基于光谱参数对小白菜叶片镉含量的高光谱估算

为实现利用高光谱技术快速、准确、无损地检测叶类蔬菜叶片重金属镉污染情况,通过采用室内盆栽试验,检测了小白菜在6个不同的镉浓度梯度0 mg/kg(CK)、0.5 mg/kg(T1)、1 mg/kg(T2)、5 mg/kg(T3)、10 mg/kg(T4)和20 mg/kg(T5)下的叶片高光谱反射率及其镉含量。利用相关分析和逐步回归的统计方法对叶片原光谱、一阶导数光谱和光谱参数与镉含量进行统计分析,确定了反演叶片镉含量的敏感光谱参数,并建立了估算叶片镉含量的参数模型。结果表明:(1)在540 nm附近和红外区域,叶片光谱反射率随着处理浓度的增加呈下降趋势。T1组叶片光谱与对照组的光谱没有明显的变化差异;(2)原光谱与镉含量的敏感波段主要在690—1300 nm,相关系数最高的波段是782 nm。一阶微分光谱与镉含量的敏感波段在黄边、红外、近红外和远红外范围均有分布;(3)反映植物色素、水含量和细胞结构的参数MCARI(叶绿素吸收反射修正指数Modified Chlorophyll Absorption Reflectance Index),SDy(黄边面积Yellow Edge Area),WI(水质指数Water Index),DCWI(病态水分胁迫指数Disease Water Stress Index),SDr(红边面积Red Edge Area)和Dr(红边幅值The Amplitude of the Red Edge)可分别作为反演镉含量的敏感光谱参数,其倒数回归模型能够较好地反演镉污染下小白菜叶片的镉含量;(4)镉胁迫处理15 d时,建立的SDr的倒数模型估算处理30 d时小白菜叶片镉含量的效果最优。研究表明红边面积参数可以用于估算小白菜叶片的镉含量,可为评价小白菜的食用安全提供科学方法。     

Effects of Metarhizium anisopliae on searching,feeding and predation by Orius albidipennis (Hem., Anthocoridae) on Thrips tabaci (Thy., Thripidae) larvae

The generalist predator Orius albidipennis Reut. (Hem., Anthocoridae) and entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) Sorokin (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) are important biocontrol agents of Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thys., Thripidae) in most greenhouses. In this study, we estimated searching time, feeding time and predation rate in O. albidipennis feeding on untreated and treated thrips larvae which had been inoculated with three concentrations of M. anisopliae V275 at four time intervals; 0, 24, 48 and 72 h after infestation. Applied concentrations were 1×10³, 2×10⁴ and 2×10⁵ conidia/mL which roughly correspond to the LC₂₅, LC₅₀ and LC₇₅ for second instar-larvae. O. albidipennis responded to the presence of the M. anisopliae on the treated hosts by increasing the searching time and decreasing feeding time and predation rate levels. It was also able to detect and avoid treated patches.     

Metabolic conversion of dietary flavonoids alters their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties

The notion that dietary flavonoids exert beneficial health effects in humans is often based on in vitro studies using the glycoside or aglycone forms of these flavonoids. However, flavonoids are extensively metabolized in humans, resulting in the formation of glucuronide, methyl, and sulfate derivatives, which may have different properties than their parent compounds. The goal of this study was to investigate whether different chemical modifications of the same flavonoid molecule affect its biological and antioxidant activities. Hence, we studied the anti-inflammatory effects of several major human metabolites of quercetin and (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) by assessing their inhibitory effects on tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-induced protein expression of cellular adhesion molecules in human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC). HAEC were incubated with 1-30 μM quercetin, 3'- or 4'-O-methyl-quercetin, quercetin-3-O-glucuronide, and quercetin-3'-O-sulfate or 20-100 μM EGCG, 4'-O-methyl-EGCG, and 4',4'-di-O-methyl-EGCG, prior to coincubation with 100 U/ml of TNFα. 3'-O-Methyl-quercetin, 4'-O-methyl-quercetin, and their parent aglycone compound, quercetin, all effectively inhibited expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) with IC(50) values (concentration required for 50% inhibition) of 8.0, 5.0, and 4.4 μM, respectively; E-selectin expression was suppressed to a somewhat lesser but still significant degree by all three compounds, whereas vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) was not affected. In contrast, quercetin-3-O-glucuronide (20-100 μM), quercetin-3'-O-sulfate (10-30 μM), and phenolic acid metabolites of quercetin (20-100 μM) did not inhibit adhesion molecule expression. 4',4'-Di-O-methyl-EGCG selectively inhibited ICAM-1 expression with an IC(50) value of 94 μM, whereas EGCG (20-60 μM) and 4'-O-methyl-EGCG (20-100 μM) had no effect. The inhibitory effects of 3'-O-methyl-quercetin and 4',4'-di-O-methyl-EGCG on adhesion molecule expression were not related either to inhibition of NF-κB activation or to their antioxidant reducing capacity. Our data indicate that flavonoid metabolites have different biological and antioxidant properties than their parent compounds, and suggest that data from in vitro studies using nonmetabolites of flavonoids are of limited relevance in vivo.     

