{"title":"Reactive oxygen products in heterologous anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis in rats.","authors":"R J Birtwistle, J Michael, A J Howie, D Adu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of 'scavengers' of reactive oxygen products (ROPs) was studied in the heterologous phase of anti-glomerular basement (anti-GBM) nephritis induced in rats. Glomerulonephritis was induced by the intravenous administration of sheep anti-GBM antibody (5 mg/100 g) to rats on day 0. The intraperitoneal administration of superoxide dismutase (SOD) 30 mg/kg/day or 150 mg/kg/day leads to a significant reduction in proteinuria on day 1 and also on day 3 in animals given SOD 30 mg/kg/day. Proteinuria was not significantly reduced by the intraperitoneal administration of inactivated SOD (150 mg/kg/day). In rats given polyethylene glycol coupled catalase (PEG-catalase) intraperitoneally at a dose of 10,000 iu/kg/day and 100,000 iu/kg/day proteinuria was lower than in rats with unmodified anti-GBM nephritis. These differences were significant on day 1 (P less than 0.05) in rats given PEG-catalase 100,000 iu/kg/day and on days 3 and 5 in rats treated with either dose of PEG-catalase (P less than 0.01). These data suggest a role for superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide, or a product of their interaction such as hydroxyl radical, in glomerular injury induced by anti-GBM antibody.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 2","pages":"207-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040539/pdf/brjexppathol00146-0097.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13925132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of vitamin D treatment on decreased levels of ATP and energy charge in the thoracic aorta of uraemic rats.","authors":"M Krog, S Ejerblad, H Johansson, G Ronquist","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The contents of ATP, ADP, AMP and calcium in the thoracic aorta were determined in rats with moderate uraemia, and in rats with the same degree of uraemia following treatment with 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-DHCC). The contents of ATP, ADP and total nucleotides were decreased in the thoracic aorta in the uraemic rats but not in uraemic rats following 1,25-DHCC treatment. The content of calcium in the aorta increased substantially in uraemic rats given 1,25-DHCC. The results indicate that the development of arterial calcifications in uraemic rats following vitamin D treatment is dissociated from an impaired energy metabolism, since vitamin D may simultaneously restore impaired energy metabolism and accumulate calcium in the aortic wall.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 2","pages":"193-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040550/pdf/brjexppathol00146-0084.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13870295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F J van der Woude, A F Michael, E Muller, G K van der Hem, R L Vernier, Y Kim
{"title":"Lymphohaemopoietic antigens of cultured human glomerular epithelial cells.","authors":"F J van der Woude, A F Michael, E Muller, G K van der Hem, R L Vernier, Y Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glomerular visceral epithelial cells (GVEC) from normal human glomeruli were grown in tissue culture. Cell surface markers were studied by immunofluorescence microscopy using antibodies against lymphohaemopoietic differentiation antigens which are known to be present early (BA-1, OKB2, BA-2) and late (J5, anti CR1) in renal ontogenesis. Like foetal human glomerular epithelium, the cultured cells reacted with BA-1 and OKB2 (identifying an antigen expressed on B cells and polymorphonuclear leucocytes), and BA-2 (leukaemia-associated antigen), but were consistently negative for CR1 (C3b receptor); J5 which identifies the common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia antigen (CALLA) stained variably. Reactivity with antimyosin or anti factor VIII were absent. The cells produced an extracellular matrix containing laminin, type IV collagen, and fibronectin. This study supports the notion that GVEC undergo dedifferentiation as shown by the acquisition of lymphohaemopoietic differentiation antigens present early in renal ontogeny. In addition, the production of extracellular matrix constituents in vitro may be useful for the investigation of human glomerular basement membranes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"73-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040536/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0081.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13788061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tooth root resorption induced in rats by diphenylhydantoin and parathyroidectomy.","authors":"P B Robinson, W Harvey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in bone, cartilage and the dentition in animals and man following the administration of anticonvulsant drugs resemble those seen in hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism. Groups of 21-day-old rats were treated with diphenylhydantoin, parathyroidectomized, or made hypocalcaemic with a calcium-deficient diet. Histological examination revealed extensive resorption of cementum and dentine in the molars of the drug-treated and parathyroidectomized rats, but not in the hypocalcaemic or control groups. Localization of injected tetracycline by fluorescence showed that the resorption affected the distal side of the tooth roots and had occurred after root formation. No changes in cementum formation on the mesial side of the roots had occurred in any of the experimental groups. These results suggest that diphenylhydantoin induces a condition similar to pseudohypoparathyroidism in which the resistance of tooth roots to resorption is reduced.