scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE BLOOD PROTEINS

1916 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Hurwitz ◽  
K. F. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Bacterial Invasion ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Intravenous Injections ◽  
Bacterial Endotoxins ◽  
Extensive Surface ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Considerable Period ◽  
Normal Albumin

The progress of an infection is usually associated with marked changes in the serum proteins. There may be an increase in the percentage of the total protein during some stage of the infection, and there is usually a change in the albumin-globulin ratio with an increase in the total globulins. This rise may antedate the development of any resistance by a considerable period of time. The non-protein constituents of the blood show fluctuations with a tendency to rise as the infection progresses. The process of immunization is in almost all instances associated with a definite increase in the globulins of the blood, and in some cases with a complete inversion of the normal albumin-globulin ratio. This may be produced both by living and dead organisms and by bacterial endotoxins. Massive doses usually result in an upset which shows no tendency to right itself during the period of observation. A rise in the globulins has been shown to occur long before the animal develops immune bodies in any appreciable concentration; and where the globulin curve and antibody curve appear to parallel one another, it can be shown by a careful analysis of both curves that there is a definite lack of correspondence at various periods of the experiment. Animals possessing a basic immunity show a more rapid rise in the globulin curve following inoculation. There is no parallelism between the leukocytic reaction and the globulin reaction. During periods of leukopenia the globulins may be as high as during the period of a leukocytosis. Bacterial endotoxins produce as striking an increase in the serum globulins as do living and killed bacteria. This would seem to indicate that a bacterial invasion of the organism is not absolutely essential for the globulin changes, and that the toxogenic factor in infection and immunity must play a part in the production of the changes noted. Inflammatory irritants injected intraperitoneally also result in a globulin increase. In this case the changes produced may best be explained by the toxogenic effect produced by the protein split products resulting from the inflammatory condition. Intraperitoneal injections of killed bacteria give rise to a more rapid increase in the serum globulins. The rapidity of the response following intraperitoneal as compared with intravenous injections doubtless stands in intimate relationship to the neutralizing power possessed by the blood serum and perhaps to the more extensive surface of absorption following injection by the intraperitoneal route.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE BLOOD PROTEINS

1917 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Hurwitz ◽  
G. H. Whipple
Keyword(s):  
Blood Serum ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Blood Protein ◽  
Bacterial Invasion ◽  
Intestinal Loop ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Acute Infections ◽  
Normal Albumin

The intoxication which develops as the result of a simple obstruction or a closed intestinal loop is accompanied by definite changes in the coagulable proteins of the blood serum. These changes consist essentially in an alteration in the normal albumin-globulin ratio; the globulin fraction is greatly increased and at times the normal relation of the two fractions may show a complete inversion. The increase in the globulin content of the blood serum is most marked in the animals which show some of the complications met with in loop animals,—rupture of the loop and peritonitis. In the latter conditions especially, the globulin increase is rapid and large. We believe this reaction to be of diagnostic value in acute infections attended by the sudden liberation and absorption of a toxic exudate. Infections and intoxications produced by inflammatory irritants are also accompanied by a rise in the blood globulins. This observation suggests that tissue disintegration with absorption of toxic products is responsible for the changes noted, and that bacterial invasion is important only in as far as it gives rise to toxic substances. Animals which have developed a tolerance to proteose intoxication following the periodic injection of small doses of proteose do not show a globulin increase. These experiments do not support the view that the rise in globulins observed in these experimental conditions is an expression of a resistance or tolerance developed by the animal. From the experimental evidence it seems more probable that the alteration in the partition of the blood protein fractions is one of the results of the metabolic disturbance which has been shown to occur in these conditions.

