表皮生长因子和胰岛素对大熊猫体外培养皮肤成纤维细胞生物学特性的影响

用DME:Ham's F12(1∶1)培养液,添加3个水平的表皮生长因子和2个水平的胰岛素,组合成6种 培养体系(CS)分别培养大熊猫皮肤成纤维细胞。通过对细胞生长速度和染色体数目变异率进行测定,测得在 添加10μg／mL的胰岛素和40 ng／mL的表皮生长因子的培养体系(CS-5)中:以(1．673±0．185)×105／mL密 度接种细胞,经3．5 d,密度达到6．890×105／mL,其生长速度最快;染色体数目为二倍体细胞的比率75．77％; 核型分析显示,培养的细胞是大熊猫体细胞。综合衡量,CS-5更适合大熊猫皮肤成纤维细胞的培养。     

大熊猫皮肤成纤维细胞系的建立和冷冻保存

简要介绍了大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）皮肤成纤维细胞的建系过程和冷冻保存。在研究中,采用200IU／ml的胶原蛋白酶Ⅰ酶在4℃下解离皮肤组织。在DME／Ham’sF12和M199两种培养液中添加100Iu,ml青链霉素、5pg,ml两性霉素B、5pg／ml M-Plasmocin^TM、2mmol／L L-Glu、10μg/ml的胰岛素、40ng/ml EGF和20％（原代）或10％（传代）FBS组成培养液,分别用于细胞的贴壁培养和植块培养,均获得培养成功。用PBS添加0．4％BSA、0．1mol／L蔗糖和10％DMSO组成的冷冻保存液对细胞进行冷冻保存,解冻后获得93．258％的活率,解冻细胞再次培养能正常生长。研究结果表明,大熊猫皮肤成纤维细胞建系和冷冻保存获得成功。     

葡萄糖的添加对昆虫细胞Sf21悬浮生长的影响

添加葡萄糖对昆虫细胞Sf21(Spodoptera frugiperda)悬浮生长的影响,发现补加糖量在lg／L时·能明显提高细胞生长的速度和最高密度,细胞最高密度由2．5×10⁴／ml增加到4.9×10⁶／ml; 朴加糖量在2g／L时,则有显著的抑制作用,即使增加接种密度．细胞生长的最高密度也只有2．1×10⁶／ml。当采取流加葡萄糖方法来培养细胞时,则其生长的最大密度可提高到5．2×10⁶／ml。     

薰衣草细胞悬浮培养体系的优化

采用正交设计方法对影响薰衣草悬浮细胞生长的因素进行了优化研究,筛选了最有利于薰衣草悬浮细胞生长的培养条件:含有0.025mg/L2,4-D、0.5mg/L6-BA、40g/L蔗糖的B5培养基和120r/min的转速,在此条件下培养15天,悬浮活细胞密度可达到4.4×105个/ml;经过3个月的培养,悬浮细胞的分化率可达到90%以上。通过分析薰衣草细胞对残糖的消耗规律,探讨了蔗糖浓度影响活细胞密度的原因。     

用于克隆的猕猴耳成纤维细胞的培养及其有关生物学特性

应用组织块培养法成功地分离培养了猕猴耳皮肤成纤维细胞。对培养细胞进行了形态观察、生长曲线测定、免疫细胞化学分析、染色体和周期分析,结果表明培养的细胞具有正常的大小、形态、细胞骨架系统和染色体数目,而且随着细胞汇合程度的增加,G0／G1期细胞所占的比例上升,70％-80％和90％-100％两种汇合程度的G0/G1期和S期比例间存在明显的差异(P<0.05)。对培养猕猴耳成纤维细胞的有关生物学特性进行分析,有利于给同种和异种体细胞克隆猴研究提供形态良好、染色体数目正常的供体细胞,同时也为体细胞转基因等其他领域的研究提供了基础条件。     

