The eversion and differentiation of Drosophila melanogaster leg and wing imaginal discs cultured in vitro with an optimal concentration of β-ecdysone

Development ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
Martin J. Milner
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Imaginal Discs ◽  
Optimal Concentration ◽  
Sensilla Trichodea ◽  
Wing Imaginal Discs ◽  
Wing Discs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The stages of the eversion and differentiation of prothoracic leg and wing discs of Drosophila melanogaster, in Shields and Sang's medium 3, are described. The range of specific imaginal structures produced, including patterns of sensilla trichodea and sensilla campaniformia, are noted, and the relationship of these structures to those differentiated in situ is discussed.

The Relationship of Width, Thickness, Volume and Load to Extension for Human Skin in Vitro

1980 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
H L Stark ◽  
A Al-Haboubi
Keyword(s):  
Human Skin ◽  
Collagen Fibre ◽  
Phase Volume ◽  
Lateral Contraction ◽  
Low Stiffness ◽  
Phase Thickness ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fibre Matrix

The relationships of width, thickness, volume and load to extension for human skin in vitro are reported. The specimens tested exhibited a low stiffness phase followed by a high stiffness phase. Volume rose than fell back to the initial volume at approximately the end of the low stiffness phase, and continued on falling to a final reduction of about 20 per cent at failure. Width decreased throughout, showing a maximum rate of reduction at approximately the end of the low stiffness phase. Thickness increased at a rate which also was maximum at the end of the low stiffness phase. The specimens used were long compared with their width and thickness thus offering no constraint to lateral contraction. An interpretation of this data in respect of the behaviour of the collagen fibre matrix is postulated.

Adrenocortical function in aging exercise-trained rats

1977 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 839-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Severson ◽  
R. D. Fell ◽  
J. G. Tuig ◽  
D. R. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Plasma Corticosterone ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Adrenocortical Function ◽  
Elevated Plasma ◽  
Corticosterone Concentration ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Plasma corticosterone concentrations and in vitro adrenal secretion of corticosterone were determined in exercise-trained rats. Rats, 100, 200, and 300 days of age, were trained for a 10-wk period by treadmill running. Following the training program, rats were subjected to an acute bout of swimming. Acute swimming elevated plasma corticosterone concentrations in all age groups. At 170 days of age, the plasma corticosterone concentration following swimming was higher in exercise-trained rats than in controls. The opposite was true of acutely swum rats at 270 and 370 days of age. Acute swimming elevated the in vitro adrenal gland response to adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation in control rats at all ages and in trained rats at 170 days of age. The in vivo relationship of epinephrine and the pituitary adrenal system is suggested as a mechanism which could have caused this response. The relationship of secretion rates to plasma corticosterone concentrations indicated that extra-adrenal mechanisms, such as decreased turnover, were also responsible for the elevated plasma corticosterone levels observed in response to acute swimming.

The development of the lamb with particular reference to the alimentary tract

1964 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. Large
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Alimentary Tract ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
The Body ◽  
Root Transformation ◽  
Feeding Regimes ◽  
Gut Fill ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

1. Thirty Suffolk × Half bred lambs were slaughtered at the following ages: two twin lambs at birth and two singles and two twins at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 16 weeks of age.2. The following weights were recorded: live-weight immediately before slaughter; and carcass, head, skin, feet, alimentary tract, heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and trachea, and blood immediately afterwards.3. The alimentary tract was emptied and weighed in four separate parts; reticulo-rumen, omasum-abomasum, small intestine, large intestine.4. The volumes of the reticulo-rumen and the omasum-abomasum were measured by immersing in water and filling the organs with water to 2 cm. pressure.5. The in vitro digestive efficiency of rumen liquor from lambs of 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks of age was assessed.6. Empty body weight was considered to be valuable in comparing animals of different ages or from different feeding regimes or at different times of the year because variations in gut ‘fill’ were eliminated.7. There were no differences between singles and twins in the relationship of the fresh weights of the parts of the body to empty body weight, except that development of the liver and the blood was rather slower for singles.8. Little evidence was found of a difference in rate of development of the alimentary tract between singles an d twins, although the log an d square root transformation suggested a possible difference in reticulo-rumen size in favour of twins, significant at the 5% level.

scholarly journals In vitro estimation of rumen fermentable organic matter using enzymes

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Cone ◽  
A.H. Van Gelder ◽  
A.M. Van Vuuren
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Crude Fibre ◽  
Fermentation Products ◽  
In Situ Method ◽  
Degradation Rates ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter ◽  
Similar Accuracy ◽  
The Relationship

