D C Allison, J M Yuhas, P F Ridolpho, S L Anderson, T S Johnson
{"title":"Cytophotometric measurement of the cellular DNA content of [3H]thymidine-labelled spheroids. Demonstration that some non-labelled cells have S and G2 DNA content.","authors":"D C Allison, J M Yuhas, P F Ridolpho, S L Anderson, T S Johnson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spheroids from the V279-171b and MCa-11 cell lines were incubated continuously for 24 hr in [3H]thymidine for labelling of the outer cells of the viable rim. The spheroids were dispersed into single cells, and the DNA content of photomapped cells was measured by absorption cytophotometry. Autoradiographs were then prepared from which we ascertained cellular labelling. For spheroids of both cell lines, we found a larger proportion of cells with a G0/G1 DNA content among the non-labelled inner spheroid cells than among the labelled outer cells (P less than 0.001). This block of non-labelled spheroid cells in G0/G1 was not a cell cycle perturbation caused by the isotope for the MCa-11 spheroids. Approximately 8% of non labelled MCa-11 spheroid cells had S/G2 DNA content, suggesting that non-cycling cells in spheroids may be blocked in S and G2 as well as in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 3","pages":"237-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17890978","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":"The stimulatory effect of serum thymic factor (FTS) on spontaneous DNA synthesis of mouse thymocytes.","authors":"I Blazsek, M Lenfant","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Synthetic serum thymic factor (FTS), a T-cell differentiating factor, was studied for its ability to modify the spontaneous DNA synthetic activity of immature or immunocompetent T cells in vitro. In serum free RPMI 1640 medium, FTS stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation into the DNA of young adult mouse thymocytes in a time and concentration dependent manner. One to 100 pg/ml FTS were the effective concentrations, and the stimulation appeared 3 h after the treatment. A comparable stimulation was noticed, but to a lesser extent, on cultured bone marrow cells. In contrast, no effect could be detected on spleen cells whatever time or concentrations were studied. Neither thymocytes treated in vitro with hydroxyurea nor the medullary, cortisol-resistant thymocytes were sensitive to FTS treatment. In contrast, thymocytes bearing receptor to peanut agglutinin (PNA+) were significantly stimulated with FTS, which suggested that the target population of FTS belongs to the maturing, non-immunocompetent thymocyte compartment.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 3","pages":"247-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17253949","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":"Inhibition of cells in culture by polyamines does not depend on the presence of ruminant serum.","authors":"C J Smith, R Maschler, H R Maurer, J C Allen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using T-lymphocyte (T-LC) and granulocyte colony (GC) assays with truly proliferating cells, the inhibitory dose-response relationships of spermine and spermidine in the presence of selected sera have been examined. In contrast to previous studies which used [3H]thymidine uptake as an index of proliferation, in vitro inhibition by polyamines was shown to require neither foetal calf serum (FCS) nor the addition of any exogenous polyamine oxidase. Cells grown in the absence of FCS were between 5-50% as sensitive to polyamines as in its presence. By using specific inhibitors of polyamine oxidase, it was shown that polyamine-elicited mitotic inhibition in the absence of FCS was still dependent on a polyamine oxidase, and evidence is presented to show that the source of the enzyme is the cells themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 3","pages":"269-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17658065","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":"Blocking of the cell division by stress-inducing electrical stimulation. A study in rat oral epithelium.","authors":"A V Fisker, E Ostergaard, T Karring","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to localize in the cell cycle, the site of the stress-induced blockage of cells entering the mitotic phase, and to estimate the length of time this block is effective. A total of 140 rats were subjected to electrical stimulation applied by a live metal grill in the bottom of their cages. Forty animals left undisturbed in the cages were used as controls. At various intervals after the start of electrical stimulation, groups of animals were killed and histologic sections were prepared of the palatal mucosa. The number of prophases, metaphases, and ana/telophases was counted in the epithelium in three sections of each animal. Electrical stimulation for 1 min resulted in a blocking of the entrance of cells into mitosis, followed by a transient increase in the number of mitotic figures to a level much higher than that of the controls. Electrical stimulation for 10 min resulted in the maintenance of the blocking effect for approximately 45 min. By renewed electrical stimulation the period of blockage was extended for a further 35 min. In each experiment the number of prophases decreased immediately after the start of electrical stimulation, indicating that the site of the blockage of the entrance of cells into mitosis is located near the G2/M transition.