中国仓鼠卵巢工程细胞无血清流加培养关键工艺参数的考察

主要考察流加培养基中不同营养成分、流加起始时间及初始接种密度对11G-S细胞无血清流加培养的影响。在研究中以悬浮适应的表达尿激酶原 (Pro-urokinase,Pro-UK) CHO工程细胞系11G-S为研究对象,在100 mL的摇瓶中无血清悬浮流加培养11G-S细胞,同时以活细胞密度、细胞活力及Pro-UK活性为评价依据。结果表明在培养基中氨基酸、无血清添加成分及无机盐对促进细胞生长、细胞活力维持及蛋白表达起着较为重要的作用;且流加起始时间为72 h及初始接种密度为3×105~4×105 cells/     

杂交瘤细胞培养的优化

根据杂交瘤细胞培养中单克隆抗体生产的动力学原理,采用灌注培养方式、添加醋酸钾和丰富营养物培养的途径,对反应器放大培养过程进行了优化。每天灌注l／2反应器工作体积,与分批培养相比,细胞密度由4 5×10⁵／ml提高到l1×10⁵／ml,单抗浓度由19mg／L提高到28mg/L;添加1g／L醋酸钾,细胞密度基本保持不变．但单抗浓度增加到38μg／ml;用丰富营养物培养后,细胞密度和单抗浓度分别进一步提高到42×10⁵／ml和94mg/L。抗B型红细胞单抗的血凝滴度,由分批培养的1：32．最终提高到l：256     

中华鼢鼠成纤维细胞长期培养及其生物学特性分析

中华鼢鼠(Eospalax fontanierii)为蒙古高原代表性动物遗传资源,本研究采集中华鼢鼠心、肝、脾、肺、肾、肌肉、气管、剑状软骨和尾尖皮肤共9种组织用于实验,其中气管、肺和剑状软骨3种组织成功建立成纤维细胞系,传了8代,并分析了这些细胞的生物学特性。主要实验方法是通过细胞计数法计算细胞的贴壁率、冻存前及复苏后的存活率、绘制细胞生长曲线;制备常规染色体标本分析染色体核型。实验结果显示,中华鼢鼠气管、肺、软骨3种组织在体外条件下培养,第3～4天出现成纤维样细胞,原代细胞分别在培养第11天、第16天、第17天,达到90%以上汇合。3种组织来源体细胞均显示成纤维细胞特征,气管成纤维细胞贴壁能力最强,24 h贴壁率最高能达到98.10%,肺成纤维细胞与剑状软骨成纤维细胞贴壁能力较弱,24 h贴壁率最高,分别为95.28%和94.88%。3种来源成纤维细胞生长曲线测定结果显示,气管成纤维细胞的增殖能力最强、肺成纤维细胞次之、剑状软骨成纤维细胞最弱。气管成纤维细胞和肺成纤维细胞在接种后的第6～7天,进入对数生长期。剑状软骨成纤维细胞在接种后第2～3天进入对数生长期。3种成纤维细胞的生长曲线均呈"S"型,其中气管成纤维细胞增殖能力最强,在24孔板的每个孔中,其最大增殖数目为2.435×10~4个,肺成纤维细胞最大增殖数目为1.813×10~4个,剑状软骨成纤维细胞最大增殖数目为1.521×10~4个。核型分析结果显示,中华鼢鼠的成纤维细胞染色体数目为2n=62,30对为常染色体,1对为性染色体。综上所述,本研究成功建立了中华鼢鼠成纤维细胞体外培养体系,并揭示了该物种成纤维细胞的基本生物学特性,为深入研究中华鼢鼠适应低氧高二氧化碳洞道生境的分子生物学和生理学机制提供了条件,为进一步研究其遗传及物种进化提供了实验材料和参考。     

