青龙胶丸治疗脑梗塞后慢性脑功能不全50例疗效观察

采用青龙胶丸治疗脑梗塞后慢性脑功能不全５０例。结果表明,在连续治疗３个月后,慢性脑功能不全所致的头痛、头晕、失眠、生活主动性减退、对周围事物反应能力减退等症状的有效率均达８０％以上。神经心理学检查证实其对指向记忆、联想学习、人像特点联想回忆、认识能力等均有较好的改善作用。治疗前后血液流变学指标的改善,提示青龙胶丸降低纤维蛋白原、降低血液粘度,具有抗凝、解聚、溶栓、扩张血管、改善微循环的作用。认为是其对慢性脑功能不全发挥较好治疗作用的药理基础之一。     

中国茶对变形链球菌的抑菌作用

对３６只ｓｐｒａｑｕｅ－Ｄａｗｌｅｙ鼠分４组给予诱龋饲料（Ｄｉｅｔ２０００,ｋｅｙｓ）,并连续５天在口腔内接种变链菌６７１５菌株,分别给予我国主要产茶区的三种茶浸液：龙井绿茶（Ｂ组）,四川涪陵红茶（Ｃ组）,乌龙茶（Ｄ组）,先用０．５ｇ茶和５０ｍｌ双蒸馏水加热煮沸过滤后浸泡１０分钟以及对照组（Ａ组）用双蒸馏水为饮料喂养实验鼠。实验６０天后,杀鼠观察计算鼠磨牙面的菌落形成单位（ＣＦＵ）和菌斑指数（ｐｌａｑｕｅｓｃｏｒｅ）均显著下降。实验结果,实验组和对照组菌斑指数下降值顺序如下：Ｃ组＞Ｄ组＞Ｂ组＞Ａ组,并与实验组含氟量有相关性。很多研究表明变链菌是较为肯定的致龋菌、茶中氟化物对变链菌生长、粘附都有抑制作用。本研究选用茶来源广泛、价廉、无毒安全等优点,为开拓新的防龋方法进行探索。     

Acorn mass and seedling growth in Quercus rubra in response to elevated CO2

Abstract. In order to explore whether seed size affects plant response to elevated CO₂, plants grown from red oak (Quercus rubra L.) acorns were studied for differences in their first year response to CO₂ concentrations of 350 and 700 μl/l. Overall, at final harvest, total biomass of plants grown in elevated CO₂ were 47 % larger than that of plants grown in ambient CO₂. There were significant interactions between CO₂ treatments and initial acorn mass for total biomass, as well as for root, leaf, and stem biomass. Although total biomass increased with increasing initial acorn mass for both high and ambient CO₂ plants, high CO₂ plants exhibited a greater increase than ambient CO₂ plants, as indicated by a steeper slope in high CO₂ plants. However, CO₂ levels did not affect biomass partitioning traits, such as root/shoot ratio, leaf, stem, and root weight ratios, and leaf area ratio. These results suggest that variation in seed size or initial plant size can cause intraspecific variation in response to elevated CO₂.     

植酸钠对黑曲霉柠檬酸发酵产酸的促进效应

研究了植酸钠对黑曲霉柠檬酸发酵产酸的促进效应。在葡萄糖全合成培养基中添加１％的植酸钠,可使产酸比对照提高２．４倍;在薯粉、玉米粉等天然培养基中添加１％植酸钠,柠檬酸产量分别提高１．７倍和１．３倍。酶活性测定分析表明,植酸钠对柠檬酸代谢途径中的几种关键酶的活性有影响。     

Effect of β-alanyl-L-histidinato zinc on differentiation of osteoblastic MC3T3-El cells: Increases in alkaline phosphatase activity and protein concentration

The effect of -alany-L-histidinato zinc (AHZ) on bone cell function was investigated in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Cells were cultured for 3 days at 37°C in a CO₂ incubator in plastic dishes containing -modified minimum essential medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum. After the cultures, the medium was exchanged for that containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin plus AHZ (10^–7–10^–5 M) or other reagents, and the cells were cultured further for appropriate periods of time. The presence of AHZ (10^–7–10^–5 M) produced a remarkable increase of alkaline phosphatase activity and protein concentration in osteoblastic cells. Thus increases were seen with the prolonged cultivation (12–21 days). With the culture of 1, 3 and 12 days, the effect of AHZ (10^–6 M) to increase alkaline phosphatase activity and protein concentration was more intensive than the effect of zinc sulfate, (10^–6 M). The AHZ effects were completely abolished by the presence of cycloheximide (10^–6 M), indicating that AHZ stimulates protein synthesis in the cells. The present study suggests that AHZ has a stimulatory effect on cell differentiation, and that this effect is partly involved on protein synthesis in osteoblastic cells.     

Acclimation of photosynthesis to increasing atmospheric CO2: The gas exchange perspective

