食蟹猴疟原虫晚期卵囊、成孢子细胞与子孢子扫描电镜观察

本研究对实验感染食蟹猴疟原虫后9、10和14天的斯氏按蚊阳性蚊胃,进行扫描电镜观察。晚期(分化的)卵囊表面呈现凹凸不平皱褶。成孢子细胞体常呈圆球形或椭圆形,表面光滑,子孢子芽从其表面长出。子孢子体细长,稍弯曲,体表光滑;虫体前部较细,顶端稍平,后部稍粗,末端钝圆。本文对成孢子细胞不同发育阶段的形态予以较详细描述,对子孢子出囊方式做了初步讨论。     

Cellulolytic Activity of Clostridium acetobutylicum

Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B527 and ATCC 824 exhibited extracellular and cell-bound endoglucanase and cellobiase activities during growth in a chemically defined medium with cellobiose as the sole source of carbohydrate. For both strains, the endoglucanase was found to be mainly extracellular (70 to 90%) during growth in continuous or batch cultures with the pH maintained at 5.2, whereas the cellobiase was mainly cell associated (60 to 90%). During continuous cultivation of strain B527 with cellobiose as the limiting nutrient, maximum production of the endoglucanase and cellobiase occurred at pH values of 5.2 and 4.8, respectively. In the carbon-limited continuous cultures, strain 824 produced similar levels of endoglucanase, cellobiosidase, and cellobiase activities regardless of the carbon source used. However, in ammonium- or phosphate-limited cultures, with an excess of glucose, only 1/10 of the endoglucanase was produced, and neither cellobiosidase nor cellobiase activities were detectable. A crude extracellular enzyme preparation from strain B527 hydrolyzed carboxymethylcellulose and phosphoric acid-swollen cellulose readily and microcrystalline cellulose (A vicel) to a lesser extent. Glucose accounted for more than 90% of the reducing sugar produced by the hydrolysis of acid-swollen cellulose and Avicel. Strain B527 did not grow in medium with acid-swollen cellulose as the sole source of carbohydrate, although it grew readily on the products obtained by hydrolyzing the cellulose in vitro with a preparation of extracellular cellulase derived from the same organism.     

Antibodies to the alpha-subunit of insulin receptor from eggs of immunized hens

Simple methods for the generation, purification, and assay of antibodies to the alpha-subunit of insulin receptor from eggs of immunized hens have been described. Chicken antibodies against the alpha-subunit inhibit insulin binding to the receptor and stimulate glucose oxidation as well as autophosphorylation of the beta-subunit. Thus the properties of chicken antibodies are very similar to those of antibodies found in human autoimmune diseases and different from rabbit antibodies obtained against the same antigen.     

Rapid determination of DNA synthesis in adherent cells grown in microtiter plates

A specific, rapid, and economical method for measuring the extent of DNA synthesis in adherent rat hepatoma H4-II-E cells grown in 96-well microtiter plates is described. The adherent cells were pulsed for 1 h with [methyl-3H]thymidine, released from the substratum by trypsinization, and collected on fiberglass filters with a MASH II cell harvester. The amount of radioactivity incorporated was directly proportional to the number of cells per well. Growth curves generated by measuring [methyl-3H]thymidine incorporation and counting the number of cells per well were identical. Experiments with inhibitors of DNA, protein, and RNA synthesis demonstrated that this method selectively measured DNA synthesis. In addition, [3H]thymidine uptake showed excellent correlation with autoradiographic assessment of DNA synthesis. This specific and sensitive method for determining DNA synthesis in microtiter cultures should facilitate studies of effects of various growth-controlling agents on epithelial, fibroblastic, and other cells which grow as adherent cells in culture.     

Epitope-relatedness and phenotyping of hepatic cytochromes P-450 with monoclonal antibodies.

The epitope-specific cytochrome P-450 content of animal livers was analysed by radioimmunoassay using a panel of seven monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) made to a 3-methylcholanthrene-induced rat liver cytochrome P-450. Competitive radioimmunoassays utilizing a reference radiolabelled MAb and a series of unlabelled MAbs indicated that there are at least three distinct classes of MAbs to different epitopes on cytochrome P-450. In addition, a direct radioimmunoassay employing a radiolabelled second antibody detected MAb-specific cytochromes P-450 in livers from different animals. This radioimmunoassay detected large elevations in the levels of these cytochromes P-450 in the livers of 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rats and C57BL/6 mice compared with untreated rats, 3-methylcholanthrene-treated DBA/2 mice or guinea pigs. The two complementary radioimmunoassay methods are sensitive, efficient, and easily applicable for screening large number of tissue samples for MAb-defined cytochrome P-450 phenotype.     

