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|25. Dez. 2001
|2. Nov. 1999
|2. Nov. 1999
|Auch ver—ffentlicht unter
|Gueorgui L. Grouev, Kent E. Crouse, Donald G. Huvaere, William L. Keith
|Urspr■nglich Bevollmðchtigter
|Energy Savings, Inc.
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|Patentzitate (13), Nichtpatentzitate (6), Referenziert von (57), Klassifizierungen (11), Juristische Ereignisse (10)
|Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, Espacenet
This invention relates to an electronic ballast and, in particular, an electronic ballast that imperceptibly modulates light output by interrupting power to one or more fluorescent lamps.
A fluorescent lamp is an evacuated glass tube with a small amount of mercury in the tube. The tube is lined with an adherent layer of a mixture of phosphors. Some of the mercury vaporizes at the low pressure within the tube and a filament or cathode sealed in each end of the tube is heated to emit electrons into the tube, ionizing the gas. A high voltage between the filaments causes the mercury ions to conduct current, producing a glow discharge that emits ultraviolet light. The ultraviolet light is absorbed by the phosphors and re-emitted as visible light. After the glow discharge terminates, the phosphors glow for a small but finite time known as persistence. Similarly, the glow discharge continues for an even smaller but finite time after power is removed.
A fluorescent lamp is a non-linear load to a power line, i.e. the current through the lamp is not directly proportional to the voltage across the lamp. Current through the lamp is zero until a minimum voltage is reached, then the lamp begins to conduct. Once the lamp conducts, the current will increase rapidly unless there is a ballast connected to the lamp for limiting current.
An electronic ballast typically includes a rectifier for changing the alternating current (AC) from a power line into direct current (DC) and an inverter for changing the direct current into alternating current at high frequency, typically 25-60 kHz. Some ballasts include a boost circuit between the rectifier and the inverter.
Modern electronic ballasts perform the basic function of ballasting a fluorescent lamp significantly better than ballasts of just a decade ago in terms of power factor, efficiency, and the like. As typical with other electronic devices, electronic ballasts are now expected to perform an increasing number of additional functions. For example, many techniques have been proposed for dimming lamps by communicating over power lines or by communicating over a separate line to each ballast.
Other proposals, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,838,116 (Katyl et al.), include transmitting information from a fluorescent lamp by modulating the light from the lamp. The modulation described in the patent includes frequency modulation (FM) and amplitude modulation (AM). AM is obtained by interfering with the regulation of the boost circuit, thereby increasing the voltage of the high voltage rail in the inverter to increase light output momentarily.
Suitable photodetectors are a necessary part of the combination but are not described in detail in the Katyl et al. patent. Their existence and a variety of functions are merely attributed to certain blocks in a block diagram. It turns out that reliably detecting the modulation is not particularly easy. Interference from other light sources is a problem, as is signal to noise ratio in general. A strong, nearby signal tends to overload a detector and a weak, distant signal tends to become lost in noise.
Typically in the prior art, increased functionality is obtained only by increasing the complexity, and cost, of the ballast circuit. On the other hand, even if a particular function could be "free," it is inevitable that additional functions will be wanted. It is desired to provide those functions at minimal extra cost.
An advantage of digitally controlled dimmable ballasts is that the ballasts can be grouped for setting scenes or for locally brightening or dimming a part of a room. For this purpose, some dimming ballasts sold by Energy Savings, Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois U.S.A. had an eight-way switch externally accessible on the ballasts. Depending on the setting of the switch, a ballast was assigned to one of eight possible zones. A scene could then have zone one at fifty percent of full brightness, zone two at seventy-five percent, and so on. This arrangement, while considerably better than changing the wiring in the building, still has the disadvantage of requiring physical access to the ballast.
It is possible to assign a unique number or identification (ID) to every ballast during manufacture. Each ballast can be addressed by ID and the control of scenes and zones can all be in one central unit. In theory, the ID would be written on a sticker and the sticker would be placed upon a fixture to show the ID. In practice, the chance of the ID being lost is quite high. Without any way to retrieve the information, the system capability would be lost or at least the fixture would have to be replaced.
