家蚕核型多角体病毒突变株的研究——Ⅱ.空斑法克隆及限制酶酶解分析

本研究工作用空斑技术纯化了遗传上均一的家蚕核型多角体病毒大方块包涵体株—NPVmt,而且用这种方法可以精确的进行病毒定量。通过病理学、血清学、电镜、核酸呈色反应以及NPVmt-DNA的核酸内切酶EcoRI、XbaI、BamHI的分析,在同条件下与Bm SNPV作了比较,表明NPVmt不仅包涵体突变成大方块形,而且在基因组的结构水平上与Bm SNPV有显著差异。     

人牙菌斑中二氧化碳噬纤维菌的分离鉴定

二氧化碳噬纤维菌属(Capnocytophaga,简称Capno)是国外学者近年从人牙菌斑中分离到的新菌属。作者从人的健康和炎性牙周龈下菌斑中分离到615株Capno,其鉴定特点如下:革兰氏阳性细梭纤柔杆菌,仅在厌氧环境和含10％CO_2的空气中生长;在BHI血琼脂表面形成典型的“润湿性”菌落,并产生桔黄色色素和特殊的焦糖气味;在含葡萄糖的PYG肉汤中最终pH值<6,琥珀酸和乙酸为主要的代谢酸产物。根据发酵碳水化合物和还原硝酸盐可鉴定本菌属的三个种。     

In vitro immune response to sheep erythrocytes in macrophage depleted cultures. Restoration with interleukine 1 or a monokine from resident macrophages and stimulation by N-acetyl-muramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (MDP)

The involvement of macrophages in the adjuvanticity of N-acetyl-muramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (MDP) has been examined. The stimulation of the in vitro primary immune response to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) has been studied, because it is known that macrophages cooperate through the mediation of soluble compounds for the induction of the anti-SRBC response. The cultures depleted of macrophages by passing spleen cells on Sephadex G-10 were unable to give any response to SRBC. Their immune responsiveness was fully restored by the addition of either Interleukine 1 (IL 1) obtained from P388D1 cells or a factor able to replace macrophages (FRM) obtained from resident peritoneal macrophages. MDP alone, at any dose, was unable to induce any response in such macrophage depleted cultures, but it was able to enhance the antibody response of these cultures reconstituted with monokines, with the same characteristics in dose effect and timing dependence than in whole spleen cells.     

二氧化碳噬纤维菌在牙周炎、牙龈炎患者及健康人口腔中分布的研究

为了解Capno菌与牙周病的关系,本实验分别对25例成人牙周炎、17例牙龈炎患者以及153名健康人(36名儿童,34名青年,49名老年人及34名与牙周病患者对照研究的健康成人)的龈上菌斑、龈下菌斑和唾液标本中的Capno菌的检出结果进行了统计学分析。研究表明:Capno菌在牙周炎、牙龈炎患者及健康人的菌斑及唾液中的检出率无差异(P>0.05),认为该菌是口腔的正常菌群之一。Capno在健康人菌斑中的检出率以儿童、青年为高,可能是青少年口腔中的优势菌群之一。     

Structural aspects of pathology in Alzheimer's disease

The characteristic lesions of Alzheimer's disease, neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques, are the sites of accumulation of abnormal fibrillar material. The structure of the paired helical filament from tangles has been analysed by electron microscopy and biochemical studies have shown that it contains microtubule associated protein tau as a component. Fibrils of β-amyloid in the neuritic plaque arise by polymerization of a small proteolytic fragment of a much larger precursor protein. It is not yet clear what triggers the events that lead to assembly of the abnormal structures nor why the structures once formed are so resistant to turnover.     

速成单层法半微量病毒空斑技术的研究

本文报道一种不需预先制备细胞单层的速成单层法半微量病毒空斑技术(简称速成法)及其在空斑中和试验与空斑纯化试验中的应用。作者以脊髓灰质炎病毒为代表,对速成法的实验条件、可靠性、敏感性、重复性等作了系统研究,并以此法对单纯疱疹病毒、呼吸道合胞病毒和水泡性口炎病毒进行了空斑滴定。结果提示速成法简单快速、经济方便、敏感稳定、可靠易行,可能具有较大的实用和推广价值。     

流行性出血热(EHF)病毒半微量甲基纤维素空斑法的建立

本文报道EHF病毒一种新的空斑形成按术,即半微量甲基纤维素空斑法的建立及其应用。6株来源不同的毒株均可在V_(ero)-E_6细胞或V_(ero)细胞上形成清晰的空斑,形成的空斑能被特异抗EHF病毒血清所中和。其敏感性与用琼脂糖作覆盖物的空斑法一致。该法具有操作简便、快速等优点,适用于EHF的病原学和血清学研究。     

Stimulation of Inositol Phospholipid Hydrolysis by Excitatory Amino Acids Is Enhanced in Brain Slices from Vulnerable Regions after Transient Global Ischemia

Stimulation of inositol phospholipid hydrolysis by transmitter receptor agonists was measured in slices from hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and corpus striatum at various intervals after transient global ischemia in rats. Ischemia was induced through the four-vessel occlusion model. Stimulation of [3H]inositol monophosphate formation by excitatory amino acids was greatly enhanced in hippocampal slices prepared from ischemic rats at 24 h or 7 days after reperfusion. This potentiation was more evident using ibotenic acid and was also observed in cerebral cortex, but not in corpus striatum. This regional profile correlated with the pattern of ischemia-induced neuronal damage observed under our experimental conditions. The enhanced responsiveness to excitatory amino acids was always accompanied by an increase in both basal and norepinephrine-stimulated [3H]inositol monophosphate formation. In contrast, stimulation of [3H]inositol monophosphate formation by carbamylcholine was not modified in hippocampal or cortical slices from ischemic animals.     

Surface free energies of oral streptococci

Abstract The surface free energies ( γ _b) of a variety of oral streptococci were determined from contact angle measurements on bacterial deposits, using the concept of dispersion and polar components. At least four strains of each species were tested. Strains of Streptococcus mutans, S. sanguis and S. salivarius possessed relatively high surface free energies (103 ± 12 mJ · m⁻²) and at the species level no significant difference was found. In contrast, the strains of S. mitis had remarkably low surface free energies (45 ± 14 mJ · m⁻²). S. milleri appeared to be a heterogeneous species, showing surface free energies over a range of 32–119 mJ · m⁻². No significant differences were observed between laboratory strains and strains freshly isolated from the oral cavity.     

Factors affecting iron plaque on the roots ofPhragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel

Phragmites australis (the common reed) was collected at six sites in southern Québec and Ontario, Canada, in order to study the accumulation of iron plaque on the roots. The deposition of iron oxides on roots ofP. australis did not correlate directly with soil measurements; however, the amounts of iron-bound-to-carbonates fraction of the soil/sediment, responsible for the iron plaque accumulation, correlated with the % of water, % of organic matter, % of clay and pH of the substrate. Plants located very near flowing water accumulated more iron plaque on the roots than plants in other habitats through the summer; it is hypothesized that carbonates associated with iron come from the flowing water. In wetlands or sites near flowing water, most root iron was found on the surface, as iron plaque, while there was more iron inside the root in dry environments. Radial oxygen loss from the roots is probably the most important source of oxygen for the oxidation of iron.