The catalytic mechanism of serine proteases II: The effect of the protein environment in the alpha-chymotrypsin proton relay system

The proton relay system of alpha-chymotrypsin is analyzed by the INDOISCRF method. The effects of the protein electric and polarization fields are explicitly introduced in the calculations. It is shown that the multicharged structure Ser-His+Asp- is the most sensitive, from an energetic view-point, towards the protein surrounding effects. Variations in the permanent and polarization fields are discussed, as well as the influence of the substrate and one water molecule localized in the active site of the enzyme. The catalytic role of such changes is conjectured.     

The "sensory" safety of drugs: photosensitizing damage to the structures of the eye]

Phototoxic side effects of a number of different drugs and natural photosensitizers [correction of photosensors] (psoralenes, psychotropic phenotiazines, anti-malaria drugs, porphirines, adriamycine, etc.) have been analyzed. The ways of study of sensory harmlessness of drugs have been discussed.     

The role of the muscarinic system in regulating estradiol secretion varies during the estrous cycle: the hemiovariectomized rat model

There is evidence that one gonad has functional predominance. The present study analyzed the acute effects of unilateral ovariectomy (ULO) and blocking the cholinergic system, by injecting atropine sulfate (ATR), on estradiol (E₂) serum concentrations during the estrous cycle. The results indicate that ULO effects on E₂ concentrations are asymmetric, vary during the estrous cycle, and partially depend on the cholinergic innervation.     

师范院校生物学专业进行中学生物教师培训实践与探索

从现行中学生物课程改革面临的问题出发,探讨了对中学生物教师进行培训的必要性,对培训内容及其实施效果进行分析,最后提出师范院校对中学生物教师进行培训的具体实施意见。     

世界文化遗产“突出的普遍价值”评价标准的演变

围绕《保护世界文化与自然遗产公约》中的文化遗产概念,对1977年至今以来不同版本的《实施世界遗产公约的操作指南》中,世界文化遗产＂突出的普遍价值＂评价标准的修订过程进行研究,分4个历史时期梳理了突出的普遍价值概念、评价标准、真实性和完整性条件、特殊类型遗产列入导则的主要变化,分析了标准修订的进步与局限,归纳了导致标准修订的因素,并探讨了标准修订对于不同相关者所产生的意义。     

Contributions to the theory of active transport: III. The effect of drugs on active transport systems

The addition of a drug to a system which contains an active transport mechanism may produce a large number of effects on both the active transport mechanism and the permeability of the system. A general model of such a system is presented, and various possible results of the drug's addition are discussed. Methods of experimentally separating these effects on the active transport mechanism and the permeabilities of the system are then listed and analyzed.     

The effect of counter-ion substitution on the transport properties of polyelectrolyte solutions

The effects of counter-ion substitution in aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions (chondroitin sulfate) on the two main transport phenomena of the ionic species, self-diffusion and electrical mobility, were studied experimentally by tracer methods and dynamic light scattering. The data were analyzed with respect to counter-ion condensation and stoichiometric substitution of low-ionic counterions by high-ionic charge ones and compared to Manning's theory. Substitution effects on the apparent charge of the macro-ion were derived from the transport data using an extended Nernst-Einstein relationship and discussed in the light of the condensation effect in polyelectrolyte solutions. The effective charge of the polyion (i.e., its residual charge after condensation of counter-ions) and the charge difference between the substituting counter-ions appear determinant in the mechanism of substitution.     

The posthatch physiology of the turkey poult--II. Hematology

Packed cell volume, total leukocytes, total erythrocytes, hemoglobin, mean cell volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration of the poult were analyzed daily for the first 10 days posthatch. Sexually dimorphic effects on hematological parameters were not apparent, but there was a sex X day interaction for all parameters except hemoglobin indicating that males were slower to develop/respond to critical stimuli. The study revealed a latency in production of erythrocytes and leukocytes in posthatch males and females which coincided temporally with early poult mortality.     