Affinity transfer to a human protein by CDR3 grafting of camelid VHH

VHH is the binding domain of the IgG heavy chain. Some VHHs have an extremely long CDR3 that contributes to antigen binding. We studied the antigen binding ability of CDR3 by grafting a CDR3 from an antigen-binding VHH onto a nonbinding VHH. cAb-CA05-(1RI8), the CDR3-grafted VHH, had an antigen-binding ability. To find a human scaffold protein acceptable for VHH CDR3 grafting, we focused on the conserved structure of VHH, especially the N-terminal and C-terminal amino acid residues of the CDR3 loop and the Cys residue of CDR1. Human origin protein structures with the same orientation were searched in PDB and ubiquitin was selected. Ubi-(1RI8), the CDR3-grafted ubiquitin, had antigen-binding ability, though the affinity was relatively low compared to cAb-CA05-(1RI8). The thermodynamic parameters of Ubi-(1RI8) binding to HEWL were different from cAb-CA05-(1RI8). Hydrogen-deuterium exchange experiments showed decreased stability around the CDR3 grafting region of Ubi-(1RI8), which might explain the decreased antigen-binding ability and the differences in thermodynamic properties. We concluded that the orientation of the CDR3 sequence of Ubi-(1RI8) could not be reconstructed correctly.     

Phylogenetic conservatism of environmental niches in mammals

Phylogenetic niche conservatism is the pattern where close relatives occupy similar niches, whereas distant relatives are more dissimilar. We suggest that niche conservatism will vary across clades in relation to their characteristics. Specifically, we investigate how conservatism of environmental niches varies among mammals according to their latitude, range size, body size and specialization. We use the Brownian rate parameter, σ(2), to measure the rate of evolution in key variables related to the ecological niche and define the more conserved group as the one with the slower rate of evolution. We find that tropical, small-ranged and specialized mammals have more conserved thermal niches than temperate, large-ranged or generalized mammals. Partitioning niche conservatism into its spatial and phylogenetic components, we find that spatial effects on niche variables are generally greater than phylogenetic effects. This suggests that recent evolution and dispersal have more influence on species' niches than more distant evolutionary events. These results have implications for our understanding of the role of niche conservatism in species richness patterns and for gauging the potential for species to adapt to global change.     

中国仓鼠卵巢工程细胞无血清流加培养关键工艺参数的考察

主要考察流加培养基中不同营养成分、流加起始时间及初始接种密度对11G-S细胞无血清流加培养的影响。在研究中以悬浮适应的表达尿激酶原 (Pro-urokinase,Pro-UK) CHO工程细胞系11G-S为研究对象,在100 mL的摇瓶中无血清悬浮流加培养11G-S细胞,同时以活细胞密度、细胞活力及Pro-UK活性为评价依据。结果表明在培养基中氨基酸、无血清添加成分及无机盐对促进细胞生长、细胞活力维持及蛋白表达起着较为重要的作用;且流加起始时间为72 h及初始接种密度为3×105~4×105 cells/     

利用模拟退火算法优化Biome-BGC模型参数

生态过程模型建立在明确的机理之上,能够较好地模拟陆地生态系统的行为和特征,但模型众多的参数,成为模型具体应用的瓶颈。本文以Biome-BGC模型为例,采用模拟退火算法,对其生理、生态参数进行优化。在优化过程中,先对待优化参数进行了选择,然后采取逐步优化的方法进行优化。结果表明,使用优化后的参数,模型模拟结果与实际观测更为接近,参数优化能有效地降低模型模拟的不确定性。文中参数优化的过程和方法,可为生态模型的参数识别和优化提供一种实例和思路,有助于生态模型应用区域的扩展。     

放射性药物动态模型建立与参数估计：PET定量分析（一）

正电子放射断层成像技术（Positron Emission Tomography,PET）是广泛应用的功能成像系统,也是分子影像技术之一。PET定量分析为疾病早期诊断、药物疗效评估、疾病发展进程观察提供高灵敏度高精确度的工具。本文介绍PET成像技术中放射性药物动态模型的建立与相关的参数估计分析。     

胃印戒细胞癌与非印戒细胞癌临床病理分析

目的：通过比较胃印戒细胞癌与非印戒细胞癌的临床特征与病理资料,探讨胃印戒细胞癌的临床特征,病理特点及预后。方法：回顾性分析2005年1月至2007年1月在哈尔滨医科大学附属第三医院住院治疗的1138例胃癌患者临床资料,根据组织学类型分为胃印戒细胞癌组和非印戒细胞癌扣对两组的性别、年龄、家族史、肿瘤发生部位、浸润深度、淋巴结转移、远处转移及根治术后中位进展时间、1年生存率和3年生存率进行统计分析比较。结果：胃印戒细胞癌好发于女性（P〈0．05）;年龄≤55岁的患者发病率高于非印戒细胞癌（P〈0．05）,≥56岁的患者发病率低于非印戒细胞癌（P〈0．05）;肿块生长部位以胃中下部为主（P〈0．05）,侵犯胃上部者明显少于非印戒细胞癌（P〈0．05）;胃印戒细胞癌多数在胃壁组织内呈弥漫浸润性生长,垂直浸润能力较弱,突破浆膜层者明显少于非印戒细胞癌（P〈0．05）;根治术后中位进展时间胃印戒细胞癌（10个月）较非印戒细胞癌（12个月）提前2个月,进展风险增加（P〈0．05）;胃印戒细胞癌在家族史、淋巴结转移、远处转移及根治术后1年和3年生存率方面与非印戒细胞癌比较无差异。结论：胃印戒细胞癌多发于中青年女性;好发年龄小于56岁;发病部位以胃中下部为主;多呈弥漫性浸润性生长,且较少突破浆膜层;中位进展时间短,进展风险高。     

optiFLP: software for automated optimization of amplified fragment length polymorphism scoring parameters

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), a widely used method for DNA fingerprinting, has shifted from polyacrylamide gel to capillary electrophoresis over the last years. Currently, most AFLP data are generated in a computer-readable format, and several programs are available that automatically score raw data into binary profiles. Good scoring parameters are the key to good AFLP profiles. optiFLP is the first open source program for automatic optimization of AFLP scoring parameters. It searches parameter space to maximize the contrast among groups of AFLP profiles, with the allocation of profiles to groups in either a supervised or an unsupervised mode. The software produces output files ready for use in a range of downstream applications.