Dose-dependent effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure, heart rate, and skin blood flow of normal volunteers.

Synthetic atrial natriuretic peptide, containing 26 amino acids in the rat sequence, L-364, 343 (Ileu-ANP), was infused intravenously at increasing rates (1-40 micrograms/min) into four normal volunteers. Mean intraarterial blood pressure decreased and heart rate increased in cumulative-dose-dependent fashion. Skin blood flow as measured with a laser Doppler device rose already with a cumulative dose of 55 micrograms Ileu-ANP and further rises were directly related to dose. The only side effects observed were those accompanying symptomatic hypotension at higher doses. These findings provide strong evidence that Ileu-ANP acts as a vasodilator in normal volunteers.

La prima Cantica della Divina Comedia con i commenti attribuiti a Jacopo di Dante.

Famille d'Angoulême (?); François Ier; Bibliothèque du roi à Fontainebleau. N° 2 de l’inventaire de 1496 de la bibliothèque de la famille d’Angoulême à Cognac "Item le libvre de Dan[te] (?) escript en parchemin et à la main et en ytalien et en françoys. Couvert de drap de soye broché d'or ouquel y a deux fermoers d'argent aux armes de feu mondit seigneur. Lequel libvre est historié" (?) . Cote de la bibliothèque personnelle de François Ier « 202 ». N° ? du catalogue de la Bibliothèque du roi à Paris à la fin du XVIe s.

Tuning the immune response of dendritic cells to surface-assembled poly(I:C) on microspheres through synergistic interactions between phagocytic and TLR3 signaling.

The artificial dsRNA polyriboinosinic acid-polyribocytidylic acid, poly(I:C), is a potent adjuvant candidate for vaccination, as it strongly drives cell-mediated immunity. However, because of its effects on non-immune bystander cells, poly(I:C) administration may bear danger for the development of autoimmune diseases. Thus poly(I:C) should be applied in the lowest dose possible. We investigated microspheres carrying surface-assembled poly(I:C) as a two-in-one adjuvant formulation to stimulate maturation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDCs). Negatively charged polystyrene microspheres were equipped with a poly(ethylene glycol) corona through electrostatically driven surface assembly of a library of polycationic poly(l-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers, PLL-g-PEG. Stable surface assembly of poly(I:C) was achieved by incubation of polymer-coated microspheres in an aqueous poly(I:C) solution. Surface-assembled poly(I:C) exhibited a strongly enhanced efficacy to stimulate maturation of MoDCs by up to two orders of magnitude, as compared to free poly(I:C). Multiple phagocytosis events were the key factor to enhance the efficacy. The cytokine secretion pattern of MoDCs after exposure to surface-assembled poly(I:C) differed from that of free poly(I:C), while their ability to stimulate T cell proliferation was similar. Overall, phagocytic signaling plays an important role in defining the resulting immune response to such two-in-one adjuvant formulations.

Comparison of thermogenic activity induced by the new sympathomimetic Ro 16-8714 between normal and obese subjects.

In a previous study, we demonstrated that the new beta-adrenoceptor agonist Ro 16-8714 possesses thermogenic property in normal male volunteers. The aim of the present study was to compare the metabolic response of lean vs obese individuals to a similar dose of this compound. Following an overnight fast, Ro 16-8714 (0.17 mg/kg fat free mass) or a placebo was given per os to six normal-weight subjects and to six moderately obese subjects. The rate of energy expenditure (EE) and the substrate utilization were determined by indirect calorimetry (hood system) before and for 6 h following the drug administration. Heart rate and blood pressure as well as plasma glucose, insulin and free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations were also measured at regular intervals throughout the study. The increment relative to base-line (mean +/- s.e.m.) in EE was similar in the two groups and averaged 4.0 +/- 1.4 per cent and 12.2 +/- 1.4 per cent with placebo and with Ro 16-8714 respectively in lean subjects, whereas the values reached 3.5 +/- 1.2 per cent and 14.4 +/- 2.0 per cent in obese subjects. Heart rate, systolic blood pressure, insulin and FFA were increased without any significant difference between the two groups. This study shows that Ro 16-8714 is a potent thermogenic agent both in normal and obese subjects.

[Voyage en Italie : 1824-1830]. , Cappella di Falaride : [plan, élévation principale, élévation latérale, profils de détails] : [dessin] / h. L. [Henri Labrouste]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 180

[Voyage en Italie : 1824-1830]. , Chiesa di S. Giacomo : [vues perspectives de la façade et de la nef] : [dessin] / h. L. [Henri Labrouste]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 37

[Voyage en Italie : 1824-1830]. , Eglise de la Madonna di Galliera : [élévation du portail, plan d'ensemble de l'église] : [dessin] / h. L. [Henri Labrouste]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 38

[Voyage en Italie : 1824-1830]. , Bénitier dans l'Eglise de S. Maria dei Servi. S. Maria dei Servi. Madona di Baracano : [élévation du bénitier, plan des deux églises] : [dessin] / h. L. [Henri Labrouste]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 39-40

[Voyage en Italie : 1824-1830]. , Bains de Cicéron à Mola di Gaeta (Formie) : [plan, vue perspective de la nef] : [dessin] / h. L. [Henri Labrouste]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 172

[Rome. Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno]

Référence bibliographique : Weigert, 515