Toluidine blue O and methylene blue as endothelial redox probes in the intact lung

2000 ◽  
Vol 278 (1) ◽  
pp. H137-H150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said H. Audi ◽  
Lars E. Olson ◽  
Robert D. Bongard ◽  
David L. Roerig ◽  
Marie L. Schulte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Toluidine Blue ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Physiological Salt Solution ◽  
Plasma Albumin ◽  
Pulmonary Endothelium

There is increasing evidence that the redox activities of the pulmonary endothelial surface may have important implications for the function of both lungs and blood. Because of the inherent complexity of intact organs, it can be difficult to study these activities in situ. Given the availability of appropriate indicator probes, the multiple-indicator dilution (MID) method is one approach for dealing with some aspects of this complexity. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to 1) evaluate the potential utility of two thiazine redox indicators, methylene blue (MB) and toluidine blue O (TBO), as MID electron acceptor probes for in situ pulmonary endothelium and 2) develop a mathematical model of the pulmonary disposition of these indicators as a tool for quantifying their reduction on passage through the lungs. Experiments were carried out using isolated rabbit lungs perfused with physiological salt solution with or without plasma albumin over a range of flow rates. A large fraction of the injected TBO disappeared from the perfusate on passage through the lungs. The reduction of its oxidized, strongly polar, relatively hydrophilic blue form to its colorless, highly lipophilic reduced form was revealed by the presence of the reduced form in the venous effluent when plasma albumin was included in the perfusate. MB was also lost from the perfusate, but the fraction was considerably smaller than for TBO. A distributed-in-space-and-time model was developed to estimate the reduction rate parameter, which was ∼29 and 1.0 ml/s for TBO and MB, respectively, and almost flow rate independent for both indicators. The results suggest the utility particularly of TBO as an electron acceptor probe for MID studies of in situ pulmonary endothelium and of the model for quantitative evaluation of the data.

TiO2/Graphite Oxide Composite as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Organic Dye Reduction

2013 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 557-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Yi He Zhang ◽  
Qi An ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Ji Wu Shang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Graphite Oxide ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Organic Dye ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Liquid Phase Deposition ◽  
Tio2 Particles ◽  
Dye Reduction ◽  
Sample Method

A sample method was developed to fabricate composite of TiO2 and graphite oxide by a liquid phase deposition method. (NH4)2TiF6 and H3BO3 were stirred in distilled deionized water to prepare TiO2 particles which were then in situ deposited on graphite oxide. The photograph of scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows that the TiO2 particles are compact and uniform on the surface of graphite oxide sheets. The composite exhibited efficient photocatalytic activity under the ultraviolet light in degrading organic dye of methylene blue. There are two steps in the dye reducing process: the first half hour of porous adsorption by graphite oxide, and the photocatalytic degradation by TiO2 particles. In this case, the methylene blue reduces sharply in the first half hour with the concentration from 10 mg L-1 to 5.8 mg/L. From then, the reduction rate comes down gradually with the concentration of 0.9 mg L-1 after 6 hours UV lighting. The synergism of TiO2 particles and graphite oxide increases the reduction of methylene blue and possesses composite of reutilization ability practically.

In vitro requirements for formate dehydrogenase activity from Desulfovibrio

1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 425-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Riederer-Henderson ◽  
Harry D. Peck Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Formate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Direct Reduction ◽  
Protein S ◽  
Benzyl Viologen

In Desulfovibrio the protein(s) involved in formate dehydrogenase activity have not been identified or characterized. In situ assays in polyacrylamide gels demonstrated that formate dehydrogenase from either D. gigas or D. vulgaris catalyzed the direct reduction of either methylene blue or benzyl viologen in the presence of formate. Thus, the same protein was active with either electron acceptor. Although the enzyme could be stored in air without irreversible inactivation by O2, activity with either dye was stimulated by the addition of thiols to the assay mixture. In the absence of formate the thiols served as a substrate for the in situ reduction of methylene blue or benzyl viologen by the enzyme. Ammonium sulfate fractionation revealed the presence of a fraction which selectively stimulated activity with either benzyl viologen or cytochrome c3 as the electron acceptor. The stimulating fraction was nondialyzable, heat labile, and unstable upon storage. The fraction from either species could stimulate the formate dehydrogenase activity of the other species. The protein may be of physiological signficance as it increased when the cells were grown on formate, and it stimulated the formate hydrogenlyase system with cytochrome c3 as the electron carrier.

