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Materiell-reparative Handlungen wurden auf einer bipolaren Gut-Böse-Skala beurteilt, da bisherige Arbeiten zu diesem Thema unter Verwendung der unipolaren Strafe-Skala unklare Ergebnisse zeigten. 40 Erwachsene und 80 Kinder hörten 12 Geschichten über die Ruinierung von Briefmarken, in denen die Tatentstehung (Verschulden) und die Höhe der Ersatzleistung variiert wurden. Die Ergebnisse besagten im einzelnen, daß Kinder des Vor- und Grundschulalters stärker die Ersatzleistung als das Verschulden in Gut-Böse-Urteilen berücksichtigten und daß Erwachsene beide Informationen gleichstark in ihre Gut-Böse-Urteile einfließen ließen. Bei beiden Gruppen schienen Verschulden und Ersatz jedoch mit unterschiedlicher Absicherung nicht-additiv zusammenzuwirken. Die Ergebnisse enthielten eine Replikation US-amerikanischer Befunde mit der Strafe-Skala und diesem Szenario, wiesen aber darüber hinaus auf einen Entwicklungstrend in der NonAdditivität hin. Außerdem ließen sie Zweifel an der Allgemeingültigkeit von Aussagen der sozialpsychologischen Equity-Theorie aufkommen, da Schilderungen vollständiger Ersatzleistungen in keiner Gruppe unabhängig vom Verschulden beurteilt wurden.
The synthesis and the thermal behaviour of the (methylphenylsilyl)methyl carbonates \(CH_3(C_6H_5)Si(H)CH_2OC(O)X (6: X = OCH_3; 7: X = Cl; 8: X = N(CH_3)_2)\) is described. 8 rearranges in toluene solution at 100 °C quantitatively to give the carbam oyloxysilane \(C_6H_5(CH_3)_2SiOC(O)N(CH_3)_2\) (11), whereas neat 6 and 7 at 135 °C undergo quantitative formation of \(C_6H_5(CH_3)_2SiOCH_3\) (12) and \(C_6H_5(CH_3)_2SiCl\) (13), respectively. The formation of 12 and 13 is explained by a rearrangement reaction (by analogy to the rearrangement of 8), follow ed by a decarboxylation. The thermally induced transformations 6 →12, 7 →13, and 8 →11 were found to be first-order reactions with half-lifes of ~2.6 h (135 °C, neat), ~4.5 h (135 °C, neat), and ~3.7 h (100 °C, in toluene), respectively.
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The c, b and ö subunit genes of the Escherichia coli atp operon were cloned individually in an expression vector between the tac fusion promoter and the galK gene. The relative rates of subunit synthesis directed by the cloned genes were similar in vitro andin vivo and compared favourably with the subunit stoichiometry of the assembled proton-translocating A TP synthase of E. coli in vivo. The rate of synthesis of subunit c was at least six times that of subunit b and 18 times that of subunit ö. Progressive shortening of the long intercistronic sequence lying upstream of the subunit c gene showed that maximal expression of this gene is dependent upon the presence of a sequence stretching > 20 bp upstream of the Shine-Dalgarno site. This sequence thus acts to enhance the rate of translational initiation. The possibility that similar sequences might perform the same function in other operons of E. coli and bacteriophage A is also discussed. Translation of the subunit b cistron is partially coupled to translation of the preceding subunit c cistron. In conclusion, the expression of all the atp operon genes could be adjusted to accommodate the subunit requirements of A TP synthase assembly primarily by means of mechanisms which control the efficiency of translational initiation and re-initiation at the respective cistron start codons.
Die Synthese des selektiven Antimuskarinikums Cyclohexylpheny\{3-piperidinopropyl)sila· nol (1 b) wird beschrieben. 1 b wurde - ausgehend von (3·Chlorpropyl)trimethoxysilan - durch eine vierstufige Reaktionsfolge erhalten und als Hydrochlorid 2b mit einer Gesamtausbeute von etwa 45°/o isoliert. - 1 b ist aufgrund seiner großen pharmakologischen Se· lektivität zu einer Standardsubstanz in der experimentellen Pharmakologie bei der Differenzierung von Muskarinrezeptoren geworden.
