生物组织光声粘弹显微成像

提出一种反演生物组织粘弹信息的新型无损光声粘弹显微成像方法,它是以强度调制激光作为激发源,通过检测光声（Photoacoustic,PA）信号的相位重建组织粘弹特性分布的成像方法.实验利用不同浓度的琼脂样品来验证光声粘弹显微测量中相位随浓度变化的依赖关系.利用埋有头发丝的琼脂样品来测试这种显微方法的成像分辨率.利用具有不同粘弹性的离体生物组织来验证系统的成像能力.实验结果表明,这种新方法能够高分辨率和高对比度地重建出具有不同粘弹性的生物组织的光声粘弹显微图像,有望实现组织结晶类病变水平的显微在体检测.     

人胎肝中低分子天然抑瘤物对小鼠肉瘤S—180作用的研究

从人胎儿肝脏中分离出一种分子量较小的抑瘤物质(FLS-MeOH),观察了它对小鼠肉瘤S-180细胞生长的抑制效应。在体外琼脂培养中,当FLS-MeOH浓度达到300μg/ml时,可完全抑制S-180细胞的集落形成;给荷瘤小鼠每日注射FLS-MeOH8mg/g体重,共20d,可明显延长小鼠的存活时间,部分小鼠可以无病存活。这些结果说明FLSMeOH在体内外均有明显的抗肿瘤活性,而且具有分子量小、无组织和种系特异性,以及对肿瘤细胞不可逆的毒性作用等特性。     

基于光学相干层析成像技术的皮肤组织非消融性光热损伤过程

使用OCT技术观察活体小鼠皮肤组织在非消融性激光作用后光热损伤及其修复过程,得出皮肤组织在此过程中形态卜的变化规律.利用OCT散射模型得出皮肤在激光作用前后光学参数中衰减系数的变化,根据所获得的光学参数的变化量来判断热损伤程度,并分析引起散射参数变化的原因,作为临床上无损的判断光热作用下皮肤内部损伤情况的依据.结果表明OCT是一种很有潜力的活体监测光热损伤及其修复过程的工具.     

黑皮蛇、山白菜抗细菌内毒素的实验研究

目的探讨黑皮蛇、山白菜的抗细菌内毒素作用。方法采用鲎试剂凝胶法对黑皮蛇、山白菜抗细菌内毒素作用进行实验研究。结果在灵敏度为0.5EU/ml鲎试剂试验中,黑皮蛇、山白菜药液浓度1g/ml,均有抗细菌内毒素作用;不同药液浓度试验,抗细菌内毒素最低药液浓度:黑皮蛇为0.1g/ml,山白菜为0.05g/ml。结论黑皮蛇、山白菜均有较强的抗细菌内毒素作用。     

杆状病毒表面展示甲型流感病毒核蛋白的免疫原性及保护效果的初步评价

流感病毒的核蛋白(Nucleoprotein,NP)高度保守,具有型特异性,能够诱导产生细胞介导的免疫应答,从而起到保护作用,抵抗不同亚型流感病毒的攻击。本研究利用杆状病毒表面展示技术,将杆状病毒GP64蛋白的信号肽(Signal peptide,SP)和胞质尾(Cytoplasmic tail,CT)与甲型流感病毒(A/Hubei/1/2010(H5H1))的NP蛋白融合表达,从而将NP蛋白展示在杆状病毒的表面,并对该病毒NP蛋白的免疫原性和保护效果进行了研究。Westernblot实验证明NP蛋白可以在Sf9细胞中有效表达。免疫电镜试验显示NP蛋白已成功展示在杆状病毒表面。通过小鼠感染实验,ELISA结果证明NP疫苗可以诱导产生高水平的IgG血清抗体。ELISPOT结果表明NP蛋白的2个细胞免疫抗原表位(NP57-66IQNSITIERM和NP441-450RTEIIKMMES)可以诱导小鼠脾淋巴细胞产生IFN-γ,利用NP57-66、NP441-450和NP蛋白均可刺激CD4+和CD8+T细胞产生IFN-γ,但主要以CD8+诱导为主,表明重组病毒可以产生有效的细胞免疫反应。利用小鼠鼠肺适应株A/PR/8/34(H1N1)进行攻毒实验,结果表明该重组病毒感染小鼠后可以降低小鼠肺病毒载量,减轻肺组织损伤,减少体重下降,并可以保护50%小鼠存活。     

