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The purpose with our research is to identify which factors that affects the participation during home defence exercises, our hope is that our research will lead to an increased participation. Our hermeneutist stand has meant that we have considered background and context in our research. Through aninductive approach and a qualitative research design have we gone from empiricism to identify which factors that have an impact on participation during home defence exercises. Our conclusions show that the conditions vary within the MR N, in upper Norrland the weak demographics and comprehensive business development has a big impact. The lack of experienced training officers is extensive and will likely increase. By coordinating available resources, the training conditions would improve, and the opportunity for local training increase, which likely would get a higher participation then central education. The dissatisfaction with compensation in the Swedish ore regions will likely decrease with the new compensations level from 2023. In contrast, current compensation for house inspections and security interviews is too low for the current workload. The voluntary organisations (FFO) current limited ability to recruit and train in solders in upper Norrland is problematic and will probably mean an increased workload for the MR-groups., Syftet med vår forskning är att identifiera vilka faktorer som påverkar deltagandet vid hemvärnsövningar och utbildningar. Vår förhoppning är att forskningen skall leda till ökat deltaganden vid hemvärnsövningar. Vårt hermeneutiska ställningstagande har inneburit att vi har tagit stor hänsyn till bakgrund och sammanhang vid vår forskning. Genom en induktiv ansats och kvalitativ forskningsdesign har vi gått ifrån empiri till att identifiera vilka faktorer som påverkar deltagandet vid hemvärnsövningar. Våra slutsatser visar att förutsättningarna för hemvärnsförbanden inom MR N varierar, i övre Norrland påverkas hemvärnsförbanden i stor omfattning av en svag demografi och omfattande företagsutveckling. Bristen på erfarna utbildningsofficerare är stor och kommer sannolikt att öka de kommande åren. Genom samordning av tillgängliga resurser skulle förutsättningarna förbättras, Lokala utbildningar som är anpassade för hemvärnsförbandens behov skulle sannolikt få ett högre deltagande än centrala utbildningar. Missnöjet avseende ersättningsnivåer vid övningar och utbildningar är störst inom Malmfälten, med höjningen av sjukpenningsgrundande inkomst (SGI) från 2023 bör de ekonomiska konsekvenserna för hemvärnsoldaterna inte bli så stora som de antyder. Däremot är nuvarande befattningspeng inte tillräcklig för de chefer som måste genomföra flertalet bostadsbesiktningar och säkerhetsprövning. Sannolikt har även tidsåtgången en stor betydelse, ersättning för egen bil och utlägg utbetalas men för den ökade tidsåtgången sker ingen ersättning. Frivilliga försvarsorganisationerna (FFO) begränsade förmåga att rekrytera och genomföra befattningsutbildning i övre Norrland är ett problematisk. Troligtvis kommer MR-grupperna behöva genomföra befattningsutbildningar för att omhänderta behovet, något som de i nuläget inte är organiserade för.

Intramolecular alkene-alkyne metathesis of diethyl (but-3-en-1-yl)(propargyl)malonate affords diethyl 3-vinylcyclohex-3-ene-1,1-dicarboxylate whose conjugated diene system was 1,4-cis-hydrogenated in the presence of eta(6)-(naphthalene)chromium tricarbonyl. The exocyclic double bond of thus formed diethyl 3-ethylidenecyclohexane-1,1-dicarboxylate is strictly (E)-configured.

2-Aryltellurophenols substituted in the aryltelluro or phenolic part of the molecule were prepared by lithiation of the corresponding O-THP-protected 2-bromophenol, followed by reaction with a suitable diaryl ditelluride and deprotection. In a two-phase system containing N-acetylcysteine as a co-antioxidant in the aqueous phase, all compounds quenched lipid peroxyl radicals more efficiently than α-tocopherol with 3 to 5-fold longer inhibition times. Compounds carrying electron donating para-substituents in the phenolic or aryltelluro part of the molecule showed the best results. The mechanism for quenching of peroxyl radicals was discussed in the light of calculated OH bond dissociation energies, deuterium labeling experiments and studies of thiol-consumption in the aqueous phase., Poon, J. and Yan, J. are equally contributing.

