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Hill WA, McNeely C. HIV/AIDS disparity between African-American and Caucasian men who have sex with men: intervention strategies for the black church. J Relig Health 2013; 52:475-87. [PMID: 21538178 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9496-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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This manuscript examines the HIV/AIDS health disparity among African-American (AA) men who have sex with men (MSM) as compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) MSM, and proposes faith-based intervention strategies as a means of reducing the disparity. Effective faith-based HIV/AIDS intervention programs to encompass AA MSM must include community-based participatory research; engage the faith community through data sharing; specifically target and equip church leaders in addition to laity; involve effective collaboration and compromise between public health practitioners and faith leaders; emphasize spirituality and compassion; utilize popular opinion leaders; and be intergenerational.
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- William Allen Hill
- Department of Comparative Medicine, The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, 336 Ellington Plant Science, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Hill WA, Petty GC, Erwin PC, Souza MJ. A survey of Tennessee veterinarian and physician attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding zoonoses prevention among animal owners with HIV infection or AIDS. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012; 240:1432-40. [PMID: 22657926 DOI: 10.2460/javma.240.12.1432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the attitudes, knowledge, and practices of Tennessee veterinarians and physicians engaged in clinical practice regarding the risk for and prevention of zoonoses in people with HIV infection or AIDS. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SAMPLE Licensed Tennessee veterinarians and physicians engaged in clinical practice. PROCEDURES A survey was mailed in January 2010 to 454 licensed veterinarians and 1,737 licensed physicians. RESULTS 181 of 419 (43.20%) eligible veterinarians and 201 of 1,376 (14.61%) eligible physicians responded to the survey. A majority of both veterinarians (131/179 [73.18%]) and physicians (97/192 [50.52%]) indicated that veterinarians should always or almost always be involved in advising clients with HIV infection or AIDS. The majority of veterinarians (120/173 [69.36%]) indicated they always or almost always discussed with clients the potential risk to immune-compromised persons after diagnosing a zoonosis. A high proportion (88/94 [93.62%]) of physicians indicated they never or rarely initiated discussions about zoonoses with patients with HIV infection or AIDS. All physicians (94/94 [100%]) indicated they never or rarely contacted veterinarians for advice on zoonoses. Similarly, 174 of 180 (96.76%) veterinarians had never or rarely contacted physicians for advice on zoonoses risks. Only 25.97% of veterinarians and 33.33% of physicians were correctly able to identify zoonotic pathogens of greatest concern to people with HIV infection or AIDS. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE We identified several implications for veterinary medical and medical practice that may reduce zoonoses transmission risks for people with HIV infection or AIDS, including increased communication between veterinarians and physicians, increased communication between people with HIV infection or AIDS and health-care providers, increased availability of client educational materials, and increased participation in zoonoses continuing education opportunities by health-care providers.
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- William Allen Hill
- Office of Laboratory Animal Care, Institute of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Millions of households in the US own rabbits or rodents, including hamsters, guinea pigs, and gerbils. Activities such as hunting and camping also involve human interactions with wild rabbits and rodents. In many environments, feral rabbits and rodents live in close proximity to humans, domesticated animals, and other wildlife. Education of rodent and rabbit owners and individuals with occupational or recreational exposures to these species is paramount to reduce the prevalence of zoonoses associated with rabbit and rodent exposure.
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- William Allen Hill
- Office of Laboratory Animal Care, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
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Hill WA, Randolph MM, Mandrell TD. Sensitivity of perianal tape impressions to diagnose pinworm (Syphacia spp.) infections in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and mice (Mus musculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2009; 48:378-380. [PMID: 19653945 PMCID: PMC2715927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Revised: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We determined the sensitivity of perianal tape impressions to detect Syphacia spp. in rats and mice. We evaluated 300 rat and 200 mouse perianal impressions over 9 wk. Pinworm-positive perianal tape impressions from animals with worm burdens at necropsy were considered as true positives. Conversely, pinworm-negative perianal tape impressions from animals with worm burdens were considered false negatives. The sensitivity of perianal tape impressions for detecting Syphacia muris infections in rats was 100%, and for detecting Syphacia obvelata in mice was 85.5%. Intermittent shedding of Syphacia obvelata ova is the most probable explanation for the decreased sensitivity rate we observed in mice. We urge caution in use of perianal tape impressions alone for Syphacia spp. screening in sentinel mice and rats.
