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ISOLATION OF A NEW ANTIBIOTIC SUBSTANCE, AUREOTHRICIN FROM A STRAIN OF STREPOMYCES (1948)

Antibiotic strains of streptomyces can be classified according to their antibacterial spectra around their colonies growing on the nutrient agar, as described in the previous paper, and it can be easily estimated what kinds of antibiotic substances are produced by them. The strains, isolated by us and inhibiting the growth of E. coli, were classified to streptomycin-producing group, streptothricin-group-substances-producing group, geisein-producing group, chloromycetin-producing group, and the fourth group which chiefly produces streptothricin-group-substances. But during further studies we found a strain showing a new antibacterial spectrum and a yellow crystalline antibiotic substance was extracted. It inhibits both the growth of gram positive and that of gram negative bacteria.Among antibiotic substances obtained from streptomyces, aureomycin and xanthomycin which were recently found are reported to be yellow colored. Though we do not know the details of these substances, they seem to be different from the substance in this paper. Besides we can not find the species in literature which is identical with the strain No. 26A producing the antibiotic substance described in this paper, though it seems to be most resembling to Actinomyces farcinicus or Streptomyces lipanii. So we decided to call the antibiotic substance Aureothricin.
Differential modification of cyclo-oxygenase and peroxidase activities of prostaglandin endoperoxidase synthase by proteolytic digestion and hydroperoxides (1990)

Prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (PES, EC 1.14.99.1) catalyse the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandin H2. The enzyme is a 140 kDa homodimer which contains both a cyclo-oxygenase activity (converting arachidonate into prostaglandin G2) and peroxidase activity (reducing prostaglandin G2 to H2). PES undergoes rapid self-inactivation during oxygenation of arachidonate to prostaglandin H2 in vitro. The previously reported cDNA-derived amino acid sequence indicates numerous sites for trypsin or thrombin cleavage. Most of these sites must be inaccessible, since these enzymes cleave only at Arg253. The enzyme appears to be a self-adherent and highly folded molecule, since after cleavage it retains its functional assembly and its homodimer size of 140 kDa, as well as its overall enzymic activity. Only under denaturing conditions (e.g. SDS/PAGE) can the proteolytic peptides be demonstrated: a 38 kDa C-terminal fragment containing the aspirin-derived-acetyl-binding ability, and a 33 kDa N-terminal fragment. In the present studies we investigated whether the two enzymic activities of PES can be differentially manipulated by proteolytic cleavage or by substrate (arachidonate) self-inactivation. The results indicated that, during arachidonate oxygenation by PES, the cyclooxygenase activity is selectively inactivated, whereas the peroxidase activity is essentially retained. By contrast, thrombin or trypsin cleavage of pure PES or microsomal PES (to yield the 38 and 33 kDa peptide fragments) inactivated the peroxidase, but not the cyclo-oxygenase. Taken together, these results suggest the presence of separate cyclo-oxygenase and peroxidase structural domains on the enzyme.
Circuit techniques for wireless brain interfaces (2009)

Efficient, miniaturized wireless recording is critical for both existing and emerging health-monitoring applications. One important example of this is in the brain interface community, where new technologies allow improved observation and understanding of brain functions. This, in turn, drives the need for ever smaller, lower power, and higher performance circuitry for chronic recording. This paper describes circuit and system techniques for low power wireless brain interfaces. Active and passive architectures are described and compared, and measured in-vivo data from both are presented.
Molecular cloning of two isoforms of the murine homolog of the myeloid CD33 antigen (1994)

