{"title":"Cross-linking of cell surface receptors as a trigger or cell apoptosis and proliferation.","authors":"Y N Korystov","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A hypothesis of the mechanisms by which the protein cross-linking agents trigger apoptosis of lymphoid cells and proliferation of other cell types is proposed. It is assumed that both effects are triggered by aggregation of receptors on cell surface, which results from their cross-linking. This idea is substantiated by the example of one of these agents, ionizing radiation. As in the case of physiological agents, such as, antigens and growth factors, the aggregation of receptors induced by radiation activates receptor protein tyrosine kinases from which the signal is transduced to genes through protein kinase C. The hypothesis is consistent with the relationship between these effects and the PTK-PKC-dependent signal transduction pathway and its activation after irradiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"757-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis of calciotraumatic lines in rat labial dentin after acute exposure to strontium chloride.","authors":"H Mishima, T Sakae, Y Kozawa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rats were given strontium chloride (SrCl2) intraperitoneally at a dose of 500 mg/kg. The upper incisors were removed after injection of strontium. These incisors were studied by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis (SEM-EDS) and light microscopy to examine the calciotraumatic lines of strontium in the rat incisor labial dentin. At 24 hours after injection of strontium, the calciotraumatic response was observed in the predentin using hematoxylin and eosin (H-E) staining. At 5 days, three layers of calciotraumatic lines were present in the labial dentin using an H-E staining and backscattered electron imaging in the SEM. The external layer consisted of unmineralized dentin, the intermediate layer of relatively unmineralized dentin, ane the internal layer of unmineralized dentin. By SEM-EDS analysis, strontium was detected in these layers. The elemental dot map showed that the external and internal unmineralized layers had a low calcium content. The magnesium concentration was higher in the internal unmineralized layer than the external unmineralized layer.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"797-803"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y L Lyubchenko, B L Jacobs, S M Lindsay, A Stasiak
{"title":"Atomic force microscopy of nucleoprotein complexes.","authors":"Y L Lyubchenko, B L Jacobs, S M Lindsay, A Stasiak","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent data on the AFM studies of nucleoprotein complexes of different types are reviewed in this paper. The first section describes the progress in the sample preparation methods for AFM studies of nucleic acids and nucleoprotein complexes. The second part of this paper reviews AFM data on studies of complexes of DNA with regulatory proteins. These studies include two different types of DNA distortion induced by proteins binding: local bending of DNA at sites of protein binding and formation of large loops due to protein-protein interactions between molecules bound to distant sites along the DNA molecules (DNA looping). The prospects for use of AFM for physical mapping of genomes are discussed in this section as well. The third part of the paper reviews data on studies of complexes of DNA with non-sequence specific binding proteins. Special emphasis is given to studies of chromatin which have resulted in progress in the understanding of structure of native chromatin fiber. In this section, novel data on AFM studies of RecA-DNA filaments and complexes of dsRNA with the dsRNA-specific protein p25 are also presented. Discussion of the substrate preparation procedures in relation to the AFM studies of nucleoprotein complexes is given in the final section.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"705-24; discussion 724-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D R Plymale, D S Ng Tang, C D Fermin, D E Lewis, D S Martin, R F Garry
{"title":"Comparison of DNA fragmentation and color thresholding for objective quantitation of apoptotic cells.","authors":"D R Plymale, D S Ng Tang, C D Fermin, D E Lewis, D S Martin, R F Garry","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Apoptosis is a process of cell death characterized by distinctive morphological changes and fragmentation of cellular DNA. Using video imaging and color thresholding techniques, we objectively quantitated the number of cultured CD4+ T-lymphoblastoid cells (HUT78 cells, RH9 subclone) displaying morphological signs of apoptosis before and after exposure to gamma-irradiation. The numbers of apoptotic cells measured by objective video imaging techniques were compared to numbers of apoptotic cells measured in the same samples by sensitive apoptotic assays that quantitate DNA fragmentation. DNA fragmentation assays gave consistently higher values compared with the video imaging assays that measured morphological changes associated with apoptosis. These results suggest that substantial DNA fragmentation can precede or occur in the absence of the morphological changes which are associated with apoptosis in gamma-irradiated RH9 cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"833-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved methods for preserving macromolecular structures and visualizing them by fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy.","authors":"P B Bell, B Safiejko-Mroczka","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To determine the optimal procedures to preserve cytoskeletal and other macromolecular structures for microscopic studies we have evaluated the effects of various methods to extract cultured cells. In this report, we compare results using different fixatives, crosslinking reagents, and permeabilization methods on (1) the labeling of cells for fluorescence microscopy with phalloidin or antibody against tubulin; and (2) the morphological preservation of macromolecular structures for scanning electron microscopy. Maximal labeling of F-actin with phalloidin was obtained by fixing cells in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) and labeling the unextracted cells with methanolic phalloidin, whereas maximal labeling of tubulin required prefixation with either PFA or the bifunctional protein crosslinking reagent, dithiobis (succinimidylpropionate) (DSP) and extraction with ethanol or Triton in a high salt buffer. However, for both qualitative and quantitative light and electron microscopic studies of intracellular macromolecular structures, prefixation with DSP and extracting with Triton X-100 in a stabilizing buffer is the overall method of choice for both labeling and morphological studies. Although other methods provide maximal labeling or preservation of specific structures, this method provides excellent preservation of morphological structure while allowing proteins to be preserved and labeled by specific probes.