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- William Allen Hill
- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Greenhill LM, Hill WA. Diversity revisited. J Vet Med Educ 2009; 36:344-345. [PMID: 20054067 DOI: 10.3138/jvme.36.4.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Lisa M Greenhill
- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, 1101 Vermont Ave., Ste 301, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
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Hill WA, Randolph MM, Lokey SJ, Hayes E, Boyd KL, Mandrell TD. Efficacy and safety of topical selamectin to eradicate pinworm (Syphacia spp.) infections in rats (Rattus norvegicus) and mice (Mus musculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2006; 45:23-6. [PMID: 16642966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We evaluated the efficacy and safety of topical selamectin, a novel avermectin, in eliminating naturally acquired Syphacia muris infections in rats and S. obvelata infections in mice. S. muris-positive rats were assigned randomly to 4 groups: selamectin (0.6 mg/kg), selamectin (6.0 mg/kg), fenbendazole-medicated (150 ppm) chow, and untreated. S. obvelata-positive mice were allocated into 4 groups similar to those for rats. Animals not exposed to pinworm-contaminated bedding were designated as negative controls. Treatment success was assessed weekly by anal tape impressions and by necropsy examinations at the end of week 9. Evaluations of intestinal contents at necropsy revealed that, although safe, topical selamectin was 100% ineffective in eliminating Syphacia spp. infections in rats and mice. Treatment with fenbendazole-medicated chow resulted in negative anal tape impressions beginning at week 2 in rats and week 1 in mice. Negative anal tape impressions in fenbendazole-treated animals were confirmed by negative intestinal content evaluations. Of the 2 treatments evaluated, fenbendazole-medicated chow remains an effective and practical method to eliminate pinworm infections in mice and rats.
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- William Allen Hill
- Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Animal Resources Center, Memphis, USA.
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Hill WA. Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Cut the funds. Lab Anim (NY) 2006; 35:18. [PMID: 16645609 DOI: 10.1038/laban0506-18b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- William Allen Hill
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Hill WA. PI and vet: potential conflict of interest? PI can't act as AV. Lab Anim (NY) 2004; 33:22-3. [PMID: 15457197 DOI: 10.1038/laban1004-22b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- William Allen Hill
- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Turek TC, Small EC, Bryant RW, Hill WA. Development and validation of a competitive AKT serine/threonine kinase fluorescence polarization assay using a product-specific anti-phospho-serine antibody. Anal Biochem 2001; 299:45-53. [PMID: 11726183 DOI: 10.1006/abio.2001.5412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A competitive fluorescence polarization (FP) assay has been developed for the serine/threonine kinase, AKT. The FP assay has been formatted in a 384-well microtiter plate and automated using a pipeting workstation with performance suitable for high-throughput screening. The assay design utilizes a fluorescent phosphorylated peptide complexed to a product-specific anti-phospho-serine antibody. When unlabeled substrate is phosphorylated, by the kinase, the product competes with the fluorescent phosphorylated peptide for the antibody. The fluorescent phosphorylated peptide is then released from the antibody into solution resulting in a loss in polarization signal. Seven fluorescent phosphorylated peptides and 19 antibodies were evaluated for this assay. RARTSpSFAEPGK-Fl peptide and anti-phospho-GSK-3alpha Ser21 antibody gave the best affinity and change in polarization signal. The apparent kinetic constants were calculated for the FP assay and were consistent with reported values. The FP assay was validated with known inhibitors and the results compared to a radioactive Flashplate transfer assay, utilizing [(33)P]ATP and a biotinylated substrate, also developed in our laboratory. The IC(50) values generated were comparable between the two methods suggesting the competitive FP assay and Flashplate assay have similar sensitivities and abilities to identify inhibitors during screening.
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- T C Turek
- High Throughput Screening, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033-1300, USA.
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Shi L, Lu JY, Jones G, Loretan PA, Hill WA. Characteristics and composition of peanut oil prepared by an aqueous extraction method. Life Support Biosph Sci 2001; 5:225-9. [PMID: 11541680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Peanut is one of the crops being tested for NASA's Advanced Life Support (ALS) program for future long-duration human space missions. The ALS program is developing an integrated system for biomass (food, oxygen) production and resource recycling. Oil will be used mainly for cooking and its availability is important for food preparation. Peanut seeds contain 40-50% oil and hence are considered an excellent source of oil. In the ALS environment, a simple, compact, and energy-efficient system is needed. The feasibility of such a method, peanut oil preparation by water extraction, was investigated. The results indicated the important processing conditions to be: a peanut particle size of 0.02 cm or less, a pH of 4, simmering for 20 min plus churning at 65 degrees C for a few hours, and a centrifugation at 6000 x gn to separate the oil. The oil recovery yield was about 80%. The saponification value, specific gravity, refractive index, and viscosity were similar to that of commercial peanut oil except the color was lighter for the water-extracted oil. Gas and thin-layer chromatographic analyses showed that fatty acid and lipid profiles were similar to the commercial peanut oil. The only difference observed was that the oil prepared by the aqueous method had lower linoleic and higher oleic acids than the commercial peanut oil. The oil prepared by this aqueous method appeared to be of high quality.
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- L Shi
- Center for Food and Environmental Systems for Human Exploration of Space, George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, AL 36088, USA
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Mortley DG, Bonsi CK, Loretan PA, Hill WA, Morris CE. High relative humidity increases yield, harvest index, flowering, and gynophore growth of hydroponically grown peanut plants. HortScience 2000; 35:46-48. [PMID: 11725789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Growth chamber experiments were conducted to study the physiological and growth response of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to 50% and 85% relative humidity (RH). The objective was to determine the effects of RH on pod and seed yield, harvest index, and flowering of peanut grown by the nutrient film technique (NFT). 'Georgia Red' peanut plants (14 days old) were planted into growth channels (0.15 x 0.15 x 1.2 m). Plants were spaced 25 cm apart with 15 cm between channels. A modified half-Hoagland solution with an additional 2 mM Ca was used. Solution pH was maintained between 6.4 and 6.7, and electrical conductivity (EC) ranged between 1100 and 1200 microS cm-1. Temperature regimes of 28/22 degrees C were maintained during the light/dark periods (12 hours each) with photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) at canopy level of 500 micromoles-m-2s-1. Foliage and pod fresh and dry weights, total seed yield, harvest index (HI), and seed maturity were greater at high than at low RH. Plants grown at 85% RH had greater total and individual leaflet area and stomatal conductance, flowered 3 days earlier and had a greater number of flowers reaching anthesis. Gynophores grew more rapidly at 85% than at 50% RH.
