Sodium arsenite reduces severity of dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rats

The histopathological features and the associated clinical findings of ulcerative colitis (UC) are due to persistent inflammatory response in the colon mucosa. Interventions that suppress this response benefit UC patients. We tested whether sodium arsenite (SA) benefits rats with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-colitis. The DSS-colitis was induced by 5% DSS in drinking water. SA (10 mg/kg; intraperitoneally) was given 8 h before DSS treatment and then every 48 h for 3 cycles of 7,14 or 21 d. At the end of each cycle rats were sacrificed and colon sections processed for histological examination. DSS induced diarrhea, loose stools, hemoccult positive stools, gross bleeding, loss of body weight, loss of epithelium, crypt damage, depletion of goblet cells and infiltration of inflammatory cells. The severity of these changes increased ir the order of Cycles 1,2 and 3. Treatment of rats with SA significantly reduced this severity and improved the weight gain.     

光度法研究十二烷基硫酸钠的临界胶束浓度

在碘的水溶液和I-3溶液2种体系中测定了十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)的临界胶束浓度(CMC),讨论了在I-3体系中,不同硫酸钠和氯化钾对测定结果的影响,在碘的水溶液中研究了不同碘浓度对SDS的CMC的影响。采用分光光度法求得SDS在两种体系中的CMC值,硫酸钠与氯化钾对CMC的值有影响,且硫酸钠对SDS的表面活性影响大于氯化钾;在碘的水溶液中,随碘的浓度增大,CMC呈增大趋势。