Phenolic 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene anti-oxidants carrying the OH-group ortho (9), meta (10, 11) and para (8) to the Se were prepared by seleno-Claisen rearrangement/intramolecular hydroselenation. Meta-isomer (11) was studied by X-ray crystallography. The radical-trapping activity and regenerability of compounds 8-11 were evaluated using a two-phase system where linoleic acid was undergoing peroxidation in the lipid phase while regeneration of the antioxidant by co-antioxidants (N-acetylcysteine, glutathione, dithiothreitol, ascorbic acid, tris(carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride) was ongoing in the aqueous layer. Compound 9 quenched peroxyl radicals more efficiently than α-tocopherol. It also provided the most long-lasting antioxidant protection. With thiol co-antioxidants it could inhibit peroxidation for more than five-fold longer than the natural product. Regeneration was more efficient when the aqueous phase pH was slightly acidic. Since calculated O-H bond dissociation energies for 8-11 were substantially larger than for α-tocopherol, an antioxidant mechanism involving O-atom transfer from peroxyl to selenium was proposed. The resulting phenolic selenoxide/alkoxyl radical would then exchange a hydrogen atom in a solvent cage before antioxidant regeneration at the aqueous lipid interphase.

Novel azo-bis-ebselen compounds 7 were prepared by reduction of 7-nitro-2-aryl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)ones 3 and 6 with sodium benzenetellurolate; NaTeC6H5, and by reaction of 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzamides with Na2Se2. The X-ray structure of 7b showed that the molecule, due to strong intramolecular secondary Se center dot center dot center dot N interactions, is completely planar. Azo-compounds 7 upon further reaction with NaTeC6H5 were reductively cleaved to provide 2 equiv of the corresponding aromatic amine. The weak Se-N bond was not stable enough to survive the reaction conditions, and diselenides 8 were isolated after workup. Whereas azo-bis-ebselens 7 were poor mimics of the glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-enzymes, nitroebselens 3, 6, and 11b and diselenides 8 were 3-6-fold more active than ebselen. Based on Se-77 NMR. spectroscopy, a catalytic cycle for diselenide 8b, involving aminoebselen 14, was proposed. As assessed by chemiluminescence measurements, the good GPx-mimics could reduce production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in stimulated human mononuclear cells more efficiently than Trolox. No toxic effects of the, compounds were seen in MC3T3-cells at 25 mu M.

An inflammatory reaction occurs following biomaterial implantation in the body, which produce toxic byproducts such as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although ROS is required to clear the wound, excessive ROS can damage the tissue around the implant site, eventually leading to implant failure. One approach to control the inflammatory response is to incorporate an antioxidant into the biomaterial in order to scavenge ROS produced by activated phagocytes. In the present study, an organoselenium antioxidative compound was incorporated into a brushite cement, with the goal of scavenging ROS generated from activated primary human mononuclear leukocytes (MNCs), in vitro. The effect of the antioxidant on the physical properties of brushite cement, and its release from the cement were investigated via compressive strength, setting time, phase composition, and UV spectroscopy analysis. The physical properties of brushite remained unchanged following incorporation of the antioxidant. The antioxidant was slowly released from the cement, following a non-Fickian transport mechanism, with approximately 60% of the loaded antioxidant released over five days. The released antioxidant was then tested for its ability to scavenge ROS released by MNCs using the luminol amplified chemiluminescence assay. The results show that antioxidative released at both early stages (24 h) and late stages (120 h) retained its scavenging capacity and effectively reduced ROS production. These results indicate that brushite cements loaded with organoselenium compounds can modulate ROS production after implantation and potentially modulate the inflammatory response to improve device integration.

Background: Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a disease associated with a very high mortality rate in its invasive forms. Methods: We studied a number of ebselen analogs as inhibitors of B. anthracis thioredoxin reductase and their antibacterial activity on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Results: The most potent compounds in the series gave IC50 values down to 70 nM for the pure enzyme and minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) down to 0.4 mu M (0.12 mu g/ml) for B. subtilis,1.5 mu M (0.64 mu g/ml) for S. aureus, 2 mu M (0.86 mu g/ml) for B. cereus and 10 mu g/ml for M. tuberculosis. Minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) were found at 1-1.5 times the MIC, indicating a general, class-dependent, bactericidal mode of action. The combined bacteriological and enzymological data were used to construct a preliminary structure-activity-relationship for the benzoisoselenazol class of compounds. When S. aureus and B. subtilis were exposed to ebselen, we were unable to isolate resistant mutants on both solid and in liquid medium suggesting a high resistance barrier. Conclusions: These results suggest that ebselen and analogs thereof could be developed into a novel antibiotic class, useful for the treatment of infections caused by B. anthracis, S. aureus, M. tuberculosis and other clinically important bacteria. Furthermore, the high barrier against resistance development is encouraging for further drug development. General significance: We have characterized the thioredoxin system from B. anthracis as a novel drug target and ebselen and analogs thereof as a potential new class of antibiotics targeting several important human pathogens.