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- D G Mortley
- Center for Food and Environmental Systems for Human Exploration of Space, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
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Stanciel K, Mortley DG, Hileman DR, Loretan PA, Bonsi CK, Hill WA. Growth, pod, and seed yield, and gas exchange of hydroponically grown peanut in response to CO2 enrichment. HortScience 2000; 35:49-52. [PMID: 11725790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The effects of elevated CO2 on growth, pod, and seed yield, and gas exchange of 'Georgia Red' peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) were evaluated under controlled environmental conditions. Plants were exposed to concentrations of 400 (ambient), 800, and 1200 micromoles mol-1 CO2 in reach-in growth chambers. Foliage fresh and dry weights increased with increased CO2 up to 800 micromoles mol-1, but declined at 1200 micromoles mol-1. The number and the fresh and dry weights of pods also increased with increasing CO2 concentration. However, the yield of immature pods was not significantly influenced by increased CO2. Total seed yield increased 33% from ambient to 800 micromoles mol-1 CO2, and 4% from 800 to 1200 micromoles mol-1 CO2. Harvest index increased with increasing CO2. Branch length increased while specific leaf area decreased linearly as CO2 increased from ambient to 1200 micromoles mol-1. Net photosynthetic rate was highest among plants grown at 800 micromoles mol-1. Stomatal conductance decreased with increased CO2. Carboxylation efficiency was similar among plants grown at 400 and 800 micromoles mol-1 and decreased at 1200 micromoles mol-1 CO2. These results suggest that CO2 enrichment from 400 to 800 micromoles mol-1 had positive effects on peanut growth and yield, but above 800 micromoles mol-1 enrichment seed yield increased only marginally.
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- K Stanciel
- Departments of Agricultural Sciences and Biology, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
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Mortley DG, Loretan PA, Hill WA, Bonsi CK, Morris CE, Hall R, Sullen D. Biocompatibility of sweetpotato and peanut in a hydroponic system. HortScience 1998; 33:1147-1149. [PMID: 11795324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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'Georgia Red' peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and TU-82-155 sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] were grown in monocultured or intercropped recirculating hydroponic systems in a greenhouse using the nutrient film technique (NFT). The objective was to determine whether growth and subsequent yield would be affected by intercropping. Treatments were sweetpotato monoculture (SP), peanut monoculture (PN), and sweetpotato and peanut grown in separate NFT channels but sharing a common nutrient solution (SP-PN). Greenhouse conditions ranged from 24 to 33 degrees C, 60% to 90% relative humidity (RH), and photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) of 200 to 1700 micromoles m-2 s-1. Sweetpotato cuttings (15 cm long) and 14-day-old seedlings of peanuts were planted into growth channels (0.15 x 0.15 x 1.2 m). Plants were spaced 25 cm apart within and 25 cm apart between growing channels. A modified half-Hoagland solution with a 1 N: 2.4 K ratio was used. Solution pH was maintained between 5.5 and 6.0 for treatments involving SP and 6.4 and 6.7 for PN. Electrical conductivity (EC) ranged between 1100 and 1200 microS cm-1. The number of storage roots per sweetpotato plant was similar for both SP and SP-PN. Storage root fresh and dry mass were 29% and 36% greater, respectively, for plants in the SP-PN treatment than for plants in the SP treatment. The percent dry mass of the storage roots, dry mass of fibrous and pencil roots, and the length-to-diameter ratio of storage roots were similar for SP and SP-PN sweetpotato plants. Likewise, foliage fresh and dry mass and harvest index were not significantly influenced by treatment. Total dry mass was 37% greater for PN than for SP-PN peanut plants, and pod dry mass was 82% higher. Mature and total seed dry mass and fibrous root dry mass were significantly greater for PN than for SP-PN plants. Harvest index (HI) was similar for both treatments. Root length tended to be lower for seedlings grown in the nutrient solution from the SP-PN treatment.