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In dieser Habilitationsschrift wird das Gesamtgebiet des Wärmetransports in dispersen Medien untersucht, kompakt, ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit, jedoch mit Schwerpunkt auf Strahlungstransport in nicht-transparenten Medien; hier sind es bevorzugt hochporöse Substanzen, die aus Festkörperteilchen bestehen. Die Ergebnisse lassen sich auf andere disperse nicht-transparente Medien wie dichte Gasatmosphären oder einige Zweiphasengemische übertragen, wenn Nicht-Strahlungsanteile und Gesamt-Energieerhaltung korrekt formuliert werden. Die vorliegenden Untersuchungen konzentrieren sich auf stationäre Randbedingungen und Strahlungsquellen. Die Motivation zu dieser Arbeit ist mindestens zweifach: Die Trennung des totalen Wärmestroms in seine Komponenten, in irgendeinem kontinuierlichen oder dispersen Medium, ist eines der herausfordernden, gleichzeitig schwierigsten physikalischen Probleme bei der Analyse des Wärmetransports; zum zweiten ist es für die Verringerung von Wärmeverlusten (z. B. in thermischen Isolierungen) dringend erforderlich, die einzelnen Komponenten der Wärmeverlustströme zu kennen, um sie einzeln zu minimieren (das geht offensichtlich nur, wenn man den totalen Wärmstrom in seine Komponenten zerlegen kann). Die Trennung kann erfolgreich sein, wenn die optische Dicke des untersuchten Mediums sehr groß ist (das Medium ist dann nicht-transparent). In dieser idealen, in der Energietechnik jedoch häufig auftretenden Situation (und nicht nur dort), liefert das Strahlungsdiffusionsmodell den korrekten Ansatz zur Beschreibung des Strahlungsanteils und dessen Temperaturabhängigkeit. Wegen Energieerhaltung und mit der additiven Näherung erlaubt dieses Ergebnis umgekehrt die Berechnung auch der Nichtstrahlungsanteile im totalen Wärmestrom; diese sind demnach alle gleichzeitig in kalorimetrischen Messungen zugänglich. Damit wird nachfolgende separate Analyse dieser Komponenten mittels geeigneter theoretischer Modelle möglich. Da das Temperaturprofil im Medium alle Wärmestromkomponenten zum totalen Wärmestrom miteinander koppelt, ist für diesen Ansatz die Kenntnis der Temperaturabhängigkeit auch aller Nicht-Strahlungsanteile erforderlich. Neben der kalorimetrischen Methode kann die Bestimmung der Extinktion des dispersen Mediums und hiermit des Strahlungstransports auch mittels Spektroskopie sowie Berechnung nach der strengen Mie-Theorie der Lichtstreuung und mit dem Rosseland-Mittelwert vorgenommen werden. Dadurch wird ein Vergleich möglich zwischen Ergebnissen, die mittels drei voneinander völlig unabhängiger Methoden, nämlich kalorimetrisch, spektroskopisch und analytisch/numerisch erzielt wurden. Die Ergebnisse stimmen überein, wenn das Medium nicht-transparent ist; dieser Nachweis wird in der vorliegenden Habilitationsschrift geführt. Im ersten Teil der Habilitationsschrift wird in breit angelegtem Review die Fachliteratur zum Strahlungstransport bis zum Jahr 1985 diskutiert und Methoden zur Lösung der Strahlungstransportgleichung auch im Fall stark anisotroper Streuung beschrieben. Wegen der Forderung nach Energieerhaltung und mit dem oben genannten Ziel, auch die Nicht-Strahlungskomponenten zu analysieren, muß diese Diskussion die theoretischen Aspekte auch dieser Anteile (hier Gas- und Festkörperkontakt-Wärmetransport) einschließen. Den Schluß des ersten Teils bildet ein Katalog offener Fragen, die im zweiten Teil der Habilitationsschrift angegangen werden. Dort werden mittels experimenteller und analytisch/numerischer Ergebnisse das Strahlungsdiffusionsmodell und seine Anwendbarkeit auf disperse nicht-transparente Medien bestätigt. Die Analysen sind gerichtet auf