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Origin, pattern, and mechanism of bile duct proliferation following biliary obstruction in the rat.

Proliferation of bile duct-like structures is a hepatic cellular reaction observed in most forms of human liver disease and in a variety of experimental conditions associated with liver injury. Yet the origin, means of initiation, and significance of this hyperplasia are unknown. To clarify these issues we induced bile duct proliferation in rats by ligating the common bile duct and studied (a) hepatic incorporation of [3H]thymidine by histoautoradiography, (b) hepatic morphometry, (c) biliary tree volume using [3H]taurocholate as a marker of biliary transit time, (d) immunohistochemical expression of cytokeratin no. 19, (e) the effect of indomethacin, and (f) the role of increased biliary pressure, in the absence of physiological and biochemical evidence of cholestasis, on [3H]thymidine incorporation by the bile-duct cells. The results have demonstrated that (a) the proliferating bile duct-like cells are products of the extant biliary epithelium and retain its characteristics; (b) bile duct cells divide irrespective of the size of the duct in which they are located and form a system with a lumen continuous with the preexisting one; (c) bile duct proliferation results mainly in elongation, not in circumferential enlargement or sprouting of side branches; (d) portal macrophage infiltration does not play a role in the hyperplastic reaction, and (e) increased biliary pressure is the initiating factor in bile duct cell division. Our results provide evidence that under the present conditions, ductular metaplasia of hepatocytes does not occur and there is no functioning stem cell for biliary epithelial growth segregated in any particular duct size or within the portal connective tissue.

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Mouse T-lymphocyte activation by Urtica dioica agglutinin. II.--Original pattern of cell activation and cytokine production induced by UDA.

Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA) is a T-lymphocyte-specific polyclonal activator that differs from ConA, the classical mouse T-cell mitogen, by inducing a late and limited proliferation of a distinct T-cell subset recruited among both CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. We investigated the possibility that the particular kinetics may originate from UDA-specific activation processes in which the known early mandatory signals were completed only after an extended delay. We report that the time of contact required between lectin and the cell membrane to acquire the capacity to proceed into cell cycle was much longer (36-40 h) for UDA than for ConA (8-10 h). Addition of phorbol ester, which artificially induces PKC translocation, or ionomycin, which provokes Ca2+ mobilization, did not accelerate the proliferative kinetics, suggesting that these early mandatory signals are not the limiting factors in the delayed proliferation. The induction of c-myc was retarded in the UDA group, and there was a good correlation between the kinetics of c-myc induction and the kinetics of cell proliferation. The comparison of the level of transcription of the genes encoding different cytokines revealed additional differences between the two mitogens: the whole wave of cytokine gene expression was delayed with UDA. In particular, IL2, IL3 and IFN gamma gene expression was retarded compared to the ConA-induced single wave. An even later transcriptional wave took place at around 72 h for IL4 and IL5. Finally, this particular kinetics corresponded to an unusually high level of IL3 and IFN gamma and a low level of IL4 and IL5 gene transcripts.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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On the arteria maxillaris which passes medial to the pterygoideus lateralis muscle of the Japanese--patterns of origin of the inferior alveolar, the masseteric and the posterior temporal arteries.

Variations in the patterns of origin of the inferior alveolar, the posterior deep temporal and the masseteric arteries when the maxillary artery passed medial to the pterygoideus lateralis muscle on 30 sides of 24 heads (10.8%) among a total of 278 sides of 139 heads of the Japanese, were investigated. The results obtained may be summarized as follows: 1. The maxillary artery gave off a common trunk between the inferior alveolar and the posterior deep temporal (76.7%), the latter distal to the former (16.7%) and in contact with their origins (6.7%). The masseteric artery always arose from the posterior deep temporal in 24 heads. 2. The above-mentioned common trunk was observed in 52.1% of males and 47.9% of females, as well as on 56.5% of left sides and 43.5% of right sides. 3. It can be said that the maxillary artery always passed medial to the pterygoideus lateralis, when the inferior alveolar arose in common with the posterior deep temporal.

Adult

Cell sociology and the problem of position effect: pattern formation, origin and role of gradients.

The control of pattern formation and the significance of gradients is reconsidered on the basis of the concept of cell sociology (which takes into account continuous exchange of information between cells and the possibility of autonomous progression in differentiation). Not all traits of a pattern are imposed by a single prepattern, which would be an organized molecular framework or a gradient. Patterns are unfolded in steps; these are readjustments of a cell population to intrinsic and extrinsic changes in cell activities. Prepatterns are the various components of the programme of every readjustment and are established by information of various origins, which can be dissociated experimentally: determination (elementary social prepattern), preexisting organization (antecedent pp.), surrounding cell populations (environmental pp.), position among other tissues (positional pp.) and the organization of inducers (imprinting pp.). Every transitory pattern formed during a readjustment serves as antecedent pp. during the next readjustment. Covert graded patterns result from various aspects of the social behaviour of cells (growth, aggregation, induction, cell renewal) and may serve as antecedent or imprinting prepatterns. They appear as 'water marks' in the final patterns, or generate overt graded patterns. They also manifest themselves in temporal patterns, particularly in gradients of relative growth.