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- D G Mortley
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
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Deutsch DG, Lin S, Hill WA, Morse KL, Salehani D, Arreaza G, Omeir RL, Makriyannis A. Fatty acid sulfonyl fluorides inhibit anandamide metabolism and bind to the cannabinoid receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 231:217-21. [PMID: 9070252 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide) is an endogenous ligand for cannabinoid receptors (CB1, CB2) and a putative neurotransmitter. Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) is an inhibitor of the enzyme (an amidase) which hydrolyzes anandamide to arachidonic acid and ethanolamine. We report here that fatty acid sulfonyl fluorides are potent inhibitors of anandamide metabolism. In order to investigate the SAR of these anandamide amidase inhibitors we tested a series of fatty acid (C12 to C20) sulfonyl fluorides both as inhibitors of anandamide degradation and as ligands for the central cannabinoid receptor (CB1). AM374 (palmitylsulfonyl fluoride, C16) was approximately 20 times more potent than PMSF and 50 times more potent than arachidonyltrifluoromethyl ketone in preventing the hydrolysis of anandamide in brain homogenates. AM374 was over a thousand-fold more effective than PMSF in inhibiting the amidase in cultured cells. The C12 to C18 sulfonyl fluoride analogs were equipotent as inhibitors of the amidase and the reverse reaction (the synthase) with nanomolar IC50 values. These compounds generally showed decreasing affinity for the CB1 receptor as the chain length increased; thus, C12 sulfonylfluoride had an IC50 of 18 nM and C20 sulfonylfluoride had an IC50 of 78 microM. The C14, C16, and C18 sulfonyl fluorides showed high selectivity for the amidase over the CB1 receptor and thus are potentially useful selective anandamide amidase inhibitors.
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- D G Deutsch
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794, USA
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Trotman AA, David PP, Bonsi CK, Hill WA, Mortley DG, Loretan PA. Integrating biological treatment of crop residue into a hydroponic sweetpotato culture. Adv Space Res 1997; 20:1805-13. [PMID: 11542554 DOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(97)00845-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Residual biomass from hydroponic culture of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] was degraded using natural bacterial soil isolates. Sweetpotato was grown for 120 days in hydroponic culture with a nutrient solution comprised of a ratio of 80% modified half Hoagland solution to 20% filtered effluent from an aerobic starch hydrolysis bioreactor. The phytotoxicity of the effluent was assayed with Waldmann's Green' lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and the ratio selected after a 60-day bioassay using sweetpotato plants propagated vegetatively from cuttings. Controlled environment chamber experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of filtrate from biological treatment of crop residue on growth and storage root production with plants grown in a modified half Hoagland solution. Incorporation of bioreactor effluent, reduced storage root yield of 'Georgia Jet' sweetpotato but the decrease was not statistically significant when compared with yield for plants cultured in a modified half Hoagland solution without filtrate. However, yield of 'TU-82-155' sweetpotato was significantly reduced when grown in a modified half Hoagland solution into which filtered effluent had been incorporated. Total biomass was significantly reduced for both sweetpotato cultivars when grown in bioreactor effluent. The leaf area and dry matter accumulation were significantly (P < 0.05) reduced for both cultivars when grown in solution culture containing 20% filtered effluent.
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- A A Trotman
- Tuskegee University NASA Center for CELSS, AL, 36088, USA
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Khanolkar AD, Abadji V, Lin S, Hill WA, Taha G, Abouzid K, Meng Z, Fan P, Makriyannis A. Head group analogs of arachidonylethanolamide, the endogenous cannabinoid ligand. J Med Chem 1996; 39:4515-9. [PMID: 8893848 DOI: 10.1021/jm960152y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Several analogs of an endogenous cannabimimetic, arachidonylethanolamide (anandamide), were synthesized to study the structural requirements of the ethanolamide head group. CB1 receptor affinities of the analogs were evaluated by a standard receptor binding assay using tritiated CP-55,940 as the radioligand and compared to anandamide which was shown to have a Ki of 78 nM. Replacement of the amide carbonyl oxygen by a sulfur atom had a detrimental effect on the CB1 affinity. The thio analogs of both anandamide and (R)-methanandamide showed very weak affinity for CB1. The secondary nature of the amidic nitrogen was also shown to be important for affinity, indicating a possible hydrogen-bonding interaction between the amide NH and the receptor. Introduction of a phenolic moiety in the head group resulted in the loss of receptor affinity except when a methylene spacer was introduced between the amidic nitrogen and the phenol. A select group of analogs were also tested for their affinity for the CB2 receptor using a mouse spleen preparation and were found to possess low affinities for the CB2 sites. Notably, anandamide and (R)-methanandamide demonstrated high selectivity for the CB1 receptor. Overall, the data presented here show that structural requirements of the head group of anandamide are rather stringent.
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- A D Khanolkar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA
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Busch-Petersen J, Hill WA, Fan P, Khanolkar A, Xie XQ, Tius MA, Makriyannis A. Unsaturated side chain beta-11-hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol analogs. J Med Chem 1996; 39:3790-6. [PMID: 8809166 DOI: 10.1021/jm950934b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The cannabinoid side chain is a key pharmacophore in the interaction of cannabinoids with their receptors (CB1 and CB2). To study the stereochemical requirements of the side chain, we synthesized a series of cannabinoids in which rotation around the C1'-C2' bond is blocked. The key steps in the synthesis were the cuprate addition of a substituted resorcinol to (+)-apoverbenone, the TMSOTf-mediated formation of the dihydropyran ring, and the stereospecific introduction of the beta-11-hydroxymethyl group. All the analogs tested showed nanomolar affinity for the receptors, the cis-hept-1-ene side chain having the highest affinity for CB1 (Ki = 0.89 nM) and showing the widest separation between CB1 and CB2 affinities. The parent n-heptyl-beta-11-hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol was the least potent binding to CB1 (Ki = 8.9 nM) and had the lowest selectivity between CB1 and CB2.