reine oder mit Infrarot-Trübungsmitteln dotierte Pulver und Faserpapiere; beide sind leicht zugängliche, wohl-definierte Testsubstanzen disperser Medien. Ein wichtiger Teil dieser Untersuchungen enthält Messungen ihrer Wärmeleitfähigkeit unter Vakuum und unter externer mechanischer Druckbelastung. Mit evakuierten, druckbelasteten Faserpapieren wurden Wärmeleitfähigkeiten erzielt, die zu den niedrigsten gehören, die bis 1985 an solchen Medien bei hohen Temperaturen gemessen wurden. Weiter sollen optimale Teilchendurchmesser gefunden werden, mit denen das Extinktionsvermögen solcher Schüttungen signifikant erhöht werden kann. Insbesondere ist eine exotische Vorhersage der Mie-Theorie zu prüfen, nach welcher die Extinktion perfekt elektrisch leitender, langer, extrem dünner Zylinder (unter 50 nm) um Größenordnungen über derjenigen herkömmlicher (nichtleitender) Pulver oder Fasern liegt; hierfür sind Materialproben herzustellen. In der Habilitationsschrift wird aufgezeigt, welcher Weg für diesen Nachweis beschritten werden muß (wenige Jahre nach Vorlage der Habilitationsschrift wurden Gustav Mies und Milton Kerkers Vorhersagen auf diesem Weg mit feinsten metallisierten Glasfasern und mit Nickelfasern in Veröffentlichungen des Autors gemeinsam mit J. Fricke, M. Arduini-Schuster, H.-P. Ebert, R. Caps, D. Büttner und A. Kreh erstmalig bestätigt).
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Like all other Salmonella typhimurium strains examined, the smooth variants SF1397 (L T2) and 1366 and also their semi-rough and rough derivatives are non-haemolytic. Nevertheless, two haemolysin (Hly) plasmids of E. coli belonging to the inc groups incFllI,lv (pSU316) and incIz (pHly152) were able to be introduced into these strains by conjugation and stably maintained. A considerable percentage of the Hly+ transconjugants obtained had lost parts of their O-side chains, a result of selection for the better recipient capability of « semi-rough» variants rather than the direct influence of the Hly+ plasmids themselves. In contrast to the incF1lI1V plasmid pSU316, which exhibited higher conjugation rates with rough recipients, the incIz plasmid pHly152 was accepted best by smooth strains. Transformation with cloned E. coli haemolysin (hly) determinant was inefficient ( <10-8) for smooth strains, but 102-103 times higher for rough recipients, and was increased by the use of Salmonella-modified DNA. The transform ants and transconjugants were relatively stable and showed the same haemolytic activity as the E. coli donor strains. The virulence of the Hly+ smooth, semi-rough and rough S. typhimurium strains was tested in two mouse models, and neither the mortality rate nor the ability to multiply within the mouse spleen was influenced by the hly determinants.
Using a monoclonal antibody (No-194) we have identified, in Xenopus laevis and other amphibia, an acidic protein of M, 40,000 (ribocharin) which is specifically associated with the granular component of the nucleolus and nucleoplasmic 65S particles. These particles contain the nuclear 28S rRNA and apparently represent the precursor to the large ribosomal subunit in nucleocytoplasmic transit. By immunoelectron microscopy ribocharin has been localized in the granular component of the nucleolus and in interchromatin granules. During mitosis ribocharin-containing particles are associated with surfaces of chromosomes and are recollected in the reconstituting nucleoli in late telophase. We suggest that ribocharin is a specific component of precursor particles of the large ribosomal subunit, which dissociates from the 65S particle before passage through the nuclear envelope, and is reutilized in ribosome biogenesis.
