The present investigation was directed to study the effect of in vitro or ex vivo NO donors, sodium nitroprusside and molsidomine, using isolated sliced adipose tissue or in the form of immobilized and perfused adipocytes on the basal and isoprenaline-stimulated lipolysis. The results demonstrated that 1) in vitro application of sodium nitroprusside to perfused adipocytes or molsidomine to slic...

The metallorganic chemical vapor deposition method was successfully used to synthesize pure TiO2 and Nd3 -, Pd2 -, Pt4 -, and Fe3 -doped TiO2 nanoparticles. Polycrystalline TiO2 structure was verified with x-ray diffraction, which showed typical characteristic anatase reflections without any separate dopant-related peaks. Transmission electron microscopy observations confirmed the existence of ...

The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of gestational hypercholesterolaemia on the prostaglandin-induced uterine response in late pregnant mouse uterus. Gestational hypercholesterolaemia was developed in Swiss albino mice feeding a diet (HFHC diet) containing 1.25 % cholesterol, 0.5 % sodium cholate and 15 % fat for 6 weeks before mating and continuing up to the 19th day of gesta...

It is now well established that even though Pd supported on acidic zeolites is highly selective for CH4-SCR, zeolitic structures are susceptible to dealumination under hydrothermal environments. In this contribution, we have investigated the ability of non-zeolitic acidic materials to promote the SCR selectivity and stability in the presence of H2O and SO2. The results of catalytic activity mea...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of high concentrations of KCl in releasing noradrenaline from sympathetic nerves and its actions on postsynaptic alpha-adrenoceptors. We measured the isotonic contractions induced by KCl in the isolated rat anococcygeus muscle under different experimental conditions. The contractile responses induced by KCl were inhibited by alpha-adre...

We demonstrate the stabilization of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in a semiconductor-based core-shell heterostructure made of a plasmonic CuS core embedded in an amorphous-like alloyed CuPd x S shell. This heterostructure is prepared by reacting the as-synthesized CuS nanocrystals (NCs) with Pd2+ cations at room temperature in the presence of an electron donor (ascorbic acid). ...

We have carried out structure-function studies on the cytoplasmic membrane protein, SecE, a component of the Escherichia coli secretion machinery. SecE, along with SecY, form a complex in the cytoplasmic membrane essential for protein translocation. By directed mutagenesis, we altered highly conserved residues of the second cytoplasmic domain (CD2) and of the COOH-terminal periplasmic region (P...

1. When rat stomach fundus muscle was incubated for 30 min in Tyrode solution from which calcium chloride had been omitted, there was an almost complete abolition of the contractile response to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) while that to acetylcholine (ACh) was still present. 2. The maximum tension obtainable with ACh remained the same in external calcium concentrations ranging from 0.45 to 3.6 mM...