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- J Busch-Petersen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA
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Lang W, Qin C, Hill WA, Lin S, Khanolkar AD, Makriyannis A. High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of anandamide amidase activity in rat brain microsomes. Anal Biochem 1996; 238:40-5. [PMID: 8660583 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1996.0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A rapid, sensitive, and reliable method for measuring anandamide amidase activity in rat brain microsomes by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and its applications are described. Enzymatic activity was assayed by the determination of the rates of hydrolysis of anandamide or its analogs at 37 degrees C. The reaction products were separated using an ODS guard column eluted with aqueous phosphoric acid-acetonitrile and quantitated with uv detection at 204 nm and an external standard method. Baseline separation of the acid products from their substrates was completed in less than 2 min. The detection limits were 1.4 pmol for arachidonic acid and 0.22 pmol for anandamide at a signal to noise ratio of 4:1. The stability of anandamide in the acidic mobile phase was tested, and no significant decomposition was observed up to 1 h. The method was successfully applied to the examination of substrate specificity as well as for testing the ability of amidase inhibitors to block its hydrolysis. Kinetic constants obtained for (S)-methanandamide were an apparent Km of 8.6 +/- 1.3 microM and a Vmax of 362 +/- 16 pmol/min/mg of protein. A highly potent inhibitor, palmitylsulfonyl fluoride (PSF), was found to have an IC50 of 50 nM. PSF is 210 times as potent as phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The method offers several advantages over existing methodology using radioisotopes or a solvent extraction procedure.
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- W Lang
- School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA
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Scheid C, Koul H, Hill WA, Luber-Narod J, Jonassen J, Honeyman T, Kennington L, Kohli R, Hodapp J, Ayvazian P, Menon M. Oxalate toxicity in LLC-PK1 cells, a line of renal epithelial cells. J Urol 1996; 155:1112-6. [PMID: 8583575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE The present studies assessed the possibility that high concentrations of oxalate may be toxic to renal epithelial cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subconfluent cultures of LLC-PK1 cells were exposed to oxalate, and the effects on cell morphology, membrane permeability to vital dyes, DNA integrity and cell density were assessed. RESULTS Oxalate exposure produced time- and concentration-dependent changes in the light microscopic appearance of LLC-PK1 cells with higher concentrations ( > 140 microM.) inducing marked cytosolic vacuolization and nuclear pyknosis. Exposure to oxalate also increased membrane permeability to vital dyes, promoted DNA fragmentation and, at high concentrations (350 microM. free oxalate), induced a net loss of LLC-PK1 cells. CONCLUSIONS Since high concentrations of oxalate can be toxic to renal epithelial cells, hyperoxaluria may contribute to several forms of renal disease including both calcium stone disease and end-stage renal disease.
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- C Scheid
- Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655-0127, USA
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Oxalate, the most common constituent of kidney stones, is an end product of metabolism that is excreted by the kidney. During excretion, oxalate is transported by a variety of transport systems and accumulates in renal tubular cells. This process has been considered benign; however, recent studies on LLC-PK1 cells suggested that high concentrations of oxalate are toxic, inducing morphological alterations, increases in membrane permeability to vital dyes and loss of cells from the monolayer cultures. The present studies examined the basis for oxalate toxicity, focusing on the possibility that oxalate exposure might increase the production/availability of free radicals in LLC-PK1 cells. Free radical production was monitored in two ways, by monitoring the reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium to a blue reaction product and by following the conversion of dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) to its fluorescent derivative, rhodamine 123. Such studies demonstrated that oxalate induces a concentration-dependent increase in dye conversion by a process that is sensitive to free radical scavengers. Specifically, addition of catalase or superoxide dismutase blocked the oxalate-induced changes in dye fluorescence/absorbance. Addition of these free radical scavengers also prevented the oxalate-induced loss of membrane integrity in LLC-PK1 cells. Thus it seems likely that free radicals are responsible for oxalate toxicity. The levels of oxalate that induced toxicity in LLC-PK1 cells (350 microM) was only slightly higher than would be expected to occur in the renal cortex. These considerations suggest that hyperoxaluria may contribute to the progression of renal injury in several forms of renal disease.
