Development of a cell for in-situ/operando Mössbauer spectroscopy studies of Catalysts: Application to the characterization of iron nanoparticles used in Fischer-Tropsch reaction.

In this paper, we report the design of a stainless-steel cell with polyimide film windows for carrying out in situ Mossbauer spectroscopy studies with a horizontal x-ray beam. It allows recording spectra at pressures up to 0.2-0.3 MPa and temperatures up to 500 °C under a gas flow rate of up to 100 ml min-1. The catalyst is either directly deposited on the heating element or pressed into the form of a pellet for larger quantities. A wide range of heating or cooling rates can be used, and a very accurate sample temperature can be monitored for several days. An example of application to the study of a catalyst based on iron nanoparticles entrapped in silicalite-1 used for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction is presented to illustrate the use of the cell.

An atlas of bloodstream-accessible bone marrow proteins for site-directed therapy of acute myeloid leukemia.

The concept of arming antibodies with bioactive payloads for a site-specific therapy of cancer has gained considerable interest in recent years. However, a successful antibody-based targeting approach critically relies on the availability of a tumor-associated target that is not only preferentially expressed in the tumor tissue but is also easily accessible for antibody therapeutics coming from the bloodstream. Here, we perfused the vasculature of healthy and acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-bearing rats with a reactive ester derivative of biotin and subsequently quantified the biotinylated proteins to identify AML-associated bone marrow (BM) antigens accessible from the bloodstream. In total, >1400 proteins were identified. Overall, 181 proteins were >100-fold overexpressed in AML as compared with normal BM. Eleven of the most differentially expressed proteins were further validated by immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopic analyses, including novel antigens highly expressed in AML cells (for example, adaptor-related protein complex 3 ß2) and in the leukemia-modified extracellular matrix (ECM) (for example, collagen-VI-α-1). The presented atlas of targetable AML-associated BM proteins provides a valuable basis for the development of monoclonal antibodies that could be used as carriers for a site-specific pharmacodelivery of cytotoxic drugs, cytokines or radionuclides to the BM in AML.

[Effect of omega-3-fatty acids on lipoprotein metabolism. Different effects in various phenotypes]. / Wirkung von Omega-3-Fettsäuren auf den Lipoproteinstoffwechsel. Unterschiedliche Effekte bei den verschiedenen Phänotypen.

A review of the literature confirms a regular and significant lowering of serum triglycerides by omega-3 fatty acids. This effect is the more pronounced the higher the initial levels are. Accordingly, in type V hyperlipoproteinemia, it is particularly marked. In normolipemic subjects and in patients with hypercholesterolemia (type IIA), total cholesterol is only slightly reduced. In patients with elevation of cholesterol and triglycerides (types IIB, IV and V), both triglycerides and cholesterol are lowered. This decrease is mainly obtained by reduction in VLDL cholesterol. In the case of types IV and V, on the other hand, triglyceride reduction is associated with an elevation of LDL and HDL cholesterol. At present, it is not clear whether the increase in LDL cholesterol is of a transient nature and prognostically irrelevant. It can be prevented by reducing the intake of saturated fat. HDL cholesterol is decreased by high doses and increased by low doses of omega-3 fatty acids. In the differential treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias, consideration should be given to these points.

[Spatio-temporal study of the electrical activities of the olfactory bulb of the trout Salmo gairdneri]. / Etude Spatio-temporelle des activites électriques du bulbe olfactif de la truite Salmo gairdneri.

The electrical stimulation of the olfactory nerve allows to record steady field potentials in the olfactory bulb of the trout Salmo gairdneri. 200 microns separate recording points which are localised on a tridimensional network. At 18, 24, 30 and 38 ms the amplitudes are measured and plotted in a calculator which determines the isopotentials in any vertical, horizontal and sagittal planes. With this method, we have an instantaneous and global vision of bulbar activity and we observe striking anatomo-functional correlations in the olfactory bulb of Salmo gairdneri.

[Use of the bioelectric activity of the olfactory bulb of the trout Salmo gairdneri in the detection of pesticides]. / Utilisation de l'activité bioélectrique du bulbe olfactif de la truite Salmo gairdneri dans la détection de pesticides.

The olfactory bulb responses induced by nasal infusion of three pesticides (Atrazine, Lindane, Ethyl Parathion) were studied in the rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri. Amplitude and frequency changes were characteristic for each solution tested at concentrations ranging between 10 ng/l and 1 mg/l.

[Unit activities of the salmon Salmo salar preoptic nucleus in Parr, Parr-Smolt and Smolt stadia]. / Etude des activités unitaires du noyau préoptique du Saumon Salmo salar aux stades Parr, Parr-Smolt et Smolt

UNLABELLED: The olfactory and gustatory stimulations with NaCl (10(-5)-10(-2) M/1) bring about certain typical modifications of the preoptic cells activity in the case of "Parr" and "Parr smolt". The "on" or "off" or "on and off" effects are very marked. Unlike the "Smolt" stage is accompanied by an important decrease of the preoptic cells activity, sometimes until complete silence of the nucleus. DATA ANALYSIS: sequential analysis and statistical analysis. The activities recorded on a magnetic tape are feld to a mini computer.