CD33 monoclonal antibodies recognize a 67-kD glycoprotein of unknown function that is expressed by early myeloid progenitors and their leukemic counterparts. We report here the cloning of the murine homolog of the human CD33 antigen. Two cDNA clones, differing by an 83-nucleotide insertion in the cytoplasmic region, were isolated. The insertion generated a shift in the reading frame within the cytoplasmic tail, resulting in two mouse CD33 isoforms, m33-A and m33-B, with distinct cytoplasmic domains and with predicted protein core molecular weights of 37 kD and 45 kD, respectively. The cDNAs and deduced amino acid sequences show extensive similarity with the human CD33 sequence with the highest homology occurring in the first and second lg-like domains (61% amino acid identity). The most significant divergence between the human and murine proteins occurs in their cytoplasmic portions. The murine CD33 mRNAs were detected in bone marrow, spleen, thymus, brain, liver, the multipotential progenitor cell line, A4, the myelomonocytic cell line, WEHI3B, the myeloid cell line, M1, and the macrophage cell line, P388, by Northern blot analysis. The expression pattern of the murine CD33 homolog suggests that the function of CD33 antigen in hematopoiesis may be conserved between humans and mice.
Member Connections (2014)

CONGRATULATIONS Kudos to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, located in Knoxville, for enrolling 38 members in APSNA in 2013! That must be a record number from one institution. The challenge is on: What hospital can enroll more members in 2014? Congratulations also to the following APSNA members who presented at the following meetings: Raquel Pasaron American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) 44th Annual Meeting May 5, 2013 Scientific Session V Nitrous Oxide Procedural Sedation in Non-Fasting Pediatric Patients Undergoing Minor Surgery: A 12-Year Experience Raquel Pasaron, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, Jeannette A. Zerpa, MSN, ARNP, PNP-BC, Leopoldo Malvezzi, MD, Colin G. Knight, MD, Carmen T. Ramos-Irizarry, MD, Tina Shapiro, PhD, ARNP, PCNS-BC, Joanne Mora, PA-C, Cathy A. Burnweit, MD Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL Neil Ead First Annual Congress on Nutrition Support Pharmacology in Lima Peru where over 500 participants learned from his lectures: Hepatoprotective Strategies in the Management of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease Prevention of Central Line Infections in the Child With Intestinal Failure Challenges in the Transition of Children With Chronic Conditions From Hospital to Home: Focus on Intestinal Failure Prevention and Treatment of Complications Associated With Tube Feeding Devices Prevention of Aspiration in the Patient Receiving Enteral Nutrition: Focus on Ventilator Associated Aspiration Pneumonia Please continue to send your achievements, both personal and professional, to me as well so they can be recognized in our next edition. We would love to hear about publications, presentations, and awards to share them with our membership. MEMBER SURVEY Please take a moment to fill out our member survey when you renew your membership. The survey results will give us valuable information about how we can best serve our members. There is a link to the survey on the renewal page. It is brief but important. BENEFITS Please review our Web site often for information on the benefits available to you as a member of APSNA. Our next conference will be in May 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. The discounted registration fee is a great financial benefit to our members. We received a sneak preview of the program content at our recent board meeting, and it promises to be a great educational opportunity. We hope to see you there. Our education and research grants continue to be an underutilized benefit. If you are planning to continue your education or participate in conducting a research project or furthering your knowledge of wound and ostomy care, we have money available to assist you. All you have to do is apply. Find the applications on our Web page. Sincerely, Melanie Hanlon, RN, CNP, PC/AC Membership Chair
Relationship between cell proliferation, chromatin template activity and accumulation of nuclear proteins (1977)

Trypsinization of confluent monolayers of WI-38 cells causes an extensive loss of nuclear proteins. The loss of nuclear proteins is restored only several hours after the cells have been replated at a lower density in 10% serum. When trypsinized fibroblasts are replated at a lower density in 10% serum, there is also a sustained progressive leading to DNA synthesis and cell division. If 0.3% serum is used instead of 10%, there is a modest increase in nuclear template activity, but not accumulation of nuclear proteins and no DNA synthesis or cell division.
Sympathetic nervous activity and arterial blood pressure control in conscious rat during rest and behavioral stress (1994)

