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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Journal of molecular medicine 52 (1974), S. 609-616 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Haemoglobin degradation ; bilirubin formation ; heme oxygenase ; macrophages ; glucocorticoids ; Hämoglobinstoffwechsel ; Bilirubinbildung ; Hämoxygenase ; Makrophagen ; Glucocorticoide
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Unter physiologischen Bedingungen wird das Häm des Hämoglobins zu Bilirubin IXα abgebaut. Die ausgeprägte Lipidlöslichkeit des ungebundenen Bilirubins kann zu einer intracellulären Anhäufung des Pigmentes mit toxischer Zellschädigung führen. Durch Bindung an Albumin und Konjugation mit Glucuronsäure wird eine Wasserlöslichkeit erreicht, die den Zugang des Bilirubins in das Zellinnere verhindert. Drei Viertel des täglich gebildeten Bilirubins (250–350 mg) entstammen dem Abbau gealterter Erythrocyten und ein Viertel dem Stoffwechsel des Myoglobins und der hämenthaltenden Enzyme. Kinetische Untersuchungen mit radioaktiven Isotopen lassen zwei deutlich trennbare Maxima der Bilirubinausscheidung erkennen: Eine frühe Spitze in den ersten Tagen („early-labeled peak“), die aus dem Katabolismus hämenthaltender Enzyme resultiert und eine späte Spitze, die den Abbau der Erythrocyten nach 120 Tagen Lebensdauer reflektiert. Das Häm wird durch die in den Mikrosomen lokalisierte Hämoxygenase zu Biliverdin und dieses durch die im Cytoplasma lösliche Biliverdinreduktase zu Bilirubin abgebaut. Als Organe des normalen Erythrocytenabbaus weisen die Milz, die Leber und das Knochenmark die höchste Hämoxygenaseaktivität auf. In vitro läßt sich der Abbau von Erythrocyten in peritonealen Makrophagen untersuchen. Nach Erythrophagocytose steigt die normalerweise sehr niedrige Hämoxygenaseaktivität steil an, wobei die Höhe der induzierten Enzymaktivität von der Menge der phagocytierten Erythrocyten und von einem ungestörten Glucosestoffwechsel abhängt. Glucocorticoide reduzieren den Glucosestoffwechsel in Makrophagen und bewirken eine Unterdrückung der Hämoxygenase-Induktion bei unbeeinträchtigter Erythrophagocytose. Die Blockierung der Enzyminduktion ist reversibel auf Grund einer steroid-antagonistischen Wirkung von Glucose kombiniert mit Insulin. Es wird die Möglichkeit diskutiert, daß die Senkung des Bilirubinspiegels bei den verschiedenen Formen des hepatogenen Ikterus unter Glucocorticoid-Therapie Ergebnis einer inhibierenden Wirkung des Steroids auf das induzierbare Hämoxygenase-System des retikuloendothelialen Systems ist.
    Notes: Summary Under physiologic conditions the heme moiety of haemoglobin is degraded to bilirubin IXα. The lipid solubility of unbound bilirubin may result in intracellular accumulation of the pigment resulting in potential cell toxicity. Binding of the pigment to albumin or conjugation with glucuronic acid or other sugar moieties renders bilirubin water soluble, which limits its penetration into cells and prevents cell damage. Three quarters of the daily formed bilirubin (250–350 mg) are derived from the catabolism of senescent erythrocytes and approximately one quarter from the turnover of heme-containing enzymes and myoglobin. Kinetic investigations using radioactive isotopes demonstrated two distinctly separate maxima of bilirubin formation: an “early-labeled peak” resulting from catabolism of heme-containing enzymes predominantly in the liver, and a late peak reflecting degradation of senescent erythrocytes at the end of their life span. Heme is converted to bilirubin by microsomal heme oxygenase and is further reduced to bilirubin by soluble biliverdin reductase. Heme oxygenase activity is most active in tissues that normally degrade erythrocytes, such as the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. Degradation of erythrocytes has been investigated in peritoneal macrophages in vitro. After erythrophagocytosis, the initially low heme oxygenase activity rose steeply. The degree of enzyme induction is proportional to the amount of phagocytized erythrocytes and is critically dependent on unimpaired glucose metabolism. Glucocorticoids depress glucose metabolism in macrophages and prevent induction of heme oxygenase without interfering with erythrophagocytosis. Repression of enzyme induction is reversible by the steroid-antagonistic action of glucose combined with insulin. The possibility is considered that in various forms of hepatogenous jaundice, the fall of serum bilirubin after glucocorticoid therapy may be caused by suppression of heme oxygenase activity in the reticuloendothelial system.
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  • 2
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    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Prostaglandins 32 (1986), S. 373-385 
    ISSN: 0090-6980
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1600-065X
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 4
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    [s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
    Nature 210 (1966), S. 950-951 
    ISSN: 1476-4687
    Source: Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
    Notes: [Auszug] However, Inoue et al.6 also reported that a high concentration of lysozyme enhanced the killing or bactericidal action of serum. This is at variance with the generally accepted concept that cell wall damage by the antibody-complement system makes these bacteria susceptible to lysozyme5'7'8. The ...
