冬葵果多糖的抗氧化作用研究

研究冬葵果多糖(Fructus Malvae polysaccharides,FMP)对氧自由基的清除作用及对脂质过氧化的抑制作用。采用分光光度法测定FMP清除Fenton体系产生的羟自由基(.OH)、邻苯三酚自氧化体系产生的超氧阴离子自由基(O2-.)的能力及评价对Fe(Ⅱ)-H2O2体系(.OH)诱导的脂质过氧化终产物丙二醛(MDA)的抑制作用。结果显示,在化学模拟体系中,冬葵果多糖对.OH具有很强的清除作用,与VC比较达到显著水平(P<0.01),对O2-.的清除能力与VC相当。在体外,多糖浓度达到1.72 mg/mL可明显降低MDA的含量,与空白液比较达到显著水平(P<0.01)。以上结果表明,FMP具有明显的抗氧化活性。     

铜绿假单胞菌临床菌株TTSS表达水平及相关因素分析

Ⅲ型分泌系统（type Ⅲ secretion system, TTSS）是铜绿假单胞菌的重要致病因子．分析临床菌株中TTSS的表达水平,对于研究铜绿假单胞菌的致病机制具有重要意义．本研究通过测定融合报告基因exsA-lacZ和exoT-lacZ编码的β-半乳糖苷酶活力,分析了150株铜绿假单胞菌临床菌株exsA和exoT基因的表达水平,发现71株（47.33%）细菌exsA基因的表达为阳性,65株（43.33%）细菌exoT基因的表达为阳性,基因exsA与exoT表达水平存在正相关（P <0.001）,且不同菌株间两者表达水平差异较大．采用统计学方法对实验结果进一步分析发现,TTSS表达与呼吸道感染等临床症状相关（P <0.05）;与标本的分离时间相关（P =0.029）;与菌株亚胺青霉烯耐药性存在负相关（P <0.05）．本研究结果显示,铜绿假单胞菌临床菌株TTSS表达水平差异较大,与多种因素存在相关性.     

Progenitor-derived Oligodendrocyte Culture System from Human Fetal Brain

Differentiation of human neural progenitors into neuronal and glial cell types offers a model to study and compare molecular regulation of neural cell lineage development. In vitro expansion of neural progenitors from fetal CNS tissue has been well characterized. Despite the identification and isolation of glial progenitors from adult human sub-cortical white matter and development of various culture conditions to direct differentiation of fetal neural progenitors into myelin producing oligodendrocytes, acquiring sufficient human oligodendrocytes for in vitro experimentation remains difficult. Differentiation of galactocerebroside⁺ (GalC) and O4⁺ oligodendrocyte precursor or progenitor cells (OPC) from neural precursor cells has been reported using second trimester fetal brain. However, these cells do not proliferate in the absence of support cells including astrocytes and neurons, and are lost quickly over time in culture. The need remains for a culture system to produce cells of the oligodendrocyte lineage suitable for in vitro experimentation.Culture of primary human oligodendrocytes could, for example, be a useful model to study the pathogenesis of neurotropic infectious agents like the human polyomavirus, JCV, that in vivo infects those cells. These cultured cells could also provide models of other demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Primary, human fetal brain-derived, multipotential neural progenitor cells proliferate in vitro while maintaining the capacity to differentiate into neurons (progenitor-derived neurons, PDN) and astrocytes (progenitor-derived astrocytes, PDA) This study shows that neural progenitors can be induced to differentiate through many of the stages of oligodendrocytic lineage development (progenitor-derived oligodendrocytes, PDO). We culture neural progenitor cells in DMEM-F12 serum-free media supplemented with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF-AA), Sonic hedgehog (Shh), neurotrophic factor 3 (NT-3), N-2 and triiodothyronine (T3). The cultured cells are passaged at 2.5e6 cells per 75cm flasks approximately every seven days. Using these conditions, the majority of the cells in culture maintain a morphology characterized by few processes and express markers of pre-oligodendrocyte cells, such as A2B5 and O-4. When we remove the four growth factors (GF) (bFGF, PDGF-AA, Shh, NT-3) and add conditioned media from PDN, the cells start to acquire more processes and express markers specific of oligodendrocyte differentiation, such as GalC and myelin basic protein (MBP). We performed phenotypic characterization using multicolor flow cytometry to identify unique markers of oligodendrocyte.     