A SEM and Light Microscope Study of the Epidermal Leaf Structures of the Carnivorous Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, L.

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 358-359
Author(s):  
B. J. Panessa ◽  
J. F. Gennaro
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Toluidine Blue ◽  
Outer Surface ◽  
Microscope Study ◽  
Light Microscope ◽  
Carnivorous Plant ◽  
Sarracenia Purpurea ◽  
Inner Surface

Tissue from the hood and sarcophagus regions were fixed in 6% glutaraldehyde in 1 M.cacodylate buffer and washed in buffer. Tissue for SEM was partially dried, attached to aluminium targets with silver conducting paint, carbon-gold coated(100-500Å), and examined in a Kent Cambridge Stereoscan S4. Tissue for the light microscope was post fixed in 1% aqueous OsO4, dehydrated in acetone (4°C), embedded in Epon 812 and sectioned at ½u on a Sorvall MT 2 ultramicrotome. Cross and longitudinal sections were cut and stained with PAS, 0.5% toluidine blue and 1% azure II-methylene blue. Measurements were made from both SEM and Light micrographs.The tissue had two structurally distinct surfaces, an outer surface with small (225-500 µ) pubescent hairs (12/mm2), numerous stoma (77/mm2), and nectar glands(8/mm2); and an inner surface with large (784-1000 µ)stiff hairs(4/mm2), fewer stoma (46/mm2) and larger, more complex glands(16/mm2), presumably of a digestive nature.

IN SITU AND PILOT ORGAN PERFUSION TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY OF METABOLIC DYNAMICS

1972 ◽  
Vol 68 (2_Supplb) ◽  
pp. S9-S25 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Urquhart ◽  
Nancy Keller
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Test Substance ◽  
Organ Perfusion ◽  
Systemic Blood ◽  
Experimental Control ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Vascular Connections

ABSTRACT Two techniques for organ perfusion with blood are described which provide a basis for exploring metabolic or endocrine dynamics. The technique of in situ perfusion with autogenous arterial blood is suitable for glands or small organs which receive a small fraction of the animal's cardiac output; thus, test stimulatory or inhibitory substances can be added to the perfusing blood and undergo sufficient dilution in systemic blood after passage through the perfused organ so that recirculation does not compromise experimental control over test substance concentration in the perfusate. Experimental studies with the in situ perfused adrenal are described. The second technique, termed the pilot organ method, is suitable for organs which receive a large fraction of the cardiac output, such as the liver. Vascular connections are made between the circulation of an intact, anaesthetized large (> 30 kg) dog and the liver of a small (< 3 kg) dog. The small dog's liver (pilot liver) is excised and floated in a bath of canine ascites, and its venous effluent is continuously returned to the large dog. Test substances are infused into either the hepatic artery or portal vein of the pilot liver, but the small size of the pilot liver and its blood flow in relation to the large dog minimize recirculation effects. A number of functional parameters of the pilot liver are described.

scholarly journals Fe3O4@C Nanoparticles Synthesized by In Situ Solid-Phase Method for Removal of Methylene Blue

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
Hengli Xiang ◽  
Genkuan Ren ◽  
Yanjun Zhong ◽  
Dehua Xu ◽  
Zhiye Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Phase Method ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Solid Phase Reaction ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
High Concentrations

Fe3O4@C nanoparticles were prepared by an in situ, solid-phase reaction, without any precursor, using FeSO4, FeS2, and PVP K30 as raw materials. The nanoparticles were utilized to decolorize high concentrations methylene blue (MB). The results indicated that the maximum adsorption capacity of the Fe3O4@C nanoparticles was 18.52 mg/g, and that the adsorption process was exothermic. Additionally, by employing H2O2 as the initiator of a Fenton-like reaction, the removal efficiency of 100 mg/L MB reached ~99% with Fe3O4@C nanoparticles, while that of MB was only ~34% using pure Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The mechanism of H2O2 activated on the Fe3O4@C nanoparticles and the possible degradation pathways of MB are discussed. The Fe3O4@C nanoparticles retained high catalytic activity after five usage cycles. This work describes a facile method for producing Fe3O4@C nanoparticles with excellent catalytic reactivity, and therefore, represents a promising approach for the industrial production of Fe3O4@C nanoparticles for the treatment of high concentrations of dyes in wastewater.