In Europe, a system known as DALI, (digital addressable lighting interface) is being proposed. In this system, each ballast is given an ID at the factory and the ballasts are interrogated at the installation site to determine ID. After interrogation, the operator tells the controller to light up a first set of lamps and then the operator goes around the rooms and writes on a map where the lamps are lit. The process is repeated until all IDs are plotted on a map.
In view of the foregoing, it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a technique for modulating light output without additional circuitry in a digitally controlled electronic ballast.
Another object of the invention is to provide an electronic ballast that can identify itself readily by modulating the light output from one or more lamps coupled to the ballast.
A further object of the invention is to provide a detector for reliably converting modulated light from a fluorescent lamp into a series of pulses.
Another object of the invention is to provide two-way communication with a ballast with minimal additional circuitry.
A further object of the invention is to simplify the on-site identification of uniquely identified electronic ballasts.
The foregoing objects are achieved in this invention in which data is transmitted by CW modulation of the luminosity of one or more lamps connected to a ballast. The ballast includes an inverter section and the data is transmitted by momentarily turning off lamp current to mark the beginning and the end of successive periods, wherein the periods represent either a logic one or a logic zero in accordance with the data to be transmitted. Preferably, each ballast has a unique identification, which is included in the transmitted digital data. A receiver monitors the luminosity of a lamp and compares instantaneous luminosity to average luminosity to detect the beginning and end of each period. A two wire conductor system is connected to all the ballasts to convey digital information from a central control.
A more complete understanding of the invention can be obtained by considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a ballast constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a chart of three waveforms illustrating the operation of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a detector constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a detector constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 5 is a schematic of the inverter section of a ballast constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a microprocessor controlled ballast suitable for implementing the invention. FIG. 1 is the same as FIG. 2 in U.S. Pat. No. 5,925,990 (Crouse et al.). In FIG. 1, pin 1 of the integrated circuits is indicated by a small dot and the pins are numbered consecutively counterclockwise. Ballast 10 includes converter section 11 for producing DC from line voltage, boost section 12 for increasing the DC voltage, storage section 13 for storing energy to drive a lamp, and inverter section 14 for driving a lamp.
In one embodiment of the invention, boost section 12 includes a boost controller implemented as an L6561 power factor correction circuit as sold by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics. Boost section 12 is essentially the same as the circuit recommended in the data sheets accompanying the L6561 integrated circuit.
Microprocessor 21 is coupled to two inputs of driver circuit 22. Specifically, high frequency pulses are coupled through resistor 23 through pin 2 of driver circuit 22. Pin 3 of driver circuit 22 is a disable input and is coupled to an output of microprocessor 21 by line 24. When disable line 24 is brought low, drive circuit 22 is shut off. Otherwise, drive circuit 22 causes transistors 18 and 19 to conduct alternately at the frequency on pin 2. The junction of transistors 18 and 19 is coupled through series resonant inductor 31 and capacitor 32 to common. Fluorescent lamp 34 is coupled in parallel with capacitor 32 in what is known as a half bridge, series resonant, direct coupled output.
As described in the Crouse et al. patent, disable line 24 is brought low in response to a detected fault. In accordance with the invention, microprocessor 21 is programmed to bring disable line 24 low and then high to interrupt lamp current and thereby modulate light output.
FIG. 2 is a chart of waveforms illustrating the operation of an electronic ballast in accordance with the invention. Waveform "A" represents the voltage on disable line 24. The inverter is disabled for a sufficient time for the light to decrease enough to be detected reliably by a photodetector circuit. This time depends upon the persistence of the phosphors and the glow discharge but is generally quite short for most fluorescent lamps. A pulse width, t1, of 150 microseconds has been found sufficient for reliable communication from a ballast.
Waveform "B" illustrates the high frequency current through a lamp and the missing cycles when the inverter is disabled. Waveform "C" illustrates the brightness of the lamp, somewhat exaggerated for clarity. Luminosity decreases when lamp current is interrupted, as indicated by notch 41, but does not go to zero. The decrease in luminosity is greater than the decrease between cycles of the high frequency current, represented as ripples in generally horizontal line 43. Thus, the inverter is shut off long enough to produce a distinct signal.
