Source--sink Relationships and Carbon Metabolism in Tomato Leaves 2. Carbohydrate Pools and Catabolic Enzymes

Levels of the major carbohydrates (hexoses, inositol, sucroseand starch) and activities of the enzymes (invertase, amylaseand starch phosphorylase) were assayed in the leaves and stemsof tomato plants. The transport system of the plants was simplifiedto one leaf and one associated truss either retained or removed.The experiment was carried out at two light intensities, 80and 20 W m^–2. Truss removal immediately increased thelevels of hexoses and starch in leaves under high light, butthose of sucrose and inositol were relatively unaffected withina day. Three days after truss removal the levels of sucrose,hexose and starch had reached a maximum. Under low light, leafsugar levels were lower and did not increase following trussremoval. The stem appeared to act as a substitute sink in thoseplants where the truss had been removed. Invertase and amylase activities were not significantly affectedby the treatments, but loss of starch phosphorylase activityduring the experiment was prevented by truss removal. Tomato, source-sink relationships, carbon, carbohydrate     

Glycoproteins of the plasma membrane of dictyostelium discoideum during development

Differential binding of ¹²⁵I-Con A to whole cells throughout the life cycle of Dictyostelium discoideum indicates that the appearance of Con A binding proteins on the plasma membrane is under developmental regulation. Con A-Sepharose affinity chromatography of radio-iodinated plasma membrane preparations, followed by analysis with SDS-PAGE, revealed that there are at least 15 Con A binding proteins associated with the surface of 0 hr cells. Between 6 and 18 hr of development, the relative intensity of one of the bands, which corresponds to a protein of molecular weight of 150,000 daltons, increases dramatically.     

血管紧张素Ⅱ、心房钠尿肽Ⅲ和血管升压素对大鼠脑片室旁核神经元放电活动的影响

在28个脑片观察了血管紧张素Ⅱ(AGⅡ)、心房钠尿肽Ⅲ(ANPⅢ)和血管升压素(AVP)三种多肽对101个下丘脑室旁核(PVN)神经元单位电活动的影响。脑片灌流AGⅡ(10~(-7)mol/L,3 min)后,28/50个单位(56.0％)放电频率明显增加,5/50个单位(10.0％)放电频率降低,17/50个单位(34.0％)无明显反应。AGⅡ对PVN放电单位的兴奋和抑制作用均可为AGⅡ受体阻断剂saralasin(10~(-6)mol/L)所阻断。脑片灌流ANPⅢ(10~(-7)mol/L,3 min)后,16/26个单位(61.5％)放电频率明显降低,1/26个单位(3.9％)放电频率增加,9/26个单位(34.6％)无明显反应。脑片灌流AVP,(10~(-7)mol/L,3min)后,19/25个单位(76.0％)放电频率明显增加,1/25个单位(4.0％)放电频率降低,5/25个单位(20,0％)无明显反应。在观察这三种多肽对同一PVN神经元的作用时,4个单位对AGⅡ和AVP均产生兴奋反应;2个单位对AGⅡ呈兴奋和被ANPⅢ所抑制;7个单位对AVP呈兴奋,而对ANPⅢ为抑制,未见到既对AGⅡ和AVP呈兴奋,又为ANPⅢ所抑制的单位。结果提示:AGⅡ,ANP和AVP三种多肽都能影响PVN神经元的自发电活动,PVN可能是神经内分泌和植物性功能调节的中枢整合部位之一。     

α-人心房钠尿多肽对大鼠血流动力学的作用

本工作观察了α-人心房钠尿多肽(α-Human atrial natriuretic polypeptide,α-hANP)对麻醉大鼠的血流动力学作用。静脉注射α-hANP(3μg/100g)后,动脉血压(ABP)、左室内压(LVP)、左室 dp/dt(LV dp/dt)、心指数(CI)和总外周阻力指数(TPRI)均明显下降,而心率(HR)无明显变化。切断迷走神经后,α-hANP 降压和 LV dp/dt 下降的程度虽有所减小,但与切断前相比无统计学意义。我们的结果表明,α-hANP 对麻醉大鼠的降压机制,在于外周血管舒张所致的总外周阻力减小,以及心肌收缩性能抑制而引起的心输出量降低。