Discovery of Deep-Seated Skeletal Rearrangements in the Photocyclizations of Some tert-Butyl-Substituted 1,2-Diarylethylenes.

The in-solution oxidative photocyclization of stilbenes to phenanthrenes is a well-known and synthetically valuable reaction. We report here our discovery that the oxidative photocyclization of several tert-butyl-substituted 1-styrylphenanthrenes resulted not only in the expected formation of tert-butyl-substituted picenes but also in the previously unknown rearrangement leading to the formation of tert-butyl-substituted pentahelicenes.

Role for platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 in macrophage Fcgamma receptor function.

Platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) (CD31), a 130-kD transmembrane glycoprotein that functions in adhesion and signaling, is thought to play a role in some forms of leukocyte transmigration. In the lung, PECAM-1 is highly expressed, yet there have been few studies examining its role in pulmonary pathology. We therefore examined the inflammatory response (measured by bronchoalveolar lavage cell counts and protein content) after several types of lung injury in wild-type and PECAM-1 knockout mice.