CHO工程细胞 (11G-S) 悬浮培养的无血清培养基的设计

以悬浮适应的表达重组尿激酶原 (Pro-urokinase,pro-UK) CHO工程细胞系11G-S为对象,采用Plackett-Burman实验设计及响应面分析法,设计支持CHO工程细胞 (11G-S) 悬浮生长的无血清培养基。以细胞密度为评价指标,在单因素实验的基础上采用Plackett-Burman实验设计对影响细胞生长的培养基添加成分进行考察,确定了3种对细胞生长明显促进作用的培养基添加成分：胰岛素、转铁蛋白及腐胺。继而利用响应面法分析了这3种添加成分的最佳水平范围,设计了一种适用于CHO工程细胞 (11G-S) 悬浮培养的无血清培养基SFM-CHO-S。11G-S细胞在SFM-CHO-S批次悬浮培养的细胞最大生长密度达到4.12×106 cells/mL,pro-UK的最大累积活性达到5 614 IU/mL,培养效果优于商品化的同类无血清培养基。     

Collagen-like triple helix formation of synthetic (Pro-Pro-Gly)10 analogues: (4(S)-hydroxyprolyl-4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-Gly)10, (4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-4(R)-hydroxyprolyl-Gly)10 and (4(S)-fluoroprolyl-4(R)-fluoroprolyl-Gly)10.

For the rational design of a stable collagen triple helix according to the conventional rule that the pyrrolidine puckerings of Pro, 4-hydroxyproline (Hyp) and 4-fluoroproline (fPro) should be down at the X-position and up at the Y-position in the X-Y-Gly repeated sequence for enhancing the triple helix propensities of collagen model peptides, a series of peptides were prepared in which X- and Y-positions were altogether occupied by Hyp(R), Hyp(S), fPro(R) or fPro(S). Contrary to our presumption that inducing the X-Y residues to adopt a down-up conformation would result in an increase in the thermal stability of peptides, the triple helices of (Hyp(S)-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) and (fPro(S)-fPro(R)-Gly)(10) were less stable than those of (Pro-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) and (Pro-fPro(R)-Gly)(10), respectively. As reported by B?chinger's and Zagari's groups, (Hyp(R)-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10) which could have an up-up conformation unfavorable for the triple helix, formed a triple helix that has a high thermal stability close to that of (Pro-Hyp(R)-Gly)(10). These results clearly show that the empirical rule based on the conformational preference of pyrrolidine ring at each of X and Y residues should not be regarded as still valid, at least for predicting the stability of collagen models in which both X and Y residues have electronegative groups at the 4-position.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of a blue-emitting Sr(3.5) Y(6.5) O(2) (PO(4) )(1.5) (SiO(4) )(4.5) :Eu(2+) phosphor

A novel blue‐emitting Sr_3.5Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5:Eu²⁺ phosphor was synthesized via a solid‐state reaction. Powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis demonstrated that the Sr_3.5Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5 host had a hexagonal crystal structure in the space group P6₃/m and unit cell parameters a = 9.418 Å, c = 6.900 Å. The as‐prepared phosphor showed a blue emission and all the main emission peaks were located at around 466 nm for different excitation wavelengths of 297, 333 and 391 nm. The temperature dependence of the photoluminescence property was investigated in the range 20–250 °C, and the emission intensity decreased to 71% of the initial value at room temperature on increasing the temperature to 150 °C. According to the classical theory of fluorescent thermal quenching, the activation energy (ΔE) for the thermal quenching luminescence of the as‐prepared Sr_3.45Y_6.5O₂(PO₄)_1.5(SiO₄)_4.5:0.05Eu²⁺ phosphor was determined to be 0.20 eV. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Archaeobotany of capers (Capparis) (Capparaceae)