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"843-57; discussion 858-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18509259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Confocal laser scanning microscopic studies on alveolar bone remodeling with orthodontic tooth movement and retention.","authors":"H Yagishita, S Iwatsubo, T Aoba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alveolar bone reconstruction in growing dog during the retention period following orthodontic tooth movement was studied. Three beagle dogs (8-10 kg body weight, about one-year-old) were used and two of the animals were subjected to histological observation. The upper 2nd and lower 3rd premolars on both sides were extracted prior to the orthodontic treatments. After a healing period of one month, the upper 3rd premolar and the lower 4th premolar on the right side were moved mesially with a conventional orthodontic force for 8 weeks, and then retained in their new position for 4 weeks. The contralateral corresponding premolars were used as control. The alveolar bone was double-labeled with tetracycline (TC) during the movement and calcein (Cal) during the retention period. Alveolar bone structure and labeling patterns were examined by contact microradiography, conventional fluorescence microscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Optimizing the separation of TC and Cal labelings in the alveolar bone was attained by the simultaneous use of ultraviolet (364 nm) and argon (488 nm) laser sources for excitation of TC and Cal, respectively. Cal labeling, indicative of new bone deposition showed two distinct patterns: lamination at the periodontal surface and rings circumscribing the vascular canal. The cementum surface also exhibited active deposition during the experimental period. Bone formation was affected by slight changes in magnitude and direction of orthodontic or occlusal forces. CLSM is valuable in deciphering the process of alveolar bone remodeling.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"781-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scanning force microscopy of chromatin.","authors":"W Fritzsche, J Vesenka, E Henderson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scanning force microscopy (SFM) is a new method to obtain the topography of surfaces with nanometer-resolution. The ability to image under liquids makes the technique attractive for biological applications, especially for the determination of the ultrastructure of biomolecules under native conditions. One growing field of interest is the investigation of chromatin and chromatin-related structures. Different levels of chromatin condensation were the subject of several previous SFM investigations, from the nucleosomal chain, to the 30-nm fiber, ending with the metaphase chromosome. The SFM yielded new information on such fundamental problems as the core spacing of the nucleosomal chain, the internal structure of the 30-nm fiber and the banding mechanism of metaphase chromosomes. Other investigations dealt with the SFM characterization of polytene chromosomes. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in SFM chromatin research and discusses future developments in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"729-37; discussion 738-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18510736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Cricenti, G De Stasio, R Generosi, P Perfetti, M T Ciotti, D Mercanti
{"title":"Atomic Force microscopy of neuron networks.","authors":"A Cricenti, G De Stasio, R Generosi, P Perfetti, M T Ciotti, D Mercanti","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We imaged uncoated neuron networks by an atomic force microscope in the repulsive regime of contact mode. Images of granule cells and their axons have been clearly revealed with details smaller than 20 nm. The good stability of the sample and the mechanical reproducibility of the microscope allowed the imaging of a neuron culture area of several square microns. By combining tens of images, we were able to reconstruct a highly defined neuronal network. Furthermore, the images were very reproducible over repeated scanning acquisition, demonstrating the mechanical and thermal stability of the instrument-sample system.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"695-9; discussion 699-700"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20488449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Consistency in calibrated backscattered electron images of calcified tissues and minerals analyzed in multiple imaging sessions.","authors":"E G Vajda, J G Skedros, R D Bloebaum","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pure metal standards have been used to calibrate the operating envionment in quatitative backscattered electron (BSE) imaging of mineralized tissue, allowing comparisons to be made between various mineralization states of bone at the microscopic level. It has not previuously been documented that calibration procedures produce consistent, reliable results over multiple imaging sessions. In this study, BSE images were obtained from bones, pure metals, and a naturally occurring mineral in multiple imaging sessions over a six day period. The graylevel histogram profile (GHP) from each specimen was analyzed for changes in the shape and relative placement on the graylevel spectrum. Computer controlled calibration and a restrospective calibration method using pure aluminum and pure magnesium-aluminum-zinc demonstrated consistency between imaging sessions. Calibrated weighted mean graylevels (WMGLs) for biological meterials had an average standard deviation of 5.9 graylevels (2.4% variation) during the course of the study. WMGLs for inorganic materials had an average standard deviation of 0.9 graylevels (0.4% variation). A trend towards increased image brightness, due to specimen and/or embedding media degradation, was observed in the biological tissues. No increase in rightness was observed for the inorgtanic specimens. Kurtosis and skewness tests revealed a slight deviation from normality in all specimens, which remained consistent between multiple imaging sessions. These results demonstrate the BSE image analysis of bones and mineral can be calibrated with negligible precision error allowing comparisons between data within and between multiple imaging sessions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"741-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20488451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Edin-Liljegren, H H Hedelin, L Grenabo, S Pettersson
{"title":"Impact of Escherichia coli on urine citrate and urease-induced crystallization.","authors":"A Edin-Liljegren, H H Hedelin, L Grenabo, S Pettersson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Escherichia coli (E. coli) is usually not a urease producer. It is, however, often cultured in urinary phosphate containing calculi including ammonium magnesium phosphate stones. This suggests the possibility that E. coli might be involved in stone forming process. The effect of E. coli on urine citrate and urease-induced crystallization in human urine has been studied in vitro. E. coli was found to strongly reduce urine citrate (after 48 hours). In the E. coli inoculated samples, the urease-induced crystallization was increased. There was a strong correlation, r = 0.8, between the citrate decrease and the increase in calcium precipitation. The results indicate that E. coli and the reduced urine citrate influences urease-induced crystallization in vitro.</p>","PeriodicalId":21502,"journal":{"name":"Scanning microscopy","volume":"9 3","pages":"901-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18509260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}