222 Corn-expressed Phytase Modulates Serum Amino Acids and Proteomics Profiles in Nursery Pigs Fed with Low-protein, -calcium, and -phosphorous Diets

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 116-116
Author(s):  
Cedrick N N Shili ◽  
Mohammad Habibi ◽  
Parniyan Goodarzi ◽  
Frank Kiyimba ◽  
Steve Hartsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Growth Regulation ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Bone Mineralization ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Low Protein

Abstract Feeding pigs with very low-protein (VLP) and low-phosphorous (P) diets may be useful for decreasing the nutrients excretion to the environment; however, this practice negatively impacts the animals’ growth performance. A beneficial effect of corn-expressed phytase (CEP) on growth performance of pigs fed with VLP diets was shown by our group recently. Little is known whether this improvement is related with alterations in profile of blood proteins and amino acids (AA). The objective of this study was to investigate whether supplementation of VLP, low-calcium (Ca) and low-P diets with a CEP can influence the serum AA and proteomics profiles in pigs. Forty-eight weaned barrows were subjected into one of the following groups (n = 8/group) for 4 weeks: positive control (PC), negative control-reduced protein (NC), NC+low-dose CEP, i.e 2,000 FTU/kg (LD), NC+high-dose CEP, i.e. 4,000 FTU/kg (HD), LD with reduced Ca/P (LDR), and HD with reduced Ca/P (HDR). At week 4, blood samples were collected from all pigs. Compared to PC, NC reduced the serum leucine and phenylalanine concentrations; however, LD recovered their levels. Using trypsinolysis and mass spectrometry, 703 serum proteins were identified and quantified, wherein 25 were found to be differentially expressed among groups. Hierarchical clustering showed a clear separation in proteins identified among dietary groups. Compared to NC, 23 and 24 proteins were found to be differentially expressed in serum of LD and HD groups, respectively, with some important proteins in growth regulation such as SELENOP being upregulated and the IGFBP family being downregulated in these groups. A positive correlation was detected between growth and abundance of BGN, TLN1, PDLIM1 and COL1A2 that are involved in bone mineralization and muscle structure development. Thus, CEP improved the serum profile of some essential AA and affected the expression of proteins involved in regulation of growth in pigs fed with VLP diets.

scholarly journals SELECTIVE RELEASE OF CONTENT FROM MICROSOMAL VESICLES WITHOUT MEMBRANE DISASSEMBLY

1974 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert Kreibich ◽  
David D. Sabatini
Keyword(s):  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Rat Serum ◽  
Coomassie Blue ◽  
Specific Subset ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Almost All

Rough and smooth microsomes were shown to have similar sets of polypeptide chains except for the proteins of ribosomes bound to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER). More than 50 species of polypeptides were detected by acrylamide gel electrophoresis, ranging in molecular weight from 10,000 to approximately 200,000 daltons. The content of rough and smooth microsomes was separated from the membrane vesicles using sublytic concentrations of detergents and differential centrifugation. A specific subset of proteins which consisted of approximately 25 polypeptides was characteristic of the microsomal content. Some of these proteins showed high rates of in vivo incorporation of radioactive leucine or glucosamine, but several others incorporated only low levels of radioactivity within short labeling intervals and appeared to be long-term residents of the lumen of the ER. Seven polypeptides in the content subfractions, including serum albumin, contained almost 50% of the leucine radioactivity incorporated during 5 min and cross-reacted with antiserum against rat serum. Almost all microsomal glycoproteins were at least partly released with the microsomal content. Smooth microsomes contained higher levels of albumin than rough microsomes, but after short times of labeling with [3H]leucine the specific activity of albumin in the latter was higher, supporting the notion that newly synthesized serum proteins are transferred from rough to smooth portions of the ER. On the other hand, after labeling for 30 min with [3H]glucosamine, smooth microsomes contained higher levels of radioactivity than rough microsomes. This would be expected if glycosidation of newly synthesized polypeptides proceeds during their transit through ER cisternae. The labeling pattern of membrane proteins in microsomes obtained from animals which received three daily injections of [3H]leucine, the last administered 1 day before sacrifice, followed the intensity of bands stained with Coomassie blue, with a main radioactive peak corresponding to cytochrome P 450. After the long-term labeling procedure most content proteins had low levels of radioactivity; this was especially true of serum proteins which were highly labeled after 30 min.