The nature of photosynthetic acclimation to elevated CO₂ is evaluated from the results of over 40 studies focusing on the effect of long-term CO₂ enrichment on the short-term response of photosynthesis to intercellular CO₂ (the A/C_i response). The effect of CO₂ enrichment on the A/C_i response was dependent on growth conditions, with plants grown in small pots (< 5 L) or low nutrients usually exhibiting a reduction of A at a given C_i, while plants grown without nutrient deficiency in large pots or in the field tended to exhibit either little reduction or an enhancement of A at a given C_i following a doubling or tripling of atmospheric CO₂ during growth. Using theoretical interpretations of A/C_i curves to assess acclimation, it was found that when pot size or nutrient deficiency was not a factor, changes in the shape of A/C_i curves which are indicative of a reallocation of resources within the photosynthetic apparatus typically were not observed. Long-term CO₂ enrichment usually had little effect or increased the value of A at all C_i. However, a minority of species grown at elevated CO₂ exhibited gas exchange responses indicative of a reduced amount of Rubisco and an enhanced capacity to metabolize photosynthetic products. This type of response was considered beneficial because it enhanced both photosynthetic capacity at high CO₂ and reduced resource investment in excessive Rubisco capacity. The ratio of intercellular to ambient CO₂ (the C_i/C_a ratio) was used to evaluate stomatal acclimation. Except under water and humidity stress, C_i/C_a exhibited no consistent change in a variety of C₃ species, indicating no stomatal acclimation. Under drought or humidity stress, C_i/C_a declined in high-CO₂ grown plants, indicating stomata will become more conservative during stress episodes in future high CO₂ environments.Abbreviations A net CO₂ assimilation rate - C_i (C_a) intercellular (ambient) partial pressure of CO₂ - operational C_i intercellular partial pressure of CO₂ at a given ambient partial pressure of CO₂ - g_s stomatal conductance - normal CO₂ current atmospheric mole fraction of CO₂ (330 to 355 mol mol^–1) - Rubisco ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase     

Exogenous polyamines improve rooting of hazel microshoots

A strong positive effect of polyamines on rooting of microshoots of adult hazel (Corylus avellana L., cv. Gironell) is described. The effect of polyamines, both in the root induction solution and in the actual rooting medium, was assessed in order to study the effect on the successive rooting phases. Polyamines improved rooting of indole-3-butyric acid-treated microshoots in a synergistic fashion, perhaps by favouring a better induction of roots, with an acceleration of the response (only half the time required for rooting compared to the control). When applied without indole-3-butyric acid, polyamines had only a limited positive effect on rooting, although longer exposure times and/or higher concentrations could increase their effect. Possible rapid uptake and translocation of polyamines in the xylem in our system is discussed. The results offer a new approach to enhance rooting ability of species that are normally difficult to root.Abbreviations BM basal medium - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - IBA indole-3-butyric acid - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid - Put putrescine - Spd spermidine - Spm spermine     

Manganese reduction in the rhizosphere of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal maize

The influence of rhizosphere microorganisms and vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhiza on manganese (Mn) uptake in maize (Zea mays L. cv. Tau) plants was studied in pot experiments under controlled environmental conditions. The plants were grown for 7 weeks in sterilized calcareous soil in pots having separate compartments for growth of roots and of VA mycorrhizal fungal hyphae. The soil was left either uninoculated (control) or prior to planting was inoculated with rhizosphere microorganisms only (MO-VA) or with rhizosphere microorganisms together with a VA mycorrhizal fungus [Glomus mosseae (Nicol and Gerd.) Gerdemann and Trappe] (MO+VA). Mycorrhiza treatment did not affect shoot dry weight, but root dry weight was slightly inhibited in the MO+VA and MO-VA treatments compared with the uninoculated control. Concentrations of Mn in shoots decreased in the order MO-VA > MO+VA > control. In the rhizosphere soil, the total microbial population was higher in mycorrhizal (MO+VA) than nonmycorrhizal (MO-VA) treatments, but the proportion of Mn-reducing microbial populations was fivefold higher in the nonmycorrhizal treatment, suggesting substantial qualitative changes in rhizosphere microbial populations upon root infection with the mycorrhizal fungi. The most important microbial group taking part in the reduction of Mn was fluorescent Pseudomonas. Mycorrhizal treatment decreased not only the number of Mn reducers but also the release of Mn-solubilizing root exudates, which were collected by percolation from maize plants cultivated in plastic tubes filled with gravel quartz sand. Compared with mycorrhizal plants, the root exudates of nonmycorrhizal plants had two fold higher capacity for reduction of Mn. Therefore, changes in both rhizosphere microbial population and root exudation are probably responsible for the lower acquisition of Mn in mycorrhizal plants.     

Analysis of effector T cells against the murine syngeneic tumor MethA in mice orally administered antitumor polysaccharide SPR-901

The growth of MethA tumor was significantly inhibited by oral administration of the -glucan SPR-901 in BALB/c (+/+) mice but not in nude mice. Mice treated orally with SPR-901 exhibited an augmentation of antigen-specific resistance against rechallenge with the tumor cells. The tumor-neutralizing activity of regional lymph node cells from MethA-bearing mice against the tumor was augmented by oral administration of SPR-901. The tumor-neutralizing activity of lymph node cells from SPR-901-treated mice mainly appeared in Lyt2+cells. Furthermore, lymphokine-activated killer activity of these cells was enhanced by administration of SPR-901. The antitumor effect of SPR-901 was abrogated in mice depleted of either L3T4+ or Lyt2+ cells, and in cyclosporin-A-treated mice. These results suggest that Lyt2+ cells are important effector cells in MethA-bearing mice orally adminstered SPR-901 and that functional exertion of both Lyt2+ and L3T4+T cells is necessary for the antitumor effect of orally administered SPR-901 in vivo.     

甜菜碱对呼吸酶的保护效应

以菠菜（Ｓｐｉｎａｃｉａ ｏｌｅｒａｃｅａ Ｌ．）叶片为材料,研究了不同浓度的甜菜碱和ＮａＣｌ对三羧酸循环、末端氧化和光呼吸的组成酶的活性的影响。与电解质ＮａＣｌ不同,高浓度的甜菜碱对这些酶的活性是非抑制性的,并对ＮａＣｌ的抑制作用有一定保护效应。甜菜碱是很好的有机渗透调节剂。这与甜菜碱在细胞质中起渗透调节作用,以及是无机渗透调节剂的配伍溶质的假设是一致的。