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H G Miltenburger

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[Simultaneous effect of 5-bromodeoxyuridine and cysteamine on x-irradiated diploid cells of Chinese hamster, Cricetulus griseus, in vitro].

Cells of the Chinese hamster line B 14 FAF 28 were treated with BUdR and irradiated with X-rays under the presence of cysteamine. The dose-dependent inactivation rates could be determined rather precisely by marking single cells. Daily cell counts in the growing colonies made it possible to establish individual colony growth curves. The results of both analyses show for untreated and treated cells a nearly equal factor with respect to the protecting effect of cysteamine. Also in the "macrocolonies" this effect is clearly measurable even five days after irradiation indicating a still existing very different vitality of the cells at that time. The results are discussed with concern to following irradiations.

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Photodecomposition of 1-nitropyrene and other direct-acting mutagens extracted from diesel-exhaust particulates.

The effect of irradiation with wavelengths of 320-418 nm on direct-acting mutagenicity of 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) and particulate-matter extracts of a direct-injecting diesel engine was examined. The activity of samples in the Ames test with and without addition of S9 mix in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA98, TA100 and TA1538 decreased with increasing irradiation energy. Visible light was sufficient to destroy the mutagenicity of a 0.1-mM 1-NP solution. The same was true for particulate matter crude extracts as well as the transitional and oxygenate subfractions isolated by column chromatography. UV spectroscopy, thin-layer chromatography and GC-MS analysis were performed to characterize the irradiation products of 1-NP. The mechanism of photodecomposition of 1-NP at different wavelengths and the significance of this finding for the evaluation of health risks from diesel vehicles are discussed.

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The cellular substrate: a very important requirement for baculovirus in vitro replication.

We established more than 200 primary cell lines of Cydia pomonella (coding moth). 81 of them were selected and screened for replication of two baculoviruses (from two different subgroups): the Choristoneura murinana NPV and the Cydia pomonella GV. Although all these cell lines had been derived from the same insect species, they varied largely in their response to challenge with the NPV. Most of them showed CPE or produced different amounts of polyhedra. Interestingly, we also found a few cell lines that were permissive for GV replication. To our knowledge this is the first time that GV replication in cell lines has been obtained. Our results show that cell line properties are most important for baculovirus in vitro replication.

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Cycling S-phase cells in animal and spontaneous tumours. I. Comparison of the BrdUrd and 3H-thymidine techniques and flow cytometry for the estimation of S-phase frequency.

Evaluation of the proliferative activities of cell populations has mainly been restricted to the use of autoradiography and flow cytometric measurements. The introduction of a new BrdUrd specific antibody makes it possible to determine exactly the DNA synthesizing cells. The BrdUrd technique is safe with respect to handling and the results are obtained within five hours. The suitability of the BrdUrd labelling procedure has been studied in different cell lines and compared with 3H-thymidine autoradiography and flow cytometry.

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