As illustrated by waveform "A", logic zeroes and ones are represented by the time interval between pulses. Thus, the modulation is "continuous wave" (CW), as used to transmit Morse code. Amplitude or luminosity does not itself carry any information. The information is contained in the time between pulses. Thus, the invention is also completely independent from the operating frequency of the inverter.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a logic zero is represented by an interval, t2, of one millisecond and a logic one is represented by an interval, t3, of two milliseconds. Thus, assuming an equal number of ones and zeroes, a sixteen bit ID can be transmitted in 26.55 milliseconds. Other intervals could be used instead. A pulse width of one or two milliseconds may be perceptible to some people. A pulse width less than one millisecond is generally imperceptible.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a photodetector constructed in accordance with another aspect of the invention. Photodetector 50 includes photocell 51 for converting light into voltage, high pass filter 52 for removing extraneous signals, automatic gain control circuit 53 for adjusting gain in accordance with the overall brightness of a room, and level adjusting circuit 54 for providing the appropriate voltages to a microprocessor (not shown). The output from circuit 54 is essentially a reconstruction of waveform "A" (FIG. 2). Additional circuitry (not shown) converts the pulses into digital data and displays the data for a user. Such additional circuitry is well known in itself.
FIG. 4 is a schematic of a photodetector constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. Phototransistor 60 converts incident light to current and is coupled to the inverting input of amplifier 61, which converts the current to voltage. Amplifier stage 62 is a second order high pass filter and is coupled to the output of amplifier 61 through DC blocking capacitor 63. Amplifier 64 provides a gain of about ten. Shottky diode 65 clamps the output positive, allowing only positive pulses to pass to the next stage.
The output from amplifier 64 is coupled directly to the non-inverting input of comparator 67 and indirectly to the inverting input of the comparator by way of an averaging circuit including low pass filter 71, rectifier 72, and capacitor 73. Comparator 67 compares the pulses to a variable reference voltage provided by the average of the signal from phototransistor 60. This enables the photodetector to accommodate taking readings at various distances from the lamps.
The output from comparator 67 is a series of pulses that are cleaned up in one-shot multivibrator 75. The pulses are then coupled to additional circuitry (not shown) for converting the periods between pulses to logic ones and zeros and for displaying the resulting data, in either binary form or alphanumeric form. The additional circuitry is well known in itself. In one embodiment of the invention, the additional circuitry was sensitive to the leading edge of a pulse. Thus, "the period between pulses" is not to be interpreted absolutely literally but understood to depend upon the particular hardware used.
To use the invention, one broadcasts a command to all ballasts in a system, e.g. on a branch circuit, to transmit their ID numbers. The command is preferably broadcast by a low voltage control wire coupled to all the ballasts. Alternatively, a ballast could automatically transmit its ID for a predetermined period after power is applied to the ballast. An operator then walks around with a small battery powered photodetector to read the ID's from the light modulations of each fixture and record the identity and position of each fixture. Fixtures with plural ballasts would require some adaptation of the photodetector to limit the field of view to one lamp. The simplest optics is a snap-on tube to restrict the field of view of the phototransistor; in effect, collimating the light from a lamp. Unless a fixture or a ballast is replaced, the photodetector is used only once and could be loaned for use as required or given to a large customer as a promotional item.
Once a ballast can "talk," it is inevitable that customers will want the ballast to say more than just its ID. A microprocessor controlled ballast constructed in accordance with the invention can implement one-way communication without additional hardware. For two-way communication, some additional hardware is needed.
