scholarly journals Is there "Metabolic" DNA in the Mouse Seminal Vesicle?

1960 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Gall ◽  
William W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Intraperitoneal Injection ◽  
Mitotic Rate ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Metabolic Function ◽  
Unimodal Distribution ◽  
Chromosome Duplication ◽  
Silver Grains

This study was designed to answer the question: Is H3-thymidine uptake by nuclei of the mouse seminal vesicle evidence for DNA synthesis and mitosis, or does it signify some "metabolic" function of DNA unrelated to chromosome duplication? Mice were given an intraperitoneal injection of H3-thymidine. Six hours later Feulgen squashes of the seminal vesicle epithelium were made and covered with autoradiographic stripping film. The silver grains above labeled nuclei were counted, and the Feulgen dye contents of these same nuclei were determined photometrically after removal of the grains from the emulsion. Unlabeled nuclei were also measured. The dye contents of non-radioactive nuclei form a unimodal distribution, indicating that polyploidy is absent from this tissue. The radioactive nuclei fall into two groups. In the first, the average dye content is the same as that of the cold nuclei (2C). In the second, the values range from 2C to 4C. In the 2C to 4C group the grain count is proportional to the dye content, showing that incorporation is correlated with synthesis. The radioactive 2C nuclei arose by mitosis during the course of the experiment. This is shown by the following facts: (1) They frequently occur in pairs. (2) They average smaller than unlabeled 2C nuclei. (3) Their average grain count is approximately half that of the 4C nuclei. (4) Labeled division figures are found. (5) A mitotic rate estimated from the number of labeled 2C nuclei accords reasonably well with one based on the number of observed mitoses. Since the incorporation of thymidine accompanies DNA synthesis and precedes mitosis, there is no reason to postulate a special "metabolic" DNA in this tissue.

Mediators of the mitogenic action of human V1vascular vasopressin receptors

2000 ◽  
Vol 279 (5) ◽  
pp. H2529-H2539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Thibonnier ◽  
Doreen M. Conarty ◽  
Christine L. Plesnicher
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Tritiated Thymidine ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Mitogenic Action

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) activation of V1 vascular receptors (V1Rs) stimulates cell growth and proliferation in different tissues via cellular signaling pathways that remain to be identified. To explore the intracellular mediators of the mitogenic action of V1R, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were stably transfected with the human V1R cDNA clone we isolated previously. We assessed AVP effects on kinase activation (immunoblotting with phosphospecific antibodies), DNA synthesis (tritiated thymidine uptake), cell cycle progression (flow cytometry analysis after nuclear labeling with propidium iodide), and cell proliferation (conversion of the colorimetric reagent MTS) in the presence or absence of various pathway inhibitors. AVP stimulation of V1Rs leads to the phosphorylation of several kinases, an increase in DNA synthesis, a progression through the S and G2–M phases of the cell cycle, and an increase in cell proliferation. The mediators of the mitogenic action of V1R activation included calcium mobilization, coupling to a Gq protein, and the simultaneous and parallel activation of several kinases, mainly calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II, phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase, protein kinase C, and p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase.

Damage by Dichlorvos of Human Lymphocyte DNA

1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Perocco ◽  
Angela Fini
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Human Lymphocyte ◽  
Tritiated Thymidine ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Ultraviolet Rays ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Short Term ◽  
In Vitro System ◽  
Tritiated Thymidine Uptake

The action of dichlorvos (2.2-dichlorovinyldimethyl phosphate) was studied with a short-term in vitro system which utilizes human lymphocytes. The parameters studied were the action exerted by the pesticide on scheduled (semiconservative) and unscheduled (reparative) DNA synthesis measured as tritiated thymidine uptake. The results obtained show that dichlorvos affects semiconservative DNA synthesis, damages human lymphocyte DNA inducing low reparative synthesis, and interferes with DNA repair processes after damage exerted by ultraviolet rays.