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- C Scheid
- Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA
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Hampson AJ, Hill WA, Zan-Phillips M, Makriyannis A, Leung E, Eglen RM, Bornheim LM. Anandamide hydroxylation by brain lipoxygenase:metabolite structures and potencies at the cannabinoid receptor. Biochim Biophys Acta 1995; 1259:173-9. [PMID: 7488638 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(95)00157-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Anandamide (arachidonyl ethanolamide) is a compound that was identified from porcine brain lipids by its ability to bind to the brain cannabinoid receptor. This study assessed anandamide as a substrate for a brain lipoxygenase and characterised the brain metabolite 12-hydroxyanandamide. Anandamide was also compared with arachidonic acid as a lipoxygenase substrate by examining enzyme kinetics in the presence of either of the two compounds. In addition, a non-mammalian enzyme was used to generate 11- and 15-hydroxy-anandamide in order to compare the cannabinomimetic properties of a range of anandamide derivatives. A ligand displacement assay indicated a large variation in the affinity of anandamide metabolites for the brain cannabinoid receptor. The brain metabolite, 12-hydroxyanandamide had an affinity twice that of anandamide, although the 11- and 15- hydroxy-metabolites were considerably poorer ligands of this receptor. Consistent with the receptor binding data, 12-hydroxyanandamide (unlike 15-hydroxyanandamide) inhibited forskolin-stimulated cAMP synthesis, indicating it to be a functional agonist at the brain cannabinoid receptor. Pharmacological studies of the capacity of anandamide and its metabolites to inhibit the murine vas deferens twitch response indicated the 12-hydroxy-metabolite to be less active than the parent compound, but a better cannabinomimetic than 15-hydroxyanandamide.
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- A J Hampson
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Francisco 94143-0450, USA
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Tius MA, Hill WA, Zou XL, Busch-Petersen J, Kawakami JK, Fernandez-Garcia MC, Drake DJ, Abadji V, Makriyannis A. Classical/non-classical cannabinoid hybrids; stereochemical requirements for the southern hydroxyalkyl chain. Life Sci 1995; 56:2007-12. [PMID: 7776825 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(95)00182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have synthesized a range of hybrid classical/non-classical cannabinoids (CC/NCCs) combining the hexahydrocannabinol dibenzopyran structure with the hydroxyalkyl chain found in CP-55940, in order to investigate the role of the hydroxyalkyl pharmacophore in cannabimimetic activity. This was achieved by synthesizing CC analogs in which the 6 alpha- and 6 beta-methyl groups were modified to the corresponding hydroxyethyl groups. Our binding data indicated that beta position was the preferred orientation for the hydroxyalkyl moiety, affinity for the CB1 receptor being 20-fold greater for the 6 beta-hydroxyethyl than the corresponding 6 alpha-analog. Further studies using 6 beta-hydroxyalkyldibenzopyran analogs varying the southern aliphatic chain length from 6 beta-hydroxymethyl to 6 beta-hydroxyethyl to 6 beta-hydroxypropyl demonstrated little potency change with chain length. Therefore, we concluded that whilst the hydroxyalkyl pharmacophore was strongly affected by its configuration relative to the dibenzopyran ring, the chain length of the hydroxyalkyl moiety (up to the n = 3 homolog) was not critical.
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- M A Tius
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA
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Scheid CR, Koul HK, Kennington L, Hill WA, Luber-Narod J, Jonassen J, Honeyman T, Menon M. Oxalate-induced damage to renal tubular cells. Scanning Microsc 1995; 9:1097-1107. [PMID: 8819891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Our own studies and those of others have shown that the incidence of calcium oxalate stones and plaques is markedly increased by nephrotoxins. The possible role of oxalate as a nephrotoxin has not been fully appreciated. However, recent studies in experimental animals and in cultured cells support this possibility. The results of these studies led us to hypothesize that hyperoxaluria promotes stone formation in several ways: by providing a substrate for the formation of the most common form of renal stones, calcium oxalate stones, and by inducing damage to renal epithelial cells. Damaged cells in turn would produce an environment favorable for crystal retention and provide membranous debris that promotes crystal nucleation, aggregation and adherence. The present report summarizes evidence for oxalate nephrotoxicity and discusses the potential importance of oxalate toxicity in the pathogenesis of stone disease.
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- C R Scheid
- Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655-0127, USA. C
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Loretan PA, Bonsi CK, Mortley DG, Wheeler RM, Mackowiak CL, Hill WA, Morris CE, Trotman AA, David PP. Effects of several environmental factors on sweetpotato growth. Adv Space Res 1994; 14:277-80. [PMID: 11540193 DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(94)90308-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Effects of relative humidity, light intensity and photoperiod on growth of 'Ga Jet' and 'TI-155' sweetpotato cultivars, using the nutrient film technique (NFT), have been reported. In this study, the effect of ambient temperature regimes (constant 28 degrees C and diurnal 28:22 degrees C day:night) and different CO2 levels (ambient, 400, 1000 and 10000 microliters/L--400, 1000 and 10000 ppm) on growth of one or both of these cultivars in NFT are reported. For a 24-h photoperiod, no storage roots were produced for either cultivar in NFT when sweetpotato plants were grown at a constant temperature of 28 degrees C. For the same photoperiod, when a 28:22 degrees C diurnal temperature variation was used, there were still no storage roots for 'TI-155' but the cv. 'Ga Jet' produced 537 g/plant of storage roots. For both a 12-h and 24-h photoperiod, 'Ga Jet' storage root fresh and dry weight tended to be higher with a 28:22 degrees C diurnal temperature variation than with a constant 28 degrees C temperature regime. Preliminary results with both 'Ga Jet' and 'TI 155' cultivars indicate a distinctive diurnal stomatal response for sweetpotato grown in NFT under an ambient CO2 level. The stomatal conductance values observed for 'Ga Jet' at elevated CO2 levels indicated that the difference between the light- and dark-period conductance rates persisted at 400, 1000, and 10000 microliters/L.