FIG. 5 is a schematic of the inverter section of an electronic ballast constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. Driver 81 causes transistors 18 and 19 to conduct alternately but the driver has no shutdown pin as in the embodiment of FIG. 1. Driver 81, an IR2101 high and low side driver, is a simpler device than driver 22 (FIG. 1) and is controlled by pulse width modulator 85, which does have shutdown capability. Line 86 couples one bit of an output port of microprocessor 87 to pin ten of pulse width modulator 85. Pin ten is one of several pins that effect shutdown and more than one device may be coupled to a pin for effecting shutdown. The several resistors coupled to pin six control the switching frequency of the inverter.
The CW modulation of light output is the same as described for the circuit of FIG. 1 except that the disable input of pulse width modulator 85 is active high rather than active low.
In addition to transmitting information, a ballast constructed in accordance with FIG. 5 can also receive information. Phototransistor 91 converts incident light into a current. Appropriate processing circuitry, not shown in FIG. 5, couples transistor 91 to an input port of microprocessor 87 for receiving pulses representing digital data.
A hand-held infra-red transmitter (not shown) is pointed at the ballast, which includes an optical port for transistor 91. Data, commands, or address information can be sent to the ballast, e.g. to organize a plurality of such ballasts into a zone, to request transmission of an ID, to request the time since the last re-lamping, and so on. Flash memory or EEPROM is used in the ballast to store received data that must survive a power outage. Two way communication also enables upgrading a microprocessor controlled ballast by downloading the latest software optically; e.g. tables representing data for new lamp types.
Another feature of the invention is that the handheld unit is capable of transmitting an infrared signal encoding the address just received from the ballast, together with another number representing the zone. For example, an operator is setting up a lighting zone and the handheld unit is set to the number of the zone. The operator receives the ID of a ballast and then points at a wall mounted controller, triggering the handheld unit to transmit the zone number and the ballast ID to the controller. In this way the operator never has to record manually the ID of the ballast, which might be a very long number. This procedure is repeated for each zone and each ballast. The operator simply assigns the ballasts to the zones and sends the ballast ID to the controller along with the zone number for each ballast. The worst case would be where the controller is not visible from the location of the operator and the handheld unit has to be moved to a position with a line of sight to the controller. It is also possible for all addresses and zone assignments to be stored in the hand-held unit and then transmitted all at once as a large packet.
The invention thus provides a technique for modulating light output without additional circuitry in a digitally controlled electronic ballast. The ballast can identify itself readily by modulating the light output from one or more lamps coupled to the ballast. A detector is provided for reliably converting modulated light from a fluorescent lamp into a series of pulses, thereby simplifying the on-site identification of uniquely identified electronic ballasts. In addition, two-way communication with a ballast is accomplished with minimal additional circuitry.
Having thus described the invention, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. For example, although lamp 34 is illustrated as an instant start lamp, the invention can be used with any type of gas discharge lamp. The particular semiconductor devices identified are part of a preferred embodiment of the invention. Other devices could be used instead. The lamp current could be interrupted using any kind of switch instead of turning off the inverter. The digital data can include error detection or correction data in addition to the desired message. The data may also include end of life measurements upon the lamps, a history of recent faults detected, and hours run data for the lamps.
