Dehydrogenation of 3-Phenoxybenzyl Alcohol in Isolated Perfused Rabbit Skin, Skin Homogenate and Purified Dehydrogenases

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 250-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.E. Bast ◽  
H.G. Kampffmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Skin Homogenate

Permeability Enhancing and Chemotactic Activities of Lower Molecular Weight Degradation Products of Human Fibrinogen

1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 090-094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuo Sueishi ◽  
Shigeru Nanno ◽  
Kenzo Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Electron Microscopic Observation ◽  
Chemotactic Activity ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Human Fibrinogen ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Active Fragments

SummaryFibrinogen degradation products were investigated for leukocyte chemotactic activity and for enhancement of vascular permeability. Both activities increased progressively with plasmin digestion of fibrinogen. Active fragments were partially purified from 24 hr-plasmin digests. Molecular weights of the permeability increasing and chemotactic activity fractions were 25,000-15,000 and 25,000 respectively. Both fractions had much higher activities than the fragment X, Y, D or E. Electron microscopic observation of the small blood vessels in rabbit skin correlated increased permeability with the formation of characteristic gaps between adjoining endothelial cells and their contraction.These findings suggest that lower molecular weight degradation products of fibrinogen may be influential in contributing to granulocytic infiltration and enhanced permeability in lesions characterized by deposits of fibrin and/or fibrinogen.

scholarly journals Malassezia cuniculisp. nov., a novel yeast species isolated from rabbit skin

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Cabañes ◽  
S. Vega ◽  
G. Castellá
Keyword(s):  
Yeast Species ◽  
Rabbit Skin

scholarly journals SIMILARITY OF HOST RESPONSES ELICITED BY POLYSACCHARIDES OF ANIMAL AND PLANT ORIGIN AND BY BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS

1957 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Landy ◽  
Murray J. Shear ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Host Responses ◽  
Mouse Tissue ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Biological Phenomena ◽  
Hemorrhagic Necrosis ◽  
Bacterial Endotoxins ◽  
Shwartzman Reaction ◽  
Sarcoma 37 ◽  
Kidney Liver ◽  
Plant Sources

Ten polysaccharides, isolated from various animal and plant sources, were selected for comparison with 2 bacterial polysaccharides, typical of Gram-negative endotoxins. The tissue sources were: mouse (kidney, liver, lung, stomach, Sarcoma 37, and Carcinoma 241-6); rabbit skin and chick embryo skin; and tangerine and Bryonia root. The bacterial endotoxins were those of S. typhosa and Serr. marcescens. Their relative potency was determined in inducing the following host effects: fever, tolerance to pyrogenic action, leucocytic changes, the Shwartzman reaction, damage to Sarcoma 37, dermal hemorrhagic-necrosis by epinephrine, enhancement of antibody production, and lethality. Some of the polysaccharides were consistently active in all the host reactions studied; except for pyrogenic activity at high dosage, the other polysaccharides were consistently negative throughout. The mouse tissue polysaccharides elicited all the effects studied; in some instances their potency approached those of the bacterial polysaccharides. It is pointed out that elicitation of the above array of biological phenomena, hitherto considered characteristic of bacterial endotoxins, can be obtained with polysaccharides from animal and plant tissues.

scholarly journals The growth in vitro of vaccinia virus in chick embryo chorio-allantoic memberane, minced embryo and cell suspensions

1957 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Maitland ◽  
D. I. Magrath
Keyword(s):  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Vaccinia Virus ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Growth Cycle ◽  
Cell Suspensions ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Considerable Doubt

The growth curve of rabbit skin-adapted vaccinia virus in the chick chorioallantoic membrane incubated in Hanks' solution showed a drop in titre of virus for about 10 hr. followed by growth. At least 25% of virus, sometimes more, remained infective. A similar fall in titre was observed in heated membranes in which the virus did not grow and this occurred also when membranes, either normal or heated, were infected and disintegrated before incubation.The growth curve of virus in minced chick-embryo was similar to that in chorioallantoic membrane.Virus in cell suspensions prepared from chick embryo and incubated in a nutrient medium showed only a small loss of infectivity before growth in some experiments and rarely dropped below 65–70 % of the original titre in others.These results throw considerable doubt on the view that loss of infectivity preceding growth of vaccinia virus should be interpreted as an essential part of a growth cycle.

scholarly journals Differential inhibition of polymorphonuclear leukocyte recruitmentin vivoby dextran sulphate and fucoidan

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 346-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Van Osselaer ◽  
M. Rampart ◽  
A. G. Herman
Keyword(s):  
Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte ◽  
Intradermal Injection ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Dextran Sulphate ◽  
Differential Inhibition ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Sulphated Polysaccharides ◽  
Independent Mechanism ◽  
Plasma Leakage

The selectin-mediated rolling of leukocytes along the endothelial cells is a prerequisite step followed by firm adhesion and extravasation into the inflamed tissue. This initial contact can be suppressed by sulphated polysaccharides. We have studied the effect of sulphated polysaccharides on the ultimate polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) recruitment and plasma leakage in rabbit skin in response to intradermal injection of various inflammatory mediators. PMN infiltration evoked by various PMN chemoattractants (FMLP, C5a desArg, LTB4and IL-8) was significantly inhibited after intravenous injection of dextran sulphate (25 mg/kg), heparin (2 × 90 mg/kg) or fucoidan (1 mg/kg). PMN-dependent plasma leakage was equally well reduced by the different sulphated polymers. Vascular permeability induced by histamine or thrombin acting via a PMN-independent mechanism was not reduced. Fucoidan was the only polysaccharide able to suppress IL-1-induced PMN infiltration for 60–70%. Local administration of dextran sulphate had no effect on PMN-dependent plasma leakage. Differential inhibition of PMN recruitment was determined after injection of dextran sulphate or fucoidan depending on the type of insult. Therefore, these results suggest that different adhesion pathways are utilized during PMN recruitmentin vivoin response to chemoattractants and IL-1.

Percutaneous Uptake of Zinc in Rabbit Skin

1974 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 932-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Kapur ◽  
B. R. Bhussry ◽  
S. Rao ◽  
E. Harmuth-Hoene
Keyword(s):  
Rabbit Skin
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