scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHAGOCYTES AND TUBERCLE BACILLI

1956 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmann Stähelin ◽  
Emanuel Suter ◽  
Manfred L. Karnovsky
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Mononuclear Leucocytes

As a basis for studies on the interaction of phagocytes and tubercle bacilli experiments were carried out to obtain information on some biochemical characteristics of exudate leucocytes from guinea pigs. It was found that total cellular phosphorus was the most suitable measure of protoplasm. Cell counts were less reliable because of unavoidable clumping in the suspension, and dry weight measurements were less specific when contamination with erythrocytes occurred. The utility of phosphorus measurements in this connection depends upon the fact that an erythrocyte contains only 4 per cent of the phosphorus present in a leucocyte. From measurements on mixed suspensions consisting of varying known proportions of polymorphonuclear and mononuclear leucocytes as determined by differential counting, it was possible to compute true values for these two cell types with respect to oxygen consumption and lactic acid production. Thus it was found that monocytes consumed considerably more oxygen and produced more lactate than polymorphonuclear leucocytes. From the data obtained it is suggested that differences in metabolic activity found when comparing cell suspensions obtained by the use of different irritants are due to different proportions of the two cell types. In particular, the effects of oxygen tension and pH on the activities of the cells were studied. It was found that decreasing the proportion of oxygen in the atmosphere from that of air to 1 per cent reduced oxygen consumption by about 80 per cent, whereas lactic acid production was increased by about 45 per cent. It was also found that decreasing the pH of the medium below pH 7.5 caused a considerable reduction in the respiration, lactate production, and viability of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The monocytes proved less sensitive to similar changes in pH, especially with regard to lactic acid production and viability. Observations were made of oxygen consumption and lactate production during phagocytosis. During the hour following the addition of heat-killed tubercle bacilli to the phagocytes, the oxygen consumption of suspensions rich in polymorphonuclear leucocytes rose by 60 per cent, and that of suspensions rich in monocytes rose by nearly 100 per cent. Lactic acid production was unchanged during phagocytosis.

scholarly journals Respiration and Glycolysis of Normal Human Lymphocytes

Blood ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARL J. HEDESKOV ◽  
VIGGO ESMANN
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Glucose Utilization ◽  
Aerobic Glycolysis ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Crowding Effect ◽  
Normal Human

Abstract The metabolism of intact, normal, human lymphocytes in vitro was studied from a total of 80 subjects. Corrected for the metabolism of contaminating red blood cells, the glucose uptake, lactic acid production, and oxygen consumption were 62, 95, and 117 µmoles per 1010 lymphocytes per hour, respectively, provided the cells were incubated at concentrations greater than 40 x 106 lymphocytes per ml. At lower lymphocyte concentrations the oxygen consumption per lymphocyte rose steeply with decreasing cell concentration (crowding effect). A similar but weaker crowding effect was noted for the lactic acid production, but not for the utilization of glucose. The oxygen uptake was lower with 20 per cent than with 100 per cent oxygen as gas phase. Small Pasteur and Crabtree effects were demonstrated. The oxygen consumption and lactic acid production proceeded linear with time, while the glucose utilization was higher during the first 30 minutes of incubation than later on. It is concluded that lymphocytes have a low aerobic glycolysis accounting for 75 per cent of the glucose utilization. The respiration is severely inhibited at high cell concentrations and it is suggested that this is caused by an insufficient availability of oxygen to the cells.

D-Lactic Acid Production from Xylose in Engineered Escherichia coli SZ470

2013 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 721-724
Author(s):  
Zhao Min Zheng ◽  
Tian Tian ◽  
Jin Hua Wang ◽  
Yong Ze Wang ◽  
Sheng De Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Shake Flask ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Pyruvate Decarboxylase ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
Acetate Production ◽  
A Minor

WD100, knocked out adhE of Escherichia coli SZ470 and inserted ldhA into Escherichia coli WD01, was genetically engineered to utilize xylose. D-lactate production was investigated for shake flask cultures with xylose. In 64h WD100 produce 10.1g/L D-lactate in the shaking flask And it consumed 25g/L xylose during the ending of fermentation.This volumetric productivity with xylose is 0.14 g·L-1·h-1.Because of pyruvate decarboxylase (poxB) expressed in flask fermention,acetate production was up to 4.7g/L.Succinate,formate,ethanol was also produced as a minor product during fermentation.

scholarly journals A study on the effect of parameters on lactic acid production from whey

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Ghafouri Taleghani ◽  
Ghasem D. Najafpour ◽  
Ali Asghar Ghoreyshi
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Inoculum Size ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Lactic Acid Concentration ◽  
Initial Substrate