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Children's judgements of deserved punishment were studied as function of three moral variables. Subjects judged how much a child in a story should be punished for ruining another's stamps, given information about (a) how many stamps were damaged, (b) the culpa, or intent, of the harmful act, and (c) recompense, or the proportion of stamps paid back by the offender. In three experiments, recompense had substantially greater effects than the damage for which recompense was made. This pre-potency of recompense was greater at younger ages across a range from 4 years to college age. Damage and culpa were integrated by an additive rule in agreement with previous work. In contrast, the recompense-damage and recompense-culpa integration rules were both non-additive.
In this study the effect of recombinant human interleukin 2 (rec.hIL-2) on the proliferation and maturation of B lymphocytes was investigated. It was found that the presence of rec.hIL 2 results in proliferation of mitogen (LPS)-activated B cell blasts. In addition, it is shown that highly enriched murine B cells can be induced by rec.hIL-2 to proliferate and to develop into antibody-secreting cells (PFC) in the presence of antigen (SRBC). When tested for its effect on B cell preparations enriched for resting (small) or activated (blasted) B lymphocytes, it was found that rec.hIL 2 provides signals for both B cell populations to develop into PFC. In contrast, induction of proliferation by the same lymphokine source was only seen in blasted B cells. The data indicate that IL 2 is involved in the generation of B effector cells by directly acting on their precursors thereby providing differentiation as well as proliferation signals.
Human B cells appropriately activated by a B cell mitogen are rendered susceptible to human Interleukin 2 (IL-2) as demonstrated with recombinant human IL-2 (rec. h IL-2). They show increased proliferation and drastically enhanced immunoglobulin secretion. Susceptibility to IL-2 is accompanied with the expression of the IL-2 receptor (Tac antigen) on B cells. The data suggest that IL-2 is one of the lymphokines directly involved in the activation of B lymphocytes.
An rechtsbezogenen empirischen Arbeiten zur Schadenswiedergutmachung kann die echte Wechselseitigkeit im Verhältnis von Recht und Psychologie im Einklang mit Hommers (1981) weiter belegt werden. Da die Psychologie somit nicht nur Hilfsfunktion für die Rechtspflege, sondern die rechtlichen Gedankengänge auch umgekehrt in gewissen Bereichen Hilfsfunktion für die psychologische Theorienbildung besitzen, wird eine hinreichende Gegenstandsdefinition der Rechtspsychologie erreicht, in der eine eigenständige Rechtspsychologie i.e.S. gegenpartnerisch neben der Vereinigung der hi7fswissenschaftlichen Kriminal- und Forensischen Psychologie existiert.
In den Reaktionen von Tetracyanethylen (TCNE) und 5,6-Dichlor-2,3-dicyan-p-benzochinon mit Benzvalen haben wir kürzlich die ersten Beispiele für die lange gesuchte einstufige 1,4-Cycloaddition eines Alkens an ein Vinylcyclopropan gcfunden(I~J. Sie ist als [(.,2.+.2s)+ 112J-Prozeß der Dicls-Alder-Addition nahe verwandtllbl. Allerdings entsteht das betreffende TCNE-Addukt, ein Dihydrosemibullvalen-Derivat, nur in einer Ausbeute von wenigen Prozent. Die Hauptprodukte gehen aus einer Zwitterionischen Zwischenstufe hervor, die durch Anlagerung von TCNE an die Benzvalen-n-Bindung resultiert.
