Increase of Mitochondrial Fraction in Sweet Potato Root Tissue after Wounding or Infection with Ceratocystis fimbriata

The acid-insoluble nitrogen content, lipid content, and cytochrome oxidase activity in the mitochondrial fraction are found to increase during incubation of slices of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) root tissue. These increases appear to be related to an increase in the number of the mitochondrial particles. The increase in the mitochondrial fraction is not accompanied by an increase in cell number. The nitrogen content in the mitochondrial fraction increases prior to the changes in the activity of cytochrome oxidase and lipid content. The increase in the numbers of the mitochondrial particles lags behind the increase in the cytochrome oxidase activity. Such findings are also found in the tissue infected by Ceratocystis fimbriata.The respiratory increase in response to wounding and infection appears to be a result of an increase in mitochondrial particles.

Analysis of ventilatory response to CO2 during hypoxia in dogs

The response of the respiratory apparatus to CO2 during acute oxygen want was investigated in anesthetized dogs. The ratio of elevated ventilation to unit increase of PaCOCO2 in hypoxia to that in normoxia (SR) was taken as a measure of interaction between hypoxia and hypercapnia. Furthermore, the separate effect on ventilation by PaCOCO2 (DeltaAVR/DeltaPco2) and [H+] (DeltaAVR/DeltaH) during hypoxic hypercapnia was evaluated. a) SR increased in the presence of mild anoxia (80–50 mm Hg of PaOO2), then decreased in severe anoxia (less than 50 mm Hg of PaOO2). b) DeltaAVR/DeltaPco2 showed a higher value than the normoxia level in mild hypoxia (80–55 mm Hg of PaOO2), then progressively decreased with a further development of anoxia. c) DeltaAVR/DeltaH started increasing at about 70 mm Hg of PaOO2, then increased as the PaOO2 decreased, and reached about four times the normal at 30–40 mm Hg of PaOO2. The marked difference between isolated Pco2 and [H+] effect on ventilation in severe hypoxia suggested different areas and actions in the respiratory system of both chemical agents.

separate effect of [H+] and Pco2 on ventilation

Submitted on September 3, 1964