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I Ando

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Tumor promoter phorbol esters induce unresponsiveness to antigen and expression of interleukin 2 receptor on T cells.

The tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate induces the expression of the interleukin 2 receptor and the disappearance of the T3 complex in a T cell hybridoma, T cell clones, thymic and peripheral T cells and T cell tumors. These changes are accompanied by an increased sensitivity to interleukin 2 and antigen-specific unresponsiveness in T cell clones.

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Phorbol ester-induced expression and function of the interleukin 2 receptor in human B lymphocytes.

The expression of the interleukin 2 receptor (Tac) on normal B cells and Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid B cell lines is induced by the tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA). The receptor on B cells is indistinguishable from that on T cells by serological and biochemical analysis. It is functionally active so that TPA-induced B cells respond to interleukin 2 by increased DNA synthesis. These results suggest that the expression of Tac is not exclusively restricted to T cells and that interleukin 2 may play a role in B cell differentiation.

B-Lymphocytes↗

Tumor and liver uptake models of 67Ga-citrate.

After administration 67Ga concentrates with time in lysosomes from the cytoplasm of liver cells. The lysosomal role in the accumulation of 67Ga in the liver cell is weakened upon transformation of the liver cell into a malignant tumor cell. In malignant tumors (except for hepatoma) the lysosome does not play a major role in the tumor concentration of 67Ga. 67Ga is bound to acid mucopolysaccharides (keratan polysulfate, etc.) in both tumor and liver. In liver cells, large amounts of 67Ga are transported into lysosomes with these acid mucopolysaccharides, and in hepatoma cells, quite large amounts of 67Ga are transported into lysosomes with these acid mucopolysaccharides. In malignant tumor cells (except for hepatoma) the effect is much smaller, the acid mucopolysaccharides transporting very little 67Ga into lysosome. The 67Ga is concentrated in viable tumor tissue within malignant tissue but hardly at all in necrotic tumor tissue, and concentrates avidly in inflammatory infiltration around tumor cells. Plenty of 67Ga is found in liver but very little in connective tissue associated with the liver.

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67Ga-binding substances in stomach, small intestine, pancreas, and muscle.

Normal male rats were injected with either gallium citrate Ga 67 or sodium sulfate S 35. After 24 h, the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, and muscle were excised and homogenized. After the removal of the nuclear fraction, each of these homogenates was digested with protease. After digestion, the supernatants of the reaction mixtures were applied to a Sephadex-G-100 column. The radioactivity was eluted with buffer solution. The resultant eluates were analyzed for radioactivity and the levels of proteins, uronic acids, and sialic acids. In all four organs, sizable amounts of 67Ga were bound to sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides with molecular masses of about 10,000 daltons and to sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides, a species whose molecular masses exceed 40,000 daltons. In the stomach, large amounts of 67Ga were bound to sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides with molecular masses of about 10,000 daltons. From these results, it is obvious that the main 67Ga-binding substances in these four organs are sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides, and that these acid mucopolysaccharides play the most important role in the concentration of 67Ga in these organs.

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Relation between the location of elements in the periodic table and tumor-uptake rate.

The bipositive ions and anions, with few exceptions, indicated a low tumor uptake rate. On the other hand, compounds of Hg, Au and Bi, which have a strong binding power to protein, showed a high tumor uptake rate. As Hg2+, Au+ and Bi3+ are soft acids according to the classification of Lewis acids, it was thought that these ions would bind strongly to soft bases (R-SH, R-S-) present in tumor tissue. For many hard acids such as 85Sr2+, 67Ga3+, 181Hf4+, and 95Nb5+, tumor uptake rates are shown as a function of ionic potentials (valency/ionic radii) of the metal ions. Considering the present data and previously reported results, it was presumed that hard acids of trivalence, quadrivalence and pentavalence would replace calcium in the calcium salts of hard bases (calcium salts of acid mucopolysaccharides, etc.). Ionic potentials of alkaline metals and Tl were small, but the tumor-uptake rate of these elements indicated various values. As Ge and Sb are bound by covalent bonds to chloride, GeCl4 and SbCl3 behaved differently from many metallic compounds in tumor tissue.

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Species of 67Ga-binding acid mucopolysaccharide in liver.

It was determined from measuring neutral saccharide in the structure that the principal 67Ga-binding acid mucopolysaccharide in liver was keratan sulfate and/or keratan polysulfate. On the other hand, it was clarified from the results of mucopolysaccharase treatment that the main 67Ga-binding acid mucopolysaccharide in liver was not either one of keratan sulfate, heparan sulfate, heparin, chondroitin sulfate A, B and C. Based on the present results, it was deduced that the main 67Ga-binding acid mucopolysaccharide in liver was keratan polysulfate.

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HNK-I antibody reacts with peripheral nerves and sweat glands in the skin.

The distribution of Leu-7 antigen was investigated using immunoperoxidase staining technique. It was found that HNK-I monoclonal antibody reacted with peripheral nerves and sweat glands (both apocrine and eccrine) of the skin. HNK-I antibody is a new marker for them, and may help to elucidate the nature of some skin tumours.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

[Mechanism of 67Ga uptake by an experimental abscess--permeability of plasma from blood vessels in abscessed tissue].

