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In combination with 13C-labeling of the LH1-RC and replacement of native UQ8 by ubiquinones of different tail lengths, we demonstrated that quinone exchanges occur efficiently within the hydrophobic environment of the lipid membrane and depend on the side chain length of UQ. These results strongly indicate that unlike the process in Rba. sphaeroides, quinone transport in Tch. tepidum occurs through the size-restricted hydrophobic channels in the closed LH1 ring and are consistent with structural studies that have revealed narrow hydrophobic channels in the Tch. tepidum LH1 transmembrane region.Photosynthesis converts sunlight into the chemical free energy that feeds the Earth's biosphere, yet at levels much lower than what thermodynamics would allow for. I propose here that photosynthesis is nevertheless thermodynamically limited, but this limit acts indirectly on the material exchange. I substantiate this proposition for the photosynthetic activity of terrestrial ecosystems, which are notably more productive than the marine biosphere. The material exchange for terrestrial photosynthesis involves water and carbon dioxide, which I evaluate using global observation-based datasets of radiation, photosynthesis, precipitation and evaporation. I first calculate the conversion efficiency of photosynthesis in terrestrial ecosystems and its climatological variation, with a median efficiency of 0.77% (n = 13,274). The rates tightly correlate with evaporation on land (r2 = 0.87), which demonstrates the importance of the coupling of photosynthesis to material exchange. I then infer evaporation from the maximumesses in the Earth system.Photosynthetic organisms have diversified light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) to collect solar energy efficiently, leading to an acquisition of their ecological niches. Herein we report on biochemical and spectroscopic characterizations of fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding protein (FCP) complexes isolated from a marine pinguiophyte Glossomastix chrysoplasta. The pinguiophyte FCP showed one subunit band in SDS-PAGE and one protein-complex band with a molecular weight at around 66 kDa in clear-native PAGE. By HPLC analysis, the FCP possesses chlorophylls a and c, fucoxanthin, and violaxanthin. To clarify excitation-energy-relaxation processes in the FCP, we measured time-resolved fluorescence spectra at 77 K of the FCP adapted to pH 5.0, 6.5, and 8.0. Fluorescence curves measured at pH 5.0 and 8.0 showed shorter lifetime components compared with those at pH 6.5. The rapid decay components at pH 5.0 and 8.0 are unveiled by fluorescence decay-associated (FDA) spectra; fluorescence decays occur in the 270 and 160-ps FDA spectra only at pH 5.0 and 8.0, respectively. In addition, energy-transfer pathways with time constants of tens of picoseconds are altered under the basic pH condition but not the acidic pH condition. These findings provide novel insights into pH-dependent energy-transfer and energy-quenching machinery in not only FCP family but also photosynthetic LHCs.We investigated whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a risk factor of stroke, affects the level of scavenger receptor CD36 and the uptake of its ligand, oxidized LDL (oxLDL); and whether pioglitazone, a drug that enhances CD36, promotes oxLDL uptake. Compared to normoglycemic db/+ mice, adult db/db mice showed a pronounced reduction in surface CD36 expression on myeloid cells from the blood, brain, and bone marrow as detected by flow cytometry, which correlated with elevated plasma soluble-CD36 as determined by ELISA. Increased CD36 expression was found in brain macrophages and microglia of both genotypes 7 days after ischemic stroke. In juvenile db/db mice, prior to obesity and hyperglycemia, only a mild reduction of surface CD36 was found in blood neutrophils, while all other myeloid cells showed no difference relative to the db/+ strain. CAY10683 molecular weight In vivo, oral pioglitazone treatment for four weeks increased CD36 levels on myeloid cells in db/db mice. In vitro, uptake of oxLDL by bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of db/db mice was reduced relative to db/+ mice in normal glucose medium. OxLDL uptake inversely correlated with glucose levels in the medium in db/+ BMDMs. Furthermore, pioglitazone restored oxLDL uptake by BMDMs from db/db mice cultured in high glucose. Our data suggest that T2DM is associated with reduced CD36 on adult myeloid cells, and pioglitazone enhances CD36 expression in db/db cells. T2DM or high glucose reduces oxLDL uptake while pioglitazone enhances oxLDL uptake. Our findings provide new insight into the mechanism by which pioglitazone may be beneficial in the treatment of insulin resistance.

Hemoglobin vesicles have been developed as artificial oxygen carriers, and they have the potential to serve as a substitute for red blood cell transfusion.

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of hemoglobin vesicle infusion for the initial treatment instead of red blood cell transfusion in rabbits with massive obstetric hemorrhage.

Pregnant New Zealand white rabbits (28th day of pregnancy; normal gestation period, 29-35 days) underwent uncontrolled hemorrhage to induce shock by transecting the right midartery and concomitant vein in the myometrium. Subsequently, rabbits received isovolemic fluid resuscitation through the femoral vein with an equivalent volume of hemorrhage every 5 minutes. Resuscitative infusion regimens included 5% human serum albumin (n=6), stored washed red blood cells with plasma (vol/vol=11; n=5), and hemoglobin vesicle with 5% human serum albumin (vol/vol=41; n=5). A total of 60 minutes after the start of bleeding, rabbits underwent surgical hemostasis by ligation of the bleeding vessels and then were monitored for survival within 24 hours.

During fluid resuscitation, hemoglobin vesicle infusion and red blood cell transfusion maintained a mean arterial pressure of >50 mm Hg and a hemoglobin concentration of >9 g/dL and prevented the elevation of plasma lactate. In contrast, resuscitation with 5% human serum albumin alone could not prevent hemorrhagic shock as evidenced by a low mean arterial pressure (40 mm Hg), a low hemoglobin concentration (2 g/dL), and a marked elevation of plasma lactate. All animals in the red blood cell group and the hemoglobin vesicle group survived more than 8 hours, whereas all animals in the 5% human serum albumin group died within 8 hours.

Hemoglobin vesicle infusion may be effective in the initial management of massive obstetric hemorrhage.

Hemoglobin vesicle infusion may be effective in the initial management of massive obstetric hemorrhage.