The amount of rumen fermentable organic matter (FOM) can be calculated using tables, taking into account the amount of digestible organic matter, the content of fat and fermentation products, and the amount of starch and protein escaping rumen fermentation, or FOM can be calculated using in situ incubations. An in vitro method is described to predict FOM using amylase and other carbohydrate degrading enzymes. FOM estimated by the enzymic method showed a moderate correlation (Rsuperscript 2 = 0.71) with FOM estimated by the in situ method. The relationship could be improved by separating the high crude fibre samples (Rsuperscript 2 = 0.88) from the other samples (Rsuperscript 2 = 0.77). Because degradation rates with the enzymic method were high compared with the assumed rumen passage rates, it proved that FOM could be predicted with a similar accuracy (Rsuperscript 2 = 0.76 - 0.80) by the undegraded fraction after 24 h.

scholarly journals Higher gestational weight gain and lower serum estradiol levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration are associated with increased risk of preeclampsia after in vitro fertilization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chen Chen ◽  
Yun-Ju Lai ◽  
Yu-Ting Su ◽  
Ni-Chin Tsai ◽  
Kuo-Chung Lan
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Chorionic Gonadotropin ◽  
Serum Estradiol ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Very few previous studies have examined the effect of endocrine parameters during ART on preeclampsia. Moreover, there is little known about the relationship of steroid hormone levels on development of the placenta. The purpose of this study is to assess the association of preeclampsia with serum estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) for in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). Methods This was a hospital-based cohort study using clinical data from the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Obstetric and Neonatal Database (KCGMHOND) from Jan 1, 2001 to December 1, 2018. Eligible women underwent at least one autologous IVF/ICSI cycle and had a live-born infant with a gestational age (GA) of more than 20 weeks. Results A total of 622 women who had live births after fresh IVF/ICSI-ET during the study period met our inclusion criteria. Twenty-eight women (4.5%) met the diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia. However, women in the preeclampsia group had a significantly higher body mass index (22 vs. 24, p =0.05), body weight at delivery (70.0 vs. 80.5 kg, p <0.001) and gestational weight gain (13.0 vs. 19.6 kg, p =0.002) and had lower use of ICSI (29.9% vs. 10.7%, p =0.021). Logistic regression analysis of the relationship of patient and treatment characteristics with preeclampsia. The crude ORs indicated that young female age >34, not using ICSI, E2 peak <1200 pg/mL and gestational weight gain >20 kg were associated with preeclampsia. After adjustment for confounding, the only factors that remained significant were E2 peak <1200 pg/mL (aOR = 4.634, 95% CI = 1.061 to 20.222), and gestational weight gain >20 kg (aOR: 13.601, 95% CI: 3.784, 48.880). Conclusions For women receiving IVF/ICSI, lower estradiol hormone levels on the day of hCG administration and higher pregnancy weight gain are related with subsequent preeclampsia.

scholarly journals Dependence of the adaptive capacity of liver mitochondria on preparation method

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
H. Mazur ◽  
◽  
V. Merlavsky ◽  
B.O. Manko ◽  
V.V. Manko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Liver Perfusion ◽  
Isolated Hepatocytes ◽  
Liver Mitochondria ◽  
Optimal Concentration ◽  
Maximal Rate

When conducting studies on isolated hepatocytes, it is important to obtain cells that retain the functional properties that are characteristic of the whole organ. Increased blood viscosity during liver perfusion, decreased perfusion pressure in blood vessels, and hence hypoxia, are among the factors that may affect the functional state of isolated hepatocytes. The functional state of cells can be estimated by the adaptive capacity of mitochondria, by inducing maximal respiration rate by uncoupling respiration and oxidative phosphorylation due to the addition of FCCP. The research aimed to investigate the adaptive capacity of mitochondria of isolated hepatocytes using in situ and in vitro liver perfusion. Hepatocytes were isolated by the two-staged Seglen method by in situ and in vitro liver perfusion. Isolated hepatocytes, after 15-minute incubation in the medium without addition or with respective oxidative substrate – glutamine, pyruvate, succinate, monomethyl succinate, α-ketoglutarate, dimethyl-α-ketoglutarate (at a concentration of 2 mM) or glucose (10 mM) – were added into the respiratory chamber and FCCP was added in increasing concentrations. It was established that at in situ liver perfusion maximal rate of uncoupled respiration and the optimal concentration of FCCP was higher than at in vitro liver perfusion. Addition of exogenous substrates to a medium increased the respiration rate of hepatocytes. Upon in situ liver perfusion maximal uncoupled respiration rate increased at all causes except glucose, and at in vitro liver perfusion – only when dimethyl-α-ketoglutarate, succinate and monomethyl succinate were used. The optimal concentration of FCCP at in vitro liver perfusion increased due to the addition of glutamine, pyruvate and monomethyl succinate to the medium, and at in situ liver perfusion – only upon glucose oxidation. In both perfusion methods, the highest maximal rate of uncoupled respiration is with the use of monomethyl succinate and the optimal FCCP concentration – upon pyruvate oxidation. Therefore, in situ liver perfusion is better method to obtain stable and metabolically active hepatocytes in support respiratory processes at a high level then in vitro perfusion.

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