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- P A Loretan
- George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, AL 36088, USA
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Wood SC, Hill WA, Miller KW. Cycloalkanemethanols discriminate between volume- and length-dependent loss of activity of alkanols at the Torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Mol Pharmacol 1993; 44:1219-26. [PMID: 8264559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Primary normal alcohols (1-n-alkanols) exert two effects on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor when added simultaneously with agonist. First, propanol through decanol inhibit the open channel. Second, methanol through butanol, but not higher homologs, increase the apparent affinity of the agonist for inducing cation flux. To test the hypothesis that the length or volume of the alcohols might account for the fact that some members of the 1-n-alkanol homologous series lack activity, we have studied in parallel 11 members of another homologous series, i.e., the cycloalkanemethanols, c(CnH(2n-1)CH2OH. With steadily increasing potency, agents from cyclopropanemethanol to cyclodecanemethanol completely inhibited carbachol-stimulated 86Rb+ efflux from nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-rich postsynaptic vesicles from the electroplaques of Torpedo nobiliana, but even 90% saturated solutions of cycloundecanemethanol inhibited only part of the flux and neither cyclododecanemethanol nor cyclotetradecanemethanol caused any inhibition. Comparison of these results with those previously obtained for 1-n-alkanols indicates that as both series are ascended the cut-off in the inhibitory action on the channel occurs when the volume of the compounds exceeds approximately 340 A3. The apparent affinity for carbachol-induced flux was enhanced only by cyclopropanemethanol through cyclooctanemethanol, consistent with the hypothesis that a critical length of approximately 6.3 A cannot be exceeded. Thus, the sites mediating the two effects have different steric requirements and may be physically distinct.
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- S C Wood
- Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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The effects of inhaling nitric oxide (NO) on airway mechanics were studied in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated guinea pigs. In animals without induced bronchoconstriction, breathing 300 ppm NO decreased baseline pulmonary resistance (RL) from 0.138 +/- 0.004 (mean +/- SE) to 0.125 +/- 0.002 cmH2O/ml.s (P less than 0.05). When an intravenous infusion of methacholine (3.5-12 micrograms/kg.min) was used to increase RL from 0.143 +/- 0.008 to 0.474 +/- 0.041 cmH2O/ml.s (P less than 0.05), inhalation of 5-300 ppm NO-containing gas mixtures produced a dose-related, rapid, consistent, and reversible reduction of RL and an increase of dynamic lung compliance. The onset of bronchodilation was rapid, beginning within 30 s after commencing inhalation. An inhaled NO concentration of 15.0 +/- 2.1 ppm was required to reduce RL by 50% of the induced bronchoconstriction. Inhalation of 100 ppm NO for 1 h did not produce tolerance to its bronchodilator effect nor did it induce substantial methemoglobinemia (less than 2%). The bronchodilating effects of NO were additive with the effects of inhaled terbutaline, irrespective of the sequence of NO and terbutaline administration. Inhaling aerosol generated from S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine also induced a rapid and profound decrease of RL from 0.453 +/- 0.022 to 0.287 +/- 0.022 cmH2O/ml.s, which lasted for over 15 min in guinea pigs broncho-constricted with methacholine. Our results indicate that low levels of inhaled gaseous NO, or an aerosolized NO-releasing compound are potent bronchodilators in guinea pigs.
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- P M Dupuy
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114
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Foster CD, Hill WA, Honeyman TW, Scheid CR. Characterization of Na(+)-H+ exchange in segments of rat mesenteric artery. Am J Physiol 1992; 262:H1651-6. [PMID: 1320336 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1992.262.6.h1651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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To develop a technique for measuring Na(+)-H+ exchange activity and intracellular pH (pH(i)) "on line" in resistance vessels, we utilized strips of rat mesenteric arteries loaded with the pH-sensitive dye 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein. Strips were held at a fixed length within a 3-ml cuvette, and fluorescence emission was monitored at 530 nm. The spectrofluorimeter was monitored in the ratio mode, and the excitation wavelength was alternated between 440 and 505 nm. Tissues were maintained by perfusing with N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethane-sulfonic acid containing buffers. The introduction of ammonium chloride produced a rapid alkalinization. Washout of ammonium caused rapid acidification. Restoration of pH(i) was Na+ dependent and inhibited by dimethyl amiloride (concentration that produces half-maximal inhibition, K0.5 = 30 microM), features characteristic of Na(+)-H+ exchange. Further studies assessed the transport rate of the exchanger, which averaged 0.19 +/- 0.02 pH U/min (means +/- SE, n = 8). An estimate of the dependence of Na(+)-H+ exchange on external Na+ gave an apparent Michaelis constant for external Na+ of 10 mM and an apparent maximal velocity of 0.1 mM H+/s. Intracellular H+ was found to have a cooperative effect (Hill coefficient = 4) on Na(+)-H+ exchange.