不同抗性品系稻田捕食性节肢动物群落的结构和动态

通过野外调查,对粳籼８９,七桂早,七袋占３个不同抗性品种水稻田中捕食性节肢动物群落的结构,动态等方面进行了研究。结果表明：水稻品种抗性对捕食性节肢动物群落结构的影响不显著。高抗虫性品种样田中节肢类捕食性天敌的迁入虫口密度和总的虫口密度相对较低,群落物种丰富度,多样性,均匀指数也吾下降趋势。     

呼吸模式对心血管变异性非线性特性的影响

目的研究不同呼吸模式对心血管调节系统的影响。方法对16名健康的大学生采集心电、血压和呼吸信号,采用频谱分析方法和基于Volterra—Wiener级数的非线性方法分析自主呼吸、控制呼吸和屏气对心血管调节的影响。结果与自主呼吸模式相比,10次／分钟的控制呼吸使心率变异性的非线性特性定性和定量上均显著降低,而自主呼吸节律的控制呼吸的非线性特性定性上无显著差异,但定量上仍然显著降低。这些结果提示自主呼吸是保持心肺耦合的最优呼吸模式。     

The role of cytokines in the seizure activity development in the brain

In this review, the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10, in the seizure activity development is analyzed. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that the transformation of normal pattern of neuronal activity to paroxysmal one is associated with the increased production of these cytokines in the brain. However, the present results indicate that expressions of IL-1, TNF-alpha and IL-10 in the brain are associated with cell injury rather than with seizures per se. These findings suggest that, in response to seizures, these cytokines cause both neuroprotective or neurodegenerative effects and, as a consequence of these effects, the further facilitation or depression of seizure activity.     

饲料膨化加工方法对其营养成分的影响

目的观察饲料生产过程中的膨化处理对各种营养素的影响情况。方法随机选取不同批次的膨化饲料按GB/T14924.9-2001标准,进行水分、粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维、氨基酸、维生素及矿物质的测定,得出膨化前后理化检测数据并进行分析。结果饲料中粗蛋白质、粗脂肪、粗纤维、氨基酸、维生素经过膨化处理后,均出现了不同程度的损失,其中维生素损失较大,致使维生素B1、维生素B2、维生素B6、叶酸大部分损失。结论膨化加工方法对于饲料中的常规营养成分、氨基酸、维生素水平有较大程度的影响,为满足动物生长、发育、繁殖等需要,应采取添补措施,以保证其营养成分。     

The effect of rigid fixation on growth of the neurocranium

The effects on skull growth of plating the coronal suture and frontal bone were studied in New Zealand White rabbits. Three-dimensional coordinate landmarks were digitized and analyzed to determine the differences in form between operated and unoperated animals using Euclidian distance matrix analysis. This method compares sets of interlandmark distances in three dimensions and was used to demonstrate changes induced by plating. We interpret these changes in morphology to be the result of differences in growth between the operated and unoperated groups. Periosteal elevation alone (n = 6) resulted in a minimal local growth increase. Coronal suture plating (n = 8) resulted in local growth restriction with contralateral and adjacent size increases. Frontal bone plating (n = 6) without crossing a suture line also resulted in local growth restriction and adjacent bone size increases. The timing of intervention in relation to the completion of bone growth may explain the magnitude of clinically apparent effects. Changes in bones adjacent to those directly manipulated may be an attempt to maintain a normal skull volume.     

The effects of the microwaves on E. coli cells depend on oxygen concentration and static magnetic field

The effects of non-thermal microwaves (MW), 10(-4) and 10(-10) W/cm(2), on conformation of nucleoids in E. coli cells were analyzed by the method of anomalous viscosity time dependence (AVTD). MW exposure was performed at different values of static magnetic field and concentration of oxygen, 8-90 microT, and 2.3-7.8 mg/l, respectively. It was shown, that slight changes in both static magnetic field and oxygen concentration result in significant changes of MW effects up to their disappearance. It was established, that changes in static magnetic field affected significantly the time kinetics of the MW effects. The obtained data provide further evidence for strong dependence of the effects of non-thermal microwaves on physical parameters of exposure and physiological factors. These dependences should be taken into account in replication studies. The obtained results encourage further investigation of possible modulation of non-thermal MW effects by additional electromagnetic fields.     