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And how Carter and his friend John Artis were fingered by petty crooks Alfred Bello and Arthur Dexter Bradley and charged with the murders by a severely compromised Jersey court. And how "the all-white jury agreed." In a century of explosive trials based on race, from the Scottsboro Boys on up through O. J. Simpson and the recent Amadou Diallo verdict, the matter of Rubin Carter continues to occupy a significant and still hotly contested position. "The story of the Hurricane" is, after all, a fabulous one--a saga of race hate and fear, legislative corruption, and, in the end, the overweening effects of celebrity. Once a hardnosed street punk, Rubin Carter's path has taken him from a bad-ass, shaved-head prizefighter through a nineteen-year incarceration during which he became a 1970s cause celebre in the manner of Huey Newton and Mumia Abu-Jamal to the ultimate redemption of his release in 1986. Now widely seen as an indomitable saint/icon, the sixty-two-year-old Carter recently addressed the United Nations General Assembly, where his story of personal will in the face of brutal institutional falsehood was greeted with much applause from the global body. But still people argue over which "story of the Hurricane" to believe. The current release of the Hollywood movie The Hurricane and, to a lesser degree, author James S. Hirsch's far more nuanced authorized biography, Hurricane, has elicited a mini-firestorm of criticism. Much of this vitriol has come from noted liberal writers, people like Selwyn Raab and Robert Lipsyte of the New York Times and Jack Newfield of the New York Post, many of whom either championed or actively worked for the fighter's cause throughout the years. According to these critics, the film version of the story, which was nominated for several Academy Awards and proved to be something of a hit, is riddled with distortions of fact and outright lies. Serious questions have been raised about the sanitized version of Carter's early, often brutal, criminal career, as well as the portrayal of the Passaic County judicial process. Playing fast and simple with well-documented events, critics charge, the film invents a single vindictive, patently racist cop who dogs Carter almost from the cradle, thereby compromising a more difficult to dramatize indictment of the entire New Jersey legal system. Also lambasted is the role of "the Canadians," a mysterious group of whites from Toronto who, according to the movie, take the lead role in securing Carter's eventual release. According to fault-finders, the emphasis on the Canadian contribution--including the pivotal role of a young black man adopted by the group who initially reaches out to the imprisoned Carter--unfairly slights the largely unpaid efforts of a bevy of New York-based lawyers, notably Myron Beldock and Lewis Steel, who worked long and hard to free the prizefighter. The degree of outcry, bordering on outrage, greeting the film is somewhat surprising considering that, at least on the surface, The Hurricane appears to be an old-fashioned, standard-issue workup of Hollywood faux-social realism not unlike liberal tomes once directed by well-meaning types like Stanley Kramer. … Related books and articles Books Journals Magazines Newspapers Encyclopedia How to Appreciate Motion Pictures: A Manual of Motion-Picture Criticism Prepared for High-School Students By Edgar Dale Macmillan, 1933 Read preview Overview Motion Pictures and Radio: Modern Techniques for Education By Elizabeth Laine McGraw Hill, 1938 Read preview Overview Hollywood's America: Social and Political Themes in Motion Pictures By Stephen Powers; David J. Rothman; Stanley Rothman Westview Press, 1996 Read preview Overview The Application of Staged Motion: A Historical Understanding of Cinema's Relation to Staged Pictures By Sokalski, Joseph A. 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Offering foreign fighters a way out
By Shiraz Maher and Professor Peter Neumann, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
'For the last 18 months our research unit at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King's College London has been conducting interviews with foreign fighters. We now maintain a database of more than 450 fighters currently in Syria and Iraq.
Their motivations for travelling to Syria are diverse, and it is wrong to think of them as a homogenous group. Some of them will pose a significant national security threat, and some will turn to international terrorism. For them, there must be a strong punitive approach, involving arrest and prosecution.
But tougher laws and blanket punishment shouldn't be the only approach.
The only authoritative study of the issue, based on nearly one thousand jihadist returnees from previous conflicts showed that one in nine former fighters subsequently became involved in terrorist activity. This does leave a majority who do not wish to become involved with terrorism, for whatever reason. In many cases they are disillusioned, psychologically disturbed, or just tired.
While it is the most ideological, vicious and bloodthirsty fighters who attract the headlines, many have found the reality to be far different from what they were led to believe. "We were pumped up with propaganda," a foreign fighter, Abu Mohammed (not his real name) told us yesterday.
Abu Mohammed has explained that he, along with scores of other British fighters wants to return to the UK. When he first travelled out there, he said "it was all focused on Assad," he said. "But now it's just Muslims fighting Muslims. We didn't come here for this."
The blanket approach taken by the government -- to threaten all returnees with draconian prison sentences -- Abu Mohammed says, makes him feel trapped. "We're forced to stay and fight, what choice do we have? It's sad," he told us.
We have been here before. Following the defeat of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Arab-Afghan fighters could not return to their home countries. They were stripped of their citizenship and threatened with long prison sentences. Instead, they regrouped in Sudan and formed a Jihadist Internationale, from which al-Qaeda emerged.