Professor Rolf Huisgen zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet
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The ligand-binding subunit of the A\(_1\)-adenosine receptor has been identified by photoaffinity labeling. A photolabile derivative of R- \(N^6\)-phenylisopropyladenosine, R-2-azido-\(N^6\)-p-hydroxyphenylisopropyladenosine (R-AHPIA), has been synthesized as a covalent specific Iigand for A\(_1\)-adenosine receptors. In adenylate cyclase studies with membranes of rat fat cells and human platelets, R·AHPIA has adenosine receptor agonist activity with a more than 60-fold selectivity for the A\(_1\)-subtype. It competes for [\(^3\)H].\(N^6\)- phenylisopropyladenosine binding to Arreceptors of rat brain membranes with a Ki value of 1.6 nM. After UV irradiation, R-AHPIA binds irreversibly to the receptor, as indicated by a loss of [\(^3\)H)\(N^6\)-phenylisopropyladenosine binding afterextensive washing; the K; value for this photoinactivation is 1.3 nM. The p-hydroxyphenyl substituent of R-AHPIA can be directly radioiodinated to give a photoaffinity Iabel of high specific radioactivity (\(^{125}\)I-AHPIA). This compound has a KD value of about 1.5 nM as assessed from saturation and kinetic experiments. Adenosine analogues compete for \(^{125}\)I-AHPIA binding to rat brain membranes with an order of potency characteristic for A\(_1\)-adenosine receptors. Dissociation curves following UV irradiation at equilibrium demonstrate 30-40% irreversible specific binding. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicates that the probe is photoincorporated into a single peptide of M\(_r\) = 35,000. Labeling of this peptide can be blocked specifically and stereoselectively by adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists in a manner which is typical for the A\(_1\)-subtype. The results indicate that \(^{125}\)I-AHPIA identifies the ligand-binding subunit of the A\(_1\)-adenosine receptor, which is a peptide with M\(_r\) = 35,000.
Nine hierarchical and four nonhierarchical clustering algorithms were compared on their ability to resolve 200 multivariate normal mixtures. The effects of coverage, similarity measures, and cluster overlap were studied by including different levels of coverage for the hierarchical algorithms, Euclidean distances and Pearson correlation coefficients, and truncated multivariate normal mixtures in the analysis. The results confirmed the findings of previous Monte Carlo studies on clustering procedures in that accuracy was inversely related to coverage, and that algorithms using correlation as the similarity measure were significantly more accurate than those using Euclidean distances. No evidence was found for the assumption that the positive effects of the use of correlation coefficients are confined to unconstrained mixture models.
It is the aim of this study to characterize and quantify the cells within isolated rat islets that express MHC class 11 antigens. A set of five monoelonal antibodies and two polyclonal antisera of defined specificlty were used in combination with a newly devised procedure for three·dimensional immunofluorescence evaluation of intact islets. It is shown that in addition to passen· ger cells, such as Iymphocytes, macro· phages, and dendrlticlike cells, vascular endothelial and endocrine cells are also capable of expressing class 11 antigens. This expression Is strongly influenced by in vitro culture. pregnancy, streptozotocin- induced diabetes, transplantation trauma, and alloantigenic stimuli. The pos· sible role of the above cells in antigen presentation related to islet transplantation is discussed.
Die Titelverbindungen können durch Reaktion von Methyldibromstiban mit Natriumdithiocarbamaten bei tiefen Temperaturen (-78°C) erhalten werden. Bezüglich seiner Kristallstruktur läßt sich CH3Sb(S2CNEt2)2 gut zwischen dem entsprechenden Bismutan CH3Bi(S2CNEt2)2 und dem Arsan C6H5As(S2CNEt2)2 einordnen. Anzeichen für ungewöhnliche intermolekulare Wechselwirkungen sind bei dieser Verbindung nicht zu erkennen.
Es wurde die Hypothese überprüft , daß ein enger Zusammenhang zwischen Metagedächtnis, Gedächtnisverhalten und -leistung bei Grundschulkindern dann hergestellt werden kann, wenn mittlere Aufgabenschwierigkeit und reliable Erfassungsinstrumente vorliegen sowie weiterhin Transferleistungen im Anschluß an eine Trainingsphase gefordert sind. Am Beispiel von semantischen Kategorisietungsaufgaben ergab sich für eine Stichprobe von Drinkläßlern, (N = 106), daß die postulierten korrelativen Zusammenhänge besonders für den Prätest (also vor Trainingsbeginn) nachweisbar waren. Die erwarteten Effekte eines aufgabenspezifischen Trainingsprogramms auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Wissen und Verhalten ließen sich nicht sichern. Anhand eines Kausalmodells ließen sich erste empirische Anhaltspunkte für die Bestätigung der sog. "Rückkoppelungshypotbese" (Brown, 1978; Flavell, 1978) finden, derzufolge kausale Wirkungsketten zwischen Metagedächtnis und Gedächtnisverhalten anzunehmen sind.