scholarly journals A Study on the Effect of Alumina on the Morphology and Reduction Behavior of Sinter by In Situ Observation

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 740
Author(s):  
Sang Gyun Shin ◽  
Wan Ho Kim ◽  
Dong Joon Min
Keyword(s):  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Al2o3 Content ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Reduction Behavior ◽  
Reducing Gas ◽  
Interfacial Chemical Reaction ◽  
Reaction Routes

The effects of Al2O3 content on the morphology and reducibility of sinter were respectively investigated using confocal laser microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis at 1273 K under CO gas. To understand the effects of the sintering process, separate samples were prepared via the equilibrium and metastable reaction routes. In the equilibrium samples, the addition of Al2O3 led to the formation of the silico-ferrite of calcium and alumino phase and a decrease in the reduction rate due to the lowered reactivity of iron oxide. In contrast, in the metastable samples, the reduction rate increased after the addition of 2.5 mass% Al2O3. The addition of Al2O3 decreased the fraction of the liquid phase and increased the fraction of pores in the sample. As a result, the reduction rate is proportional to the Al2O3 content owing to the changes in the sinter morphology. In determining the reduction rate of the sinter, the influence of the microstructure on the diffusion of the reducing gas is more significant than that of the interfacial chemical reaction due to the formation of the SFCA phase. The microstructure changes of the sinter with the addition of Al2O3 and the corresponding reduction behaviors are further discussed.

scholarly journals In situ green synthesis of Cu nanoparticles supported on natural Natrolite zeolite for the reduction of 4‐nitrophenol, congo red and methylene blue

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh ◽  
S. Mohammad Sajadi ◽  
Mehdi Maham ◽  
Hamid Reza Dasmeh
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Congo Red ◽  
Cu Nanoparticles

Microbial Perchlorate Reduction in Groundwater with Different Electron Donors

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 1402-1407
Author(s):  
Rui Wang ◽  
Ming Chen ◽  
Jia Wen Zhang ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Hong Han Chen
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Electron Donor ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Electron Donors ◽  
Monod Equation ◽  
Hydrogen Addition ◽  
Perchlorate Reduction ◽  
Perchlorate Removal

Effects of different electron donors (acetate and hydrogen), acetate and perchlorate concentrations on microbial perchlorate reduction in groundwater were studied. The results showed that acetate and hydrogen addition as an electron donor can significantly improve perchlorate removal efficiency while a longer period was observed for hydrogen (15 d) than for acetate (8 d). The optical ratio of electron donor (acetate)-to-electron acceptor (perchlorate) was approximately 1.65 mg COD mg perchlorate-1. The highest specific reduction rate of perchlorate was achieved at the acetate-to-perchlorate ratio of 3.80 mg COD mg perchlorate-1. The perchlorate reduction rates corresponded well to the theoretical values calculated by the Monod equation and the parameters of Ks and Vm were determined to be 15.6 mg L-1 and 0.26 d-1, respectively.

In Situ Electrochemical Study of Copper Nanoparticles Stabilized with Food Grade Gelatin

2016 ◽  
Vol 705 ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellaine M. Datu ◽  
Mary Donnabelle L. Balela
Keyword(s):  
Electroless Deposition ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Mixed Potential ◽  
Cu Nanoparticles ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Food Grade ◽  
Alternative Material ◽  
Kinetics Of

Commercially available conductive inks are typically made up of precious metal nanoparticles, such as gold (Au) and silver (Ag). Thus, cheaper metals like copper (Cu) are currently being explored as alternative material. Though Cu has a comparable conductivity to that of Ag, they tend to oxidize easily when exposed to air and water, which could limit their application. In this work, oxidation-stable Cu nanoparticles with mean diameter as small as 57 nm were prepared by simple electroless deposition in water. Food-grade gelatin was used as stabilizer, which makes the process more economical and environment-friendly. In situ monitoring of mixed potential was carried out during synthesis to understand the kinetics of the reaction. The mixed potential of the solution shifted negatively as the amount of gelatin was increased. This suggests faster reduction rate.

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