VITEK－IMSGNS系列药敏卡对~（162）株绿脓杆菌的药敏分析

本文就临床标本中分离的１６２株绿脓杆菌,用ＶＩＴＥＫ－ＩＭＳ全自动微生物系统的ＧＮＳ－ＰＡ等四种药敏卡,共测定２３种抗生素药敏试验．该菌对亚胺硫霉素的敏感度（敏感和中度敏感）最高９７．７８％,其次是哌拉西林、替卡西林、丁胺卡那霉素、妥布霉素、环丙氟哌酸、头孢他啶和头孢哌酮,复方新诺明等八种抗生素耐药率均在９０％以上。分析该菌对１０种抗生素药敏结果发现,几种常用抗绿脓杆菌药物的最小抑菌浓度（ＭＩＣ）值普遍增高,并结合绿脓杆菌生物微膜形成和该菌对β－内酰胺类抗生素抗性机制作了讨论。     

1,5-Anhydro- -fructose: regioselective acylation with fatty acids

Regioselective acylation of 1,5-anhydro- -fructose was performed with dodecanoic acid to give 1,5-anhydro-6-O-dodecanoyl- -fructose, chemically in 50% yield and enzymatically in quantitative yield. Quantitative conversions were also obtained using hexadecanoic and octadecanoic acids as acyl donors.     

印度洋红树林沉积物可培养海洋放线菌多样性及其活性

【目的】本研究旨在了解印度洋红树林沉积物可培养海洋放线菌多样性、抗菌活性及产酶活性。【方法】选用24种碳源为唯一能源培养基,利用稀释平板涂布方法对8个印度洋红树林沉积物样品进行分离,并基于16S rRNA基因系统发育分析的方法研究样品中海洋放线菌多样性;对分离得到的菌株进行抗菌活性和产酶活性检测。【结果】24种唯一碳源分离培养基中,非糖类碳源特别是甘油、丙氨酸分离效果最好,其次是多糖物质,最后是单糖。共分离得到521株海洋放线菌,经并菌后选取其中的139株代表性菌株测序,结果发现它们主要分布在放线菌纲7个亚目10个科的16个属,其中35个为潜在新种。有43.1%、33.3%、26.9%、25.5%、15.7%的实验菌株分别对枯草芽孢杆菌、白色念珠菌、大肠埃希氏菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、黑曲霉具有抑制作用;有36.5%、26.5%、22.4%、15.9%的实验菌株分别具有蛋白酶活性、纤维素酶活、淀粉酶活性、酯酶活性。【结论】印度洋红树林沉积物蕴藏着丰富的海洋放线菌资源,并具有较高生物活性,为后续工作提供良好的实验材料。     

A Comparison of the Analgesia Efficacy and Side Effects of Paravertebral Compared with Epidural Blockade for Thoracotomy: An Updated Meta-Analysis

Objective

The most recent systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the analgesic efficacy and side effects of paravertebral and epidural blockade for thoracotomy was published in 2006. Nine well-designed randomized trials with controversial results have been published since then. The present report constitutes an updated meta-analysis of this issue.

Summary of Background

Thoracotomy is a major surgical procedure and is associated with severe postoperative pain. Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for post-thoracotomy pain management, but has its limitations and contraindications, and paravertebral blockade is increasingly popular. However, it has not been decided whether the analgesic effect of the two methods is comparable, or whether paravertebral blockade leads to a lower incidence of adverse side effects after thoracotomy.

Methods

Two reviewers independently searched the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library (last performed on 1 February, 2013) for reports of studies comparing post-thoracotomy epidural analgesia and paravertebral blockade. The same individuals independently extracted data from the appropriate studies.

Result

Eighteen trials involving 777 patients were included in the current analysis. There was no significant difference in pain scores between paravertebral blockade and epidural analgesia at 4–8, 24, 48 hours, and the rates of pulmonary complications and morphine usage during the first 24 hours were also similar. However, paravertebral blockade was better than epidural analgesia in reducing the incidence of urinary retention (p<0.0001), nausea and vomiting (p = 0.01), hypotension (p<0.00001), and rates of failed block were lower in the paravertebral blockade group (p = 0.01).

Conclusions

This meta-analysis showed that PVB can provide comparable pain relief to traditional EPI, and may have a better side-effect profile for pain relief after thoracic surgery. Further high-powered randomized trials are to need to determine whether PVB truly offers any advantages over EPI.     

Argonaute integrated single-tube PCR system enables supersensitive detection of rare mutations

Technological advances in rare DNA mutations detection have revolutionized the diagnosis and monitoring of tumors, but they are still limited by the lack of supersensitive and high-coverage procedures for identifying low-abundance mutations. Here, we describe a single-tube, multiplex PCR-based system, A-Star, that involves a hyperthermophilic Argonaute from Pyrococcus furiosus (PfAgo) for highly efficient detection of rare mutations beneficial from its compatibility with DNA polymerase. This novel technique uses a specific guide design strategy to allow PfAgo selective cleavage with single-nucleotide resolution at 94°C, thus mostly eliminating wild-type DNA in the denaturation step and efficiently amplifying rare mutant DNA during the PCR process. The integrated single-tube system achieved great efficiency for enriching rare mutations compared with a divided system separating the cleavage and amplification. Thus, A-Star enables easy detection and quantification of 0.01% rare mutations with ≥5500-fold increase in efficiency. The feasibility of A-Star was also demonstrated for detecting oncogenic mutations in solid tumor tissues and blood samples. Remarkably, A-Star achieved simultaneous detection of multiple oncogenes through a simple single-tube reaction by orthogonal guide-directed specific cleavage. This study demonstrates a supersensitive and rapid nucleic acid detection system with promising potential for both research and therapeutic applications.     