The origins of capers, their use and cultivation are discussed. Capers seeds and charcoal are often recovered from archaeological sites of the Mediterranean and West Asia. These are referred to as C. Spinosa L. This is mostly a group of cultivars restricted to localities surrounding the Western Mediterranean and some places in the Eastern Mediterranean. Identification of the findings is discussed in terms of seed morphology, present distribution and ancient uses of C. aegyptia Lam., C. sicula Veill., C. cartilaginea Decne, C. orientalis Veill., C. decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. and other species. Citations of Capparis in early Rabbinic, Mesopotamian and Greco-Roman texts are presented. Received June 3, 2002 / Accepted October 8, 2002 Correspondence to: D. Rivera     

Biology of Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The biology of the fruit fly Bactrocera tau, an important horticultural pest, was studied under laboratory conditions at 25°C and 60–70% relative humidity on Cucurbita maxima. The duration of mating averaged 408.03 ± 235.93 min. After mating, the female fly had a preoviposition period of 11.7 ± 4.49 days. The oviposition rate was 9.9 ± 8.50 eggs and fecundity was 464.6 ± 67.98 eggs/female. Eggs were elliptical, smooth and shiny white, turning darker as hatching approached, and measured 1.30 ± 0.07 mm × 0.24 ± 0.04 mm. The chorion has polygonal microsculpturing and is species-specific with polygonal walls. The egg period lasts for 1.3 ± 0.41 days. The duration of the larval period is 1.2 ± 0.42, 1.7 ± 0.48 and 4.0 ± 0.94 days for first, second and third instars, respectively. Pupation occurs in the sand or soil and pupal periods are 7.0 ± 0.47 days. The life cycle from egg to adult was completed in 14.2 ± 1.69 days; the longevity of mated females and males was 130.33 ± 14.18 and 104.66 ± 31.21 days, respectively. At least two to three generations were observed from June 2008 to June 2009.     

Role of tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) and tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II) gene modules in catabolism of 3-chlorobenzoate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4)

The enzymes chlorocatechol-1,2-dioxygenase, chloromuconate cycloisomerase, dienelactone hydrolase, and maleylacetate reductase allow Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4) to degrade chlorocatechols formed during growth in 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate or 3-chlorobenzoate (3-CB). There are two gene modules located in plasmid pJP4, tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) (module I) and tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II) (module II), putatively encoding these enzymes. To assess the role of both tfd modules in the degradation of chloroaromatics, each module was cloned into the medium-copy-number plasmid vector pBBR1MCS-2 under the control of the tfdR regulatory gene. These constructs were introduced into R. eutropha JMP222 (a JMP134 derivative lacking pJP4) and Pseudomonas putida KT2442, two strains able to transform 3-CB into chlorocatechols. Specific activities in cell extracts of chlorocatechol-1,2-dioxygenase (tfdC), chloromuconate cycloisomerase (tfdD), and dienelactone hydrolase (tfdE) were 2 to 50 times higher for microorganisms containing module I compared to those containing module II. In contrast, a significantly (50-fold) higher activity of maleylacetate reductase (tfdF) was observed in cell extracts of microorganisms containing module II compared to module I. The R. eutropha JMP222 derivative containing tfdR-tfdC(I)D(I)E(I)F(I) grew four times faster in liquid cultures with 3-CB as a sole carbon and energy source than in cultures containing tfdR-tfdD(II)C(II)E(II)F(II). In the case of P. putida KT2442, only the derivative containing module I was able to grow in liquid cultures of 3-CB. These results indicate that efficient degradation of 3-CB by R. eutropha JMP134(pJP4) requires the two tfd modules such that TfdCDE is likely supplied primarily by module I, while TfdF is likely supplied by module II.     

The helix-coil transitions of poly (dA)-poly (dT) and poly (dA-dT)-poly (dA-dT)

Helix–coil transition curves are calculated for poly (dA) poly(dT) and poly (dA-dT) poly (dA-dT) using the integral equation approach of Goel and Montroll.⁵ The transitions are described by the loop entropy model with the exponent of the loop entropy factor, k, remaining an arbitrary constant. The theoretical calculations are compared with experimental transition curves of the two polymers. Results indicate that the stacking energies for these two polymers differ by about 1 kcal/mole of base pairs. Also, a fit between theory and experiment was not possible for k > 1.70.     

