慢性肾脏病患者心脏结构与功能变化的超声心动图研究

目的:研究慢性肾脏病(CKD)患者心脏结构及功能的变化.方法:选择我院肾内科175例慢性肾脏病未透析患者,按照2003年美国国家肾脏基金会-肾脏病转归质量(NKF-K/DOQI)指南的标准进行分期,观察所有患者心脏结构及功能在超声中的变化.结果:慢性肾脏病患者随着肾功能的恶化,各组之间比较,室间隔厚度(IVST)、左心室后壁厚度(LVPW)、左心室心肌重量指数(LVMI)、左心室舒张末期内径(LVDd)、左心房内径(LAD)具有升高的趋势(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);但E/A比值未出现伴随着肾功能恶化而逐渐减低的趋势(P＞0.05);射血分数(EF)、短轴缩短卒(FS)在各期之间无明显变化(P＞0.05);而TVI技术测定的Em、Em/Am具有显著减低的趋势(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);瓣膜返流以二尖瓣返流为主.结论:慢性肾脏病患者心脏结构与功能随肾功能减退而加重,超声心动图检查结合组织速度显像(TVI)技术能更好地检测心脏结构和功能变化,尤其是检测左心室舒张功能障碍.     

组织工程皮肤生物反应器的研究与设计

目的设计一套生物反应器,能针对不同支架材料———细胞复合物进行构建组织工程皮肤。方法根据皮肤的自身生长特点和不同支架材料-细胞复合物的特性,模拟皮肤的生长环境和力学环境,通过生物反应器解决组织工程皮肤构建中支架的装夹和气液界面问题。结果生物反应器由控制系统和生物反应器主体两部分构成,能提供对多种皮肤细胞复合物的动态培养。结论皮肤生物反应器能够满足不同组织工程皮肤产品的需要。能够形成气液界面和模拟生物力学的刺激。     

基质金属蛋白酶与脑血管急性损伤

基质金属蛋白酶是一组金属依赖性的蛋白内切酶家族,可对细胞外基质进行特异的降解,在生理和璃理过程中都发挥着重要作用。已有许多有关基质金属蛋白酶在中枢神经系统的作用的研究报道,本文对基质金属蛋白酶在脑缺血和脑出血等脑血管的急性损伤作用进行了综述,并对进一步研究方向作出展望。     

Marker assisted breeding for transformability in maize

Corn lines with improved culturability and transformability were produced using Marker Assisted Breeding (MAB) to introgress specific regions from the highly transformable hybrid, Hi-II, into the elite line, FBLL that responds very poorly in culture. FBLL is a female inbred parental stiff-stalk line that has been used to produce a series of some of DEKALB’s historically best selling hybrids. Five unlinked regions important for culturability and transformability were identified by segregation distortion analysis and introgressed into FBLL to produce the highly transformable FBLL-MAB lines. Agrobacterium mediated transformation was used to screen the FBLL-MAB lines and select the most efficient lines for transformation using immature embryo explants. Two highly efficient transformation systems were developed using kanamycin and glyphosate as selective agents. To evaluate agronomics, two testcross hybrids were produced for each of the three lead FBLL-MAB lines. A 25-location, 3-replication yield trial was used to evaluate grain yield, yield stability, and agronomic characteristics of the hybrids. Yields were found to be 2–5% lower and more stable (across a diverse set of environments) among hybrids produced with the FBLL-MAB lines as compared to the same hybrids produced with FBLL.     

提高狗蔷薇离体培养植株再生频率*

以狗蔷薇( Rosa canina Inermis) 为材料, 以MS 为基本培养基, 通过对不同植物生长调节剂的组合,
大幅度提高了狗蔷薇离体培养植株再生频率。结果表明, 210 mgPL 6-BA+ 01 3 mgPL 2, 4-D 的组合较为适宜,
其不定芽再生率为87%, 增殖率为310; 而CPPU 和2, 4-D 的适宜组合为115 mgPL+ 013 mgPL, 其不定芽再
生率高达93%, 增殖率为510。同时, 研究结果显示, 以MS+ 40 gPL 蔗糖+ 610 gPL 琼脂粉+ 31 5 mgPL
AgNO3 + 115 mgPL CPPU+ 01 1 mgPL 2, 4-D+ 0105 mgPL GA3 作增殖培养基效果最好, 不定芽诱导率为89%,
增殖率为51 5; 利于生根的培养基为1P4MS+ 20 gPL 蔗糖+ 315 gPL 琼脂+ 013%活性碳+ 011 mgPL IBA+ 011
mgPL NAA, 生根率为91%。     

Tissue culture in synthetic atmospheres: diffusion rate effects on cytokinin-induced callus growth and isoflavonoid production in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Acme]