北京市不同植物群落的降温增湿效应研究

在北京市植物园选取14个不同结构特征的植物群落作为研究对象,利用温湿度记录仪对其温湿度进行测定,分别研究郁闭度、平均冠幅、叶面积指数与降温增湿效应之间的相关性。结果表明,不同群落的降温增湿效果存在较大差异:碧桃(Prunus persica Batsch.var.duplex)、洋白蜡(Fraxinus pennsylvanica)、杂种鹅掌楸(Liriodendron chinense×tulipifera)、杜仲(Eucommia ulmoides)群落的降温增湿效果较好,而绦柳(Salix matsudana f.pendula)、楸树(Catalpa bungei)、毛泡桐(Paulownia tomentosa)群落的降温增湿效果相对较弱。对实验数据进行统计分析可知,郁闭度与群落降温效应呈极显著正相关,与增湿效应呈正相关但不显著;平均冠幅与群落的降温效应呈显著正相关,但与增湿效应的正相关并不显著;叶面积指数对群落的降温效应起到一定促进作用,但对增湿效应影响不大。除此之外,其他影响植物群落降温增湿效应的结构特征有待进一步探讨。     

大肠杆菌细胞的软X射线显微成像研究

软X射线显微术是研究含水甚至活性生物样品的有力工具。相对于光学显微镜 ,它具有更高的成象分辨率 ;相对于电子显微镜 ,它的样品制备简单—无须对样品进行脱水、染色和超薄切片等。报道的是利用合肥同步辐射X射线源和接触显微成象技术 ,对自然状态下含水的完整XL1 blueMRF′细菌细胞进行显微成象研究。从获得的显微图象中可以看出一些新的现象。含有DNA、蛋白质的拟核以及中体对波长 2 .4nmX射线具有较弱的吸收能力 ;不少细菌细胞的两端对 2 .4nm波长的X射线的吸收也具有很大的差异。这些有趣现象产生的根本原因和生物学意义有待进一步研究。     

离散的互惠生态系统的最优捕获策略

本文利用离散的两种群互惠模型给出了在捕获能力不同状况下的不同最优捕获策略,指出了理论上和实践上可获得的最大经济效益。     

新疆圆柏化学成分研究

从新疆圆柏枝叶中分离得到9个化合物,经理化性质和光谱解析分别为扁柏双黄酮（hinokiflavone,1）、芹菜甙元（apigenin,2）、鬼臼毒素（podophyllotoxin,3）、苦松甙（coniferin,4）、肉豆蔻酸丙酯（propionic acetate myristic acid,5）、β-谷甾醇（β-sitosterol,6）、圆柏醇（sabinal,7）、反式璎珞酸（trans-communic acid,8）、蔗糖（sucrose,9）,其中化合物1～4为首次从该植物中提取分离得到.     