Enzymatic production of microthecin by aldos-2-ulose dehydratase from 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose and stability studies of microthecin

Microthecin (2-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one), which has anti-microbial activity, is one of the end products of an alternative glycogen and starch degrading pathway, the anhydrofructose pathway. It is formed from 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose (AF), a product of α-1,4-glucan lyase (EC 4.2.2.13) from glycogen and starch by aldos-2-ulose dehydratase (AUDH; EC 4. 2.1.110). In the current study, the yield and purity of microthecin was examined with respect to pH and buffers using AUDH purified from the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. It was found that AUDH had a K_m of 5.4 and 4.9 mM towards AF and its natural substrate glucosone, respectively, while its V_max with AF was 5.5 times higher than that with glucosone. Higher molar conversion of 90% was obtained in a reactor with pH controlled around 5.0 and 24°C with de-ionized water as the solvent. Microthecin was found to be most stable in de-ionized water at a pH around 7.0 and stable in freeze-dried form. Under acidic conditions microthecin was degraded to 2′-furyl-2-hydroxymethylketone (FHMK). A ¹³C-NMR method was established to simultaneously monitor the reaction components including AF, microthecin and its intermediates. A mechanism of microthecin formation from AF via the intermediate ascopyrone M (APM) and the degradation of microthecin to FHMK are proposed based on the NMR data obtained.     

Synthesis of NaYF(4):Yb/Er/Gd up-conversion luminescent nanoparticles and luminescence resonance energy transfer-based protein detection

High-quality NaYF₄:Yb/Er/Gd up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were first synthesized by a solvothermal method using rare earth stearate, sodium fluoride, ethanol, water, and oleic acid as precursors. Doped Gd³⁺ ions can promote the transition of NaYF₄ from cubic to hexagonal phase, shorten the reaction time, and reduce the reaction temperature without reducing the luminescence intensity of NaYF₄:Yb/Er UCNPs. X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and luminescence spectroscopy were applied to characterize the UCNPs. The nanoparticles exhibited small size and excellent green up-conversion photoluminescence, making them suitable for biological applications. After the surfaces of NaYF₄:Yb/Er/Gd UCNPs were modified with amino groups through the Stöber method, they could be brought close enough to the analytically important protein called R-phycoerythrin (R-PE) bearing multiple carboxyl groups so that energy transfer could occur. A luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) system was developed using NaYF₄:Yb/Er/Gd UCNPs as an energy donor and R-PE as an energy acceptor. As a result, a detection limit of R-PE of 0.5 μg/ml was achieved by the LRET system with a relative standard deviation of 2.0%. Although this approach was first used successfully to detect R-PE, it can also be extended to the detection of other biological molecules.     

Dimerization, but not phosphothreonine binding, is conserved between the forkhead-associated domains of Drosophila MU2 and human MDC1

Mutator 2 (MU2) in Drosophila melanogaster has been proposed to be the ortholog of human MDC1, a key mediator in DNA damage response. The forkhead-associated (FHA) domain of MDC1 is a dimerization module regulated by trans binding to phosphothreonine 4 from another molecule. Here we present the crystal structure of the MU2 FHA domain at 1.9 Å resolution, revealing its evolutionarily conserved role in dimerization. As compared to the MDC1 FHA domain, the MU2 FHA domain dimerizes using a different and more stable interface and contains a degenerate phosphothreonine-binding pocket. Our results suggest that the MU2 dimerization is constitutive and lacks phosphorylation-mediated regulation.Structured summary of protein interactionsMU2 and MU2 bind by cosedimentation in solution (View interaction)MU2 and MU2 bind by X-ray crystallography (View interaction)MU2 and MU2 bind by molecular sieving (View interaction)     

新疆哈密地区盐湖放线菌的多样性及其功能酶的筛选

[目的]本研究旨在了解新疆哈密地区盐湖放线菌多样性及产功能酶的特性.[方法]采用含有5%与10%NaC1的4种分离培养基,利用稀释平板涂布法对盐湖土壤样品进行分离;通过形态特征、耐盐性实验、抑菌实验及16S rRNA基因测序的基础上进行系统发育学分析;利用五种筛选培养基定性检测放线菌的产酶活性.[结果]从盐湖土壤样品中分离到63株放线菌,其中中等嗜盐放线菌47株;抑菌活性实验结果表明:23株放线菌对痢疾杆菌和/或其它病原菌有抑菌活性;功能酶筛选结果表明:3株放线菌产蛋白酶、46株产淀粉酶、14株产酯酶、34株产半乳糖苷酶、5株产纤维素酶.16S rRNA基因的系统发育学分析结果表明盐湖放线菌类群比较丰富.[结论]新疆哈密地区盐湖放线菌资源丰富,产酶特性良好,为开发利用极端环境微生物资源奠定了基础.