Regenerable, multifunctional ebselenol antioxidants were prepared that could quench peroxyl radicals more efficiently than -tocopherol. These compounds act as better mimics of the glutathione peroxidase enzymes than ebselen. Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in human mononuclear cells was considerably decreased upon exposure to the organoselenium compounds. At a concentration of 25m, the ebselenol derivatives showed minimal toxicity in pre-osteoblast MC3T3cells.

Background The entry of HIV into its host cell is an interesting target for chemotherapeutic intervention in the life-cycle of the virus. During entry, reduction of disulfide bridges in the viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 by cellular oxidoreductases is crucial. The cellular thioredoxin reductase-1 plays an important role in this oxidoreduction process by recycling electrons to thioredoxin-1. Therefore, thioredoxin reductase-1 inhibitors may inhibit gp120 reduction during HIV-1 entry. In this present study, tellurium-based thioredoxin reductase-1 inhibitors were investigated as potential inhibitors of HIV entry. Results The organotellurium compounds inhibited HIV-1 and HIV-2 replication in cell culture at low micromolar concentrations by targeting an early event in the viral infection cycle. Time-of-drug-addition studies pointed to virus entry as the drug target, more specifically: the organotellurium compound TE-2 showed a profile similar or close to that of the fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide (T-20). Surface plasmon resonance-based interaction studies revealed that the compounds do not directly interact with the HIV envelope glycoproteins gp120 and gp41, nor with soluble CD4, but instead, dose-dependently bind to thioredoxin reductase-1. By inhibiting the thioredoxin-1/thioredoxin reductase-1-directed oxidoreduction of gp120, the organotellurium compounds prevent conformational changes in the viral glycoprotein which are necessary during viral entry. Conclusion Our findings revealed that thioredoxin-1/thioredoxin reductase-1 acts as a cellular target for the inhibition of HIV entry.

Tellurobistocopherols 9–11 were prepared by lithiation of the corresponding bromotocopherols, reaction with tellurium tetrachloride and reductive workup. Compounds 9–11 quenched linoleic-acid-derived peroxyl radicals much more efficiently than α-tocopherol in a chlorobenzene/water two-phase system. N-Acetylcysteine or tris(2-carboxylethyl)phosphine as co-antioxidants in the aqueous phase could regenerate the tellurobistocopherols and increase their inhibition times. Antioxidant 11 inhibited peroxidation for 7-fold longer than that recorded with α-tocopherol. Thiol consumption in the aqueous phase was monitored and found to be inversely related to the inhibition time., Authors in list of papers in thesis: Poon, J.; Yan, J.; Gates, P.; Engman, L.

The synthesis of a variety of aromatic amines carrying an ortho-alkyltelluro group is described. The new antioxidants quenched lipidperoxyl radicals much more efficiently than α-tocopherol and were regenerable by aqueous-phase N-acetylcysteine in a two-phase peroxidation system. The inhibition time for diaryl amine 9 b was four-fold longer than recorded with α-tocopherol. Thiol consumption in the aqueous phase was found to correlate inversely to the inhibition time and the availability of thiol is the limiting factor for the duration of antioxidant protection. The proposed mechanism for quenching of peroxyl radicals involves O-atom transfer from peroxyl to Te followed by H-atom transfer from amine to alkoxyl radical in a solvent cage.

To improve the radical-trapping capacity of the natural antioxidants, alkylthio-, alkylseleno-, and alkyltelluro groups were introduced into all vacant aromatic positions in β-, γ- and δ-tocopherol. Reaction of the tocopherols with electrophilic chalcogen reagents generated by persulfate oxidation of dialkyl dichalcogenides provided convenient but low-yielding access to many sulfur and selenium derivatives, but failed in the case of tellurium. An approach based on lithiation of the appropriate bromo-tocopherol, insertion of chalcogen into the carbon-lithium bond, air-oxidation to a dichalcogenide, and final borohydride reduction/alkylation turned out to be generally applicable to the synthesis of all chalcogen derivatives. Whereas alkylthio- and alkylseleno analogues were generally poorer quenchers of lipid peroxyl radicals than the corresponding parents, all tellurium compounds showed a substantially improved radical-trapping activity. Introduction of alkyltelluro groups into the tocopherol scaffold also caused a dramatic increase in the regenerability of the antioxidant. In a two-phase lipid peroxidation system containing N-acetylcysteine as a water-soluble co-antioxidant the inhibition time was up to six-fold higher than that recorded for the natural antioxidants., De två första författarna delar förstaförfattarskapet.