气候变化对我国7种植物潜在分布的影响

利用CART(分类和回归树)模型及A2和B2气候情景,模拟分析气候变化对瘿椒树、岩高兰、延龄草、星叶草、天麻、蝟实和秃杉分布范围及空间格局影响.结果显示:气候变化下,就目前适宜分布范围,瘿椒树呈增加趋势,其它植物呈缩小趋势;就新适宜及总适宜分布范围,蔚实、延龄草和瘿椒树呈增加趋势,星叶草和岩高兰呈减小趋势,天麻和秃杉在...     

The effect of cavity-filling mutations on the thermostability of Bacillus stearothermophilus neutral protease.

Cavities in the hydrophobic core of the neutral protease of Bacillus stearothermophilus were analyzed using a three-dimensional model that was inferred from the crystal structure of thermolysin, the highly homologous neutral protease of B. thermoproteolyticus (85% sequence identity). Site-directed mutagenesis was used to fill some of these cavities, thereby improving hydrophobic packing in the protein interior. The mutations had small effects on the thermostability, even after drastic changes, such as Leu284----Trp and Met168----Trp. The effects on T50, the temperature at which 50% of the enzyme is irreversibly inactivated in 30 min, ranged from 0.0 to +0.4 degrees C. These results can be explained by assuming that the mutations have positive and negative structural effects of approximately the same magnitude. Alternatively, it could be envisaged that the local unfolding steps, which render the enzyme susceptible towards autolysis and which are rate limiting in the process of thermal inactivation, are only slightly affected by alterations in the hydrophobic core.     

The role of PACAP in the control of circadian expression of clock genes in the chicken pineal gland

Several features of the molecular circadian oscillator of the chicken pineal gland show homology with those in the mammalian SCN. Studies have shown the effects of PACAP on the mammalian SCN, but its effects on the expression of clock genes in the avian pineal gland have not yet been demonstrated. Clock and Cry1 expression was analyzed in pineal glands of chicken embryos after exposure to PACAP-38 in vitro. PACAP reduced expression of both clock genes within 2h. Ten hours after exposure, mRNA contents exceeded that of the controls. Our results support the hypothesis that the molecular clock machinery in the chicken pineal gland is also sensitive to PACAP.     

The addition of a spin column step in the telomeric repeat application protocol removes telomerase inhibitors

Telomerase activity in cancer cells is commonly analyzed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay termed the telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP). However, nonspecific inhibition of Taq polymerase during the PCR step is frequently observed in inhibitor analysis or drug screening. Thus, the removal of excess inhibitors prior to PCR is an essential step for the proper evaluation of telomerase inhibitory effects. Here, a size exclusion spin column was applied to remove small molecular weight inhibitors from the telomerase extension products. The spin column-added protocol, termed sTRAP, provides a more reliable estimation of the inhibitory effects of telomerase activity.     

跑台运动在动物实验研究中的应用

跑台在实验动物研究中的应用越来越多,主要集中在建立运动模型以及探究运动对生理和病理的作用,以促进运动训练的科学化、竞技体育成绩的提高、运动疗法在疾病康复中合理有效的应用等,同时也是研究运动与代谢,运动与心脑血管病等的研究工具。本文对动物跑台的基本构造、使用方法和研究进展进行了分析和总结,为利用跑台进行研究提供一定的参考。     

The antiviral activity of chitosan (review)

Data on the inhibitory effect of chitosan on viral infections in animals, plants, and microorganisms are reviewed. The effects of the physicochemical parameters and structure of chitosan on its antiviral activity are analyzed. Possible mechanisms of the inhibitory effect of chitosan on viral infections are discussed.