Dormancy Release and Development from Gemmules of the Freshwater Sponge, "Spongilla lacustris" L.: A Supravital Study with Acridine Orange

BioScience ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-260
Author(s):  
Frederick W. Harrison ◽  
Ronald R. Cowden
Author(s):  
M. H. Chestnut ◽  
C. E. Catrenich

Helicobacter pylori is a non-invasive, Gram-negative spiral bacterium first identified in 1983, and subsequently implicated in the pathogenesis of gastroduodenal disease including gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Cytotoxic activity, manifested by intracytoplasmic vacuolation of mammalian cells in vitro, was identified in 55% of H. pylori strains examined. The vacuoles increase in number and size during extended incubation, resulting in vacuolar and cellular degeneration after 24 h to 48 h. Vacuolation of gastric epithelial cells is also observed in vivo during infection by H. pylori. A high molecular weight, heat labile protein is believed to be responsible for vacuolation and to significantly contribute to the development of gastroduodenal disease in humans. The mechanism by which the cytotoxin exerts its effect is unknown, as is the intracellular origin of the vacuolar membrane and contents. Acridine orange is a membrane-permeant weak base that initially accumulates in low-pH compartments. We have used acridine orange accumulation in conjunction with confocal laser scanning microscopy of toxin-treated cells to begin probing the nature and origin of these vacuoles.


2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing CHEN ◽  
Ling JIANG ◽  
Chun-Ming WANG ◽  
Xiao-Hui HU ◽  
Hu-Qu ZHAI ◽  
...  

Limnology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Manconi ◽  
Dirk Erpenbeck ◽  
Jane Fromont ◽  
Gert Wörheide ◽  
Roberto Pronzato

AbstractA recent discovery of freshwater sponges in an unexplored hydrographic basin in north-western Australia provided the opportunity to investigate the genus Corvospongilla Annandale (Spongillida: Spongillidae) using integrative systematics. Emendation of the genus diagnosis is provided. A comparative analysis of a Corvospongilla global dataset of morphological traits together with biogeographic patterns disclosed a new Australasian Corvospongilla species and along with molecular analyses provided the basis for a phylogenetic and phylogeographic tree for some Asian, Afrotropical and Australasian lineages.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 12361-12373
Author(s):  
A. Arunjegan ◽  
P. Rajaji ◽  
S. Sivanesan ◽  
P. Panneerselvam

In this paper, we propose a fluorescent biosensor for the sequential detection of Pb2+ ions and the cancer drug epirubicin (Epn) using the interactions between label-free guanine-rich ssDNA (LFGr-ssDNA), acridine orange (AO), and a metal–phenolic nanomaterial.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (23) ◽  
pp. 13306-13319
Author(s):  
Mhejabeen Sayed ◽  
Dona M. Tom ◽  
Haridas Pal

Pictorial presentation of the different aspects as displayed by the AOH+–SCXn systems in regard to multi-mode binding, dynamic quenching and stimuli responsive fluorescence “turn ON”, demonstrating very rich supramolecular photochemistry.


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