These findings could be interpreted as implying that the enhancement by carcinogens in vitro of hamster hepatic microsomal biphenyl 2-hydroxylase (McPherson ‘et al., 19746) is mediated through an effect on the microsomal membrane rather than via direct specific conformational modification of the biphenyl 2-hydroxylase enzyme itself. In an attempt to differentiate between the soluble and microso...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of melatonin as well as of its precursor (N-acetylserotonin) and metabolite (6-hydroxymelatonin) on the ultrastructure of the pinealocytes of the Syrian hamster. Material and methods: The pineal glands of 2-month-old male Syrian hamsters were examined. The animals were divided into the following groups of four animals each: group 1 — ...

The carcinogens 9,10-dime thy 1-1,2-benzanthracene, 20-methylcholanthrene, 3,4benzpyrene, 1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene, 1,2-benzanthracene, and 2-anthramine have been tested topically in the Syrian golden hamster. The mouse skin tumor-promoting agents, croton oil and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (Tween 60), have been tested on hamster skin following a single applica tion of 9,10-dimethyl-l...

The addition of benzo(a)pyrene to cells obtained from Syrian hamster embryo cultures that had been plated to produce discrete colonies resulted in transformation. Altered colonies were not seen in controls. Prior irradiation of hamster embryo cells increased the transformation by benzo(a)pyrene, both per cell and per total colony. Maximum enhancement occurred when benzo(a)pyrene was added 48 hr...

Thirteen-lined ground squirrels and Syrian hamsters are known for their ability to withstand cold during hibernation. We found that hibernators exhibit cold tolerance even in the active state. Imaging and electrophysiology of squirrel somatosensory neurons reveal a decrease in cold sensitivity of TRPM8-expressing cells. Characterization of squirrel and hamster TRPM8 showed that the channels are...

The clone FHG22, isolated from a female minus male subtracted cDNA library obtained from the sexually dimorphic Syrian hamster Harderian glands (HG) is 440 bp long with a 95 amino acids ORF, and hybridizes to a female HG-specific 0.6 kb mRNA. The FHG22 nucleotide and amino acid sequences are similar to the subunits from prostatein, uteroglobin, major cat allergen Fel dI (chain 1) and mouse sali...

The carcinogens 9,10-dime thy 1-1,2-benzanthracene, 20-methylcholanthrene, 3,4benzpyrene, 1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene, 1,2-benzanthracene, and 2-anthramine have been tested topically in the Syrian golden hamster. The mouse skin tumor-promoting agents, croton oil and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate (Tween 60), have been tested on hamster skin following a single applica tion of 9,10-dimethyl-l...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to assess the diurnal variation of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) during 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The right buccal pouches of 108 Syrian golden hamsters, divided into three experimental groups, were treated three times weekly with 0.5% DMBA in mineral oil over an 11-w...

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a severe and often fatal rodent-borne zoonosis. Maporal (MAP) virus is a newly discovered hantavirus that originally was isolated from an arboreal rice rat captured in central Venezuela. The results of this study indicate that MAP virus in the Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) can cause a disease that is clinically and pathologically remarkably ...

This article describes a procedure which permits for the first time the isolation of the prion protein PrPc from the Syrian golden hamster in heterologous systems. Using a glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion approach, milligram amounts of stable, soluble, and homogeneous GST::PrPc protein were obtained in Escherichia coli and with baculovirus-infected insect cells. Authentic PrPc was release...