Aging

[Clinical testing of the Bulgarian Diamex dialyzers].

The Bulgarian dialyzers "Diamex" were clinically tried as well as original patterns of the firm Fresenius--"Hemaflow" in 28 patients from the Centre of hemodialysis at the Medical academy. The results obtained for the clearances of Bulgarian dialyzers (urea clearance--2.61 ml/s, creatinine clearance--2.18 ml/s, clearance of inorganic phosphor--1.63 mg/s and clearance of uric acid--2.14 ml/s) and their ultrafiltration possibilities revealed no statistically significant difference as regards the data of the original patterns. No essential deviations in those indices with the first and third use of the dialyzers. The percentage of clearing during 4-hour hemodialysis, being 51.7% for urea, 48.2% for creatinine and 52.6% for uric acid, remains unaltered even with their third use. No allergic reactions have been established to the membrane in the groups of patients examined. It could be stress in conclusion that the Bulgarian dialyzers, according to quality and effectiveness, correspond to the original patterns could be used several times with no risk for the patients.

Bulgaria

Reexpression of the original tumor pattern by a human breast carcinoma cell line (MCF-7) in sponge culture.

A stable cell line (MCF-7), derived from a pleural effusion of a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma, was maintained in these laboratories for more than 3 years in conventional monolayer culture. To further characterize the tumor origin of the MCF-7 line, cells were grown on collagen-coated cellulos sponges. On the three-dimensional sponge matrix, the cells formed clusters, ductlike structures, and lumina similar to the patterns observed in the antecedent primary tumor and in the pleural metastasis. The similarity between the original tumor and the cells grown in sponge suggested that the MCF-7 cells did in fact retain the potential to express the histologic patterns of tumor, even in the absence of stroma support. This study confirmed the utility of sponge culture for the investigation of the retention of tumor characteristics by cultured cells of neoplastic origin.

Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous

Origins and patterning of craniofacial mesenchymal tissues.

Three mesenchymal tissues participate in the formation of orofacial tissues; these are the neural crest, paraxial mesoderm, and lateral mesoderm. Interactions both among these populations and between them and surrounding epithelial tissues are an essential feature of facial development. Perturbation of these interactions may result in craniofacial malformations and dysmorphologies. This review outlines the origins and early morphogenetic movements of each of the three mesenchymal populations, then describes experiments which reveal some of the interactions that control their development. Spatial organization within cephalic mesenchyme is manifest initially in connective tissue precursors. In the facial region these are derived from the neural crest; in contrast, much of the neurocranium is derived from paraxial mesoderm. Most crest populations become spatially programmed prior to their emergence from the neuroepithelium, presumably during the primary induction of the neural plate. As they migrate to form the branchial arches, the crest populations bring spatial information to these peripheral regions. Connective tissue-forming populations within cephalic paraxial mesoderm display a similar inherent spatial programming, but it is not known when or how they acquire this information.

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Nature and origin of patterns of changes in cell shape in embryos.

Spatial patterns of the future elongation of cells exist in the early embryo. In the newt, such a pattern of changes of cell shape contributes to the formation of the neural plate. Regardless of where neural plate cells are transplanted, they change shape as prescribed by the pattern. Embryonic induction has a role in establishing this pattern.

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Satellite DNAs in Drosophila koepferae (repleta group) reveal patterns of origin, chromosomal organization, transcription, and turnover in the buzzatii cluster.

Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are non-coding tandem repeats that can comprise more than 20% of eukaryotic genomes. They contribute to structural and regulatory processes in the genome and often evolve rapidly, shaping early stages of genetic differentiation between populations and species. Although Drosophila has long served as a model for studying satDNA biology, little is known about satDNAs in non-model Drosophila species, particularly within the repleta group, one of the most species-rich lineages in the genus. To reduce such bias, several studies have focused on the buzzatii cluster (repleta group). However, D. koepferae remained the only species lacking comprehensive satDNA data, limiting comparative analyses. Here, we used publicly available genomic sequencing data from two D. koepferae populations (Argentina and Bolivia) to characterize their satDNA content. Both populations share the same set of five satDNAs (CDSTR8, CDSTR138, CDSTR230, DBC-150 and CDSTR177), which together account for ~ 0,9% of the genomic DNA. We show that CDSTR177 originated through amplification of an internal segment of the Galileo transposable element, an event restricted to D. koepferae. All satDNAs localize to heterochromatic regions, with CDSTR138 most likely associated to the centromeres of most chromosomes. Transcripts from all satDNAs were detected, although at low levels. Our results provide new insights into the origin, genomic contribution, expression and evolution of satDNAs in the buzzatii cluster, support incipient differentiation between Argentinean and Bolivian populations of D. koepferae and contribute to clarifying the phylogenetic position of this species within the buzzatii cluster.