刺激蓝斑对下丘脑弓状核单位放电的影响

本研究室以往工作表明,下丘脑弓状核(ARC)和蓝斑(LC)在痛觉调制和针刺镇痛中具有重要作用。本实验观察刺激 LC 对清醒制动大鼠 ARC 单位放电的影响。ARC 单位对刺激LC 的反应以抑制为主,在38个单位中有23个单位呈现抑制反应。ARC 单位对外周伤害性刺激的反应以兴奋为主,在27个单位中有20个单位呈现兴奋反应。刺激 LC 可以使 ARC 单位的伤害性反应的持续时间明显缩短。α_2受体激动剂(氯压啶)和α_1受体阻断剂(酚苄明)能加快ARC 单位的平均放电频率,而β-受体激动剂(异丙基肾上腺素)和β受体阻断剂(心得安)则无明显影响。这些结果提示 LC 的去甲肾上腺素能神经元对 ARC 神经元的作用是通过α受体实现的。     

刺激家兔尾核对丘脑束旁核痛兴奋和痛抑制单位放电的影响

在51只清醒麻痹家兔身上,记录了丘脑束旁核痛兴奋(PfPE)和痛抑制(PfPI)单位的放电。观察刺激尾核头背部(DHCN)对 PfPE 和 PfPI 单位自发放电和痛放电的影响。(1)刺激 DHCN时,在28个 PfPE 单位中,19个的自发放电发生抑制反应,7个无变化,2个增强;在6个PfPI 单位中,5个的自发放电增加,1个无变化。(2)刺激 DHCN 时,在38个 PfPE 单位中。2个的痛放电兴奋增强,6个无变化,30个被抑制。其中12个呈抑制反应的单位,8个立即发生在刺激 DHCN 之后,并延续700—1600ms,在10个 PfPI 单位中,7个的痛放电发生兴奋反应,3个无变化。这些结果提示,DHCN 对丘脑 PfPE 和 PfPI 单位在处理痛觉信息上具有调制作用。根据抑制的潜伏期短和延续时间长的特点,推测这种调制作用可能既通过直接通路又有间接环路参与。     

螫虾腹屈肌的肌球蛋白-副肌球蛋白丝

利用甘油梯度离心方法分离和纯化螯虾腹屈肌粗肌丝,电子显微镜照片显示粗肌丝上有数条纵行条纹,指示其可能由数根亚丝所组成。粗肌丝的 SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳表明其含有肌球蛋白和副肌球蛋白,肌球蛋白仅包含有二种轻链。副肌球蛋白类晶体呈针状,具有14.5nm 和72.5nm 的横纹周期。实验结果表明,螯虾腹屈肌粗肌丝是肌球蛋白-副肌球蛋白丝。     

黑翅土白蚁生殖级幼蚁龄期划分及幼蚁发育与有翅成虫分飞的观察

自1976年来,我们在珙县、乐山、荣县采取定点、定巢和按月挖巢观察,在室内又对有翅成虫的幼蚁进行了体形测量,初步弄清了黑翅土白蚁Odontotermes formosanus(shiraki)有翅成虫的幼蚁龄数、发育史及有翅成虫的雌雄性比、巢群分飞周期等特性,现报道于后。 一、黑翅土白蚁有翅成虫的幼蚁龄期划分     

西藏钝绥螨属一新种(蜱螨目:植绥螨科)

本文记述西藏钝绥螨属一新种,模式标本保存在南昌江西大学生物系本文测量单位为微米。 西藏钝绥螨Amblyseius xizangensis新种 雌螨(图1—6) 背板长503.6,宽300.0。前背板侧缘及后背板大部具网纹。背板刚毛18对,孔9对,刚毛D7对,M2对,L9对。S_1和S_2位于盾间膜上。各刚毛长:D_133.8,