Bovine serum albumin nanoparticle vaccine reduces lung pathology induced by live Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in mice

Objective. Evaluate the dilution-neutralization method proposed in the Colombian Technical Norm 5473/07, by using a gel, alcoholbased disinfectant. Materials and methods. This study was done using Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, and Enterococcus hirae ATCC 10541 as the assay microorganisms. The study was carried out at 20±1°C as obligatory temperature and additionally at 36±1°C. Four contact times between microorganisms and the disinfectant were evaluated (0, 2, 5 and 10 minutes). The assay was done both under clean conditions (0.3 g/L of bovine serum albumin), and unclean conditions (3 g/L of bovine serum albumin and 3g/L of sheep erythrocytes). Results. The implementation of this method produced precise results in all of the six repetitions used during the assay. The obtained results demonstrated a logarithmic reduction higher than five, demonstrating the bactericidal activity exerted by the disinfectant on the control microorganisms. The established experimental conditions and methodology did not affect negatively the growth of any of the strains of microorganisms. Similarly, the neutralizing used did not inhibit the development of the microorganisms of the assay. Conclusions. The method was verified by means of the fulfillment of the limits set by the rule. Our results suggest that the method evaluated by means of the implementation of the protocol established in the Colombian Technical Norm 5473/07, allows evaluating the effectiveness of a disinfectant under selected and controlled experimental conditions. Key words: disinfection, clean conditions, unclean conditions, dilution-neutralization method, logarithmic reduction.

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Synthesis of O-α-D-Rhap-(1 → 3)-O-α-D-Rhap-(1 → 2)-O-α-D-Rhap-(1 → 12)-oxydodecanoyl-bovine serum albumin

Canadian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1139/v93-275 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 71 (12) ◽

pp. 2194-2200 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Wei Zou ◽

Asish K. Sen ◽

Walter A. Szarek ◽

David B. MacLean

Keyword(s):

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽

Bovine Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Title Compound ◽

Bovine Serum ◽

Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid ◽

Acyl Azide

The title compound (19), a conjugate of a trisaccharide based upon the repeating trisaccharide of α-D-rhamnose, which comprises the polysaccharide portion of "A-band" lipopolysaccharide from a mutant (AK1401) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, strain PAOl, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was synthesized starting with methyl α-D-mannopyranoside. Suitably protected D-rhamnose derivatives, namely, ethyl 3,4-di-O-benzyl-1-thio-α-D-rhamnopyranoside (11) and 3-O-acetyl-2,4-di-O-benzyl-α-D-rhamnopyranosyl chloride (12), were used as the glycosyl acceptor and donor, respectively, in the synthesis of disaccharide 13. O-Deacetylation of 13 gave 14, a glycosyl acceptor that reacted with 12 to yield the trisaccharide 15. N-Iodosuccinimide – trifluoromethanesulfonic acid was used as an activator of the thioglycoside in the synthesis of 16 and 17 from 15. Compound 16 was converted into the hydrazide 18 by treatment with hydrazine. The conjugation was achieved by coupling of the intermediate acyl azide derivative of 18 with BSA.

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Improvement of an artificial test substrate technique for evaluation of em immunocytochemical labeling

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100128122 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 762-763

Author(s):

G. D. Gagne ◽

M. F. Miller

Keyword(s):

Bovine Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Bovine Serum ◽

Artificial Substrate ◽

Chemical Fixation ◽

As If

We recently described an artificial substrate system which could be used to optimize labeling parameters in EM immunocytochemistry (ICC). The system utilizes blocks of glutaraldehyde polymerized bovine serum albumin (BSA) into which an antigen is incorporated by a soaking procedure. The resulting antigen impregnated blocks can then be fixed and embedded as if they are pieces of tissue and the effects of fixation, embedding and other parameters on the ability of incorporated antigen to be immunocyto-chemically labeled can then be assessed. In developing this system further, we discovered that the BSA substrate can also be dried and then sectioned for immunolabeling with or without prior chemical fixation and without exposing the antigen to embedding reagents. The effects of fixation and embedding protocols can thus be evaluated separately.

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The adsorption of bovine serum albumin at the stainless-steel/aqueous solution interface

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ◽

10.1016/s0021-9797(84)80018-1 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 98 (1) ◽

pp. 138-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

H VANENCKEVORT ◽

D DASS ◽

A LANGDON

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Stainless Steel ◽

Bovine Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Bovine Serum ◽

Solution Interface

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Stability of Prostacyclin in Human Plasma and Whole Blood: Studies on the Protective Effect of Albumin

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1653438 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 46 (03) ◽

pp. 645-647 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

M A Orchard ◽

C Robinson

Keyword(s):

Platelet Aggregation ◽

Bovine Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Protective Effect ◽

Whole Blood ◽

Bovine Serum ◽

Fatty Acid Content ◽

Krebs Solution ◽

Antiaggregatory Activity ◽

Free Plasma

SummaryThe biological half-life of prostacyclin in Krebs solution, human cell-free plasma or whole blood was measured by bracket assay on ADP-induced platelet aggregation. At 37°C, pH 7.4, plasma and blood reduced the rate of loss of antiaggregatory activity compared with Krebs solution. The protective effect of plasma was greater than that of whole blood. This effect could be partially mimicked by the addition of human or bovine serum albumin to the Krebs solution. The stabilisation afforded by human serum albumin was dependent on the fatty acid content of the albumin, although this was less important for bovine serum albumin.

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RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF OESTRONE AND OESTRADIOL IN THE PERIPHERAL PLASMA OF THE DOMESTIC FOWL IN VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND OF HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED AND OVARIECTOMIZED FOWLS

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/acta.0.0750133 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 133-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

B. E. Senior

Keyword(s):

Bovine Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Diethyl Ether ◽

Bovine Serum ◽

Domestic Fowl ◽

Laying Hens ◽

Peripheral Plasma ◽

The Mean ◽

Precision And Accuracy ◽

Chicken Ovary

ABSTRACT A radioimmunoassay was developed to measure the levels of oestrone and oestradiol in 0.5–1.0 ml of domestic fowl peripheral plasma. The oestrogens were extracted with diethyl ether, chromatographed on columns of Sephadex LH-20 and assayed with an antiserum prepared against oestradiol-17β-succinyl-bovine serum albumin using a 17 h incubation at 4°C. The specificity, sensitivity, precision and accuracy of the assays were satisfactory. Oestrogen concentrations were determined in the plasma of birds in various reproductive states. In laying hens the ranges of oestrone and oestradiol were 12–190 pg/ml and 29–327 pg/ml respectively. Levels in immature birds, in adult cockerels and in an ovariectomized hen were barely detectable. The mean concentrations of oestrone and oestradiol in the plasma of four non-laying hens (55 pg/ml and 72 pg/ml respectively) and one partially ovariectomized hen (71 pg/ml and 134 pg/ml respectively) were well within the range for laying hens. It is evident that the large, yolk-filled follicles are not the only source of oestrogens in the chicken ovary.

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