Suppressive effect of caffeine on the development of hepatic tumors induced by 2-acetylaminofluorene in ACI rats.

The effect of caffeine on the development of hepatic tumors induced by 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) was studied in 6-week-old male ACI rats. Rats in group 1 were fed a diet containing 0.02% 2-AAF for 18 weeks and then basal diet for 15 weeks with normal drinking water throughout.

Complement activation by polymer binding IgG.

It was found that immobilized IgG on polymer carriers activates complement on contact with the serum. As polymers were microspherical in this study, complement fragments bound to polymers were detected by the agglutination of the polymer microspheres with the corresponding antisera or rosette formation with cells having complement receptors. Without the immobilization of IgG, polymers having amino, carboxyl, cyano or phenyl groups activated complement in the serum, while the presence of hydroxyl and carbamoyl groups in polymers did not cause complement activation.

[Body movements during sleep in Lennox syndrome].

In Lennox syndrome the brainstem which plays important roles in regulating sleep and its parameters is thought to be disturbed. In order to clarify the importance of the dysfunction of the brainstem in Lennox syndrome, polygraphic examination were studied and their findings were assessed with prognosis. 8 patients aged from 6 to 17 years were subjected to this study.

Induction of hepatic ornithine decarboxylase by intraperitoneal administration of caffeine in rats.

I.p. administration of caffeine led to a significant increase in hepatic ornithine decarboxylase activity in rats.

Separation of carcinogenic fraction of bracken fern.

Isolation of the carcinogen in the boiling water extract of bracken fern was conducted by following the active principle with a carcinogenicity bioassay. Fractionation of the bracken extract was carried out using adsorption on resin (Amberlite XAD-2 and TOYOPEARL HW-40 (c] and organic solvent extraction. A diet containing each of the fractions was given to 7 female Charles River Sprague-Dawley rats (CD rats) of 4 weeks old, except for the second fraction.

Preparation of microspheres of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) and its derivatives as carriers for immobilized proteins.

Microspheres of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) and its derivatives have been prepared. The diameter can be varied in the range from 0.5 to 5 micron.

In vivo evaluation of ocular inserts of hydrogel impregnated with antibiotics for trachoma therapy.

Sustained release of antibiotics from hydrogel matrices in the eye was studied for the purpose of developing a new method for trachoma therapy. Copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone were moulded into an ocular insert and impregnated with erythromycin or erythromycin estolate. The antibiotic-hydrogel inserts completely suppressed the chlamydia trachomatis infection in the owl monkey eyes.

Ocular inserts for controlled release of antibiotics.

Ocular inserts impregnated with antibiotics (erythromycin and erythromycin estolate) which have sustained release characteristics were prepared, mainly for the purpose of trachoma therapy. In vitro experiments showed that the elution rate of a drug with low solubility in water (erythromycin estolate) is constant when the water content of the hydrogel insert is more than 30%. In the case of a drug with higher solubility (erythromycin), the elution rate depends on the water content.

Analysis of deposits on high water content contact lenses.

Deposits on soft contact lenses of high water content were investigated morphologically and chemically and compared with those on conventional soft contact lenses of poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). The material of the lenses examined in this investigation was the crosslinked copolymer of methyl methacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidone with a water content higher than 70%. Morphologically, the deposits on the lenses with high water content were found to have no characteristics distinguishable from those on conventional lenses.

Carcinogenicity of dextran sulfate sodium in relation to its molecular weight.

The carcinogenicity of dextran and 3 kinds of dextran sulfate sodium with different molecular weights and almost the same sulfur content were compared in ACI rats. Dextran sulfate sodium of molecular weight 54,000 showed a strong carcinogenic activity when it was given orally as 2.5% diet, whereas dextran sulfate sodium of molecular weight 520,000 and 9500 and dextran showed no significant carcinogenicity, i.

Induction of mammary cancer in CD rats fed bracken diet.

Fifteen male and 15 female Charles River Sprague-Dawley rats (CD rats) of 6 weeks old were given a diet containing 30% bracken fronds throughout the experimental period of 260 days. Male rats fed bracken diet developed multiple ileal tumors and urinary bladder tumors with incidences of 100% and 60%, respectively. Female rats developed multiple mammary tumors with an incidence of 87% in addition to ileal and urinary bladder tumors.

Enhancement by bracken of induction of tumours of the upper alimentary tract by N-propyl-N-nitrosourethan.

The effect of bracken on the induction of tumours of the upper alimentary tract by N-propyl-N-nitrosourethan (PNU) was studied in 7-week-old ACI rats. Group I received a solution of 400 pts/10(6) of PNU in their drinking water for 6 weeks; Groups II and III were given PNU as in Group I, and then from 1 week later were fed on diets containing 5 and 30% bracken, respectively, for 33 weeks; Groups IV and V were fed on diets containing 5 and 30% bracken, respectively, for 33 weeks, from 14 weeks after birth. A control group was given basal diet and water only.

Carcinogenicity examination of inflorescence of Zingiber mioga Roscoe.

The carcinogenicity of mioga was examined in ACI and Fischer 344 rats. In Experiment I, a test group of ACI rats received diet containing mioga for 365 days, and the control group received normal basal diet. The experiment was terminated 480 days after the start of feeding.

Polymer microbeads bound to C3 fragments for detecting and labeling cells with C3 receptors.

Monodisperse microbeads (mbs) of a hydrophilic polymer with diameters of 4 microns and 0.2 micron were prepared. To these mbs, IgM or a sugar was bound covalently, and then the mbs were treated with fresh human or mouse serum.

Carcinogenic activity of 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido [4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2), a pyrolysis product of tryptophan.

The carcinogenic activity of 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2), a pyrolysis product of tryptophan, was studied in inbred strain ACI rats. Twenty rats received a diet containing 0.01% Trp-P-2 for 870 days.

Carcinogenicity examination of quercetin and rutin in ACI rats.

Carcinogenicity of quercetin and rutin were examined in inbred ACI strain rats. Rats were given a diet containing 1% or 5% quercetin or 5% rutin for 540 days, or 10% quercetin and 10% rutin for 850 days. Rats in control groups were fed a normal basal diet.