藏药七十味珍珠丸改善APP/PS1小鼠学习记忆能力

藏药七十味珍珠丸（ratanasampil,RNSP）可改善大脑氧化应激水平,改善大脑功能,有安神和促进学习记忆的功效,然而RNSP是否可改善阿尔茨海默症（AD）小鼠的学习记忆功能,尚缺乏系统研究。本研究采用APP/PS 1转基因小鼠为研究对象,并随机将其分为实验组和对照组。对实验组进行为期12周的RNSP灌胃给药,对照组进行12周的蒸馏水灌胃,采用Morris水迷宫与开场实验评价小鼠学习记忆能力,比较小鼠体重与相关器官质量,并比较器官质量指数,通过分子生物学检测指标评价小鼠脑内老年斑数量,Aβ生成量及BACE1表达水平。本研究证实,与对照组相比,给药组小鼠定位航行潜伏期明显缩短（22.60±13.26 vs. 46.44±8.41, P<0.01, day 5）,穿越平台次数明显增加（1.29±0.37 vs. 0.54±0.29, P<0.01）,探洞次数明显增加（32.11±9.85 vs. 20.89±8.78, P<0.05）,表明RNSP提高了APP/PS 1小鼠的学习记忆能力和空间探索能力。与对照组相比,给药组小鼠大脑重量及脑质量指数均增高（0.4135±0.0102 vs. 0.3833±0.0254, P<0.05;2.04±0.08 vs. 1.84±0.15, P<0.05）,脑内老年斑数量减少（18.70±7.88 vs. 38.83±6.15, P<0.05）,Aβ1- 42水平及BACE1表达均显著降低（0.19±0.08 vs. 0.41±0.12, P<0.05; 0.136±0.04 vs. 0.206±0.02, P<0.05）,表明RNSP延缓了APP/PS 1小鼠的脑萎缩进程,降低脑内老年斑的形成,下调脑内Aβ1-42水平和BACE1裂解酶的蛋白质表达量。本研究提示,RNSP可改善APP/PS 1小鼠的学习记忆能力,其机制可能和RNSP抑制脑萎缩,降低BACE1蛋白表达以及减少脑内Aβ沉积有关。     

辽宁地区普通级和SPF级Wistar大鼠血液生化指标检测

目的建立本省、本地区实验动物生理指标数据背景资料,为科学研究和新药安全性评价提供准确、可靠、科学的参考依据。方法普通级、SPF级Wistar大白鼠（6～8周龄）各60只,雌雄各半,腹主动脉采血,用全自动生化分析仪及配套试剂盒检测血液生化指标。结果普通级Wistar大白鼠的ALT、ALP、CHO、CK、CRE雌雄之间差异显著（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）;SPF级Wistar大白鼠的ALB、ALT、ALP、CHO、BUN、CK、AST、GLU、TBIL雌雄之间差异显著（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）;普通级与SPF级Wistar大白鼠的ALT、ALP、TP、BUN、TBIL、CRE、CHO、CK、AST、ALB、GLU差异显著（P〈0．01）。结论本研究的结果证明普通级与SPF级Wistar大白鼠的血液生化指标差异显著,多数生化指标雌雄之间存在显著差异,为应用提供了有价值的参数。     

Specialization of bone structure in Pachyvaranus crassispondylus Arambourg, 1952, an aquatic squamate from the Late Cretaceous of the southern Tethyan margin

The histological organization of the vertebrae of the Maastrichtian squamate Pachyvaranus crassispondylus Arambourg, 1952 , was compared to that of various extant squamates, in order to further document the causes and functional consequences of the so-called 'pachyostosis', frequently observed in Late Cretaceous squamates. The vertebrae of Pachyvaranus are composed of the same basic bone tissue types as those of extant lizards and snakes. In particular, periosteal cortices are made of a pseudolamellar (or 'parallel-fibred') tissue, with radial vascular canals, Sharpey's fibres and conspicuous cyclic growth marks that are strictly identical to that found in extant varanids. Conversely, the vertebrae of Pachyvaranus are extremely compact, whereas those of extant squamates are very cancellous and lightly built. This difference is due to the absence in Pachyvaranus of a broad internal resorption field that, in extant lizards and snakes, transforms compact cortices into loose spongy formations. This absence of inner bone resorption typically corresponds to an osteosclerotic process. In Pachyvaranus , cortical hyperplasy, or pachyostosis stricto sensu , was restricted to the walls of the neural spine. Extreme vertebral porosity is likely to be a primitive condition in squamates, because all lizards and snakes examined in this study display this feature. Therefore, the high vertebral compactness observed in Pachyvaranus would be a derived condition arising from the loss (or de-differentiation) of a morphogenetic process: the broad internal resorption of the vertebrae. Possible palaeoecological bearings of these results are discussed.