Promotion of leishmanial infections in non-permissive host macrophages by conditioned medium

1977 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Handman ◽  
Charles L. Greenblatt
Keyword(s):  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Permissive Host

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Inhibit the Plasminogen Activators Secreted by Endothelial Cells

1985 ◽  
Vol 53 (02) ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter E Laug
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Plasminogen Activators ◽  
Bovine Endothelial Cells

SummaryTPure cultures of bovine endothelial cells (EC) produce and secrete large amounts of plasminogen activators (PA). Cocultivation of EC with vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) resulted in a significant decrease of PA activities secreted by the EC, whereas the cellular PA activities remained unaffected. Secreted PA activities were absent in the growth medium as long as the SMC to EC ratio was 2:1 or higher. The PA inhibitory activity of the SMC was rapid and cell-to-cell contact was not necessary.The PA inhibitory activity was present in homogenates of SMC as well as in the medium conditioned by them but not in the extracellular matrix elaborated by these cells. Serum free medium conditioned by SMC neutralized both tissue type (t-PA) and urokinase like (u-PA) plasminogen activators. Gel electrophoretic analysis of SMC conditioned medium followed by reverse fibrin autography demonstrated PA inhibitory activities in the molecular weight (Mr) range of 50,000 to 52,000 similar to those present in media conditioned by bovine endothelial cells or fibroblasts. Regular fibrin zymography of SMC conditioned medium incubated with u-PA or t-PA revealed the presence of a component with a calculated approximate Mr of 45,000 to 50,000 which formed SDS resistant complexes with both types of PA.These data demonstrate that vascular SMC produce and secrete (a) inhibitor(s) of PAs which may influence the fibrinolytic potential of EC.

Levels interleukine-4 and interleukin-17 (IL-4, IL-17) of blood in patients with habitual recurrent pregnancy loss, which occurred in a loop in vitro fertilization

2016 ◽  
pp. 137-139
Author(s):  
K.P. Golovatyuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Interleukin 17 ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

The objective: was to investigate the levels of cytokines IL-4 and IL-17 in serum and conditioned medium cultures of blood mononuclear cells (MNC) and evaluation association between their products and miscarriage, which occurred in IVF cycles. Patients and methods. We observed 240 patients with recurrent miscarriage, came in IVF cycles, and 100 apparently healthy fertile women in the control group. The concentrations of IL-4 and IL-17 in serum and conditioned medium of MNC cultures were determined. Results. The levels of IL-4 in the serum and conditioned medium in spontaneous and stimulated mitogen secretion was not significantly different from those in the control group, whereas IL-17 levels were higher than those in the control group serum, in conditioned media of stimulated and non-stimulated MNCs. Conclusion. Disregulation of activity of circulating blood mononuclear cells in women with recurrent miscarriage that followed IVF, is accompanied by increased secretion of IL-17 and almost constant production of IL-4 on the back of high stimulation index of production of these cytokines. Key words: in vitro fertilization, miscarriage, interleukin-4, interleukin-17, serum stimulated and non-stimulated mononuclear blood.

Influence of a lymphocyte-conditioned medium on the expression of smooth-muscle α-aktin in lens epithelial cells in situ

1999 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Kerstin Wunderlich ◽  
Marcus Knorr ◽  
H. Northoff ◽  
Hans-J. Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Lens Epithelial Cells

A variant form of laminin is responsible for the neurite promoting activity in conditioned medium from a squamous carcinoma cell line

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Hidehiko Yoshida ◽  
Shuji Hasegawa ◽  
Hiroshi Kuromi ◽  
Hideki Tanzawa ◽  
Kikuo Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Squamous Carcinoma ◽  
Carcinoma Cell Line ◽  
Variant Form ◽  
Squamous Carcinoma Cell
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