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- C D Foster
- Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655
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Hill WA, Mortley DG, Mackowiak CL, Loretan PA, Tibbitts TW, Wheeler RM, Bonsi CK, Morris CE. Growing root, tuber and nut crops hydroponically for CELSS. Adv Space Res 1992; 12:125-131. [PMID: 11537058 DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(92)90018-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Among the crops selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for growth in controlled ecological life support systems are four that have subsurface edible parts -- potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar beets and peanuts. These crops have been produced in open and closed (recirculating), solid media and liquid, hydroponic systems. Fluorescent , fluorescent plus incandescent and high pressure sodium plus metal halide lamps have proven to be effective light sources. Continuous light with 16 degrees C and 28/22 degrees C (day/night) temperatures have produced highest yields for potato and sweet potato, respectively. Dry weight yields of up to 4685, 2541, 1151 and 207 g m-2 for for potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar beets and peanuts, respectively, have been produced in controlled environment hydroponic systems.
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- W A Hill
- George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, AL 36088
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- K W Miller
- Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114
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Bowser-Riley F, Daniels S, Hill WA, Smith EB. An evaluation of the structure-activity relationships of a series of analogues of mephenesin and strychnine on the response to pressure in mice. Br J Pharmacol 1989; 96:789-94. [PMID: 2743078 PMCID: PMC1854426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1989.tb11885.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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1. A range of compounds structurally related to the centrally acting muscle relaxant mephenesin and to the chemical convulsant strychnine were synthesized and tested for their ability to alter the threshold pressures for the onset of high pressure convulsions in mice. 2. The ability of both groups of compounds to alter the threshold pressure for convulsions was found to be dependent on the nature of a simple molecular skeleton. Thus, compounds that possessed a negatively polarized group located both in the same plane as and some 4.5 A from an aromatic nucleus increased the thresholds whereas compounds with a positively polarized group at the same location reduced the thresholds. 3. These findings support the suggestion that pressure elicits convulsions via a selection action on a receptor protein complex rather than via some general perturbation of the lipid regions of cellular membranes.
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Hill WA, Loretan PA, Bonsi CK, Morris CE, Lu JY, Ogbuehi C. Utilization of sweet potatoes in controlled ecological life support systems (CELSS). Adv Space Res 1989; 9:29-41. [PMID: 11537388 DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(89)90026-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A number of studies have selected the sweet potato as a potentially important crop for CELSS. Most hydroponic studies of sweet potatoes have been short term (<80 days). Full term (90 to 150 days) studies of sweet potatoes in hydroponic systems were needed to understand the physiology of storage root enlargement and to evaluate sweet potato production potential for CELSS. Early and late maturing sweet potato varieties were crown in hydroponic systems of different types--static with periodic replacement, flowing with and without recirculation, aggregate, and non-aggregate. In a flowing system with recirculation designed at Tuskegee University using the nutrient film technique (NFT), storage root yields as high as 1790 g were produced with an edible growth rate of up to 66 g m-2 d-1 and a harvest index as high as 89% under greenhouse conditions. Preliminary experiments indicated high yields can be obtained in controlled environmental chambers. Significant cultivar differences were found in all systems studied. Nutritive composition of storage roots and foliage were similar to field-grown plants. The results indicate great potential for sweet potato in CELSS.
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- W A Hill
- G.W. Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, AL 36088, USA
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Nelson JA, McDaniel HG, Maurer BJ, Hill WA, James TN. Apparent uptake of purines by the human heart. N Engl J Med 1977; 296:115. [PMID: 830299 DOI: 10.1056/nejm197701132960230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gleiser CA, Sheldon WG, Van Hoosier GL, Hill WA. Pathologic changes in dogs infected with a Brucella organism. Lab Anim Sci 1971; 21:540-5. [PMID: 4106099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Van Hoosier GL, McCormick N, Hill WA. Enzootic abortion in a canine colony. 3. Bacteremia, antibody response and mercaptoethanol sensitivity of agglutinins in naturally infested dogs. Lab Anim Care 1970; 20:964-8. [PMID: 4249273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hill WA, Lambooy JP. The effect of a vitaminlike homolog of riboflavin on succinic acid dehydrogenase activity of brain. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1970; 134:922-5. [PMID: 5457750 DOI: 10.3181/00379727-134-34911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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McCormick N, Hill WA, Van Hoosier GL, Wende R. Enzootic abortion in a canine production colony. II. Characteristics of the associated organism, evidence for its classification as Brucella canis, and antibody studies on exposed humans. Lab Anim Care 1970; 20:209-14. [PMID: 4246015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hill WA, Van Hoosier GL, McCormick N. Enzootic abortion in a canine production colony. I. Epizootiology, clinical features, and control procedures. Lab Anim Care 1970; 20:205-8. [PMID: 4246014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Van Hoosier GL, Stenback WA, Mumford DM, Hill WA, Dunn SC, Macdonald EJ, Macdonald MC, Taylor HG, Trentin JJ. Epidemiological findings and electron microscopic observations in human leukemia and canine contacts. Int J Cancer 1968; 3:7-16. [PMID: 5656890 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910030103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Reitmeyer JC, Vail LA, Hill WA, Crookshank HR, Davis WD. Use of tranquilizers for restraint of sheep during radiography. Lab Anim Care 1967; 17:397-9. [PMID: 4228097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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