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  • 5
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    British journal of dermatology 141 (1999), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1365-2133
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was originally described as a T-cell-derived lymphokine with the potential to inhibit the random migration of macrophages. However, recent reports have shown a much broader tissue distribution, including the skin. Functionally, MIF appears to act as an antagonist of anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid action. To elucidate the role of MIF in inflammatory skin diseases, we investigated the production and localization of this cytokine in human skin of patients with psoriasis by means of reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. In normal skin, our results showed a moderate but homogeneous MIF immunoreactivity in all epidermal layers. Endothelial cells and the outer root sheath of hair follicles were also positive for MIF. In lesional psoriatic human skin, a significant increase in MIF immunoreactivity was visible in suprabasal keratinocytes, especially of the spinous layer. In addition, endothelial cells also showed increased immunolabelling for MIF in psoriatic lesions, indicating a cell-specific upregulation of this mediator in untreated psoriasis. Western blot analysis also revealed a clear increase in MIF in homogenates of lesional skin from psoriasis patients. These results suggest a role for MIF in the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis.
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  • 6
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Experimental Cell Research 118 (1979), S. 55-62 
    ISSN: 0014-4827
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1435-1463
    Keywords: Serotonin ; in vivo voltammetry ; cytokine ; interferon-γ ; rat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The effects of the cytokines interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-1, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on the serotoninergic transmission in the nucleus raphe dorsalis (NRD) were studied after peripheral and central application. The studies were performed in the freely moving rat using differential pulse voltammetry with multicarbon fibre electrodes to study the extracellular levels of the serotonin (5-HT) metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA). The extracellular 5-HIAA levels were not changed in the NRD after peripheral application of rat recombinant IFN-γ, but elevated by the cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α. After intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) application the cytokines IFN-γ, IL-1β and TNF-α stimulated the serotoninergic transmission in the NRD. Our data suggest that the effect of peripherally elevated cytokine concentrations on the serotonin metabolism in the NRD of the rat is cytokine-dependent. In this respect the T-cell and NK-cell cytokine IFN-γ acts clearly different when compared to the mainly macrophage-derived cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, and plays a different role in the communication between immune and central nervous system.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1435-1463
    Keywords: Keywords: Serotonin ; voltammetry ; corticosterone ; stress ; rat.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary. The effect of daily repeated 10 min immobilization on the serotoninergic neurotransmission and serum corticosterone levels was studied. Male Lewis rats were immobilized for a 10 min period daily once or on 5 consecutive days. Serotoninergic neurotransmission was followed using differential in vivo pulse voltammetry with carbon fibre electrodes measuring extracellular 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels. Recordings were performed in brain areas involved in the control of behaviour, mood, and stress response such as the frontal cortex, the hippocampal CA-3 and dentate gyrus, the striatum, and the raphe nuclei dorsalis (NRD) and medialis (MRN). The first immobilization resulted in an increase of the extracellular 5-HIAA levels in all areas under study, except the striatum where no reaction was observed. The major effect was recorded in the frontal cortex, showing an increase of about 400% as compared to control, which lasted for 3 h after the end of the immobilization period. Beginning on day 2 in all areas, except the striatum, a consecutive habituation to the stressor seemed to occur, since the stress-induced increase in the voltammetric signal was found to be reduced after consecutive immobilization. Serum corticosterone levels were measured directly after a single and after 5 daily immobilization periods. After single immobilization the serum corticosterone level was found to be about 270 ng/ml. After the 5th immobilization about 300 ng/ml were detected. These differences were not found to be significant. In summary, our data indicate that the serotonin metabolism shows habituation in nearly all brain areas after repeated immobilization, though the corticosterone level at the end of the immobilization period was comparable after single and repeated immobilization.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1435-1463
    Keywords: N. raphe dorsalis ; Locus coeruleus ; in vivo voltammetry ; serotonin ; norepinephrine ; rat ; receptor
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In vivo voltammetry with carbon fibre electrodes was used to study the effect of the serotoninergic (5-HT) neuronal system on the noradrenergic (NE) system in the Locus coeruleus of the rat. The voltammetric DOPAC signal in the Locus coeruleus, used as a measure of NE neuronal activity, was increased after systemic application of the 5-HT1B agonist CGS-12066B, the 5-HT2 antagonist ritanserin, and, to a lesser extent, by ipsapirone, a 5-HT1A agonist. The findings suggest that the NE neuronal system of the Locus coeruleus is stimulated by 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor activation and inhibited by 5-HT2 receptors. Likewise the 5-HT releaser and uptake inhibitor fenfluramine increased the DOPAC level in the Locus coeruleus. In contrast to the 5-HT1 agonists, which reduced 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the Nucleus raphe dorsalis, ritanserin increased the 5-HIAA signal in this nucleus. This finding could help to explain the action of ritanserin as sleep-modulating substance.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1432-0614
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract  Two composting systems were compared on a laboratory scale as a bioremediation technology for degradation or immobilization of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in contaminated soils. The first compost was aerated from the beginning whereas the second compost was only aerated after an anaerobic prephase of 65 days. In the first compost system the TNT concentration declined rapidly by 92% but, at the end, TNT could be partially recovered. During the anaerobic prephase of the second compost system, TNT was almost completely converted to aminodinitrotoluenes, which during the subsequent aeration almost entirely disappeared. In addition, the second compost generated less toxic material than the first one as confirmed by inhibition of bioluminescence of Vibrio fischeri. These data show that microbiological TNT-degradation systems can be successfully designed which are prerequisite for an efficient bioremediation of contaminated soils.
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