Using antibodies to various nucleolar and ribosomal proteins, we define, by immunolocalization in situ, the distribution of nucleolar proteins in the different morphological nucleolar subcompartments. In the present study we describe the nucleolar localization of a specific ribosomal protein (51) by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy using a monoclonal antibody (R5 1-105). In immunoblotting experiments, this antibody reacts specifically with the largest and most acidic protein of the small ribosomal subunit (51) and shows wide interspecies cross-reactivity from amphibia to man. Beside its localization in cytoplasmic ribosomes, this protein is found to be specifically localized in the granular component of the nucleolus and in distinct granular aggregates scattered over the nucleoplasm. This indicates that ribosomal protein 51, in contrast to reports on other ribosomal proteins, is not bound to nascent pre-rRNA transcripts but attaches to preribosomes at later stages of rRNA processing and maturation. This protein is not detected in the residual nucleolar structures of cells inactive in rRNA synthesis such as amphibian and avian erythrocytes. During mitosis, the nucleolar material containing ribosomal protein 51 undergoes a remarkable transition and shows a distribution distinct from that of several other nucleolar proteins. In prophase, the nucleolus disintegrates and protein 51 appears in numerous small granules scattered throughout the prophase nucleus. During metaphase and anaphase, a considerable amount of this protein is found in association with the surfaces of all chromosomes and finely dispersed in the cell plasm. In telophase, protein 51-containing material reaccumulates in granular particles in the nucleoplasm of the newly formed nuclei and, finally, in the re-forming nucleoli. These observations indicate that the nucleolus-derived particles containing ribosomal protein 51 are different from cytoplasmic ribosomes and, in the living cell, are selectively recollected after mitosis into the newly formed nuclei and translocated into a specific nucleolar subcompartment, i.e ., the granular component. The nucleolar location of ribosomal protein 51 and its rearrangement du'ring mitosis is discussed in relation to the distribution of other nucleolar proteins.
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Jahresbericht 1984
(1985)
Isolation of a functional human interleukin 2 gene from a cosmid library by recombination in vivo
(1985)
A method has been developed that allows the isolation of genomic clones from a cosmid library by homologaus recombination in vivo. This method was used to isolate a human genomic interleukin 2 (IL2) gene. The genomic cosmid library was packaged in vivo into A. phage particles. A recombination-proficient host strain carrying IL2 cDNA sequences in a non-homologaus plasmid vector was infected by the packaged cosmid library. After in vivo packaging and reinfection, recombinants carrying the antibiotic resistance genes of both vectors were selected. From a recombinant cosmid clone the chromosomal IL2 genewas restored. After DNA mediated gene transfer into mouse Ltk- cells human IL2 was expressed constitutively.
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Individual recogmtlon in the non-eusocial arthropods is, according to our present knowledge, predominantly found in the frame of permanent or temporary monogamy. In some cases, e. g. in stomatopods and possibly other marine crustaceans too, individual recognition may serve to allow identification of (i) individuals within dominance hierarchies or (ii) neighbours in territorial species thus helping to avoid the repetition of unnecessary and costly fights. Kin recognition is experimentally proven only in some isopod species (genera Hemilepistus and Porcel/io) and in the primitive cockroach (termite?) Cryptocercus. The «signatures» or «discriminators» used in the arthropods are chemical. It is assumed that the identifying substances are mainly genetically determined and in this paper I shall discuss possible evolutionary origins. The main part of this account is devoted to the presentation of some aspects of the highly developed individual and kin identification and recognition system in the desert isopod Hemilepistus reaumuri - a pure monogamous species in which pairs together with their progeny form strictly exclusive family units. Amongst other things problems of (i) mate choice, (ii) learning to recognize a partner, (iii) avoiding the un adaptive familiarization with aliens are treated. Monogamy under present conditions is for both sexes the only suitable way of maximizing reproductive success; an extremely strong selection pressure must act against every attempt to abandon monogamy under the given ecological conditions. The family «badges» which are certainly always blends of different discriminator substances are extremely variable. This variability is mainly due to genetical differences and is not environmentally caused. It is to be expected that intra-family variabiliry exists in respect of the production of discriminator substances. Since the common badge of a family is the result of exchanging and mixing individual substances, and since the chemical nature of these discriminators requires direct body contacts in order to acquire those substances which an individual does not produce itself, problems must arise with molting. These difficulties do indeed exist and they are aggravated by the fact that individuals may produce substances which do not show up in the common family badge. An efficient learning capability on the one hand and the use of inhibiting properties of newly molted isopods help to solve these problems. In the final discussion three questions are posed and - partly at least - answered; (i) why are families so strictly exclusive, (ii) how many discriminator substances have to be produced to provide a variability allowing families to remain exclusive under extreme conditions of very high population densities, (iii) what is the structure of the family badge and what does an individual have to learn apart from the badge in order not to mistake a family member for an alien or vice versa.