It makes perfect sense: isolated, trapped, but searching for meaning and purpose, these men were offered no opportunity to disengage from the path they had chosen. In many cases, they did so on the basis of poor information and the exuberances of youth.
Authorities in the Middle East have learned this lesson. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region launched deradicalisation programmes to convince jihadists to disengage. Though controversial -- and not without some failures -- these programmes have had a profound effect on movements like Gamaa Islamiyyah in Egypt or the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, both of which disengaged from violence.
It is entirely conceivable, of course, that people like Abu Mohammed could pose a risk if returned to the UK, but these are risks best mitigated by a sophisticated intervention programme which combines deradicalisation along with monitoring and surveillance. Abu Mohammed told us he would be willing to submit to such a scheme, were it available, in order to return to the UK.
Fortunately such a programme already exists and is called the Channel Project. More than 1000 people deemed to be at risk of violent extremism have already been successfully engaged through this programme. Indeed, the Coalition considered Channel to be so successful that in 2010 its funding was increased, while other measures were simultaneously being cut.
There are clearly some terrorists among the cohort with which Abu Mohammed has associated himself. Treating all foreign fighters as terrorists, however, risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. It may sound tough, but it isn't likely to be effective. Arrests and prosecutions will be needed, but they are just one part of the government's armoury. It must also offer a way out. This is not about being soft: it's about being smart.
A programme for returnees would not just focus on de-radicalisation but would also create an opportunity for their continued assessment and monitoring. In prison, by contrast, they are likely to be further radicalised while potentially exposing others to a hardened ideology and worldview.
We asked Abu Mohammed if he would discourage others from coming to Syria at the moment. "Yes," he said. He told us of another friend who recently quit the fight after he couldn't accept what he saw out there. These are powerful voices borne of real experience -- they need to be heard, not locked away.'
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Warifteine and milonine, alkaloids isolated from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl: Cytotoxicity on rat hepatocyte culture and in V79 cells
ABSTRACT Two alkaloids were isolated from the leaves of Cissampelos sympodialis; a bisbenzylisoquinoline compound named warifteine and a novel 8,14-dihydromorphinandienone alkaloid named milonine. The cytotoxic effects of these alkaloids were assayed in cultured hepatocytes and V79 fibroblasts. Three independent endpoint assays for cytotoxicity in vitro were used: the nucleic acid content (NAC), tetrazolium reduction (MTT) and neutral red uptake (NRU). Milonine was less toxic than warifteine in both cell cultures. The IC50 values determined in the three different viability assays were around 100 and 400 microM after milonine treatment of V79 cells or hepatocytes. IC50 values ranging from 10 to 35 microM were obtained for warifteine in the viability tests evaluated in V79 cells and hepatocytes. Due to the similar cytotoxic effects detected on V79 cells and hepatocytes, probably warifteine and milonine induced toxic effects independent to the cytochrome P450. This hypothesis was corroborated by the results where Cimetidine (1.0 mM), a traditional cytochrome P450 inhibitor, did not protect the cells from the toxic action of warifteine or milonine. In conclusion, these alkaloids merit further investigations as potential novel pharmacological agents although milonine was less toxic than warifteine in the cells models investigated.
