gene.
Vascular Catheters with a Nonleaching Poly-Sulfobetaine Surface Modification Reduce Thrombus Formation and Microbial Attachment (2012)

Adherence of proteins, cells, and microorganisms to the surface of venous catheters contributes to catheter occlusion, venous thrombosis, thrombotic embolism, and infections. These complications lengthen hospital stays and increase patient morbidity and mortality. Current technologies for inhibiting these complications are limited in duration of efficacy and may induce adverse side effects. To prevent complications over the life span of a device without using active drugs, we modified a catheter with the nonleaching polymeric sulfobetaine (polySB), which coordinates water molecules to the catheter surface. The modified surface effectively reduced protein, mammalian cell, and microbial attachment in vitro and in vivo. Relative to commercial catheters, polySB-modified catheters exposed to human blood in vitro had a >98% reduction in the attachment and a significant reduction in activation of platelets, lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils. Additionally, the accumulation of thrombotic material on the catheter surface was reduced by >99% even after catheters were exposed to serum in vitro for 60 days. In vivo, in a highly thrombogenic canine model, device- and vessel-associated thrombus was reduced by 99%. In vitro adherence of a broad spectrum of microorganisms was reduced on both the external and the internal surfaces of polySB-modified catheters compared to unmodified catheters. When unmodified and polySB-modified catheters were exposed to the same bacterial challenge and implanted into animals, 50% less inflammation and fewer bacteria were associated with polySB-modified catheters. This nonleaching, polySB-modified catheter could have a major impact on reducing thrombosis and infection, thus improving patient health.
First Synthesis and Reactivities of Isolable Dithiiranes and Their 1-Oxides (1997)

Abstract The reaction of the 6-exo-oxide of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,5-diphenyl-6,7-dithiabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane (2) with 2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4 gave the first isolable dithiirane oxide, (1RS, 3SR)-3-phenyl-3-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-4-oxo-4-phenylbutyl)dithiirane 1-oxide (1), while the 6-endo-oxide of 2 gave both 1 and its (1RS, 3RS)-isomer 10. Under similar reaction conditions, 2 yielded the first isolable, unoxidized dithiirane, 3-phenyl-3-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-4-oxo-4-phenylbutyl)dithiirane (3). The dithiirane 3 was also obtained by treatment of 2 with NaOCl–NaClO4. The X-ray structure analyses were performed for 1, 3, and 10. Treatment of unsymmetrical 8,8-dimethyl-1,9-diphenyl-10,11-dithiatricyclo[7.1.1.02,7]undeca-2,4,6-triene with NaOCl–NaClO4gave 3-[1-(o-benzoylphenyl)-1-methylethyl]-3-phenyldithiirane selectively in good yield. However, 1,3-dithietanes, prepared from adamantane-2-thiones, failed to give the corresponding dithiiranes by treatment with 2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4 or NaOCl–NaClO4. The dithiirane 3 thermally isomerized to 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,5-diphenyl-8-oxa-6,7-dithiabicyclo[3.2.1]octane probably via 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,5-diphenyl-5-thioxo-1-pentanone S-sulfide.
Ischemia, reperfusion and oxygen free radicals. (1992)

Alterations which occur during ischemia are reviewed. They modify the metabolic status in such a way they prepare the cell to an anomalous response to reoxygenation. The consequence of this disturbance is the generation of oxygen free radicals through several mechanisms, including the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, the arachidonic acid cascade, the activation of xanthine oxidase, activation of phagocytes, iron mobilization, etc. Reduced glutathione is exhausted, proteins are inactivated. Lipid peroxidation induces membrane breakdown and cellular death.