Copper (II) and cobalt (II) complexes of chiral tetrathiafulvalene-oxazoline (TTF-OX) and tetrathiafulvalene-thiomethyl-oxazoline (TTF-SMe-OX) derivatives

Synthesis and single crystal X-ray structures of the first paramagnetic transition metal complexes containing chiral ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene-oxazoline (EDT-TTF-OX) 1a-c and ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene-thiomethyloxazoline 2 (EDT-TTF-(SMe)OX) ligands based on copper (II) and cobalt (II) are described. The racemic [EDT-TTF-OX][Cu(hfac)₂] complex 3a crystallizes in the triclinic centrosymmetric space group , whereas the enantiopure counterparts 3b-c crystallize in the triclinic non-centrosymmetric space group P1. Cu(II) adopts a distorted square pyramidal coordination geometry, a much weaker Cu?S_TTF interaction also being identified. The same coordination pattern around Cu(II) is observed in the complex [(rac)-EDT-TTF-(SMe)OX][Cu(hfac)₂] (4) in spite of the bidentate nature of the redox active ligand. DFT theoretical calculations afforded two equilibrium configurations for a corresponding model complex, in which the metal centre establishes secondary coordination either with one S_TTF or with the SMe group. The same ligand coordinates the cobalt (II) to afford the octahedral complex [(rac)-EDT-TTF-(SMe)OX][Co(hfac)₂] (5). In all these novel complexes, the paramagnetic centres are structurally and magnetically isolated. Cyclic voltammetry measurements show the stability of the radical cation species.     

The larval head of Exechia (Mycetophilidae) and Bibio (Bibionidae) (Diptera)

Exechia and Bibio have retained several plesiomorphic groundplan features of Diptera and Bibionomorpha, including a fully exposed and sclerotized head capsule, the transverse undivided labrum, the absence of movable premandibles, and undivided mandibles without combs. The fusion of the hypostomal bridge with the head capsule and largely reduced antennae are derived features shared by both taxa. The absence of teeth at the anterior hypostomal margin is a potential autapomorphy of Bibionomorpha. A basal position of Anisopodidae is suggested by a number of plesiomorphies retained in this family. Apomorphies of Bibionomorpha excluding Anisopodidae are the reduction of tentorial elements, the partial fusion of the labrum and clypeus, one-segmented antennae, the absence of a separate submental sclerite, the loss of the labial palpus, and the reduction of the pharyngeal filter apparatus. Head structures of Bibio are largely unmodified. The subprognathous orientation is one of few autapomorphic features. In contrast, the mouthparts of Exechia are highly modified in correlation with the specialized food uptake. The rasping counterrotating movements of maxillae and mandibles with teeth oriented in opposite directions are carried out by strongly developed extensors and flexors of the paired mouthparts. The modified labium mechanically supports the “drill head” formed by the mandibles und maxillae. The necessary stability of the head capsule is provided by the hypostomal bridge which also compensates the far-reaching reduction of the tentorium.     

Spectroscopic investigations of Er(3+) :CdO-Bi(2) O(3) -B(2) O(3) glasses

This article reports on the optical properties of Er³⁺ ions doped CdO–Bi₂O₃–B₂O₃ (CdBiB) glasses. The materials were characterized by optical absorption and emission spectra. By using Judd–Ofelt theory, the intensity parameters Ω_λ (λ = 2, 4, 6) and also oscillatory strengths were calculated from the absorption spectra. The results were used to compute the radiative properties of Er³⁺:CdBiB glasses. The concentration quenching and energy transfer from Yb³⁺–Er³⁺ were explained. The stimulated emission cross‐section, full width at half maximum (FWHM) and FWHM × values are also calculated for all the Er³⁺:CdBiB glasses. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.