DNS-Synthese in frühen Furchungsstadien von Seeigelembryonen / DNA-Synthesis in Early Cleavage Stages of Sea Urchin Embryos

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1047-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Czihak ◽  
E. Pohl
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Incubation Time ◽  
Transport Mechanism ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Incorporation Rate ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Early Cleavage ◽  
Single Nucleus ◽  
Cleavage Stages

Incorporation rate of thymidine into nuclear DNA of cleaving sea urchin eggs is independent of the incubation time before fertilization. The incorporation rate into the single nucleus was found to be higher in later cleavage stages than immediately after fertilization. A constant value is reached after a certain time. Thymidine uptake is considered to be dependent on a transport mechanism starting with fertilization.

scholarly journals Growth regulation of human acute myeloid leukemia: effects of five recombinant hematopoietic factors in a serum-free culture system

Blood ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 1944-1949 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Delwel ◽  
M Salem ◽  
C Pellens ◽  
L Dorssers ◽  
G Wagemaker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Growth Regulation ◽  
Thymidine Incorporation ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Serum Free ◽  
Gm Csf ◽  
Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Abstract The response of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells to the distinct hematopoietic growth factors (HGFs), ie, recombinant interleukin-3 (IL-3), granulocyte-macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF), granulocyte- CSF (G-CSF), macrophage-CSF (M-CSF), and erythropoietin (Epo) was investigated under well-defined serum-free conditions. Proliferative responses to these factors, when added separately as well as in combinations, were analyzed in 25 cases of human AML using 3H-thymidine incorporation and colony assays. The 3H-thymidine uptake data revealed that IL-3, GM-CSF, G-CSF, and M-CSF were stimulators of AML proliferation in 19, 15, 13, and 4 cases, respectively. Epo only stimulated DNA synthesis in the cells of the single erythroleukemia case. GM-CSF stimulation was seen only in IL-3 reactive cases and GM- CSF, when combined with IL-3, could not further elevate the DNA synthesis evoked by IL-3 alone. On the other hand, in six cases, G-CSF enhanced the IL-3- or GM-CSF-stimulated thymidine uptake. These results suggest that subpopulations of AML cells that are activated by distinct CSFs (eg, IL-3/GM-CSF-responsive cells and G-CSF-responsive cells) coexist. The 3H-thymidine incorporation assay was more sensitive for measuring CSF responses than methylcellulose colony cultures, since activation of DNA synthesis was more frequently seen than induction of colony formation. DNA synthesis experiments revealed eight different CSF response patterns among these 25 cases. CSF phenotyping may be a useful addition to the morphologic classification of AML, since these patterns directly reflect the ability of the proliferating subsets of AML cells to respond to the CSFs.

Control of rate and extent of the proliferative response after partial hepatectomy

1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (4) ◽  
pp. G905-G912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Lambotte ◽  
Alain Saliez ◽  
Sandrine Triest ◽  
Eugenio M. Tagliaferri ◽  
Andrew P. Barker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Partial Hepatectomy ◽  
Proliferative Response ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Thymidine Uptake ◽  
Sham Operation ◽  
Remnant Liver ◽  
Liver Mass ◽  
Initial Stimulus ◽  
Regenerative Response

To examine the role of the early changes occurring in the liver within the first hours after a partial hepatectomy and in an attempt to demonstrate the involvement of subsequent regulatory mechanisms, the size of the remnant liver was modified at various times and by different surgical techniques. Male Wistar rats were submitted to a two-thirds “temporary partial hepatectomy” produced by a 3-h occlusion of the pedicle of the anterior lobes protected by local hypothermia. Various indexes of cell proliferation ([3H]thymidine uptake and 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine and proliferating cell nuclear antigen labeling) were not increased despite a c- myc expression as high as that observed after a two-thirds partial hepatectomy. The temporary partial hepatectomy and a sham operation induced modifications of the hepatocytes, allowing rapid DNA synthesis after a subsequent two-thirds partial hepatectomy. After this initial nonspecific response, the extent of the regenerative response is determined according to the size of the liver mass present approximately from the 10th to the 18th hour after the initial stimulus. For instance, when a one-third partial hepatectomy was converted into a two-thirds partial hepatectomy at the 10th hour, the DNA synthesis at the 24th hour reached the value observed after a straightforward two-thirds partial hepatectomy. Inversely, the regenerative response was significantly reduced when additional liver lobes were connected to neck vessels between the 14th and the 18th hour after a two-thirds partial hepatectomy. In conclusion, the actual liver mass present during the period corresponding to mid- to late G1 appears to control the magnitude of the proliferative response, which is not the simple consequence of the early changes following a partial hepatectomy.

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