Abstract In batch fermentation of whey, selection of suitable species at desired conditions such as substrate, product concentrations, temperature and inoculum size were investigated. Four Lactobacillus species and one Lactococcus species were screened for lactic acid production. Among them L. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 were selected for further studies. The optimal growth of the selected organism for variable size of inocula was examined. The results indicated that inoculum size had insignificant effect on the cell and lactic acid concentration. The effect of temperature was also studied at 32, 37, 42 and 47°C. Results showed that the concentration of cell dry weight increased with increment of temperature from 32 to 42°C. The maximum cell and lactic acid concentration was obtained at 42°C. The effect of initial substrate concentration on lactic acid production was also examined. The optimum initial lactose concentration was found to be 90 g/l.

scholarly journals Modelling the kinetics of biomass and lactic acid production during Rohu fish pickle fermentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Arjun Ghimire ◽  
Stuti Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Logistic Model ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Biomass Growth ◽  
Acid Fermentation ◽  
Statistical Parameters ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Fermentation Period

Fish pickle was prepared from Rohu (Labeo rohita) by fermentation for 15 days and the changes in biomass growth, lactic acid production, and pH were evaluated. The data obtained were fitted in two most widely accepted microbial growth models: Modified Gompertz, and Logistic model and three well known lactic acid production models: Luedeking-Piret, Monteagudo et al., and Balannec et al. model for lactic acid fermentation. Model constants and coefficients were determined by a nonlinear regression method. All the models were validated using statistical parameters namely, coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), reduced chi-square (χ2) and the reduced sum of squares (RSS). The results revealed that the viable cell counts increased from 0.91×107 cfu/ml to 9×109 cfu/ml after nine days of fermentation. The lactic acid increased by about 11.6 times in 12 days and remained constant for the rest of the fermentation period. The pH decreased from 6.5 to 4.2 on the 15th day of fermentation and then increased slightly till the final day of fermentation. The Logistic model and Luedeking-Piret model were best fitted to describe the biomass growth and lactic acid production by LAB during the fermentation period of pickle. The growth-associated and non-growth associated coefficients were determined to be 0.813 and 0.005, respectively. Based on these estimated parameters, it is concluded that lactic acid production in the fish pickle was a mixed type.

THE EFFECT OF CARBON MONOXIDE ON OXYGEN CONSUMPTION, GLUCOSE UTILIZATION, AND GROWTH IN MAMMALIAN CELLS IN VITRO

1959 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Dales ◽  
Kenneth C. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Gas Uptake ◽  
L Cells

The effect of carbon monoxide on respiration, growth, and carbohydrate metabolism of Earle's L strain cells was investigated. The rate of gas uptake by suspensions of cells in a Warburg respirometer was the same from mixtures containing various proportions of CO/O2/N2 or containing only O2/N2. Apparently carbon monoxide was not inhibiting oxygen consumption. In respirometers filled with carbon monoxide and oxygen in the ratio of 9:1, illumination caused the net gas uptake to rise 23% above that of the controls. This suggests that the rate of oxygen consumption in the dark was reduced as a consequence of an inhibition of a respiratory enzyme by carbon monoxide. In keeping with this suggestion, a spectroscopic examination revealed the presence in L cells of absorption bands corresponding to those of the cytochrome enzymes. Using differential manometers it was established for the first time that carbon monoxide is taken up by L cells in the dark. It is concluded that a fraction of the gas uptake which is represented by the consumption of oxygen associated with normal metabolism must be reduced in the presence of carbon monoxide. It is also concluded that L cells oxidize carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. The rate of multiplication of cells was reduced by carbon monoxide while the rate of glucose breakdown and lactic acid production were markedly accelerated, suggesting that there was an inhibition of cytochrome oxidase. Low partial pressures of oxygen also reduced the rate of multiplication of L cells while increasing the rate of glucose disappearance and the rate of lactic acid production. The observations reported here thus emphasize the role of aerobic oxidations in the maintenance of the maximum rate of growth.

scholarly journals CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI

1950 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Bueding
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Carbohydrate Metabolism ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Cyanine Dye ◽  
Low Concentrations