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 3","pages":"259-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17890182","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":"The action of 5-amino uracil on log growth and division-synchronized Tetrahymena.","authors":"J E Thomas, A M Zimmerman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of 5-amino uracil (5-AU) was investigated on the cell cycle of log growth and division-synchronized Tetrahymena pyriformis GL. The division index of log growth phase Tetrahymena was suppressed by 50% after 40 min in 8 mM 5-AU. Cells division-synthronized by one heat shock per generation were also treated with 5-AU. Cells treated either prior to the first synchronous division (80 min EH) or up to 25 min prior to the second synchronous division (after 160 min EH) were not delayed in their progress through the cell cycle. Cells treated during the S phase of the first free running cell cycle, however, were delayed 5-30 min from reaching the second synchronous division. The effect of 5-AU on DNA and RNA synthesis was also examined. Incorporation of [3H]thymidine into acid-precipitable material was reduced in the presence of 5-AU; the rate of DNA synthesis was also reduced. The depression in the rate of DNA synthesis was greater at the beginning of S than at the end of S. The size of the thymidine pool (nucleosides + nucleotides) did not change during 5-AU treatment; however, an accumulation of thymidine tri-phosphate and a decrease in the amount of thymidine nucleoside was observed. A suppression of [14C]uridine incorporation resulting from 5-AU treatment was observed throughout the cell cycle. The rate of RNA synthesis as monitored by [14C]uridine incorporation into acid precipitable material was also reduced during 5-AU treatment. No change in either the size or the composition of the pool of uridine (nucleoside + nucleotide) was detected in 5-AU treated cells as compared to controls.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 3","pages":"285-301"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17253950","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":"Cell dynamics in explants derived from tracheas of hamsters fed normal and vitamin A-deficient diets.","authors":"D P Chopra","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 2","pages":"155-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17882801","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":"Kinetic studies of radiation damage and recovery of murine haemopoietic stem cells during and after continuous irradiation at low dose rate.","authors":"W Chu-tse, T Shao-zhi, J Xue-ying","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Under continuous gamma irradiation at a low dose rate of 0.70 Gy/day, the cellularities of blood forming cells in bone marrow decrease with increasing accumulated radiation dose. The biphasic nature of the dose-response curve may be due to the following factors: an increased rate of proliferation of CFUs, different radiation sensitivities of CFUs, GM-CFC and E-CFC, an increase in the amplification potential of progenitor cells and proliferative haemopoietic cells, and a reduction in differentiation 'pressure' on CFUs. After 49 days of chronic irradiation the content of E-CFC in murine bone marrow recovers rapidly, and approaches the pre-irradiation level by 5 days. However, the number of CFUs and GM-CFC reaches a plateau value of only 40% of normal within 34 days.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 2","pages":"199-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17882673","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":"Synchronization of hepatic DNA synthesis by scheduled feeding and lighting in mice treated with the chemical inducer of liver growth alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane.","authors":"W Bursch, R Schulte-Hermann","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A single dose of alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH) induces liver enlargement in adolescent mice. Concomitantly, the DNA content of the organ increases, and DNA synthesis is enhanced in parenchymal cells after a lag phase ('pre-replicative period') of 12-20 hr. DNA replication appears not to be followed by mitosis. Adaptation of the mice to a controlled feeding and lighting schedule provides synchronization of the hepatic DNA synthesis response to alpha-HCH. This appeared due to the provision, by the feeding and lighting schedule, of permissive signals which are required for stimulation of hepatic DNA synthesis in addition to alpha-HCH. One such signal is provided by food consumption before alpha-HCH administration, i.e. in the G0 phase. A second signal is provided after alpha-HCH administration in the late prereplicative period by feeding a protein-containing diet, and by other events, possibly related to the light-dark shift. Without this signal, the majority of hepatocytes stimulated to replicate DNA is arrested and accumulates at a stage a few hours before the start of DNA synthesis. The signal provides release from the block fairly synchronously. Both permissive signals seem also operative in the control of 'physiological' DNA synthesis in the liver of untreated mice. In conclusion, use of alpha-HCH and proper timing of feeding and lighting periods should provide an experimental model helpful for studying the interaction of growth stimuli with endogenous regulators of hepatic DNA replication.</p>","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 2","pages":"125-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17252156","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":"Transient intraclonal variation in interdivision time in relation to orientation at cytokinesis of GPK cells in layer culture.","authors":"P A Riley, M Hola","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 2","pages":"189-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17882804","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}
J Fujita, O Yoshida, M Tsurusawa, H Izumi, K J Mori
{"title":"Effects of reticuloendothelial system blockade on haemopoietic response to irradiation of LPS non-responsive C3H/HeJ mice.","authors":"J Fujita, O Yoshida, M Tsurusawa, H Izumi, K J Mori","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75682,"journal":{"name":"Cell and tissue kinetics","volume":"16 2","pages":"107-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17657782","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}