The object of this experiment is to analyze the neural control of arterial blood pressure (BP) during rest and a sudden behavioral stress. Sprague-Dawley rats were classically conditioned by following a 15-s tone (CS+) with a 0.5-s tail shock. Bipolar renal nerve electrodes and a caudal artery catheter were implanted. Two days later BP and sympathetic nervous activity (SNA) were recorded in the behaviorally trained animals. The CS+ evoked a large initial increase in BP (peak, 14 +/- 5 mmHg, mean +/- SD; n = 12) that lasted 3.9 +/- 0.8 s. An abrupt (latency = 0.16 +/- 0.03 s), short (duration = 0.58 +/- 0.12 s), and intense (4.09 +/- 1.02 times average control) burst in sympathetic activity preceded this first component (C1) of the BP conditional response. The size of C1 was related to the magnitude of the SNA burst. SNA then fell below control; this quiet period preceded a fall in BP after the C1 peak. Pressure rose again (C2; peak = 6 +/- 3 mmHg, average increase = 3 +/- 3 mmHg) for the remainder of the CS+. SNA increased to 1.24 +/- 0.14 of control during this second component of the BP conditional response. Ganglionic blockade eliminated the BP and SNA conditional response (n = 3). The C1 pressure increase appears to result from an "open-loop" process in which a brief barrage of nerve activity governs BP changes lasting several seconds. The quite period probably results from a negative feedback (i.e., baroreflex) relationship between SNA and BP.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Cancer Incidence Rates and Trends Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2001–2009 (2014)

This study reports the novel finding that renal carcinoma rates are increasing among children and adolescents. This study confirms that thyroid cancer rates are increasing and further describes rising cancer rates among African Americans.
Mechanism of Translation of Monocistronic and Multicistronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 mRNAs (1992)

We have used a panel of cDNA clones expressing wild-type and mutant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) mRNAs to study translation of these mRNAs in eucaryotic cells. The tat open reading frame (ORF) has a strong signal for translation initiation, while rev and vpu ORFs have weaker signals. The expression of downstream ORFs is inhibited in mRNAs that contain the tat ORF as the first ORF. In contrast, downstream ORFs are expressed efficiently from mRNAs that have rev or vpu as the first ORF. All env mRNAs contain the upstream vpu ORF. Expression of HIV-1 Env protein requires a weak vpu AUG, which allows leaky scanning to occur, thereby allowing ribosomes access to the downstream env ORF. We concluded that HIV-1 mRNAs are translated by the scanning mechanism and that expression of more than one protein from each mRNA was caused by leaky scanning at the first AUG of the mRNA.
Interferon‐α enhances CD317 expression and the antitumor activity of anti‐CD317 monoclonal antibody in renal cell carcinoma xenograft models (2008)

A murine (mAHM) and a humanized (AHM) monoclonal antibody against CD317 (also called tetherin, BST2, or HM1.24 antigen), expressed preferentially in neoplastic B cells such as multiple myeloma, exhibited antitumor effects as a result of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). The putative interferon (IFN) response elements IRF-1/2 and ISGF3 are present in the promoter of the CD317 gene, and IFN has been used for the treatment of not only myeloproliferative diseases but also solid tumors such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and melanoma. Therefore, we examined the effects of IFN on the expression of CD317 and on the antitumor activity of AHM and mAHM in RCC and melanoma. Flow cytometry and in vitro ADCC assays with human or mouse effector cells demonstrated that IFN-alpha markedly increased the amount of cell surface CD317 and augmented the ADCC activity of mAHM and AHM in RCC cells and to a lesser extent in melanoma cells. Administration of IFN-alpha to mice bearing RCC xenografts also increased the expression of CD317 in tumor cells. When coadministered with IFN-alpha, mAHM exhibited more profound antitumor activity in both IFN-alpha-sensitive and -insensitive RCC xenograft models. Thus, AHM in combination with IFN-alpha may be an effective therapy for the treatment of RCC.
Two arterial effective reflecting sites may appear as one to the heart. (1991)