The Penetration of the Insect Egg-shells. I.—Penetration of the Chorion of Rhodnius prolixus, Stål

1948 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. L. Beament
Keyword(s):  
Formic Acid ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Random Distribution ◽  
Protein Layer ◽  
Insect Egg ◽  
Wetting Power ◽  
Egg Shells ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Considerable Period

The unspecialised portion of the shell and the cap of Rhodnius eggs are impermeable to almost all hydrophilic and lipophilic liquids. If water and very small ions pass through the chorion they must traverse a wax layer on the inside of the shell. Certain corrosive materials, e.g., glacial formic acid, may pass through the shell slowly.These conclusions, based on experiments with pieces of shell, have been confirmed in ovicidal experiments. A range of materials with widely differing properties enter the embryo only through the micropyles, of which there are approximately fifteen in the rim of each shell. At least one micropyle must be traversed to kill an egg but many eggs were killed when only one had been penetrated.A cement, applied by the female at oviposition, may occlude the outer orifice of a micropyle. The properties of the cement are described; it appears to be a tanned protein. Cement deposits are much more copious on the eggs laid by younger females. Such eggs are more resistant to ovicides because penetration is delayed. This increased resistance is more pronounced when oleophilic liquids are used owing to the rapidity with which they kill eggs from older females. The random distribution of cement is one cause of the variability of replicates in ovicidal tests.A detailed investigation has been made of factors governing liquids traversing the micropyles. Hydrophilic liquids invade the outer lipophilic part of the micropyle slowly; the displacement of air is the most important factor and small changes in the wetting power of the liquid make little difference to the rate of entry.Aqueous liquids aie absorbed into the protein lining of the inner portion of the micropyle. They reach the wax layer on the inside of the shell by migrating into and through the inner protein layer. The area which is invaded increases linearly with time. Mortality, therefore, increases as the square of the time of immersion, but it is proportional to the increase in concentration of a solute if the period of immersion is constant.Oleophilic liquids wet the micropyle actively. They may by-pass air and flow rapidly to the wax at the inner end of the tube. Wax solvents kill very quickly and are much more toxic than other lipophiles.Water in the micropyle and shell may affect the entrance of either type of liquid. In general it increases the toxicity of aqueous solutions and retards the entry of oils.Wax-emulsifying materials added to aqueous solutions do not produce great increases in toxicity. They are “filtered out” at the protein lining of the micropyle and do not reach the wax layer for a considerable period of time.

scholarly journals Influence of blood proteins on biomedical analysis. IX Protective effects of human serum proteins on anion-induced degradation of gliclazide.

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 2957-2962 ◽  
Author(s):  
KUNIO KOBAYASHI ◽  
AYUMI IGAKI ◽  
MASAKO KIMURA ◽  
TAKAFUMI SAKOGUCHI ◽  
MITSUKO SHIMOSAWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Serum ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Biomedical Analysis ◽  
Human Serum Proteins

scholarly journals THE PREVENTION OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION WITH SODIUM WARFARIN

1958 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandor S. Shapiro ◽  
Donald G. McKay
Keyword(s):  
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cortical Necrosis ◽  
Renal Cortical Necrosis ◽  
Intravascular Coagulation ◽  
Intravenous Injections ◽  
Bacterial Endotoxins ◽  
Shwartzman Reaction ◽  
Kidney Liver ◽  
Intravenous Sodium

Using intravenous sodium warfarin, rabbits were rendered hypoprothrombinemic and subjected to two intravenous injections of Shear's polysaccharide. None of the 9 animals surviving the required period of time developed bilateral renal cortical necrosis or histologic thrombi in the kidney, liver, spleen, or lungs. In a control group of 7 animals treated only with endotoxin, 6 developed bilateral renal cortical necrosis. It is concluded that the prothrombin complex is necessary for the production of the generalized Shwartzman reaction by bacterial endotoxins and that this phenomenon is essentially a process of disseminated intravascular coagulation.

