Search results for "Urine"

Hemmung von DNA-Synthese und Zellvermehrung durch Apurins�ure und Apyrimidins�ure

1968

Apurinic acid (APA) and apyrimidinic acid (APyA) prepared from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by removing either purine or pyrimidine bases have been reported to inhibit enzymatic DNA-synthesis in vitro (Heicke, 1970). The present paper deals with in vivo effects of APA and APyA on mammalian cells in tissue culture.

P1 and P2 receptors in the rat duodenal smooth muscle

1989

Synthese, Verteilung und Ausscheidung von 14C markiertem 2-Phenyl-3-methyl-tetrahydro-1,4-oxazin (Preludin)

1958

A radioactive preludin preparation, C14 labelled on the 2-carbon of the tetrahydrooxazine ring, was injected into mice in doses of 100 mg/kg s.c. and rats in doses of 10 mg/kg i.v. The radioactivity of the tissues and excreta was followed for 48 hours. An activity concentration surpassing the average body concentration was obtained for a short time in the lungs and for a longer time in kidneys, liver and in the wall of stomach and small intestine. 95–99% of the total activity is found in the urine. The kidney excretion is virtually finished at the end of 8 hours; 1–5% appear after the 8th hour in faeces. No radioactivity was obtained from the expired CO2. The main excretion organs are kidne…

Evidence that ATP or a related purine is an excitatory neurotransmitter in the longitudinal muscle of mouse distal colon

2007

Background and purpose: This study analysed the contribution of the purinergic system to enteric neurotransmission in the longitudinal muscle of mouse distal colon. Experimental approach: Motor responses to exogenous ATP and to nerve stimulation in vitro were assessed as changes in isometric tension. Key results: ATP induced a concentration-dependent contraction, reduced by 4-[[4-formyl-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]-2-pyridinyl]azo]-1,3-benzene disulphonic acid (PPADS), suramin, P2Y purinoreceptor desensitisation with adenosine 5’-O-2-thiodiphosphate (ADPβS), and atropine, but unaffected by P2X purinoceptor desensitisation with α,β-methylene ATP (α,β-meATP) and by 2,2-dimethyl…

Adenosine negatively regulates duodenal motility in mice: role of A1 and A2A receptors

2011

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adenosine is considered to be an important modulator of intestinal motility. This study was undertaken to investigate the role of adenosine in the modulation of contractility in the mouse duodenum and to characterize the adenosine receptor subtypes involved. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH RT-PCR was used to investigate the expression of mRNA encoding for A1, A2A, A2B and A3 receptors. Contractile activity was examined in vitro as changes in isometric tension. KEY RESULTS In mouse duodenum, all four classes of adenosine receptors were expressed, with the A2B receptor subtype being confined to the mucosal layer. Adenosine caused relaxation of mouse longitudinal duodenal muscle; …

QS280. Mesoscopic Traffic Flow Theory Characterizes Microhemodynamics in Chemically-Induced Murine Colitis

2009

Urinary Arsenic Species and Methylation Efficiency During Pregnancy: Concentrations and Associated Factors in Spanish Pregnant Women

2021

Background: Arsenic (As) is considered to be toxic for humans, the main routes of exposure being through drinking water and the diet. Once ingested, inorganic arsenic can be methylated sequentially to monomethyl and dimethyl arsenicals. Several factors can affect both As exposure and methylation efficiency. Objectives: To describe the urinary concentrations of the different As species and evaluate the methylation effi-ciency during pregnancy, as well as their associated factors in a birth cohort of pregnant Spanish women. Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional study were 1017 pregnant women from two areas of Spain who had taken part in the INMA (Environment and Childhood) project (20…

Platelet function testing in pigs using the Multiplate® Analyzer.

2019

PLOS ONE 14(8), e0222010 (2019). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222010

Surface molecularly imprinted silica for selective solid-phase extraction of biochanin A, daidzein and genistein from urine samples

2015

Selective molecularly imprinted silica polymer (SiO2MIP) for extraction of biochanin A, daidzein and genistein was synthesized using the surface molecular imprinting technique with the silica gel as a support. Biochanin A (BCA) was used as a template, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) as a functional monomer, and tetraethoxysilicane (TEOS) as a cross-linker. Non-imprinted polymer with the sol–gel process (SiO2NIP) was also prepared for comparison. The synthesized polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a standard Brunauer-Emett-Teller (BET) and Barret–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) analysis. The obtained results indicate…

The application of the supported liquid membrane and molecularly imprinted polymers as solid acceptor phase for selective extraction of biochanin A f…

2018

An efficient sample clean-up and preconcentration procedure for phytoestrogens analysis in urine has been developed. It was based on a combination of solid phase extraction with hollow-fiber supported liquid membrane and molecularly imprinted beads (MIPs-HF-SLM-SPE). The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were synthesized by precipitation polymerization technique with biochanin A (BCA) as a template, giving narrowly dispersed microspheres with a regular shape. As the functional monomer, (dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (-DEM) turned out to be better than methacrylic acid (MAA) to get the best-imprinted effects. The MIPs used as sorbents in the MIPs-HF-SLM-SPE extraction process exhibite…