Escherichia coli load reduction from runoff by vegetative filter strips: a laboratory-scale study.

Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are commonly used best management practices for removing contaminants from runoff. Additional research is warranted to determine their efficiency and the most appropriate metrics for predicting fecal bacteria reductions. The objective of this research was to determine VFS effectiveness in removing from runoff relative to inflow rate, infiltration capacity, and flow concentration.

Linkage between monokine production and regulation of the negative surface charge density of human monocytes.

The regulation of the negative surface charge density of human monocytes was investigated with the help of the synthetic glycolipid analogue BAY R 1005. This compound is incorporated into the outer membrane of isolated monocytes during 24 hours of incubation. After this time the electrophoretic mobility (EM) of monocytes is unchanged at 0.

Ciprofloxacin enhances T cell function by modulating interleukin activities.

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is a quinolone carboxylic acid derivative with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. CIP (0.1-30 micrograms/ml) enhanced DNA synthesis of mouse spleen cells and human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) that had been activated with T cell mitogens or with alloantigens.

Isolation of human B-cell subpopulations for pharmacological studies.

Three groups of human peripheral blood B-lymphocytes were separated from each other by countercurrent centrifugal elutriation and free-flow electrophoresis. They differed in their state of maturation and in their capability to produce antibodies in vitro. These B-cell subpopulations were used to study features of a drug such as BAY R 1005.