scholarly journals Blood serum and BSA, but neither red blood cells nor hemoglobin can support vitellogenesis and egg production in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina K Gonzales ◽  
Hitoshi Tsujimoto ◽  
Immo A Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Blood Serum ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Population Replacement ◽  
Potential Health

Aedes aegypti is the major vector of dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses that put millions of people in endemic countries at risk. Mass rearing of this mosquito is crucial for strategies that use modified insects to reduce vector populations and transmission of pathogens, such as sterile insect technique or population replacement. A major problem for vector mosquito mass rearing is the requirement of vertebrate blood for egg production since it poses significant costs as well as potential health hazards. Also regulations for human and animal use as blood source can pose a significant obstacle. A completely artificial diet that supports egg production in vector mosquitoes can solve this problem. In this study, we compared different blood fractions as dietary protein sources for mosquito egg production. We also tested artificial diets made from commercially available blood proteins (bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hemoglobin). We found that Ae. aegypti performed vitellogenesis and produced eggs when given whole bovine blood, serum, or an artificial diet containing BSA. Conversely, egg production was impaired after feeding of the red blood cell fraction or an artificial diet containing only hemoglobin. Our results indicate that serum proteins, not hemoglobin, may replace vertebrate blood in artificial diets for mass mosquito rearing.

scholarly journals Warunek si navis ex Asia venerit w starożytności i średniowieczu

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-112
Author(s):  
Jacek Ożóg
Keyword(s):  
Decisive Role ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Roman Law ◽  
Sociological Factors ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
Negative Condition ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Substantial Degree

The si navis ex Asia venerit condition made a spectacular career in the texts of Roman jurists. It was so characteristic that even the medieval works that drew on the Roman tradition had plenty of referrals to that condition. Its popularity was obviously connected with its reference to that sphere of life that was essential for the development of the Roman state. However, there is not enough data to allow determination to what extent the frequency of the reference to those words was influenced by sociological factors, or the authority of jurists whose words were quoted, and who referred to that condition. In other words, whether it was the ‘charisma’ of those authorities that played a decisive role in its wide reception and recognition. The review of texts that contain the formula of the above condition allows us to formulate a thesis that the si navis ex Asia venerit condition was used to present issues from almost all areas of law, including the procedural law. It usually took the form of a suspending, casuistic and positive condition. It appeared only once as a negative condition (Digests 44,7,44,2). A careful analysis of individual fragments of the selected texts in which the condition did appear allows us to formulate a postulate that a philological method in the research into Roman law should be used with a substantial degree of caution.

scholarly journals Blood serum and BSA, but neither red blood cells nor hemoglobin can support vitellogenesis and egg production in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina K Gonzales ◽  
Hitoshi Tsujimoto ◽  
Immo A Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Blood Serum ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Blood Proteins ◽  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Population Replacement ◽  
Potential Health

Aedes aegypti is the major vector of dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses that put millions of people in endemic countries at risk. Mass rearing of this mosquito is crucial for strategies that use modified insects to reduce vector populations and transmission of pathogens, such as sterile insect technique or population replacement. A major problem for vector mosquito mass rearing is the requirement of vertebrate blood for egg production since it poses significant costs as well as potential health hazards. Also regulations for human and animal use as blood source can pose a significant obstacle. A completely artificial diet that supports egg production in vector mosquitoes can solve this problem. In this study, we compared different blood fractions as dietary protein sources for mosquito egg production. We also tested artificial diets made from commercially available blood proteins (bovine serum albumin (BSA) and hemoglobin). We found that Ae. aegypti performed vitellogenesis and produced eggs when given whole bovine blood, serum, or an artificial diet containing BSA. Conversely, egg production was impaired after feeding of the red blood cell fraction or an artificial diet containing only hemoglobin. Our results indicate that serum proteins, not hemoglobin, may replace vertebrate blood in artificial diets for mass mosquito rearing.

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