Lipolytic and hypocalcemic effects of sheep beta-lipotropic hormone

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 762-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Chrétien ◽  
J. Davignon ◽  
M. Lis ◽  
P. V. Chari ◽  
F. Aubry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Minimum Effective Dose ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hypocalcemic Effect ◽  
Plasma Magnesium ◽  
Fat Pads

Sheep beta-LPH is a hypophyseal lipolytic hormone with defined chemical structure which has been shown to be hypocalcemic when injected into rabbits. The thyroid gland seems to be essential for production of this hypocalcemic effect. Beta-LPH may be a stimulating hormone for calcitonin-secreting cells. It has no effect on plasma magnesium, cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose, at least in short-term experiments. When intact epididymal fat pads are used for the determination of the LPH lipolytic effect in vitro, a lower minimum effective dose is found than when small pieces are used.

scholarly journals Clinical implications of glucocorticoid receptor studies in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Blood ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1036-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Mastrangelo ◽  
R Malandrino ◽  
R Riccardi ◽  
P Longo ◽  
FO Ranelletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Glucocorticoid Receptor ◽  
Glucocorticoid Receptors ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Short Term

Abstract We have performed in parallel, in 19 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a quantitative determination of glucocorticoid levels, in vitro steroid induced inhibition of nucleic acid precursors, and a short-term clinical trial of corticosteroids alone, before the treatment was given, which included corticosteroids and other drugs. From our results it appears that high glucocorticoid receptor levels in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children do not guarantee a clinical response to corticosteroids. On the other hand, glucocorticoid receptors may turn out to be of value in predicting a poor response to corticosteroids only if their levels are considerably low.

Structural requirements for stimulation by thyrotropin-releasing hormone of α-MSH release from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) pituitary fragments in vitro

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 1872-1879 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Steven Schwartzentruber ◽  
Hubert Vaudry ◽  
Robert J. Omeljaniuk
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Histidine Residue ◽  
Minimum Effective Dose ◽  
Structural Requirements ◽  
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss

Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) pituitary glands were isolated and the neurointermediate lobes (NILs) were removed from the partes distalis. NILs were surgically fragmented, pooled, and superfused in vitro with culture media, then treated with 3-min pulses of native thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) or TRH analog; 10-min fractions were collected and stored (−20 °C) for subsequent analysis of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) content by specific radioimmunoassay. After 1–2 h of superfusion, α-MSH release from the NIL remained relatively constant; α-MSH-like immunoreactivity was not detected in eluate from the partes distalis in a series of parallel experiments. Native TRH stimulated acute releases of α-MSH from the NILs with a minimum effective dose of 10−9 M and an estimated ED50 of 1.73 × 10−9 M on the basis of increasing dose–response experiments; decreasing dose–response data provide an estimated minimum effective dose and ED50 of 10−9 and 1.57 × 10−9 M, respectively. No up- or down-regulatory effect was observed when NIL fragments were treated with repeated large (10−6 M) doses of TRH. By comparison, increasing pulse concentrations of pGlu-3-Me-His-Pro-NH2 (MeTRH) stimulated α-MSH release with a minimum effective dose of 10−10 M and an estimated ED50 of 1.56 × 10−9 M. Substitution of the histidine residue with phenylalanine decreased the stimulatory actions of TRH so that the minimum effective dose was 10−6 M. Substitution at either the amino terminus ([Glu1]TRH and [1-Me-(S)-dihydroorotyl1]TRH) or carboxy terminus (pGlu-His and TRH-Gly) resulted in near complete loss of bioactivity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first investigation of the structural requirements for TRH biological activity in the teleost pituitary. Our data indicate that the structural criteria for TRH stimulation of α-MSH from the teleost pituitary are highly conservative; modification of TRH beyond the methylation of the histidine residue results in massive loss of biological activity. These data are consistent with our previous demonstrations of highly conservative structural requirements for TRH-receptor recognition in the trout pituitary and hypothalamus.

scholarly journals Potential of Miana Leaf Extract as Expectorant (Profile Place of Growing, Antioxidant, Sputum Contaminants, Antibacterial, MIC, MKC Expectorant)