Mouse H-Y-specific and I-Ab restricted T-cell clones have been established and compared for their helper effects in the differentiation ofboth T and B Iymphocytes. The results demonstrate that three individual T -cell clones and one subclone could help in the antigen-driven induction of cytotoxic Iymphocytes (CTL) from their precursor cells (CTL-P), and were able to activate B cells to develop into antibody-secreting cells (PFC) in the presence of SRBC, provided the cloned T cells were restimulated by H-Y antigen on antigen-presenting cells. In addition, antigen or lectin could induce the same H -Y -specific T -cell clones to secrete factor(s) expressing helper activities similar to that ofthe cloned T cells. Furthermore, it is shown that the T cell-derived soluble mediator(s) was distinct from T-cell growth factor (TCGF) and from immune interferon (lFN-y). The data reveal a new type ofT cell with helper potential for the activation ofCTL-P and B Iymphocytes, and suggest the existence of distinct T helper cells which can provide help for both cytotoxic and antibody responses by virtue of different Iymphokine activities.
In this study we report that cloned Thy-l +, L3T4-, Lyt-l-, Lyt-2+, H-Y-specific and H-2Db-restricted cytotoxic T ce11 lines (CTLL) when indueed by lectin or antigen secrete a soluble mediator(s) (SF) that inhibits proliferation and generation of cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTL) in mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC). The biological activity was separable by gel filtration and appeared as a broad peak in the moleeular mass range between 10000 and 50000 kDa. It was found that the suppressive activity released by CTLL neither strictly correlates with their cytotoxic potential nor with their ability to produce immune interferon or Iymphotoxin. SF was shown to elicitits activity in an antigen-nonspeeific manner in that it suppressed the maturation of T lymphocytes responding to both, the appropriate H-Y antigen as weH as to unrelated H_2d alloantigens or to the hapten 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl (TNP). The effect of SF on CTL responses was most pronounced in early phases of primary or secondary MLC. When analyzed for its inhibitory activity on precursor ceHs in populations selected for either Lyt-2- or L3T4- lymphocytes, it was found that SF interfered with the maturation of both subsets. The inhibition of CTL responses elicited by SF could not be reversed by the addition of exogenous interleukin 2. The findtng that SF also inhi. bited the proliferation of some but not a11 antigen-dependent cloned T ceHs with helper or eytc'toxic potential provides evidence that the faetor also may regulate effector lymphl)cytes. In addition, the results support the assumption that SF exerts its effect direetly on the responder rather than the stimulator population, and demonstrate that the development of CTL from their preeursor eeHs is contro11ed at least in part by the eytotoxic effeetor cells themselves via a soluble factor(s) that interferes with distinct stages of T ce11 maturation. These findings again emphasize the expression of multiple functions by CTL and indieate their possible role du ring the course of an immune response by their capability to eliminate target cells and to secrete a soluble product(s) that mediates feedback contro!.