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- "Warifteine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, is the major alkaloid purified from both root and leaves of C. sympodialis [2] [9]. Warifteine was described to induce spasmolytic activity on tracheal and cardiac smooth muscle and to inhibit calcium channels and to modify the intracellular Ca 2+ stores [10] [11]. "
Article: Research Article Warifteine, an Alkaloid Purified from Cissampelos sympodialis, Inhibits Neutrophil Migration In Vitro and In Vivo[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl is a plant from the Northeast and Southeast of Brazil. Its root infusion is popularly used for treatment of inflammatory and allergic diseases. We investigated whether warifteine, its main alkaloid, would have anti-inflammatory effect due to a blockage of neutrophil function. In vivo warifteine treatment inhibited casein-induced neutrophil migration to the peritoneal cavity but did not inhibit neutrophil mobilization from the bone marrow. Analysis of the direct effect of warifteine upon neutrophil adherence and migration in vitro demonstrated that the alkaloid decreased cell adhesion to P and E-selectin-transfected cells. In addition, fLMP-induced neutrophil migration in a transwell system was blocked by warifteine; this effect was mimicked by cAMP mimetic/inducing substances, and warifteine increased intracellular cAMP levels in neutrophils. The production of DNA extracellular traps (NETs) was also blocked by warifteine but there was no alteration on PMA-induced oxidative burst or LPS-stimulated TNFíµí»¼ secretion. Taken together, our data indicate that the alkaloid warifteine is a potent anti-inflammatory substance and that it has an effect on neutrophil migration through a decrease in both cell adhesion and migration.Research Journal of Immunology 06/2014; 2014(11). DOI:10.1155/2014/752923
- "Besides its leishmanicidal activity, warifteine shows moderate cytotoxicity against cell lineages isolated from mammals (HEp-2 and NCI-H292). In a previous report, warifteine was found to be more toxic than milonine, but still within levels that would not preclude further therapeutic assays [20]. "
Article: Antileishmanial Activity of Warifteine: A Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Isolated from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae)[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Leishmania (L.) chagasi is the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis, an important endemic zoonosis in the American continent, as well as in many other countries in Asia, Africa, and Mediterranean Europe. The treatment is difficult due to the high toxicity of the available drugs, high costs, and emergence of resistance in the parasites. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new leishmanicidal agents. The bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids have been related to antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and antifungal activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth inhibitory activity of warifteine (bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid) against L. chagasi promastigotes in axenic cultures and the occurrence of drug-induced ultrastructural changes in the parasite. This bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid was isolated from the leaves and roots of Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae), a plant commonly used for the treatment of various diseases in Brazilian folk medicine. Using the purified warifteine, the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) was determined at 0.08 mg/mL after 72 h in culture, inducing significant changes in the parasite morphology, like aberrant multisepted forms and blebs in the plasma membrane. In conclusion, warifteine represents an attractive candidate for future pharmacological studies aiming new leishmanicidal drugs.The Scientific World Journal 09/2012; 2012:516408. DOI:10.1100/2012/516408 · 1.73 Impact Factor
- "The solvent was evaporated, and the total tertiary alkaloid fraction was subjected to chromatography column over alumina, eluting with hexane containing increasing amounts of CHCl 3 /MeOH. Fractions eluted with CHCl3–MeOH (49:1) were further purified by thin layer column (1.0 mm layer) for isolation of WAF, MW and MIL alkaloids (Melo et al., 2003, Cerqueira-Lima et al., 2010). The isolated alkaloid solutions were prepared using 1 mg of the crystal in 50 ml of HCl 1 N and 800 mL of distilled water. "
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ABSTRACT: Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae) root infusion is used in Northeast Brazil to treat allergic asthma. We have previously shown that oral use of the plant extract reduces eosinophil infiltration into the lung of ovalbumin (OVA)- sensitized mice. However, drugs taken by inhalation route to treat asthma achieve better outcomes. Thereby, in this study, we evaluated the inhaled C. sympodialis alcoholic extract as a therapeutic treatment in OVA-sensitized BALB/c mice. The parameters which were analyzed consisted of leukocyte recruitment to the airway cavity, tissue remodeling and cell profile. The inhaled extract inhibited mainly eosinophil recruitment to the pleural cavity, bronchoalveolar lavage and peripheral blood. This treatment reduced the OVA-specific IgE serum titer and leukocyte infiltration in the peribronchiolar and pulmonary perivascular areas as well as mucus production. In addition, we also tested isolated alkaloids from the plant extract. The flow cytometric analysis showed that methylwarifteine (MW) and, mainly, the inhaled extract reduced the number of CD3+T cells and eosinophil-like cells. Therefore, inhaled C. sympodialis extract and MW lead to down-regulation of inflammatory cell infiltration with remarkable decrease in the number of T cells in an experimental model of respiratory allergy, suggesting that the plant can be delivered via inhalation route to treat allergic asthma. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Phytotherapy Research 08/2012; 27(6). DOI:10.1002/ptr.4791 · 2.66 Impact Factor


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Changes in the arrhythmic profile of patients treated for heart failure are associated with modifications in their myocardial perfusion conditions
ABSTRACT Heart failure (HF) patients can benefit from a proper RS. We had observed that they show an increase in the number of arrhythmias during the first year of pharmacological treatment.