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Sesilia Rante Pakadang ◽  
Santi Sinala ◽  
Alfrida Monica Salasa ◽  
St Ratnah ◽  
Sisilia Teresia Rosmala Dewi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Sputum Sample ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Enterobacter Agglomerans ◽  
Dpph Method

Research has been conducted on the treatment of phlegm cough with miana leaf extract in vitro (effective dose of miana leaf extract as an expectorant and antibacterial agent causing cough with phlegm). The study aims to compare the antioxidant activity of miana leaves from 3 locations where it grows, determine the types of contaminant bacteria in the sputum of cough sufferers, determine the minimum value of inhibitor concentration (MIC) and MKC of miana leaves against the test bacteria causing cough with phlegm, determine the effective dose of miana leaves that can used as a reference for coughing up phlegm and proving the potential of miana leaves as a sputum thinner. Miana leaf extraction is done by the juicer method. Antioxidant activity testing uses the DPPH method. Determination of test bacteria is done by isolating and identifying contaminant bacteria in the sputum sample of cough with phlegm. Testing the effectiveness of miana leaves against test bacteria is determined by the liquid dilution method. Expectorant activity testing was determined by measuring the viscosity of mucus viscosity of cow intestine treated with miana leaf extract. The results found that antioxidant activity was influenced by the location where miana leaves grew with an antioxidant potential of IC72 0.072 mg/ml - 0.76 mg/ml. Contaminant bacteria from sputum samples of cough patients are Streptococcus pneumonia, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterobacter agglomerans. MIC values for contaminant bacteria are 0.1% - 0.75% and MKC values are found between 0.25% - 1.75%. miana leaf extract has the potential as a sputum thinner at a concentration of 0.01% - 0.1%. The recommended dose of miana leaf extract as a cough with phlegm is 1.75% w/v.

scholarly journals Clinical implications of glucocorticoid receptor studies in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Blood ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1036-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Mastrangelo ◽  
R Malandrino ◽  
R Riccardi ◽  
P Longo ◽  
FO Ranelletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Glucocorticoid Receptor ◽  
Glucocorticoid Receptors ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Short Term

We have performed in parallel, in 19 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a quantitative determination of glucocorticoid levels, in vitro steroid induced inhibition of nucleic acid precursors, and a short-term clinical trial of corticosteroids alone, before the treatment was given, which included corticosteroids and other drugs. From our results it appears that high glucocorticoid receptor levels in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children do not guarantee a clinical response to corticosteroids. On the other hand, glucocorticoid receptors may turn out to be of value in predicting a poor response to corticosteroids only if their levels are considerably low.

scholarly journals Studies on the Growth of Tissues In Vitro

1937 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-266
Author(s):  
F. JACOBY ◽  
O. A. TROWELL ◽  
E. N. WILLMER
Keyword(s):  
Cell Division ◽  
Latent Period ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Appreciable Amount ◽  
Minimum Effective Dose ◽  
Tyrode Solution ◽  
Daughter Cells ◽  
Duration Of Mitosis ◽  
Division Process

1. Embryo juice initiates in cells growing in plasma alone a process which after a latent period of some 10-12 hours culminates in cell division, and it is not necessary for the embryo juice to be present in any appreciable amount during the actual division process. 2. The approximate minimum effective dose is 5 per cent embryo juice in Tyrode solution acting for 3 hours. 15 and 40 per cent juice produce marked effects when applied for only 1 hour. 3. The concentration of embryo juice is a more important factor in determining the number of mitoses produced than is the time for which it acts. 4. Unless the embryo juice remain in contact with the culture for more than 10 hours, only one crop of mitoses occurs; but if it is present in the medium during or after the occurrence of the first divisions, then a second crop of divisions takes place. Evidence is adduced that it is the daughter cells produced during the first crop of mitoses which divide to produce the second crop. 5. The duration of mitosis is correlated with the concentration of the embryo juice. It approaches a minimum of about 40 min. 6. The duration of mitosis, particularly that of the ana- and telophases, is correlated with the rate of migration of the cells. 7. When a second crop of mitoses occurs in these cultures which have passed through a period in plasma alone, there is evidence that the size of the cells in metaphase of mitosis is significantly less than that of the cells of the first crop.