The relation between reflected waves and features of ascending aortic pressure waveforms and impedance patterns was investigated with a modified T-tube model of the systemic arterial circulation. Ascending aortic pressure and flow and descending aortic flow were measured in 10 dogs under basal conditions and under the effect of an agent (methoxamine) that caused vasoconstriction and an increase of mean aortic pressure. A broad range of aortic pressure amplitudes and features was obtained. These waveshapes were classified into four groups. Under basal conditions, cases for which a prominent diastolic fluctuation was present (n = 8) were grouped in A. Cases for which this fluctuation was absent (n = 2) were grouped in B. Groups C (n = 4) and D (n = 3) included cases that, under vasoconstricted conditions, did or did not display, respectively, a diastolic fluctuation in pressure. Arterial T-tube model parameters were estimated by simultaneously fitting the model to both ascending and descending aortic flow with aortic pressure as input. A good fit was obtained in any case considered. After parameter estimation, forward and reflected waves and impedance patterns at the entrance of head circulation (head and upper limbs) and body circulation (trunk and lower limbs) as well as their merger in the ascending aorta were determined. T-tube input impedance compared well with impedance data points obtained from the ratio of corresponding harmonics of ascending aortic pressure and flow. In some cases (group A), modulus and phase spectra displayed two distinct minima, in the range from 0 to 10 Hz. In some other circumstances, these minima were less distinct (groups B and C) and could even appear as one (group D). Whether one or two minima appeared in the ascending aortic impedance spectra at low frequency and whether a prominent diastolic fluctuation did or did not appear in aortic pressure, pressure and flow waveshapes proximal to the heart were explained by the presence of two effective reflecting sites in the systemic circulation. In group B, a diastolic fluctuation in pressure was absent despite the fact that head-end and body-end reflected waves were distinct. This happened because body-end reflected waves peaked corresponding to a minimum of the head-end reflected wave. In group D, a diastolic fluctuation in aortic pressure was absent because the body-end reflected wave moved into systole and superimposed on the head-end reflected wave. This superimposition was due to increased pulse wave velocity in the body transmission path as a result of decreased arterial distensibility.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Novel Carbon Nanotube‐Conjugated Polymer Nanohybrids Produced By Multiple Polymer Processing (2013)

We describe two methods in which we manipulate the binding of multiple conjugated polymers to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to produce new and novel nanostructures. One method fi rst utilizes the selective binding of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO) to a narrow distribution of semiconducting SWNTs and then uses a polymer exchange to transfer this purity to other nanotube-polymer combinations, using technologically useful polymers such as poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and poly(9,9'-dioctylfluoreneco -benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) as fi rst examples. The other method involves controlling the competitive binding of P3HT and F8BT to SWNTs to produce coaxial nanostructures consisting of both polymers simultaneously bound in ordered layers. We show that these two simple solution-processing techniques can be carried out sequentially to afford new dual-polymer nanostructures comprised of a semiconducting SWNT of a single chirality. This allows the favorable properties of both polymers and purified semiconducting SWNTs to be implemented into potentially highly efficient organic photovoltaic devices.
The Use of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in the Management of Asthma (2008)

It has recently become clear that airways disease associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation, but not other patterns of inflammation, is closely associated with favourable short-and long-term responses to corticosteroid therapy, irrespective of the clinical context in which it occurs. Moreover, a raised exhaled nitric oxide (FE(NO)) is a reasonable marker of eosinophilic airway inflammation, which has a number of advantages as a diagnostic and monitoring tool. In this review we outline essential background information on the use of FE(NO) in clinical practice and discuss some recent work evaluating the clinical value of this technique.
Reflex effects of hepatic baroreceptors on renal and cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (1980)

The reflex effects of hepatic low-pressure baroreceptors on renal and cardiopulmonary sympathetic efferent nerve activity were studied in mongrel dogs anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium. Systemic blood pressure, central venous pressure, hepatic, renal, and portal venous pressures were all measured during occlusion of the thoracic vena cava above the diaphragm, below the liver, and during occlusion of the portal vein. Renal and cardiopulmonary sympathetic efferent nerve activity was continuously recorded along with the hepatic efferent nerve activity during the caval occlusions. Hepatic baroreceptor excitation resulted in marked increases in hepatic afferent nerve activity and reflex increases in renal and cardiopulmonary sympathetic efferent nerve activity without a change in heart rate. Section of the anterior hepatic nerves eliminated the reflex increase in renal efferent nerve activity, but did not eliminate the increase in cardiopulmonary sympathetic efferent nerve activity. Carotid sinus denervation, bilateral cervical vagotomy, and phrenectomy did not alter the reflex responses to hepatic baroreceptor excitation. These hepatorenal and hepatocardiopulmonary reflexes may be important reflex mechanisms that are activated during congestive heart failure and cirrhosis of the liver.
LAG-3 Expression Defines a Subset of CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ Regulatory T Cells That Are Expanded at Tumor Sites (2010)