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"65-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040533/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0073.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14059627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced adhesion of autologous lymphocytes to gamma-interferon-treated human endothelial cells in vitro.","authors":"M H Thornhill, D M Williams, P M Speight","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An adhesion assay was developed using human umbilical vein endothelial cell cultures and autologous and allogeneic lymphocytes separated from cord blood. Endothelial monolayers cultured in plain or gamma-interferon (IFN gamma)-supplemented medium were cocultured with lymphocytes for 1 h and non-adherent lymphocytes removed by washing. Autologous and allogeneic lymphocytes exhibited significantly increased adhesion with IFN gamma-treated cells compared with untreated controls. The increased adhesion to IFN gamma-treated endothelial cells was significantly inhibited when autologous or allogeneic lymphocytes were pre-treated with saturating amounts of an anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody. The results indicate that IFN gamma enhances lymphocyte binding to endothelium and that the CD4 molecule may be involved in this process. This could be an important mechanism in targetting the migrating of T-helper (Th) cells to areas of chronic inflammation and in antigen presentation by endothelial cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"59-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040523/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0067.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13638905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Connective tissue responses to some heavy metals. III. Silver and dietary supplements of ascorbic acid. Histology and ultrastructure.","authors":"G Ellender, K N Ham","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver-loaded ion exchange resin beads implanted into loose connective tissue of the rat pinna produced a local reaction. Initially the lesion comprised local necrosis and tissue disruption with predominantly small round cell infiltration. The subsequent organization was delayed and disordered. Fibroblasts developed grossly dilated cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The matrix contained poorly orientated collagen fibrils of varying size and ground substance appeared condensed and granular. Distorted collagen fibrils were identified within membrane-bound vacuoles in the cytoplasm of both fibroblasts and macrophages. Abnormalities of the silver lesion were indicative of disordered collagen biosynthesis. Silver interfered with the biosynthesis and assembly of matrix components of the connective tissue. The reaction to silver beads in rats maintained on a diet heavily supplemented with ascorbic acid approached that of the control (sodium-loaded bead) with respect to the time scale, tissue reaction and tissue organization. The collagen matrix which formed was more organized and of greater density than that in the rat maintained on a normal diet. However, the repair tissue retained some of the morphological features of the legacy of silver toxicity, in particular delayed repair and dense intracellular fibrils within fibroblasts and macrophages. The excess of ascorbic acid partially ameliorated the effect of silver, possibly by compensating catabolysis of ascorbic acid caused by the presence of the released silver.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"21-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040522/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0032.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14059621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F Q Cunha, G E Souza, C A Souza, B C Cerqueira, S H Ferreira
{"title":"In-vivo blockage of neutrophil migration by LPS is mimicked by a factor released from LPS-stimulated macrophages.","authors":"F Q Cunha, G E Souza, C A Souza, B C Cerqueira, S H Ferreira","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study was performed to determine the effect of an intravenous injection of the macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor (MNCF) (Cunha & Ferreira 1986) on neutrophil migration to rat peritoneal cavities, which were challenged with chemotactic stimuli. Macrophage monolayers stimulated by LPS release a factor (MW greater than 10,000 D) which, when injected intravenously, blocked neutrophil migration in carrageenin-induced peritonitis. This inhibition was dependent on dose and lasted more than 2 h. It was not due to neutropaenia, hypotension or LPS contamination. Neutrophil migration induced by LPS, MNCF, the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa was also blocked by intravenous administration of the factor. Intravenous injection of recombinant interleukin 1 beta or tumour necrosis factor-alpha, present in the samples of the factor, failed to reproduce the described inhibitory effect on neutrophil migration. The release of this factor by LPS-stimulated macrophage monolayers was inhibited by dexamethasone but not by indomethacin. It is suggested that the failure of neutrophils to migrate during septicaemia may be the result of a continuous release of chemotactic factors in the circulation, particularly of the macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor(s).