Hurritische Lexikographie
(1985)
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Peptide and polypeptide hormones represent an extensive group of biologically active compounds of important significance for medicine and agriculture. In recent years genetic engineering methods have been used to create strains of microorganisms synthesizing eukaryotic proteins, including hormones and their precursors. The first stage of such developments is the isolation of DNA coding the des~red product. We have accomplished the cloning of the cDNA of a number of polypeptide and peptide hormones of the pituitary of man and domestic animals. The model gene of human calcitonin has also been synthesized and cloned. The obtained genes are being used to develop methods for the microbiological synthesis of human and animal-hormones.
Aus der Durchsicht neuerer Forschungsliteratur zum Thema Schulprognose läßt sich ableiten, daß im Gegensatz zur unbestrittenen Bedeutung von kognitiven Tätigkeitsmerkmalen die Relevanz von nicht-kognitiven (z. B. Angst- und Leistungs-)Merkmalen für die Schulleistung nicht klar abzuschätzen ist. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung wurde nun der Vetsuch unternommen, anhand von explorativen Kausalmodellen mit latenten Variablen (LVPLS) die relative Bedeutsarnkeit nichtkognitiver Variablen für den Schulerfolg zu bestimmen. Die anhand einer Stichprobe von 87 Viertkläßlern gewonnenen Befunde unterstreichen die herausragende Relevanz kognitiver Merkmale, deuten jedoch auch darauf hin, daß die Rolle von Angsrkomponenten und Leistungsmotivkennwetten aufgrund ihrer vorwiegend indirekten Einflußnahme nicht unterschätzt werden darf. Angesichts der immer noch defizitären Theorieentwicklung im Bereich der Schulerfolgsprognose wird dafür plädiert, hier weiterhin gezielt mit explorativen Modellen zu arbeiten.
Adenosine receptors in guinea pig lung were characterized by measurement of cyclic AMP formation and radioligand binding. 5'-N-Ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) increased cyclic AMP Ievels in lung slices about 4-fold over basal values with an EC\(_{50}\) of 0.32 \(\mu\)mol/l. N\(^6\) - R-(- )-Phenylisopropyladenosine (R-PIA) was 5-fold less potent than NECA. 5'-N-Methylcarboxamidoadenosine (MECA) and 2-chloroadenosine had EC\(_{50}\)-values of 0.29 and 2.6 \(\mu\)mol/l, whereas adenosine and inosine had no effect. The adenosine receptors in guinea pig Iung can therefore be classified as A\(_2\) receptors. Several xanthine derivatives antagonized the NECA-induced increase in cyclic AMP levels. 1,3-Diethyl-8-phenylxanthine (DPX; K\(_i\) 0.14 \(\mu\)mol/l) was the most potent analogue, followed by 8-phenyltheophylline (K\(_i\) 0.55 \(\mu\)mol/l), 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX; K\(_i\) 2.9 \(\mu\)mol/l) and theophylline (K\(_i\) 8.1 \(\mu\)mol/l). In contrast, enprofylline (1 mmol/1) enhanced basal and NECA-stimulated cyclic AMP formation. In addition, we attempted to characterize these receptors in binding studies with [\(^3\)H]NECA. The K\(_D\) for [\(^3\)H] NECA was 0.25 \(\mu\)mol/l and the maximal number of binding sites was 12 pmol/mg protein. In competition experiments MECA (K\(_i\) 0.14 \(\mu\)mol/l) was the most potent inhibitor of [\(^3\)H] NECA binding, followed by NECA (K\(_i\) 0.19 \(\mu\)mol/l) and 2-chloroadenosine (K\(_i\) 1.4 \(\mu\)mol/l). These results correlate well with the EC\(_{50}\)- values for cyclic AMP formation in lung slices. However, the K\(_i\)-values of R-PIA and theophylline were 240 and 270 \(\mu\)mol/l, and DPX and 8-phenyltheophylline did not compete for [\(^3\)H]NECA binding sites. Therefore, a complete characterization of A\(_2\) adenosine receptors by [\(^3\)H] NECA binding was not achieved. In conclusion, our results show the presence of adenylate cyclase-coupled A\(_2\) adenosiile receptors in lung tissue which are antagonized by several xanthines.
Ernährung und Krebs
(1985)
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