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Comparative investigations of Klebsiella species of clinical origin: plasmid patterns, biochemical reactions, antibiotic resistances and serotypes.

A total of 124 K. pneumoniae and 52 K. oxytoca isolates obtained from clinical specimens was investigated for plasmid patterns, biochemical reactions, antibiotic resistances and serotypes regarding to the distribution and relationships of these characters. A great diversity of plasmid patterns, bio/serotypes and resistance patterns was revealed. About 90% of strains contained plasmid DNA and up to seven plasmid bands per isolate could be shown. For K. pneumoniae, serotype 7 and for K. oxytoca, type 55 were most common. In general, little difference between both species was found and characters were similarly distributed. With respect to the site of isolation, serotype 7 was predominating in K. pneumoniae strains from the respiratory tract. Highly multiple-resistant organism were found in the largest number in specimens from the urogenital tract, in the lowest in specimens from wounds. Extensive statistical analyses did not detect any relationship among the characters investigated.

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Cytokeratin expression in experimental murine rhabdomyosarcomas. Intermediate filament pattern in original tumors, allotransplants, cell culture and re-established tumors from cell culture.

Soft tissue sarcomas were induced by 20-methylcholanthrene in NMRI-mice. The tumors were characterized as rhabdomyosarcomas by light and electron microscopy as well as immunohistochemistry (vimentin, desmin and myoglobin expression). Cytokeratins could be demonstrated by a panel of different poly- and monoclonal antibodies in original rhabdomyosarcomas, their allotransplants and the re-established tumors from cell culture in nude mice. The cytokeratin positive tumor cells were arranged in small clusters and/or haphazardly single dispersed in the rhabdomyosarcomas. By means of monoclonal antibodies cytokeratins No. 8 and No. 19 could be evidenced and cytokeratin No. 18 could be made probably. Behind the background of cytokeratin expression in developing fetal cross striated muscle cells our findings are discussed as a reminiscence of embryonal muscle development in these tumors. The significance of cytokeratin expression in rhabdomyosarcomas for diagnostic histopathology is emphasized.

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Origins and patterning of avian outflow tract endocardium.

Outflow tract endocardium links the atrioventricular lining, which develops from cardiogenic plate mesoderm, with aortic arches, whose lining forms collectively from splanchnopleuric endothelial channels, local endothelial vesicles, and invasive angioblasts. At two discrete sites, outflow tract endocardial cells participate in morphogenetic events not within the repertoire of neighboring endocardium: they form mesenchymal precursors of endocardial cushions. The objectives of this research were to document the history of outflow tract endocardium in the avian embryo immediately prior to development of the heart, and to ascertain which, if any, aspects of this history are necessary to acquire cushion-forming potential. Paraxial and lateral mesodermal tissues from between somitomere 3 (midbrain level) and somite 5 were grafted from quail into chick embryos at 3-10 somite stages and, after 2-5 days incubation, survivors were fixed and sectioned. Tissues were stained with the Feulgen reaction to visualize the quail nuclear marker or with antibodies (monoclonal QH1 or polyclonals) that recognize quail but not chick cells. Many quail endothelial cells lose the characteristic nuclear heterochromatin marker, but they retain the species-specific epitope recognized by these antibodies. Precursors of outflow tract but not atrioventricular endocardium are present in cephalic paraxial and lateral mesoderm, with their greatest concentration at the level of the otic placode. Furthermore, the ventral movement of individual angiogenic cells is a normal antecedent to outflow tract formation. Cardiac myocytes were never derived from grafted head mesoderm. Thus, unlike the atrioventricular regions of the heart, outflow tract endocardial and myocardial precursors do not share a congruent embryonic history. The results of heterotopic transplantation, in which trunk paraxial or lateral mesoderm was grafted into the head, were identical, including the formation of cushion mesenchyme. This means that cushion positioning and inductive influences must operate locally within the developing heart tubes.

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The origin of pattern duplications in segment polarity mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.

Mutations of the segment polarity group in Drosophila melanogaster produce additional denticles with reversed polarity in every segment of the larval cuticle. We have investigated the effect of mutations in different elements of the bithorax complex on the segmental identity of these additional pattern elements. Our results suggest that they are derived, primarily, from the anterior compartment of each segment.

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Patterning in hydra cell aggregates without the sorting of cells from different axial origins.

Aggregates of Hydra cells were studied to find out how the primary centers that form new heads are generated in a system of cells in which the original pattern has been destroyed. Since cells that originate near the heads (apical cells) temporarily maintain a high level of head activation potential during aggregate formation and may contribute to pattern formation, their distribution in the aggregates was investigated. The mutual distances between labeled epithelial cells were followed by vitally staining apical cells with DAPI. The distribution was random during early regeneration stages (3, 6, 24 hr). These results show that epithelial cells originating from apical regions do not sort. That is, dynamic cell movement to generate rudiments of new heads is not necessary for head formation in aggregates. A possible explanation of the mechanism is discussed.

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