Disabling receptor ensembles with rationally designed interface peptidomimetics

Members of the erbB family receptor tyrosine kinases (erbB1, erbB2, erbB3, and erbB4) are overexpressed in a variety of human cancers and represent important targets for the structure-based drug design. Homo- and heterodimerization (oligomerization) of the erbB receptors are known to be critical events for receptor signaling. To block receptor self-associations, we have designed a series of peptides derived from potential dimerization surfaces in the extracellular subdomain IV of the erbB receptors (erbB peptides). In surface plasmon resonance (BIAcore) studies, the designed peptides have been shown to selectively bind to the erbB receptor ectodomains and isolated subdomain IV of erbB2 with submicromolar affinities and to inhibit heregulin-induced interactions of erbB3 with different erbB receptors. A dose-dependent inhibition of native erbB receptor dimerization by the erbB peptides has been observed in 32D cell lines transfected with different combinations of erbB receptors. The peptides effectively inhibited growth of two types of transformed cells overexpressing different erbB receptors, T6-17 and 32D, in standard MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) and cell viability assays. The study identifies distinct loops within the membrane-proximal part of the subdomain IV as potential receptor-receptor interaction sites for the erbB receptors and demonstrates the possibility of disabling receptor activity by structure-based targeting of the dimerization interfaces. Molecular models for possible arrangement of the erbB1.EGF complex, consistent with the involvement of subdomain IV in inter-receptor interactions, are proposed. Small dimerization inhibitors described herein can be useful as probes to elucidate different erbB signaling pathways and may be developed as therapeutic agents.     

基于上转换纳米材料的免疫检测技术应用

免疫分析法具有简便、快速、准确等特点，广泛应用于医学、食品、环境等领域检测，将免疫分析方法与纳米材料相结合可以提高免疫分析的性能。与传统纳米材料相比，上转换纳米颗粒（upconversion nanoparticles，UCNPs）具有光稳定性好、发光寿命长和狭窄及可调整的发射带等优秀的光学性质，与免疫分析相结合可显著降低背景噪声，提高分析灵敏度。本文简要介绍了UCNPs的发光机制，对UCNPs的合成和表面修饰方法进行了总结，并详细论述荧光共振能量转移、内滤效应、磁分离技术、上转化连接免疫吸附技术和上转换免疫层析技术五种基于UCNPs的免疫检测技术，最后对该技术所面临的挑战和前景进行总结和展望，以期为UCNPs免疫检测技术的发展提供理论指导。     

严重多发创伤失血性休克患者限制性液体复苏的临床应用评价

目的:评价限制性液体复苏在严重多发失血性休克救治中的作用.方法:对88例多发创伤合并失血性休克的患者随机分为两组,观察组(n=48)在创伤失血性休克出血未控制前行限制性液体复苏,对照组(n=40)则进行常规行充分液体复苏.比较两组的液体摄入量、输血量、收缩压、术前复苏时间;住院期间急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)、急性肾功能衰竭(ARF)、弥漫性血管内凝血(DIC)、脓毒血症的发生率和总死亡率.结果:观察组的液体输入量和术前复苏时间均低于对照组,差异有显著性(P＜0.05);两组输血量和收缩压差异无显著性.观察组ARDS、脓毒血症的发生率和总死亡率均明显低于对照组,差异有显著性(P＜0.05).结论:在创伤性休克术前未控制性出血条件下,限制性液体复苏可缩短术前复苏时间,明显降低并发症的发生率和死亡率.     

应用改良seldinger技术在犬股动脉内置入动脉鞘的实验研究

目的:探究seldinger技术经相应改良后能否安全有效地应用于犬股动脉的动脉鞘管置入.方法:30只犬随机分成两组,试验组(n=15)应用改良seldinger技术进行右侧股动脉鞘置入,对照组(n=15)采用股动脉切开法行动脉鞘置管,比较两组右股动脉穿刺成功率、置管时间、出血量和血肿发生率.结果:右股动脉穿刺成功率两组无显著差异(试验组100% vs 对照组93.3%),置管时间和出血量试验组显著低于对照组(1.97 1.06 分钟vs7.30 2.35分钟,7.47 4.89ml vs 20.13.9ml),试验组两例发生小血肿,对照组无血肿发生.结论:改良seldinger技术可安全简便地应用于犬股动脉鞘的置入.     

江西省中华秋沙鸭越冬种群现状调查与胁迫因素分析

于2009年2月对江西省五大水系:赣江、抚河、信江、饶河和修水的越冬中华秋沙鸭种群展开专项调查,分析了江西省越冬中华秋沙鸭种群的数量、性比、空间分布格局、生境特征及其胁迫因素.主要采用样线法在五大水系的主要河道展开同步调查,调查样线总长度400 km.结果发现,江西省越冬中华秋沙鸭有26个生活群255只个体,雌雄性比为119:117,其生活群雌雄性比也多接近1:1.江西省五大水系中,除赣江外,在其他4个水系均发现有中华秋沙鸭越冬群体.除了在曾有中华秋沙鸭越冬记录的婺源、贵溪、弋阳、浮梁、修水发现其越冬群体外,还首次在江西省境内的宜黄、武宁和龙虎山地区发现有较大的中华秋沙鸭越冬群体,而且龙虎山泸溪河段分布有本次调查中个体数量最大的有53只个体的群体.人类采砂活动、水质污染、非法捕鱼和家禽饲养是目前影响该种群生存的主要胁迫因素.     

