Bioluminescent Study of the Distribution of High-Molecular-Weight Protein Fraction of Cellex Daily Preparation in the Brain after Intranasal Administation.

Permeability of the blood-brain barrier for protein fractions 50-100 kDa (PF) of Cellex Daily preparation labeled with fluorescent tracer FITC and non-conjugated FITC were compared after intranasal administration of the preparations to healthy rats. Fluorimetrical analysis of the serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples showed that Cellex Daily PF-FITC administered intranasally penetrated into the blood and cerebrospinal fluid with maximum accumulation in 2 h after administration and persists in the circulation for 24 h probably due to binding with plasma proteins. The differences in the kinetic profile of PF-FITC and free FITC indirectly suggest that the major part of the preparation is not degraded within 24 h and FITC is probably not cleaved from the protein components of the preparation.

[Ambiphyra ameiuri--a dangerous parasite of Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque].

A description of the ectoparasitic ciliate of the channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Ambiphrya ameiuri, is given. Various medicinal preparations were tested in order to control A. ameiuri.