We carried out a prospective observational study in which patients in an HF Clinic were included when they had follow-up Holter monitoring. Patients also had a baseline myocardial perfusion scan (Tc99 sestaMIBI/dypiridamole) and a control scan.
We included 90 patients with follow-up Holter and 35 with scintigraphy, for analysis. Fifty-six (62.2%) were men and the average age was 60.8 +/- 14.6 years. Follow-up periods were divided by six-month intervals up to 18 months or more, an increase in premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) occurred in the six-month to one-year period (1915.4 +/- +/- 4686.9 vs. 2959 +/- 6248.1, p = 0.09). In the one-year to 18-month control, PVCs went from 781.6 +/- 1082.4 to 146.9 +/- 184.1, p = 0.05. The increase in PVCs correlated with a reduction in scintigraphy-detected ischemic territories, 5.64 +/- 5.9 vs. 3.18 +/- 3 (p = 0.1) and a gain in those showing a reverse redistribution pattern (0.18 +/- 0.6 vs. 2.09 +/- 4.01, p = 0.1). Necrotic territories and time domain heart rate variability did not show significant changes.
PVCs increase during the first year of HF treatment, and then they tend to diminish and stabilize. These changes seem to correlate with changes in the perfusion state of the patient. While ischemic territories decrease, reverse redistribution increases, showing that endothelial dysfunction could have a relevant role in arrhythmia generation, possibly because of membrane instability of recovered hibernating myocardium.
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ABSTRACT: Syncope is a common symptom among older adults. Its aetiologic diagnosis is mainly clinical, but when it has an unknown origin, complementary studies are necessary. We present the experience of a single center in diagnosing Unknown Origin Syncope (UOS).Archivos de cardiología de México 09/2009; 79(3):201-206.


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Alignments and stem-loop structures of five novel mosquito pre-miRNAs. See Table 1 for naming and sequence locations of these miRNAs. Left panels are the hairpin structures. Right panels are the sequence alignments between Ae. aegypti miRNAs (aae-miRNAs) and Cx. quinquefasciatus miRNAs (cqu-miRNAs). Arrows point to the mature miRNA sequences from 5' to 3'. In the case of miR-M1, there are two physically linked copies in both Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus, as shown in the alignment and in Table 1. The two copies in Ae. aegypti produce the same mature miRNAs and the hairpins are named -1 and -2. The two copies in Cx. quinquefasciatus are named -1a and -1b because their mature miRNAs differ by one nucleotide. Only the hairpin structure for aae-miR-M1-1 is shown. All five miRNAs shown in panel A have homologs in An. gambiae.
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Re: So what do you think of the Typhon Pact (as an organization)?
tomswift2002 wrote:
Back with "Singular Destiny" I thought that the Typhon Pact would make an interesting enemy, but since then I haven't really found the Pact to be that enemy that they were setup to be. I've read up to Brinkmanship, but right now I've found the Pact is more of a mouse giving off the roar of a tiger and doesn't really seem to be as big of a threat, or even be in the same class of enemy to the Federation as the Cardassians/Dominion or the Borg.
See, that's the mistake people keep making. The Pact was never meant to be just another Big Bad, another basis for war stories.
was the biggest war/action story you could ever have, and in the wake of that it would've been foolish to try to top it, so the decision was made to go in a different direction, a subtler and more sociopolitical direction. The big conflict is ended, the chessboard has been knocked over, and now the survivors have to rebuild, to establish new relationships and power dynamics, to try out new approaches in a new, transformed galaxy. Powers that once dominated the quadrant are weakened, and that opens the door for formerly marginalized powers to become prominent, and they're jockeying for position and advantage both with the old powers and with one another.
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