Concentration is one factor that is known to determine how metabolic gases influence the growth and secondary metabolism of plant tissues in culture. How actual gas bioavailability influences these processes has not been studied despite its potential importance in specialized applications. A simple model system, soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Acme] callus culture, was selected for experiments because exogenous cytokinin (6-benzylaminopurine; BAP) elicits two types of responses: (1) enhanced callus proliferation, and (2) rapid induction of the isoflavonoid daidzein (7,4′-dihydroxyisoflavone). Synthetic atmospheres supplying metabolic gases with higher or lower bioavailability than in air were created by replacing the nitrogen moiety in standard air with either helium or argon, respectively. Callus was cultured on agar or in liquid shake cultures according to standard procedures. At an optimal cytokinin concentration for stimulation of callus proliferation, 4.4 × 10⁻⁷ M BAP, increased diffusion rates for the metabolic gases resulted in greater weight gain in agar cultures. Weight gain was 11% higher for He-treated and 39% lower for Ar-treated cultures than for the nitrogen control. In contrast, there was no significant effect of metabolic gas diffusion rate on daidzein production in either agar or liquid cultures. Apart from the potential application of these synthetic atmospheres for enhancing plant tissue culture growth, they may have unique value for the space program as an effective way of replicating the gas exchange limitations posed for plants by microgravity (Ar atmosphere), and as a countermeasure for this limitation (He atmosphere).     

结缕草生物技术研究进展

结缕草属植物具有耐干旱、耐盐和耐践踏等优良特性。最近的研究表明,基因转移与重组技术在结缕草遗传改良中具有巨大应用潜力;结缕草遗传连锁图谱构建取得重要进展;基因克隆和基因资源研究正在展开。结合当前有关结缕草生物技术研究现状,综述了结缕草基因工程和基因资源方面的研究进展,讨论了存在的问题并展望其前景。     

大黄鱼白细胞介素8基因克隆及特征分析

白细胞介素8是一种CXC型趋化性细胞因子,在免疫反应中起着非常重要的作用。本文在构建大黄鱼肌肉组织cD-NA文库的基础上,克隆了白细胞介素8基因。克隆到的白细胞介素8全长为2582bp,基因组包含106bp的5’端非编码区,52bp的外显子Ⅰ,168bp的内含子Ⅰ,133bp的外显子Ⅱ,149bp的内含子Ⅱ,87bp的外显子Ⅲ,682bp的内含子Ⅲ,13bp的外显子Ⅳ和1192bp的3’端非编码区,编码序列285bp,编码94个氨基酸。氨基酸序列具有趋化性因子CXC家族的结构特征,在进化上高度保守,与鲈鱼的同源性在90％以上。在检测的大黄鱼的10种组织中,表达量较高的为肾、肝、肠和脾,脑、心和肌肉中表达量较低。     

乳腺肿瘤组织标本库与数据库的建立及信息化管理

目的:随着基础和临床研究的深入开展,拥有完整基因信息的组织标本成为了肿瘤研究工作的基础.建立电子信息化管理的乳腺肿瘤组织标本库和数据库,为临床和科研收集、保存和管理标本资源.方法:标准化收集手术切除的乳腺肿瘤组织、正常腺体组织,以及患者血液标本,预处理后保存于-80℃冰箱中.每3个月从标本库中随机抽取5例标本,提取标本的总RNA,琼脂糖凝胶电泳验证总RNA质量;运用免疫组织化学法(Immunohistochemistry,IHC)检测标本中人表皮生长因子-2(Human epidermal growth factor receptor,HER-2 or c-erbB-2)和Ki67的表达,并与术后免疫组化结果进行比较.同时利用Epidata软件管理乳腺肿瘤组织标本库.结果:收集恶性肿瘤507例,良性肿瘤212例,血液标本9347份,并建立了一套高效的信息化管理系统.总RNA电泳结果显示28 S和18S亚基条带清晰明亮,5S条带很弱,表明标本中的RNA质量较高,无降解.免疫组化结果显示标本中的HER-2和Ki67的表达与术后免疫组化结果情况吻合,存储的标本质量良好.结论:建立的实验标本收集、储存流程是有效可行的,收集的标本质量是可靠的,管理方法是高效实用的,为乳腺肿瘤基础和临床研究提供质量可靠的标本来源,可为乳腺肿瘤研究提供良好的服务平台.     

Tissue damage in organic rainbow trout muscle investigated by proteomics and bioinformatics

The response to tissue damage is a complex process, which involves the coordinated regulation of multiple proteins to ensure tissue repair. In order to investigate the effect of tissue damage in a lower vertebrate, samples were taken from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at day 7 after damage and proteins were separated using 2DE. The experimental design included two groups of rainbow trout, which were fed organic feed either with or without astaxanthin. In total, 96 proteins were found to be affected by tissue damage, clearly demonstrating in this lower vertebrate the complexity and magnitude of the cellular response, in the context of a regenerative process. Using a bioinformatics approach, the main biological function of these proteins were assigned, showing the regulation of proteins involved in processes such as apoptosis, iron homeostasis, and regulation of muscular structure. Interestingly, it was established that exclusively within the astaxanthin feed group, three members of the annexin protein family (annexin IV, V, and VI) were regulated in response to tissue damage.