1. Schistosoma mansoni utilizes in 1 hour an amount of glucose equivalent to one-sixth to one-fifth of its dry weight. Over 80 per cent of the metabolized glucose is converted to lactic acid by this organism. 2. The rates of glucose utilization and of lactic acid production by S. mansoni are the same under aerobic and under anaerobic conditions. 3. A high rate of lactic acid production and the absence of a postanaerobic increase in the oxygen uptake differentiate S. mansoni from most other parasitic helminths whose metabolism has been studied. 4. Arsenite and p-chloromercuric benzoate inhibit in low concentrations the oxygen uptake and the rate of glycolysis of S. mansoni. This inhibition is not prevented or reversed by an excess of glutathione or of thioglycollate. 5. Fluoride inhibits the removal of glucose and the production of lactic acid by S. mansoni to the same degree. 6. Low concentrations of quinacrine (atabrine) do not affect the respiration or the carbohydrate metabolism of the schistosomes. 7. The inhibitory effect of aldehydes on the metabolism of S. mansoni has been measured. Among this group of compounds dl-glyceraldehyde and o-nitrobenzaldehyde are the most effective inhibitors of glycolysis. 8. In a concentration of 2.6 x 10–6 M (1:1,000,000) a cyanine dye inhibits almost completely the respiration of the schistosomes, but has no effect on their rate of glycolysis. The oxygen uptake of the worms is inhibited by fuadin to a greater degree than their rate of glycolysis. 2-methyl-1,4-napthoquinone is a much more effective inhibitor of glycolysis than of the respiration of S. mansoni. The latter compound interacts with plasma albumin and, therefore, its inhibitory action on the metabolism of the schistosomes is greatly reduced in human serum or plasma. 9. Evidence is discussed which indicates that, in contrast to glycolysis, respiratory metabolism is not essential for the survival of S. mansoni.

THE METABOLISM OF GLUCOSE BY RAT UTERUS TISSUE IN EARLY PREGNANCY

1971 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. H. Surani ◽  
P. J. Heald
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Uterine Tissue ◽  
Rat Uterus ◽  
Marked Decline

ABSTRACT The oxygen uptake, lactic acid production and differential production of CO2 from [1-14C] glucose and [6-14C] glucose were examined in rat uterine tissue in vitro during the first nine days of pregnancy. After implantation had occurred the uterine areas containing the implanted blastocysts were studied separately from the remaining areas. It was found that the oxygen consumption of the tissues remained reasonably constant until day 7 of pregnancy and thereafter declined markedly in tissues from implanted areas and non implanted areas when expressed in terms of dry wt. When calculated on a DNA basis, the oxygen consumption of the implanted tissue still showed a marked decline by day 9 of pregnancy, whereas that of the non implanted tissue increased. Lactic acid production increased strongly in the implanted tissue but showed little change in the non implanted areas. The C1/C6 ratio increased significantly on day 3 of pregnancy and was consistantly and significantly higher in the implanted tissue in the non implanted tissue. The results are discussed in terms of the energy requirement for implantation.

scholarly journals Platelet storage for transfusion in synthetic media: further optimization of ingredients and definition of their roles

Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 86 (10) ◽  
pp. 3951-3960 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Murphy ◽  
T Shimizu ◽  
J Miripol
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Synthetic Medium ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Hydrogen Ion ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Autologous Plasma ◽  
Synthetic Media

Currently, most platelet concentrates (PC) are stored for transfusion at 20 degrees C to 24 degrees C in autologous plasma. There are potential advantages in replacing some of this plasma with a synthetic medium. In this study, our major goals were to define the optimal ingredients and their concentrations in such a medium and to gain insight into the mechanism by which each ingredient confers benefit. In addition, we wished to validate a new polyvinyl chloride container plasticized with di-n-decyl phthalate (DnDP) for PC storage. PC derived from donations of whole blood were stored for 7 days in autologous plasma or a basic synthetic medium (BSM) containing 15 mmol/L glucose, 21 mmol/L citrate, and physiologic concentrations of salts other than bicarbonate within either the DnDP container or a licensed polyolefin container, PL-732. Metabolic events were characterized and a panel of in vitro tests were used to monitor platelet quality as systematic changes in the BSM were made. Platelet quality was as least as good, if not better, after storage in DnDP in comparison to PL-732. pH consistently decreased to less than 6.0 because of inadequate buffering of lactic acid in BSM alone. However, pH and the in vitro tests were well maintained by either the serial addition of bicarbonate (BSM + B) or the addition of at least 15 mmol/L acetate and 10 mmol/L phosphate (BSM + AP). The benefits of BSM + AP were traced to a decrease in lactic acid production by 33% and 19% relative to plasma and BSM + B, respectively, and the vigorous oxidation of acetate (0.66 +/- 0.09 mmol/d/10(12 platelets). The rates of lactate production and acetate consumption were similar and the pH during storage correlated with difference between the two rates, suggesting that acetate oxidation has an alkalinizing effect equivalent on a molar basis to the acidifying effect of production of lactate and a hydrogen ion. When pyruvate replaced acetate, it was also metabolized vigorously (0.52 +/- 0.06 mmol/d/10(12) platelets). Its presence suppressed lactic acid production by 44% relative to BSM + B and allowed maintenance of pH and platelet quality similar to what is achieved with acetate. The results strongly suggest that the benefit from acetate (or pyruvate) is derived from its oxidation and the use of a hydrogen ion during that oxidation. For reasons that are not yet clear, the omission of phosphate resulted in pH decrease to less than 6.0 in 3 of 9 PC even with acetate present.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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