In the previous paper, we reported that 67Ga was accumulated in abscess and uptake rate of 67Ga in abscess increased with time after the injection of 67Ga-citrate. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the influence of blood flow on the accumulation of 67Ga in abscess. Five days after subcutaneous injection of 0.2 ml of turpentine to the rats, 131I-human serum albumin (HSA) was injected intravenously to the rats. At an appropriate time after the injection (10 min to 6 days), uptake rates of 131I-HSA in abscess and normal tissues were measured. Similarly, 51Cr-red blood cells (RBC) were injected intravenously to the above rats and the uptake rates of 51Cr-RBC were also measured. One, three, and 24 hours after injection of 131I-HSA, the uptake rates of 131I-HSA in abscess were 1.32 %dose/g, 1.84 %dose/g, and 0.82 %dose/g, respectively. However, the uptake rates of 51Cr-RBC in abscess was very small, and the value was 0.14 %dose/g at 24 hours after the injection. In the case of abscess, blood in the tissue fluid was very little, but the permeability of 131I-HSA from the blood vessel in the tissue was much larger than that of normal tissues. From these facts, it was deduced that the accelerated permeability caused the abscess accumulation of 67Ga.

Abscess↗

A new method in criminology: use of ELISA to detect AFP on different materials with monoclonal anti-alpha-fetoprotein.

A new method has been introduced to distinguish normal adult serum stains from fetal or newborn serum and amniotic fluid stains with ELISA in cases of criminal abortion and infanticide. The method is based on the sensitive detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) by a two-site enzyme immunoassay (EIA) following its elution with high efficiency from different materials (e.g., cotton, paper, synthetic fabric, or glass) by phosphate-buffered 0.5 M NaCl solution.

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67Ga-binding substances in abscess and normal tissues.

Abscess-induced animals and normal animals were treated with 67Ga-citrate. Abscess, kidney, heart, lung, and spleen were excised and homogenized. After removal of the nuclear fraction, each of these homogenates was digested with protease. After digestion, the supernatants of the reaction mixtures were applied to a Sephadex G-100 column. Resultant eluates were analyzed for radioactivity, protein, uronic acids, and sialic acids. Sodium sulfate-35S was administered to animals that were then treated by the same procedure as that followed for animals treated with 67Ga-citrate. In abscess, kidney, lung, heart, and spleen, sizeable amounts of 67Ga had been bound to the sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides with molecular weights of about 10,000, and to the sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides, a species whose molecular weights exceeded 40,000. Based on the results presented here, it is clear that 67Ga-binding substances in abscess and also in the above four organs are sulfated acid mucopolysaccharides.

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Affinity of 167Tm-citrate for tumor and liver tissue.

Strong affinity of 167Tm-citrate for tumor tissue was reconfirmed by using Ehrlich tumor. Excellent tumor imaging was obtained with 167Tm-citrate because of its strong tumor affinity and because of the suitable physical characteristics of 167Tm. A large number of 167Tm had accumulated in the connective tissue which contained inflammatory tissue, quite large amounts were found in areas containing viable and necrotic tumor tissue, and small amounts were present in viable tumor tissue. 167Tm was not seen in necrotic tumor tissue. It was concluded that lysosomes did not play a major role in the tumor concentration of 167Tm, but played an important role in the liver concentration of this nuclide. In the case of hepatoma AH109A, it was presumed that lysosomes played a considerably important role in the tumor concentration of 167Tm, hepatoma AH109A possessing some residual features of the liver. 167Tm was bound to acid mucopolysaccharides and transposed by the acid mucopolysaccharides in the tumor tissues and liver. The acid mucopolysaccharides to which 167Tm were bound in tumor and liver, were heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate (or keratosulfate) and heparin (or keratosulfate).

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Mechanism of tumor and liver concentration of 67Ga: 67Ga binding substances in tumor tissues and liver.

Tumor-bearing animals were administered with 67Ga citrate and tumor homogenates, from which nuclear fraction was removed, and mitochondrial fraction of the host livers were digested with protease (pronase P). After digestion, the supernatants of the reaction mixtures were applied to a Sephadex G-100 column. Resultant eluates were analyzed for radioactivity, protein, uronic acid and sialic acids. Three peaks of radioactivity were obtained by gel filtration. The first peak eluted in the void volume contained a species whose molecular weight exceeded 40,000. The second peak consisted of substances with molecular weights of 9400-40,000. Radioactivity in the third peak was from liberated gallium-67. 67Ga in the second peak was bound to acid mucopolysaccharide and/or the sulfated carbohydrate chain of sulfated glycoprotein. It was thought that 67Ga in the first peak might be bound to some acid mucopolysaccharides. Considering the results of cellulose acetate electrophoresis, 67Ga in the second peak seemed to be bound to acid mucopolysaccharide which contained no uronic acids, and/or to the sulfated carbohydrate chain of sulfated glycoprotein. It was concluded that 67Ga was bound to the acid mucopolysaccharides and/or the sulfated carbohydrate chain of sulfated glycoprotein in tumor tissues and liver lysosomes.

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