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil and Hydrosol Extract From Roots of Plumbago europaea and In-vitro Combinatory Antimicrobial Effect of Hydrosol extract with Gentamicin and Amphotericin B

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiza Kaddour ◽  
Nadia Aissaoui ◽  
Mohammed El Amine Dib ◽  
Okkacha Bensaid ◽  
Alain Muselli
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Antimicrobial Effect ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Minimum Effective Dose

Background: Infectious diseases are responsible worldwide for millions of deaths a year. Antibiotics, which have saved so many lives and improved life expectancy, may become ineffective due to a worrying increase in bacterial resistance. Some of the appropriate actions that could be initiated to address this problem are to develop and search for new antimicrobial substances from medicinal plants, and combine antibiotics with antimicrobials agents isolated from a reservoir of bioactive natural product. Objectives: The purpose of this work was to study the chemical composition of the essential oil and hydrosol extract of Plumbago europaea, to evaluate their in-vitro antimicrobial activities and evaluate in-vitro combinatory antimicrobial effect of hydrosol extract with Gentamicin and Amphotericin B against a large panel of microorganisms in an effort to reduce their minimum effective dose and minimizing their side effects. Methods: The essential oil and hydrosol extract obtained from roots of Plumbago europaea were analyzed by GC/MS and tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against twelve different strains of microorganisms. The effectiveness, in-vitro, of the association between the hydrosol extract and both Gentamicin and Amphotericin B was also investigated using the checkerboard method. Results: The obtained results revealed that nine and four components, representing for 92.4 % and 97.4% of the total essential oil and hydrosol extract composition were identified, respectively and hydrosol extract was more active than the essential oil against all screened microorganisms, with interesting MIC values (19 μg/mL). An important effect of hydrosol extract was obtained in decreasing the MIC of Gentamicin and Amphotericin B in all tested combinations. Conclusion: The in-vitro combination of the hydrosol extract with Gentamicin and Amphotericin B led to substantial MIC reduction against all tested microorganisms. This combination can help to reduce the minimum effective dose of antimicrobial drugs used, which may help to decrease their side effects; and deliver these medicines with similar potency.

scholarly journals Short-term storage of the oocytes affects the ploidy status in the yellowtail tetra Astyanax altiparanae

Zygote ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Nivaldo Ferreira do Nascimento ◽  
George Shigueki Yasui ◽  
Nycolas Levy Pereira ◽  
Takafumi Fujimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Embryo Viability ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Phosphate Buffered Saline ◽  
Term Storage ◽  
Ploidy Status ◽  
Hatching Rates

SummaryIn fish, many factors can affect reproduction during in vitro fertilization, therefore determination of the factors that affect affecting gamete quality is needed. However, few studies have focused on gamete quality and the ploidy status. This study was conducted to elucidate whether oocyte storage can affect ploidy status, survival, and embryo viability in the characid species Astyanax altiparanae. Oocytes were stored in Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 26°C, then aliquots were fertilized immediately after extrusion (control) and also after 60, 120, 180, and 240 min of storage. Fertilization and hatching rates were measured, and the developmental stages were analyzed at each stage before describing the main abnormalities. Ploidy status was analyzed by flow cytometry and blood smear. In the control group, 100% of the samples were diploid. After treatment for 60 min, 95.56 ± 4.44% samples were diploid and 4.44 ± 4.44% were triploid. After 120 min, 94.44 ± 9.62% of the samples was diploid and 5.56 ± 5.56% were triploid; 100% of the samples were diploid after 180 min and, after 240 min, there was no survival. In other treatments, the highest percentage of hatching was after 60 min (88.93 ± 5.15%; P = 0.015), and treatment with 180 min storage resulted in the highest percentage of abnormal larvae (95.76 ± 12.67%; P = 0.012). These results show that oocyte storage can affect ploidy status and may be an interesting parameter for analysis in studies on chromosome set manipulation and micromanipulation.

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