中华秋沙鸭冬季行为初步分析

2008年11～12月,在江西龙虎山国家级风景区对中华秋沙鸭的行为进行了初步观察.中华秋沙鸭各种行为之间存在较大差异,其中取食、游泳、休息和修整在日活动中所占的比重最大,高峰期分别发生在10:01～11:00、7:01～8:00、12:01～13:00和12:01～13:00,分别占全天行为总次数的38.41%、30.76%、12.67%和7.48%.     

Arginine vasopressin induces periaqueductal gray release of enkephalin and endorphin relating to pain modulation in the rat

Previous study has proven that microinjection of arginine vasopressin (AVP) into periaqueductal gray (PAG) raises the pain threshold, in which the antinociceptive effect of AVP can be reversed by PAG pretreatment with V2 rather than V1 or opiate receptor antagonist. The present work investigated the AVP effect on endogenous opiate peptides, oxytocin (OXT) and classical neurotransmitters in the rat PAG. The results showed that AVP elevated the concentrations of leucine-enkephalin (L-Ek), methionine-enkephalin (M-Ek) and beta-endorphin (beta-Ep), but did not change the concentrations of dynorphinA(1-13) (DynA(1-13)), OXT, classical neurotransmitters including achetylcholine (Ach), choline (Ch), serotonin (5-HT), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E), and their metabolic products in PAG perfusion liquid. Pain stimulation increased the concentrations of AVP, L-EK, M-Ek, beta-Ep, 5-HT and 5-HIAA (5-HT metabolic product), but did not influence the concentrations of DynA(1-13), OXT, the other classical neurotransmitters and their metabolic products. PAG pretreatment with naloxone - an opiate receptor antagonist completely attenuated the pain threshold increase induced by PAG administration of AVP, but local pretreatment of OXT or classical neurotransmitter receptor antagonist did not influence the pain threshold increase induced by PAG administration of AVP. The data suggested that AVP in PAG could induce the local release of enkephalin and endorphin rather than dynophin, OXT and classical neurotransmitters to participate in pain modulation.     

青海曲麻莱-治多地区巴颜喀拉山群(上三叠统)遗迹化石

首次对青海南部曲麻莱-治多地区巴颜喀拉山群上部(上三叠统)遗迹化石进行了系统采集,共采获遗迹化石33属54种。据遗迹化石的形态、习性、水深等环境成因特征,可划分为两类组合:一类以Cosmorhaphe,Helminthopsis,Helminthoida,Megagrapton,Paleodictyon等为主,产生于浊流事件前;另一类以Chondrites,Neo-nereites,Palaeophycus,Phycosiphon,Planolites,Zoophycos等为主,产生于浊流事件后,两者均为半深海-深海Nereites遗迹相的典型代表,反映晚三叠世研究区应为浊流沉积发育的复理石相沉积。     

以甘油为碳源发酵Pichia pastoris组成型表达人血管生成抑制素

在Pichia pastoris组成型表达外源蛋白中碳源起着重要的调控作用。分别以葡萄糖、甘油、甲醇和油酸为碳源研究它们对摇瓶发酵GS115(pGAP9K-AS)表达hAS的影响。结果如下:油酸(163mg/L),甘油(83mg/L),葡萄糖(76mg/L),甲醇(57mg/L)。根据以上结果,以甘油为碳源在30L生物反应器中进行GS115(pGAP9K-AS)工程菌的高密度发酵。48h后测得hAS的产量为169mg/L。产物hAS具有免疫活性并能抑制bFGF诱导的CAM血管生成和实验小鼠黑色素瘤的生长。治疗12d后,抑瘤率达到90%,统计学分析结果表明hAS治疗组和PBS治疗组小鼠的肿瘤体积呈现显著性差异(P<0.01)。     

杜氏盐藻psaB基因cDNA克隆及系统进化分析

根据真核生物莱茵衣藻(Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)、Chlamydomonas moewusii及Chlorella vulgaris等光系统Ⅰ反应中心蛋白psaB基因的氨基酸高度保守序列,设计一对简并引物,利用TRIzol试剂提取杜氏盐藻(Dunaliella salina)细胞的总RNA,通过RT-PCR,得到的一段长为1.8kb左右的cDNA片段。PCR产物经T-A克隆并测序以及测序结果推导成氨基酸序列进行同源性比较,表明所克隆的1815bp序列为杜氏盐藻光系统Ⅰ反应中心psaB基因的cDNA片段,GenBank收录号为AY820754。根据已经得到的psaB的核苷酸序列推导成氨基酸序列与一些已知物种的psaB氨基酸序列相比较,同源性分别为Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 92%,Chlamydomonas moewusii 91%,Chlorella vulgaris 86%,Mesostigma viride 85%,Phy -scomitrella patenssubsp.Patens 85%,Nephroselmis olivacea 84%。此外,psaB密码子偏爱性分析表明:杜氏盐藻psaB基因第三位密码子A和T的组成分别为35.7%和39.17%,而G和C分别为7.27%和17.85%,即杜氏盐藻psaB基因密码子的组成大多为NNA和NNT。根据psaB基因的特征,作者对绿藻门的50个物种的psaB基因作了进化分析,结果表明:杜氏盐藻与Haematococcaceae中的大多数种类进化地位最为接近,这为更进一步弄清杜氏盐藻的遗传背景提供了理论依据。