Human natural regulatory CD4(+) T cells comprise 5-10% of peripheral CD4(+)T cells. They constitutively express the IL-2Ralpha-chain (CD25) and the nuclear transcription Foxp3. These cells are heterogeneous and contain discrete subsets with distinct phenotypes and functions. Studies in mice report that LAG-3 has a complex role in T cell homeostasis and is expressed in CD4(+)CD25(+) T regulatory cells. In this study, we explored the expression of LAG-3 in human CD4(+) T cells and found that LAG-3 identifies a discrete subset of CD4(+)CD25(high)Foxp3(+) T cells. This CD4(+)CD25(high)Foxp3(+)LAG-3(+) population is preferentially expanded in the PBMCs of patients with cancer, in lymphocytes of tumor-invaded lymph nodes and in lymphocytes infiltrating visceral metastasis. Ex vivo analysis showed that CD4(+)CD25(high)Foxp3(+)LAG-3(+) T cells are functionally active cells that release the immunosuppressive cytokines IL-10 and TGF-beta1, but not IL-2. An in vitro suppression assay using CD4(+)CD25(high)LAG-3(+) T cells sorted from in vitro expanded CD4(+)CD25(high) regulatory T cells showed that this subset of cells is endowed with potent suppressor activity that requires cell-to-cell contact. Our data show that LAG-3 defines an active CD4(+)CD25(high)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cell subset whose frequency is enhanced in the PBMCs of patients with cancer and is expanded at tumor sites.
Fast transmission CT for determining attenuation maps using a collimated line source, rotatable air-copper-lead attenuators and fan-beam collimation. (1993)

We describe a technique using a line source and a rotatable air-copper-lead assembly to acquire gamma transmission computed tomographic (TCT) data for determining attenuation maps to compensate SPECT emission scans. The technique minimizes problems associated with discriminating 99mTc transmission and 201Tl emission photons and requires only a modest increase in total study time. A 99mTc line source and a stacked foil ("multislat") collimator are placed near the focal line of a fan-beam collimator (114 cm focal length) mounted on one detector of a triple-camera SPECT system. We acquired TCT data of plastic rod and anthropomorphic thorax phantoms to investigate the capability of the line source and rotatable air-copper-lead attenuators to determine attenuation maps. The data were acquired with and without 5.4 MBq (145 microCi) of 201Tl placed in the myocardial chamber of the thorax phantom. Phantoms also were scanned using a curved transmission slab source mounted to a parallel-hole collimator. Fan-beam TCT images have improved resolution compared with parallel-beam TCT images. Two patient scans also were performed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of fan-beam TCT. The rotatable air-copper-lead attenuator method eliminates contamination of emission data by transmission photons and reduces spill-over of emission data into the transmission energy window for some cases. Results show the feasibility of using fast, sequential or interlaced transmission scans of a line source within a rotatable air-copper-lead attenuator assembly to obtain accurate attenuation maps for SPECT attenuation compensation.
Unique challenges faced by the clinical evaluation of dengue vaccines (2011)

Keywords:: Aedes aegyptidengue feverdengue hemorrhagic fever and shock syndromedengue virusflavivirusPhase I–IV clinical trialsvaccines
The influence of vacuum-ultraviolet radiation on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (1996)

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) was exposed to radiation from different kinds of low-pressure plasmas in an oxygen atmosphere. The lower wavelength limit of the spectrum investigated, λ = 112 nm, is the cut-off of magnesium fluoride used for separating the specimen chamber from the plasma light source. The total surface oxygen concentration, and the formation of hydroxyl, carbonyl, and carboxyl groups were evaluated from XPS measurements in combination with chemical derivatizations, and their dependences on the radiation spectrum and the oxygen pressure in the sample chamber have been investigated. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.