Studies on the effect of monoamine antagonists on the morphogenesis of the newt

The effects of three monoamine antagonists, p-chlorophenylalanine, diethyldithiocarbamate and propranolol on the morphogenesis of newt embryos were studied. Antagonists were administered during late blastula through neurula stages. In a concentration of 1 mM, all three arrested gastrulation and caused disintegration of the embryos. Lower concentrations (0.1-0.5 mM) retarded morphogenetic movements in the gastrulation and caused malformations especially in the anterior parts of the embryos; pigmentation was delayed by 1 or 2 days. In addition, p-CIPhe inhibited yolk granule degradation in the notochord and DEDTC caused notochordal hypertrophy. The results show that interference with synthesis or action of catecholamines and serotonin affects morphogenesis. With the methods used it is not possible to discover exactly how monoamines regulate the morphogenetic events because of the unspecific side effects of the antagonists and the feedback interactions between the monoamines.     

动态增强磁共振扫描与超声弹性成像对乳腺癌的诊断价值探讨

目的:探讨动态增强磁共振成像扫描与超声弹性成像对乳腺癌良恶性肿瘤的诊断价值,为临床诊断提供影像学依据。方法:回顾性分析2009年10月至2013年5月在我院经穿刺或手术病理证实为乳腺癌的59例患者的临床资料,患者术前均行超声与动态增强MR检查。依据病理组织活检和临床随访分别评价动态增强MR和UE对乳腺癌诊断的准确性。结果:DCE-MRI检测共发现病灶59个,55个初步诊断乳腺恶性肿瘤(BI-RADS 4-5),4个诊断为良性(BI-RADS 3),诊断准确率为93.22%(55/59)。UE对59个病灶进行评分,54个评分为乳腺恶性肿瘤,5个评分为良性,诊断率为91.53%(54/59)。UE检测乳腺癌的敏感性明显低于DCE-MRI及DCE-MRI+UE,DCE-MRI检测乳腺癌的特异性明显低于UE及DCE-MRI+UE,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。DCE-MRI+UE诊断乳腺癌的准确率为96.61%(57/59),明显高于DCE-MRI或UE单独检测的准确率(P0.05)。结论:动态增强MR诊断乳腺癌的敏感性较高,而超声弹性成像的特异性较好,两者联合可提高诊断准确率,对乳腺癌的早期诊断具有重要的临床应用价值。     

Swainsonine对胰岛素受体功能影响的研究

以Ｓｗａｉｓｏｎｉｎｅ（Ｓｗ）作为高尔基体付糖链加工酶系中α－甘露糖苷酶Ⅱ的特异抑制剂,研究Ｎ－糖链结构和胰岛素受体（Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ）功能的关系．发现Ｓｗ不影响细胞生长和３Ｈ－亮氨酸参入ＳＭＭＣ７７２１细胞,但明显促进３Ｈ－甘露糖参入细胞总糖蛋白和表面糖蛋白,并使后者的ＣｏｎＡ强结合组分显著增加,提示Ｓｗ使Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ的Ｎ－糖链变成杂合型及高甘露糖型。胰岛素结合试验后作Ｓｃａｔｃｈａｒｄ分析：发现Ｓｗ不改变Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ的结合容量和每个细胞表面的结合位点数,也不改变结合动力学。再用部分纯化的Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ研究自身磷酸化和对外源底物的酪氨酸蛋白激酶活力,也未发现Ｓｗ处理和对照细胞间的明显区别,表示Ｓｗ也不影响Ｉｓｎ－Ｒ的跨膜信息传递,结合已报道的衣霉素使细胞表面Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ减少的结果,提示Ｉｎｓ－Ｒ运送至细胞膜需要Ｎ－糖链存在,但糖链的类型对ＩＮＳ－Ｒ的代谢和结合动力学并不重要     

Observations on the Occurrence of Prickles on the Leaves of Ilex aquifolium

The number of prickles upon the edge of a leaf is related bycomplex laws to the size of the leaf, the number of prickleson the other edge, the number of prickles on other leaves ofthe shoot, the phyllotaxy of the shoot, and the intrinsic asymmetryof the leaf. The available evidence indicates that pricklesarise by the interaction of not less than five recognizablephysiological systems. The physical nature of these systemsis unknown but their mathematical properties have been partlyelucidated. Some of them are found to involve the transmissionof morphogenetic impulses while others may be purely local intheir action. As one of the consequences of this physiologicalsituation it is found that shoots having opposite directionsof phyllotaxy differ quantitatively as well as qualitatively.     

Studies on the Behaviors of Impurities on the Crystallization of l-Glutamic Acid

The behaviors of impurities on the crystallizations of the free acid and the hydrochloride, monosodium, zinc, calcium and barium salts of l-glutamic acid were examined, and a tendency was recognized that coexisting impurities were apt to be taken into the crystals when the crystallization proceeded from the zwitterion, i.e., Glu.^± or The adsorption of l-tyro-sine was compared when l, d and dl-glutamic acid were crystallized with coexistence of l-tyrosine, and an effect of more or less extent of steric configuration on its behavior could be recognized.     

Studies on the effects of structure on the behavior of enzyme systems

The effects of structural features on various properties of enzyme systems are studied. Some of the effects are: in a homogeneous reaction, enzyme compartmentalization decreases the rate; in a heterogeneous reaction, compartmentalization increases the rate. The steady-state concentration of intermediates is larger in a non-uniform than in uniform systems. Periodicities do not generally occur in the common kinetic systems; they do occur in autocatalytic systems, but compartmentalization reduces their probability of occurrence. The conditions for overshoot are different for uniform and non-uniform systems. Multiple stable steady states are not a common occurrence among biologically typical reactions; they do occur in combined autocatalytic and surface systems (a mechanism for the gener position effect is suggested by this property). The local pH is affected by the enzyme aggregation as well as by the geometry of the enzyme structure. A 2-step system can give rise to the characteristic rate vs. pH curve, where the optimum is not necessarily at isoelectric point. The expression for the osmotic pressure inside a spherical particle is deduced. The pressure is shown to be dependent on the radius. The rate inside a cell particle is shown to be determined by the shape of the particle.