</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040534/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0013.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13788060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental frost-bite in Hanford Miniature Swine. II. Vascular changes.","authors":"P Schoning, M P Hamlet","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Frost-bite lesions were produced in five Hanford Miniature Swine exposed to - 75 degrees C air for 1, 3, 5, 10, or 20 min. Biopsies were taken at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h, and 1 and 2 weeks. Two hundred slides were evaluated microscopically: superficial and deep hyperaemia, vascular inflammation, medial degeneration, and thrombosis were graded from 0 to 5; 0, no change; 5, severe change. Haemorrhage was recorded as present or absent. Hyperaemia was the earliest change seen, both grossly and microscopically. Leucocyte emigration and vasculitis were intermediate stages seen most commonly in the 6, 12, and 24 h biopsies. Medial degeneration and thrombosis, the most severe vascular changes, were not seen until 1-2 weeks following frost-bite injury. These findings show that the outcome of frost-bite can not be accurately predicted from early frost-bite lesions, because thrombosis and medial degeneration are not evident in early lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"51-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040527/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0060.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14059624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of carbon tetrachloride on the copper-laden rat liver.","authors":"L Barrow, M S Tanner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Copper is believed to be hepatotoxic in Indian Childhood Cirrhosis and Wilson's disease. However, copper-loading causes only minimal hepatic damage in animal models. The hypothesis was therefore proposed that a second hepatic insult may precipitate or perpetuate liver injury in a copper-laden liver. In non-copper-dosed rats CCl4 (10 mmol/kg, i.p.) produced elevated serum AST (809 +/- 298 IU/l, normal 20 +/- 5) and ALT (295 +/- 157 IU/l, normal 6 +/- 1) and extensive liver cell necrosis, portal tract inflammation, fat deposition, and perilobular hepatocyte ballooning. In rats whose liver copper was elevated from 75 +/- 13 to 461 +/- 13 micrograms/g by oral copper supplementation, CCl4 produced much smaller increases in AST (492 +/- 80 IU/l) and ALT (172 +/- 57 IU/l) and mild focal liver cell necrosis. Fat deposition and perilobular vacuolation were not reduced. Prior copper-loading of rats unequivocally protected against the CCl4-induced liver injury. Triglyceride accumulation, however, was apparently unaffected. The possible interactions of copper with prostaglandin-mediated inflammation and with free-radical-induced liver damage are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"9-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040525/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0021.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14059628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of BCG-induced immunity on the bactericidal activity of isoniazid and rifampicin in experimental tuberculosis of the mouse and guinea-pig.","authors":"J Dhillon, D A Mitchison","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of previous BCG vaccination on the bactericidal activity of isoniazid and rifampicin has been studied using serial counts of viable tubercle bacilli in the spleens and lungs of mice and guinea-pigs infected intravenously with M. tuberculosis, strain H37Rv. In mice, BCG vaccination decreased the bactericidal activity of isoniazid in the spleen, but did not affect its activity in the lungs, where immunity is less strongly expressed. BCG did not influence the bactericidal activity of rifampicin in either organ. In contrast, previous BCG vaccination in the guinea-pig increased the bactericidal activity of isoniazid and rifampicin in the spleen and lungs. The differences between the animal species might result from the immune response being mainly bacteriostatic in the mouse but bactericidal in the guinea-pig.</p>","PeriodicalId":9248,"journal":{"name":"British journal of experimental pathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"103-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040531/pdf/brjexppathol00145-0110.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13638904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}