时域、频域和扫频OCT测量离体房水细胞的对比研究

既往研究显示,时域和频域光学相干断层扫描(OCT)都可以用来测量前房细胞.近年来,商用的扫频OCT也运用于临床.对于这3类OCT,哪种测量房水细胞更准确尚无相关研究.本研究使用这3类OCT对离体房水细胞进行了测量并进行了对比.首先抽取人体外周血,将其稀释为8种不同浓度,并将其装入薄膜塑料袋内,模拟前房细胞,使用这3类OCT对每个样品进行扫描.对于Visante AS-OCT和RTVue XR Avanti OCT,可以轻易从背景噪点中分辨出房水细胞;但对于Casia SS-1000 OCT,难以区分背景噪点和房水细胞.使用Visante AS-OCT的高分辨率角膜横断面扫描、RTVue XR Avanti OCT的角膜线扫和3D角膜扫描模式所测得的样品血细胞密度和实际血细胞浓度高度相关(Pearson相关系数(P)分别为0.991,0.989和0.993).RTVue XR Avanti OCT的角膜线扫和3D角膜扫描模式所测得的矫正细胞密度均显著高于Visante AS-OCT((10.46±2.87)个/mm~2,(11.01±2.47)个/mm~2vs.(1.55±1.75)个/mm~2)(P0.01).本研究显示,频域RTVue XR Avanti OCT在测量离体房水细胞上,优于另外2种OCT.     

DNA提取的应用与相关技术分析

为了分析影响提取DNA的有关因素,采用标准酚—氯仿抽提法和蛋白酶消化法提取DNA。结果表明,平均每mL全血可提取200 ~ 300μgDNA;新鲜组织及OCT包埋冰冻组织提取DNA,平均每0.2g组织可获得200~300μgDNA;直接将石蜡标本提取物制作模版,PCR扩增良好。从4种组织中均获得较为纯净的DNA;OCT对组织DNA无不良影响。 Abstract:To explore influence factors of DNA extraction,the protease and phenol-chloroform method was used to extract DNA in whole blood,fresh tissues,frozen tissues embedding with OCT and tissues embedding in paraffin.It results that 200~300μg DNA was extracted from 1ml whole blood or 0.2g fresh tissues or frozen tissue embedding with OCT.DNA extracted from paraffin specimen can be directly used in PCR amplification.Purity DNA can be extracted from four kinds of different tissues.OCT hasn't harmful effect on tissue DNA extraction.     

黑皮蛇、山白菜抗五种蛇毒的实验研究

目的研究黑皮蛇、山白菜抗五种蛇毒的药理作用。方法采用鲎试剂凝胶法对黑皮蛇、山白菜抗五种蛇毒的作用进行实验研究。结果黑皮蛇药液浓度在0.4g/ml以上、山白菜药液浓度在0.2g/ml以上,均能抗五种蛇毒与鲎试剂的凝集反应。结论黑皮蛇、山白菜有较强的抗眼镜蛇毒、竹叶青蛇毒、蝰蛇毒、蝮蛇毒和五步蛇毒作用。     

几种蛇毒与鲎试剂产生凝胶反应的实验研究

目的探讨蛇毒能否与鲎试剂产生凝胶反应．建立中药及有效成分抗蛇毒作用的试验途径。方法采用鲎试剂试管凝胶反应法。结果不同的蛇毒能使鲎试剂产生凝胶反应的浓度不同,眼镜蛇毒与竹叶青蛇毒为5μg／ml．五步蛇毒0．32μg／ml．蝮蛇毒37．5μg／ml,蝰蛇毒2．5pg／ml。结论蛇毒能与鲎试剂产生凝胶反应。     

Hsp70-NP融合蛋白增强诱导HTNV NP特异性CTL的实验研究

本文采用纯化蛋白Hsp70-NP,NP,Hsp70分别免疫C57/BL6小鼠,取各组小鼠脾淋巴细胞进行淋巴细胞增殖试验和细胞毒试验.此外,为了获得细胞毒实验的靶细胞,本文还采用脂质体介导质粒pcDNA3.1/S转染黑色素瘤细胞B16,通过G418筛选稳定克隆,并用RT-PCR,Western blots以及免疫荧光染色证实N蛋白在胞浆中表达.淋巴细胞增殖实验表明,Hsp70-NP,NP组小鼠脾淋巴细胞均能够对体外抗原刺激产生增殖反应,而Hsp70-NP组的增殖指数明显高于NP免疫组.细胞毒实验结果表明,LDH的释放具有效应细胞依赖性,Hsp70-NP,NP免疫组脾淋巴细胞均可以特异性杀伤靶细胞B16-N,而Hsp70-NP免疫组的杀伤率显著高于NP免疫组.实验结果显示,Hsp70可以增强NP诱导产生特异性CTL的能力.本研究结果为进一步设计基于NP的合成肽疫苗或基因疫苗提供了重要实验依据.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).